21. I would rather ______ two days earlier.
A．you should call me
B．you had called me
C．you called me
D．you call me
22. My watch is nowhere to be found．I _______ when I was on the bus.
A．must drop it
B．should have dropped it
C．must have dropped it
D．ought to have dropped it
23. There was a sudden gust of wind and _______.
A．went away his hat
B．away went his hat
C．went his hat away
D．away his hat went
24. The country ______ most of the Americans hurry home before the night falls.
A．has not been cleaned up
B．having not cleaned up
C．having not been cleaned up
D．is not cleaned up
25. A tiny village school is soon to _______ its 110th birthday.
A．make
B．liberate
C．celebrate
D．confirm
26. At the next meeting, the mayor will ______ a plan to build the bridge.
A．pretend
B．propose
C．predict
D．promise
27. No matter how much you may dislike the new regulations, you will have to learn to _____ them.
A．live out
B．live with
C．live on
D．live off
28. Everything is so expensive now. It is hardly ______ to save money.
A．probable
B．likely
C．possible
D．feasible
29. On seeing the snake, the man sprang up ______ a start.
A．with
B．in
C．from
D．to
30. Scott is the only ______ member of his family. His parents and sister died in the sinking of the Andrea Doria years ago.
A．remaining
B．alive
C．surviving
D．leaving
31. It is easy to _______ one state of matter from another.
A．differ
B．vary
C．distinguish
D．disturb
32. Is it true that Boeing 747 is the largest passenger plane ______ existence?
A．within
B．on
C．at
D．in
33. We often read in novels how a seemingly ______ old lady had poisoned her five husbands in her youth.
A．respectful
B．respective
C．respectable
D．respecting
34. The girl fainted, but she ______ after we splashed water on her face.
A．came up
B．got over
C．came over
D．came to
35. At present a large number of doctors and researchers ______ the cure to cancer.
A．devote themselves to
B．devote them to
C．give up themselves to
D．give up them to
36. _______ what you say, he is not to blame.
A．In view of
B．In sight of
C．With a view to
D．In seeing
37. As the managing director can’t go to the reception, I’m representing the pany ______.
A．on his account
D．on his behalf
C．for his part
D．from his point of view
38. In the early days, the mere fact of discovering a new land, together with the riches that trade might bring, was sufficient reason to _______ an exploration.
A．apply
B．desire
C．launch
D．possess
39. The baby can not walk, ______ run.
A．but
B．neither
C．let alone
D．not alone
40. For this question, you are only required to state the _____ facts.
A．empty
B．bare
C．vacant
D．deserted |
