A. to lock B. locking C. lock D. locked
59. The garden requires ________.
A. watering
B. being watered
C. to water
D. having watered
60. We have cooperated well with them many years for the shared ______.
A. honour B. reward C. benefit D. prize 61. I took the medicine, but it didn’t have any ______ on me.
A. effect
B. relation
C. touch
D. affect
62. He said that he’d like to take ______ of this opportunity to co-operate with you.
A. benefit
B. advantage
C. profit
D. occasion
63. The new nurse does not have much _____ in taking care of patients.
A. experience
B. regret
C. desire
D. talent
64. Electricity, like other forms of ______, has greatly increased in price.
A. strength B. force
C. power
D. energy
65. Will you be taking my previous experience into ______ when you fix my salary?
A. possession B. scale
C. mind
D. account
66. I suggest that you put the dangerous things out of the children’s ______.
A. control B. reach
C. order
D. sight
67. When we had finished dinner, George asked waiter to bring him the ______.
A. tip
B. cost
C. menu
D. bill
68. My father was born in Germany and still speaks English with a German ______. A. pronunciation
B. accent C.
relative
D. sound
69. They have always been on good with their next-door neighbors. A. terms
B. friendship
C. relations
D. connection
70. Grandma told the story in a very sad ____ and we were all moved.
A. tune
B. tongue
C. tone
D. ton
71. The telegram was based on information from a ______ source.
A. recent
72. His health is ______.
A. as poor, if not poor than, his sister
B. poor as his sister’s if not poor D. as poor, if not poorer than sister’s
B. reliable
C. rare D. private
C. as poor as if not poorer than, his sister’s
73. The kite flew ______ in the sky and everyone spoke ______ of it.
A. high…highly B. highly…highly C. high…high
D. highly…high
74. “Does your wife regret paying six hundred dollars for the fashionable dress?”
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“Not at all. She would gladly have paid ______ for it”
A. twice so much B. twice as much C. as much twice D. so much twice 75. Petrol is manufactured from the ____oil we take out of the ground.
A. raw
B. rough
C. tough
D. crude
76. You are making me ____with your stories of how hard the examination is.
A. normal
B. negative
C. nervous
D. neutral
77. I’ll come with you ______ we don’t stay late. I need to be up early tomorrow.
A. even I
B. as long as C. so that
D. now that
78. Even after I washed the coat, it still had some ______ marks on it.
A. weak
B. familiar
C. faint D. regular
79. Everyone in the room remained ______.
A. happily and friendly B. orderly and kindly C. happily and kindly D. orderly and friendly 80. Some people think ______ about their rights than about their duties.
A. much more B. as much C. too much D. many more 81. Apples are ______ in summer and cost a lot.
A. rare B. scarce C. common D. unusual 82. In the future she hopes to go ______ for further studies.
A. away
B. abroad
C. outside
D. far
83. The new_____machine is a great help in the production of this factory.
A. adequate
B. sufficient
C. efficient
D. effective
84. Little John caught a ______ fish this morning.
A. alive
B. alone C. lonely D. living
85. The football match was televised ____ from the Berlin Olympic Stadium.
A live
B alive
C living D lively
86. The more fruits and vegetables you eat, ____ chance of getting cancer you have.
A little
B less
C the less D the least
87. He’s ______ to know the answer.
A. likely
B. probable
C. maybe
D. probably
88. It isn’t quite ______ that he will he present at the meeting.
A. right
B. sure
C. certain
D. exact
89. The examination I took yesterday wasn’t very difficult, but it was ______ long. A. much rather B. so much C. too much D. much too
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90. It may rain, but I shall go out______; I don’t mind the rain.
A. anywhere B. anyhow C. however D. nevertheless 91. He had not ______ made up his mind what attitude to adopt towards her. A. as yet B. as well
C. as usual D. as though
92. I pulled the handle _______I could.
A. so hardly as B. as hardly as
C. so hard as
D. as hard as
93. He is so shy that he _______ speaks in the public.
A. often
B. frequently C. seldom D. sometimes
94. The story of Mary is merely ______ of a poor farmer.
A. one B. that C. those D. which 95. The second-hand car was not worth ______.
A. much that B. that much all C. all that much D. much all that 96. _____of them knew about the plan because it was a secret.
A. Some
B. Any
C. No one
D. None
97. My car is not so fashionable as ______.
A. he’s
B. he
C. his
D. his’
98. ______ Tom ______ Mary can help me, for they are very busy.
A. Both; and
B. Neither; nor
C. whether; or D. Either; or
99. Do you know any other foreign language ______ English?
A. except
B. but
C. besides
D. beside
100. With five hungry children seated around the table, the food disappeared ______.
A. in no time B. at no time C. ahead of time D. from time to time 101. There is a very big bridge ______ the river.
A. above
B. on
C. over
D. below
102. The chairman signed the document ______ the company. A. instead of
B. on behalf of
C. in place of
D. in case of
103. It’s about 400 mm rain in this area a year ______.
A. above all
B. of all
C. for average
D. on average
104. In many schools, students don’t have sufficient access ______ the library.
A. to
B. of
C. into
D. about
105. The traditional approach ______with complex problems is to break them down into smaller ones.
A. in dealing
B. to dealing
C. dealing
D. to deal
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106. The flyover at the crossing on the 6th ring road is now ____ construction.
A. under
B. in
C. at
D. with
107. It’s the first turning ______ the left after the traffic lights.
A. by
B. in
C. on
D. for
108. I know nothing about him ______he is a teacher.
A. besides
B. in addition
C. except for
D. except that
109. The heavy snow could not keep us ______ going out to work.
A. from
B. on
C. upon
D. up
110. Jack works so hard as he dreams _____owning his own house soon.
A. to
B. of
C. with
D. on
111. I suppose I can count _____you for help in this matter.
A. of
B. on
C. at
D. to
112. It was difficult for him to buy good shoes because he had such a big _____of feet.
A. pair
B. size
C. couple
D. number
113. It was raining again, ______ is very bad for our crops.
A. it
B. that
C. what
D. which
114. I have two brothers, both ______ are doctors.
A. of which
B. of them
C. of whom
D. who
115. ______ doesn’t matter ______ they will come to the meeting next month. A. It, whether
B. That, whether
C. If it, who
D. Whether, it
116. The City Football Team, ______ , meets every other day. A. which I am a member C. that I am a member
B. of which I am a member
D. of that I am a member
117. Our factory is much more productive now. This year’s production is five times ______ it was ten years ago. A. what B. that C. than 118. This is the most difficult book ______ . A. what I have ever read C.I have ever read it
B. which I have ever read D. that I have ever read
D. as
119. In order to search for the escaped prisoner, the police decide to question _____ comes along this road. A. who B. whom
C. whoever
D. whomever
120. The truth is that it is only by studying history ______ we can learn what to expect in the future.
A. that
B. and then
C. by which
D. through which
121. The people, ______ had been damaged by the flood, were given help by the Red Cross.
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