Part Ⅱ Language Knowledge (45marks)

Section A(15 marks)

Directions: Beneath each of following sentences there are four choice marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

Exanpel:

The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket_________ the desert.

A. covering    B. covered     C.  cover    D.  to   cover

The answer is A.

21. listen ! Do you hear someone __________for  help  ?

A. calling                     B. call

C. to call                      D. called

22.  Father   ________goes to the gym with us although he dislikes going there.

A. hardly                 B. seldom

C. have to                D. don’t have to

23. You_________ buy a   gift , but you can if you want to.

A. must                 B. mustn’t

C. have to               D. don’t have to

24. This coastal area   ___________a national wildlife reserve   last year.

A. was named                      B. named

C. is   named                     D. names

25.John’s success has nothing to do with good luck . It is years of  hard  work _________has made him what he is today .

A. why                   B. when 

C. when                  D.  that 

26. Dina _______ for months to find a job as a waitress, finally took a position at a local advertising agency.

A. struggling     B. had done     C. would    D .which

27. I was just going to cut my rose bushes but someone____________ it. Was it you ?

A. has done    B. would done    C.  would do   D which

. 28.I’ve become  good friend with several   of the  student in my school ___________I meet in the English speech contest last year.

A. who       B. where       C. when    D. which

29.If he __________my advice ,he wouldn’t have  lost his job.

A. followed       B .  should follow   

C. had followed    D.  would follow

30.So far nobody has claimed the money ___________________in the  library.

A. discovered                          B. to be discovered

C. discovering                          D. having discovered

31. I walked slowly through the market, Where people_________ all kinds of fruits and vegetables. I studied the prices carefully and bought what I needed.

A. Sell           B. were selling      C. had sold    D. have sold

32.Tim is in good shape physically__________ he doesn’t get much exercise.

A. if             B. even though      C. unless      D. as long as

33.Listening to loud music at rock concerts ______________caused hearing loss in some teenagers.

A. is             B. are              C. has         D. have

34. I’m tired out . I __________all afternoon and I don’t seem to have finished anything.

A. shopped        B. have shopped     C. had shopped  D. have shopped

35.Cindy shut the door heavily and burst into tears .No one in the office knew_________ she was so angry.

A. where       B. whether      C. that      D. why