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1. Of the two brothers， Bill is___________ younger one， and he is a quiet boy， __________ that most adults like very much.

A. a； one B. a； the one C. the； one D. the； the one

2. __________ most efficient way to understand thousands of new words is to gain __________ good knowledge of basic word formation.

A. A； a B. The； / C. A； the D. The； the

3. —I wonder if you could go with me to the supermarket.

—Dont disturb me. I __________ my experiment report all the morning and havent finished yet.

A. write B. was writing C. have written D. have been writing

4. They __________ to come to the lecture on time， but they were late again.

A. meant B. had meant C. means D. have meant

5. If you visited this part of our city this month， you would be amazed to see many old buildings

__________ down to make way for low-rent houses.

A. are pulling B. were pulling C. are being pulled D. were being pulled

6. Expensive as energy-saving cars are__________， the development of this kind of car has become a tendency.

A. made B. to make C. to be making D. being made

7.__________ twice a year， whether it is a car or bus or truck， is the rule that every driver must obey in this city.

A. Examining B. Examined C. Having examined D. Being examined

8. __________ with crisis， we did not shrink from challenge—we overcame it.

A. Faced B. To face C. Having faced D. Facing

9. The teacher is absorbed in writing something， only__________ now and then to refer to a book or another.

A. stopping B. stopped C. to stop D. having stopped

10. Facts prove that the worlds economic development is not a win-lose game but one in which all __________ be winners.

A. shall B. can C. must D. will

11. In the document， it says that all goods __________ be shipped over before the due day.

A. may B. can C. will D. shall

12. What surprised me most was that Peter， my best friend， __________ have betrayed me.

A. would B. could C. should D. might

13. —I wish I __________ away that reading list.

—I thought you might regret it， thats why I picked it up from the waste basket.

A. hadnt thrown B. didnt throw C. wouldnt throw D. shouldnt throw

14. Our English teacher requested that the homework __________ be handed in tomorrow.

A. would B. will C. should D. must

15. __________about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research.

A. So curious the couple was B. So curious were the couple

C. How curious the couple were D. How curious the couple were

16. With more forests being destroyed， huge quantities of good earth __________ away each year.

A. is washing B. is being washed C. are washing D. are being washed

17. Is this the reason __________ he explained at the meeting for his carelessness in his work？

A. why B. which C. what D. how

18. Canada has one-third of the worlds total fresh water， much of __________ is in the Great Lakes.

A. it B. that C. what D. which

19. __________ leave the room last ought to make sure that the windows are closed and the door locked.

A. Who B. Whoever C. Those who D. No matter who

20. Whenever a natural disaster happens， we should offer__________ help we could to those victims.

A. whatever B. what C. which D. whichever

21. The Prime Minister expressed the wish __________ both sides seize the present opportunity to promote high-level exchanges.

A. what B. that C. which D. why

22. —Do you think it wise for Chinese mothers to try to do everything for their children？

—No， thats __________they are mistaken.

A. where B. when C. in which D. what

23. —What should I wear for the party？

—Its an informal one； it doesnt matter ______ youre dressed.

A. what B. when C. how D. whether

24. You cant push anyone up a ladder __________he knows he can climb himself.

A. if B. because C. when D. unless

25. __________I admit that there are problems， I dont think that they cannot be solved.

A. Until B. If C. Unless D. While

26. How can you learn anything __________you spend all your time playing around？

A. until B. when C. as if D. though

27. Jessica has always been honest and straightforward， and it doesnt matter __________ shes talking to.

A. that who is it B. that it is who C. who it is that D. it is whom that

28. So far all cloned animals have suffered from some different serious disorders， many of

__________ dying soon after birth.

A. them B. whom C. which D. that

29. __________ my daughter， I wouldnt allow her to go to travel in the forest alone.

A. She were B. If she is C. Were she D. Should be

30. —You look pale， Jim. Whats the matter？

—Oh， I stayed up late last night. Nothing wrong with me，__________ .

A. anyway B. though C. yet D. still

31. It is such a good place __________ everybody wants to visit__________it is well-known all over the world.

A. which； that B. as； as C. that； as D. as； that

32. So fast __________that few audience could follow him.

A. spoke the professor B. the professor spoke

C. did the professor speak D. the professor did speak

33. —Do you have to wear our school uniforms tomorrow？

—I think so. We __________ the coming-of-age ceremony in the afternoon.

A. will be attending B. have attended C. attend D. attended