1. News of the ______of the Second World War quickly spread through the world.

A. break out

B. our break

C. out break

D. outbreak

2. When she?s drunk, she?s _______ of saying rude things.

A. ashamed

B. independent

C. envious

D. Capable

3.I watched his expression on her face as she tried to absorb what I _______.

A. would say

B. had said

C. have said

D. Said

4._______ hard he tries, he never seems to be able to do the work satisfactorily.

A. Whatever

B. No matter however

C. No matter how

D. Whatever how

5.You should bear in mind that he is not as strong as he ______.

A. was used to be

B. was used to

C. used to be

D. used to

6._______ and I will be angry with you.

A. If you say that again C. If I say that again

B. Say that again

D. You will say that again

7.______, he couldn?t help smiling.

A. As he was very angry C. Angry even though he was

B. Being very angry D. Angry as he was

8.he tree looked as though it _______ for a long time.

A. hasn?t watered B. hadn?t been watered

C. wasn?t watered

D. didn?t water

9.He used to ______ some time every day to practice drawing.

A. put away

B. put up

C. set aside

D. set in

10.Peter, who was usually shy, found himself _______ to the girls. A. speaking

B. spoke

C. spoken

D. speaks

11.______ we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work.

A. For now

B. Ever since

C. Now that

D. By now

12.Please see to it that no one _______ in without identification. A. will come

B. should come

C. came

D. comes

13.He feels ______ lonely for he has few friends in his class.

A. somehow

B. somewhat

C. somewhere

D. Little

14.I suggested _______ the matter to the meeting to hear what they?ve got to say.

A. to be put

B. to put

C. being put

D. Putting

15.It was not until she got to the class ______ realized she had forgotten her book.

A. and she

B. when she

C. she

D. that she

16.Fred turned his head, trying to _______ breathing in the smoke.

A. refuse

B. avoid

C. involve

D. expect

17.The professor took a look at his watch before ______ the next problem.

A. going on to explain C. went on to explain

B. going on explaining D. went on explaining

18.I have an _______ to make to you --- I?m afraid I opened your letter by mistake.

A. exchange

B. existence

C. appearance

D. apology

19Once the facts ______ known, we?ll be in trouble.

A. become

B. became

C. will become

D. becoming

20.When he lost his job, he _______ into debt.

A. came

B. went

C. walked

D. took

21.She is very careful about their exercises and won?t allow any of their mistakes go________.

A. uncorrect

B. corrected

C. uncorrected

D. to uncorrectness

22.In the dark, she was frightened by _______ falling on the floor. A. something

B. something?s

C. anything of

D. anything?s

23.The doctor _______ his life if he had been sent to the hospital.

A. could have saved

B. must have saved

C. will have saved D. may have saved

24. He went on in _______ about the curtains and paper he?d chosen for his bedroom. A. detail

B. advance

C. relief

D. return

25.Japan lies _______ the east of China.

A. to B. at C. in D. on 26. _______ yesterday evening, he could have joined us. A. Was he free

B. Had he been free

C. He had been free

D. He was free

27.He insisted on _______ in a smaller and cheaper hotel nearby.

A. stay B. staying C. to stay D. being stayed 28.I _______ until I have finished my work. A. shall go to bed C. shall not go to bed

B. shall have gone to be D. shall not have gone to bed

29.He hasn?t got enough clothes on - Look, the little boy is _______ with cold.

A. roaring B. trembling C. murmuring D. spitting 30.The poison was _______ of causing death within a few minutes. A. able

B. capable

C likely

D effective

31.I know I had to get on the plane_______ my fear.

A. unless B. despite C. because of D. rather than 32.The old man objects to _______ like a prisoner. A. treating

B. have been treated

C. being treated D. be treated

33.Although they are sisters, they are the _______ opposite of one another.

A. very B. much C. little D. just 34.This system is identical ________ the one used in France. A. of

B. to

C. for

D. at

35.Little _______ explain so much about the matter.

A. did I need B. need I to C. I need to D. need I 36.Scarcely had they settled in their seats in the theatre _______ the curtain went up.

A. than

B. when

C. before

D. as soon as

37.Our pet dog, poor Darkley, was _______ by a bus yesterday.

A. run over B. run through C. run out D. run on 38. The professor is in the habit of walking along the lake every evening _______.

A. except it rains B. except for it is raining

C. except when it rains D. except rains

39.It?s the end of December and the New Year is _______.

a. in hand B. on hand C. at hand D. by hand 40.Hurry up! It is time we _______ now. A. have started

B. are starting

C. started

D. will start

41.John?s girlfriend is coming tonight and he is going to ______ her _____ at the airport.

A. pick…on B. pick… out C. pick…over D. pick…up 42.The cat came out _______ the table. A. from

B. out of

C. from under

D. till after

43.The 92-degree water _______ warm.

A. was fell B. felt C. felt to be D. was to feel

44.No sooner had the rain stopped than Jack _______ to clear the car.

A. is told

B. was told

C. is telling

D. had told

45.They decided that the students? demands were too _______ to be accepted.

A. reasonable B. reluctant C. scared D. radical 46._______ we argue with her, _______ notice she takes.

A. More; less

B. The more; less

C. The more; the less

D. More; the less

47.The spirit is willing but the ______ is weak.

A. strengthen B. flesh C. muscle D. vision 48.The compositions are well-written _______ a few errors in spelling and grammar. A. unless

B. except that

C. except for

D. besides

49.Children everywhere love to have stories _______ to them.

A. to be read B. being read C. read D. to read 50.If they had not been overworked in the beginning, the volunteers ______ finish the project. A. would have helped B. would help

C. had helped

D. helped

51.Our lives have changed ______ a considerable degree.

A. at B. within C. to D. by 52.Eventually, they gave up the project because of the _______ high costs it would involve.

A excessively

B. expensively

C. extensively

D. efficiently

53.He proposed that we _______ a part to celebrate the victory of our baseball team.

A. held B. hold C. would hold D. will hold 54.Being poor is no ______ while being dishonest certainly is.

A. regret

B. disgrace

C. respect

D. dignity

55.John has been busy preparing for the______ examination to college these days. A. acceptable B. admission C. advanced D. entrance 56.______ Christmas morning I raced to the fireplace and found nothing in my stocking. A. In

B. During

C. On

D. At

57.Let's wait here for her; I'm sure she'll ______ before long.

A. turn down B. turn off C. turn up D. turn over 24. 58.He used to have a ______ of stamp-collecting, but he has given it up. A. habit

B. hobby

C. custom

D. like