PartⅡ Vocabulary and Structure

21. He knows little of English to say ____ of English culture. 
A. something   B. everything  C. nothing   D. anything 

22. Being ignorant of the law is no ______ of breaking the law. 
A. reason   B. excuse  C. ground   D. point 

23. The new law, it is said, will be ____ 
A. put into effect  B. taken into account  C. kept in sight   D. brought to mind 

24. Life is often compared a stage by many writers. 
A. like   B. as  C. with   D. to 

25. Television makes us better ____ than ever before. 
A. inform  B. informing  C. informed   D. to be informed 

26. You could have done much better yesterday. Why ____? 
A. didn’t you  B. couldn’t you  C. hadn’t you  D. shouldn’t you 

27. Air, or ____ is called atmosphere, surrounds the whole earth. 
A. it   B. that   C. which   D. what 

28. If I do something in vain, I do it. 
A. without interest   B. without success 
C. with difficulty    D. with ease 

29. The old man walked slowly, stopping frequently —. 
A. on rest    B. at rest   C. resting     D. to rest 

30. The pain will go away ____ 
A. by an by   B. by and chance   C. all over   D. at present 

31. Don’t you think it is time you ______smoking? 
A. give up  B. gave up  C. would give up  D. should give up 

32. ____ was pointed above, this substance can be used as a substitute.  
A. It      B. That   C. What     D. As  

33. I couldn’t find peter, ____did I know where he had gone. 
A. never    B. either    C. nor     D. as 

34. If I say I don’t think much of this book, this means that ____ 
A. I never read it         B. I seldom think about it 
C. I have no idea of it     D. I have a poor opinion of it 

35. When you this over with her, you should not see her any more. 
A. talk     B. talked   C. will talk     D. talking 

36. The ____ flowers were all that remained. 
A. two yellow little     B. little two yellow 
C. yellow two little      D. two little yellow 

37. The Olympic Committee has drawn up strict rules for the sportsmen to____. 
A. go by   B. go on   C. go over   D. go after 

38. I’m far from ______with what you have done.