1. Prices are _________ at an ever-increasing speed; people are complaining loudly. A. going
B. advancing
C. progressing
D. moving
2. The actor went to the United States many years ago. He has been ___________ forgotten. A. above all
B. after all
C. all but
D. all out
3. I didn’t go to the party, but I do wish I ______ there. A. were
B. would be
C. had been
D. will be
4. The moon is a world that is completely still and _____ utter silence prevails. A. that
B. where
C. which
D. whenever
5. Ted was so worn out that he just _____ down and slept for ten hours. A. lied
B. laid
C. lay
D. had lain
6. We've already sent out the invitation cards, but we don't know how many people_________. A. come
B. are coming
C. came
D. have come
7. It’s important to get prepared for a/an _____________ for a new job.
A. interview
B. meeting
C. date
D. discussion 满分：2 分
8. It's a/an _____________ to waste your money on such a film.
A. crime
B. offence
C. wrong
D. illness 满分：2 分
9. While they were having afternoon tea, he was invited to ___________ for dinner.
A. stay
B. remain
C. sit
D. keep 满分：2 分
10. No one can be sure if the car on display fits him or her until he or she _____ them.
A. tries
B. will try
C. are trying
D. have tried 满分：2 分
11. After Jackson ______ for an hour, he came to the conclusion that Mrs. Bonnie was not coming.
A. waited
B. was waiting
C. has waited
D. had been waiting 满分：2 分
12. All the apparatus______ before the experiment began.
A. have been tested
B. had been tested
C. were tested
D. had tested 满分：2 分
13. Something must have happened on their way here, or they _____ by now.
A. should have arrived
B. should arrive
C. would have arrived
D. would arrive 满分：2 分
14. It’s up to the young man himself to _____________ a career.
A. elect
B. choose
C. pick
D. get
满分：2 分
15. The football match _____ in the afternoon.
A. has been held
B. is being held
C. is going to be held
D. will hold 满分：2 分
16. We do not _____________ that the past years have been without problems for us.
A. attend
B. pretend
C. intend
D. extend 满分：2 分
17. He is going to visit the college _____ he studied 10 years ago.
A. where
B. that
C. in where
D. which 满分：2 分
18. Do what you think is right _____ they say.
A. however
B. whatever
C. whichever
D. if only 满分：2 分
19. Teachers should make decisions ___________ whether the students need more help.
A. as for