6. Under no circumstances must a child be coaxed _____ forced to eat.

A. or B. nor C. but D. neither

7. I think I was at school, _____ I was staying with a friend during the vacation when I

heard the news.

A. or else B. and then C. or so D. even so

8. Argon is used to fill light bulbs, _____ not react with the white-hot metal of the filament.

A. does B. for it does C. in it does D. it does

9. The Earth attracts bodies toward its center, _____ all bodies fall in a direct line toward that

point.

A. that B. so C. however D. nevertheless

10. Great Salt Lake is fed by fresh-water streams, _____ is about four to five times as salty as

the ocean.

A. yet B. which C. there D. despite

11. Many small birds use new sites for each nesting, _____ large birds often reuse the same nest.

A. by B. how C. within D. whereas

12. A bridge must be strong enough to support its own weight _____ the weight of the people

and vehicles that use it.

A. as well B. so well C. as well as D. so well as

13. A legislative body has the power not only to pass new laws, _____ repeal laws that have been

passed earlier.

A. to B. but also to C. and to D. in order to

14. Although Canada’s Parliament can neither administer or enforce laws _____ initiate policy, it

does have the power to make laws and vote on the allocation of funds. A. not B. nor C. and D. either

15. My grandpa gave me a watch, which is made of gold, _____ I keep to this day.

A. and thus B. and C. so D. and which

16. Talk to anyone in the drug industry, _____ you’ll soon discover that the science of

genetics is the biggest thing to hit drug research since penicillin was discovered.

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A. or B. and C. for D. so

17. Sometimes patients suffering from severe pain can be helped by “drugs” that aren’t

really drugs at all _____ sugar pills that contain no active chemical elements.

A. or rather B. rather than C. but rather D. other than

18. Dress warmly, _____ you’ll catch cold.

A. on the contrary B. or rather C. or else D. in no way

19. Prof. Ward hardly ever went to _____ the theater.

A. neither the cinema nor B. neither the cinema or C. either the cinema nor D. either the cinema or

20. _____ men have learned much from the behavior of animals is hardly new.

A. What B. Those C. That D. Whether

21. _____ sea turtles find their way back to nesting areas is still a mystery.

A. How B. Although C. Since D. While

22. _____ the zero was invented is not known.

A. After B. Since C. Although D. When

23. In some countries, _____ is called “equality” does not really mean equal rights for all people.

A. which B. what C. that D. one

24. They lost their way in the forest, and _____ made matters worse was that night began to fall.

A. that B. it C. what D. which

25. The reason I didn’t go to France was _____ a new job.

A. because I got B. because of getting C. due to D. that I got

26. Portland, Maine, is _____ the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow spent his early years.

A. where B. it where C. where is D. which is where

27. “What’s the matter with Harry?” “I don’t know, but he certainly looks _____ he’d lost his

best friend.”

A. that B. so that C. as D. as if

28. Mike’s uncle insists _____ in this hotel.

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A. staying not B. not to stay C. that he would not stay D. that he not stay

29. When I try to understand _____ that prevents so many Americans from being as happy as

one might expect, it seems to be that there are two causes.

A. why it does B. what it does C. what it is D. why it is

30. Although Anne is happy with her success she wonders _____ would happen to her private

life.

A. that B. what C. it D. this

31. By success I don’t mean _____ usually thought of when that word is used.

A. what is B. that we C. as you D. all is

32. We agreed to accept _____ they thought was the best tourist guide.

A. whatever B. whomever C. whichever D. whoever

33. Many principles of jet propulsion apply regardless of _____ air or water is the fluid used.

A. what B. that C. whether D. either

34. There are signs _____ restaurants are becoming more popular with families.

A. that B. which C. in which D. whose

35. “Well, here I am at last.” “Good! I was worried _____ be back on time.”

A. if that you’d B. so you’d C. whether you wouldn’t D. that you wouldn’t

36. “Have you found your book yet?” “No, I am not sure _____ I could have done with it.”

A. whether B. where C. when D. what

37. _____ is the center of our planetary system was a difficult concept to grasp in the Middle

Ages.

A. It is the sun and not the earth B. Being the sun and not the earth C. The sun and not the earth D. That the sun and not the earth

38. The world’s greatest sporting event, the Olympic Games, upholds the amateur ideal that

_____ matters is not winning but participating.

A. anything B. it C. what D. everything

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39. He claims to be an expert in astronomy, but in actual fact he is quite ignorant on the subject.

_____ he knows about it is out of date and inaccurate. (1997年考研题)

A. What little B. So much C. How much D. So little

40. Output is now six times _____ it was before 1990.

A. that B. what C. that which D. of that

41. Water will continue to be _____ it is today — next in importance to oxygen.

A. how B. which C. as D. what

42. Prof. Lee’s book will show you _____ can be used in other contexts.

A. that you have observed B. that how you have observed C. how that you have observed D. how what you have observed

43. I know nothing about him _____ he is a teacher.

A. apart from B. except C. besides D. except that

44. Physics is the present-day equivalent of _____ used to be called natural philosophy, from

which most of present-day science arose.

A. that B. all C. which D. shat

45. They tried to restrict access to _____ they believed to be dangerous areas.

A. what B. which C. that D. everywhere

46. I will give this dictionary to _____ wants to have it.

A. whomever B. someone C. whoever D. anyone

47. As for the winter, it is inconvenient to be cold, with most of _____ furnace fuel is allowed

saved for the dawn.

A. what B. that C. which D. such

48. Duke Ellington was a composer, conductor, and pianist _____ ranked as one of the greatest

of all jazz figures.

A. him B. although C. or D. who

49. The time is not far away _____ modern communications will become widespread in China’s

vast countryside.

A. as B. until C. when D. before

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