26. No sooner had we started on the road _____it began to rain.
A. when B. than C. then D. whenever
27. He decide to go for a sailing holiday ______ the fact that he was usually Seasick (晕船)
A. because of B. in spite of C.in case of D. as a result of
28. What you do in your spare time is your own _____. However it should not be harmful to others
A. business B. purchase C. bargain D.sale
29. As a gardener, Jim has to water the flowers and ______the grass in the garden every morning
A. trim B. improve C. refine D. repair
30. The firemen are still ____the small fires started by the plane crash.
A. taking off B. setting aside C. getting along with D. putting out
31. He didn‘t live up to _____had been expected of him .
A. that B. what C. which D. all
32. The old couple decided to ___a boy and a girl though they had three of their own.
A. adapt B. bring C. receive D. adopt
33. The relationship between employers and employees has been studied____.
A, originally B. extremely C. violently D. intensively
34. The car _____ halfway for no reason
A. broke off B. broke down C. broke up D. broke out
35. The police ____ that he committed a series of crimes in the north of the city
A. swelled B. submitted C. surveyed D. suspected
36. The manger lost his _____just because his secretary was ten minutes late
A. mood B. temper C. mind D. passion
37. We gave out a cheer when the red roof of the cottage came_____ view
A. from B. in C. before D. into
38. I have kept that portrait _____ I can see it every day , as it always reminds me of my university days in London
A. which B. where C. whether D. into
39. The room is in a terrible mess; it _____ cleaned.
A. Can‘t have been B. mustn’t have been
C. shouldn‘t have been D. wouldn’t have been
40. You see the lightning ____ it happens, BUT you hear the thunder later.
A. the instant B. for an instant
C. on the instant D. in an instant
41._____ it or not , his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.
A. Believe B. To believe
C. Believing D. Believed
42. The medicine is on sale everywhere. You can get it at ______ chemist‘s
A. other B. some C. certain D. any
43. Your hair wants____. You‘d better have it done tomorrow
A. cut B. to cut C. cutting D. being cut
44. I don‘t think it advisable that Tom _____ to the job since he has no experience
A. be assigned B. will be assigned
C. is assigned D. has been assigned
45. The goals ____he had fought all his life no longer seemed important to him
A. after which B. with which C. for which D. at which
Part Ⅲ Identification (10%)
Directions: Each of the following sentence has four underline parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet
Part Ⅳ CLOZE (10%)