1. Premier Wen Jiabao is very busy because he has a lot of international and national ___ to deal with.

A. accidentsB. events

C. incidentsD. affairs

2. The train met with a terrible ___ and many passengers were injured.

A. thingB. incident

C. accidentD. affair

3. The Chinese Revolution， next to the Russian Revolution， is the most important political ___ in history.

A. businessB. accident

C. matterD. event

4. To everyone’s great joy， the missing child came back safe and sound ___ a month.

A. afterB. later

C. inD. behind

5. — How long ___ was that？

— It’s been nearly six years now.

A. beforeB. ago

C. laterD. ahead

6. The evening ___ ， he played cards with his friends in Mary’s home till midnight.

A. beforeB. ago

C. forwardD. later

7. Look！ There are so many birds flying ___ the beautiful lake.

A. aboveB. over

C. onD. through

8. The city government has ___ to all the citizens that electricity charges will go up next spring.

A. toldB. suggested

C. announcedD. talked

9. Jack asked Alice to marry him， and she ___ him， but her mother didn’t ___ her to marry such a poor man as him.

A. accepted； agreeB. accepted； allow

C. agreed； permitD. received； allow

10. Surprisingly， they finally succeeded in climbing ___ the high mount with its top covered with snow all the year round.

A. overB. across

C. throughD. on

11. On June 12， Bryan Allen flew an airplane ___ the English Channel to France.

A. acrossB. through

C. fromD. above

12. As every one of us knows， Stephen Hawkings is one of the greatest physicists ___ in the world.

A. liveB. living

C. aliveD. lively

13. Great！ The wonderful basketball match will be ___ broadcast this evening.

A. liveB. living

C. aliveD. lively

14. — Would you like ___ to eat， Peter？

— It’s very kind of you. ___ is OK. I’m not particular about food.

A. something； AnythingB. anything； Everything

C. something； SomethingD. anything； Something

15. The speaker said that ___ nothing was worth listening to.

A. nearlyB. hardly

C. almostD. never

16. Young ___ he was， he learned a lot. ___ ， his family couldn’t afford his college education.

A. as； ThoughB. though； However

C. although； YetD. as； But

17. I don’t like this book. Will you please show me ___？

A. anotherB. other

C. the otherD. else

18. I don’t think Alan is such a clever boy ___ his cousin， who acts ___ a guide.

A. like； asB. as； as

C. as； likeD. like； like

19. She really feels quite ___ because she didn’t have any friends in the world.

A. aloneB. lonely

C. singleD. strange

20. Tom has been to Canada. Harry has ___ been there， and me， ___ .

A. also； tooB. too； as well

C. also； eitherD. either； as well

21. You were expected to read ___ the text， not to cry so ___ as to make others feel uncomfortable.

A. loud； aloudB. aloud； loudly

C. loudly； loudD. loudly； aloud

22. ___ those present at the meeting was Mr Brown， our foreign teacher， who had been in our school for five years.

A. AmongB. Between

C. InD. Of

23. While I called， Tom was ___ dressed for the important party.

A. yetB. still

C. alreadyD. ever

24. We are ___ by doctors to eat more vegetables and take plenty of physical exercise.

A. suggestedB. warned

C. informedD. advised

25. — What time does the plane ___ ？

— At 8：30 am， I’m sure.

A. reachB. get

C. arriveD. fall

26. Don’t talk about your family ___ at this moment； let’s get down to ___ .

A. business； affairsB. incidents； matters

C. things； eventsD. affairs； business

27. The letter I had been anxiously expecting ___ me just now.

A. arrivedB. received

C. reachedD. got to

28. He ___ her apology to show that he had ___ a good education.

A. received； receivedB. received； accepted

C. accepted； acceptedD. accepted； received

29. At least you should ___ the fact that you did ___ a warm welcome from the farm workers at the factory gate.

A. accept； receiveB. agree； receive

C. recognize； acceptD. receive； offer

30. I think he is one of the best men you have ___ found， isn’t he？

A. neverB. ever

C. onceD. even

31. I had no idea which of the two ties was better， so I took ___ of them.

A. any B. all

C. neitherD. some

32. — Oh， which day can I go to see you next week？

— ___ day is OK except at the weekend.

A. AnyB. Either

C. EveryD. All

33. I asked her the time， but she didn’t ___ me.

A. replyB. answer

C. giveD. respond

34. I was as surprised ___ anyone when they offered me the job.

A. likeB. at

C. asD. except

35. ___ the Spring Festival drawing near， people are busier making preparations for it.

A. AsB. When

C. WhileD. With

36. Tom’s work at school is above ___ while Jim’s is below it.

A. normalB. ordinary

C. averageD. usual

37. — What’s the ___ temperature of the human body？

— To tell the truth， I have no idea.

A. averageB. common

C. usualD. normal

38. While the English teacher explained how to use the expressions， he stood， trying to keep himself awake， for he was ___ .

A. asleepB. sleepy

C. sleepingD. slept

39. That volleyball match is not a recorded TV performance， it is ___ .

A. aliveB. live

C. livingD. lively

40. The old woman was afraid to be left ___ in the ___ house.

A. lonely； aloneB. alone； alone

C. lonely； lonelyD. alone； lonely

41. I ___ my father to give up smoking， but he didn’t listen to me.

A. persuadedB. suggested

C. advised D. demanded

42. It was very dirty， but in the end he ___ to clean it.

A. managedB. attempted

C. succeededD. tried

43. — Did you go to see the play last night？

— Unluckily， I couldn’t ___ it. But I am going to see

it soon.

A. doB. manage

C. takeD. make

44. No one can ___ success without effort.

A. getB. achieve

C. finishD. complete

45. Five years’ Harvard University education gave him a（n） ___ over boys who had not been to a world-famous college.

A. chanceB. difference

C. goodD. advantage

46. — You know what？ Tom wants to be Harry Potter after

he graduates from school.

— Are you kidding？ He will never ___ a person like

Harry Potter.

A. makeB. turn

C. changeD. get

47. The girl ___ to be a good dancer if she is well trained in an art school.

A. expectsB. allows

C. wishesD. promises

48. This is an extinct ___ of fish.

A. typeB. species

C. sortD. kind

49. The boats in the harbour made a beautiful ___ .

A. sightB. view

C. sceneD. scenery

50. Encourage your children to try new things， but try not to ___ them too hard.

A. drawB. strike

C. rushD. push

51. Four Chinese models were ___ the 14 people awarded prizes on Friday at the World Supermodel Competition.

A. amongB. between

C. alongD. beside

52. — Wow！ You’ve got so many clothes.

— But ___ of them are in fashion now.

A. allB. both

C. neitherD. none

53. Don’t worry if you don’t understand everything. The teacher will ___ the main points at the end.

A. recoverB. review

C. requireD. remember

54. It was a nice house， but ___ too small for a family of five.

A. rarelyB. fairly

C. ratherD. pretty

55. From their ___ on the top of the TV Tower， visitors can have a better view of the city.

A. stageB. position

C. conditionD. situation

56. I felt so bad all day yesterday that I decided this morning I couldn’t face ___ day like that.

A. otherB. another

C. the otherD. others

57. — Do you have enough to ___ all your daily expenses？

— Oh yes， enough and to spare.

A. coverB. spend

C. fillD. offer

58. — Do you think it’s a good idea to make friends with your students？

— ___ ， I do. I think it’s a great idea.

A. ReallyB. Obviously

C. ActuallyD. Generally

59. Usually John would be late for meetings. But this time， ___ to my surprise， he arrived on time.

A. littleB. much

C. everD. even

60. ___ is the power of media that it can make a person suddenly famous.

A. SuchB. This

C. ThatD. So