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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