Part I Vocabulary and Structure

1. We were tired and nervous _____ the constant tension.

A. from 　B. for 　C. with 　D. off

2. “Which do you want, the red one or the black one?”

“_____. How about showing me another?”

A. Either 　B. Both 　C. Neither 　D. None

3. “what makes her so unhappy?”

“____ one of her favorite books.”

A. Because she lost 　B. Because of her losing　　C. She lost 　D. Her losing

4. “I usually sleep with the windows closed at night, even in summer.”

“You can never be ____ careful.”

A. very 　B. much　　C. too 　D. so

5. “_____ is your nationality, Miss Green?”

“Australian.”

A. What 　B. Where　　C. Which 　D. Who

6. I hope the stove will _____ enough heat to warm the room.

A. get over 　B. give in 　C. get out 　D. give off

7. You look tired. Do you ______ a rest?

A. like having　 B. feel like having 　C. like have 　D. feel like to have

8. _____ the price is, they are prepared to pay.

A. However 　B. whichever 　C. whatever 　D. wherever

9. Wait a moment, please. Richard will be back _____.

A. in no time 　B. at no time 　C. at times 　D. at a time

10. _____ I accept that the plan is not perfect, I do actually like it.

A. When 　B. Since　 C. while 　D. Unless

11. She says she’d rather he _____ tomorrow instead of today.

A. leaves 　B. left 　C. leave 　D. would leave

12. There were dirty marks on her trousers _____ she had wiped her hands.

A. where 　B. when 　C. that 　D. what

13. History is a record of mankind; different historians, __________, interpret it differently.

A. therefore B. on the contrary

C. however D. consequently

14. Mr. Smith _________here for three weeks.

A. is already being B. has already been

C. has already been being D. is already

15. Billy has difficulty ______________the rest of the class.

A. to keep up with B. to keep up

C. keeping up with D. keeping on

16. It won’t make much ____________whether you leave today or tomorrow.

A. different B. differences C. difference D. differently

17. Let us hope we can settle the matter without ___________more trouble.

A. any B. a little C. some D. little

18. ___________the temperature, __________water turns into steam.

A. The high; the fast B. Higher; faster

C. The more higher; the faster D. The higher; the faster

19. We _____________for her because she never came.

A. needn’t wait B. shouldn’t have waited

C. mustn’t wait D. mustn’t have waited

20. I insist that a doctor _____________immediately.

A. has been sent for B. sends for

C. will be sent for D. be sent for

21. He was disappointed to find his suggestions ____________.

A. been turned down B. turned down

C. to be turned down D. to turn down

22. The Yellow River is the second ____________river in China.

A. long B. longer C. longest D. most long

23. I don’t regret ____________even if it might have upset her.

A. to tell her what I thought B. to have told her that I thought

C. telling what I thought D. telling her what I thought

24. The rice _____________if you had been more careful.

A. would not be burning B. would not burn

C. would not have been burnt D. would not burnt

25. Upon graduation he asked to be sent to ____________.

A. where he is most needed B. where he needed

C. where he is mostly needed D. where is he mostly needed

26. The roof fell ___________he had time to dash into the room to save his baby.

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

27. ___________got into the room, the telephone rang.

A. He hardly had; then B. Hardly had he; when

C. He had not; than D. Not had he; when

28. Is this the house ____________Shakespeare was born?

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

29. 1. When Mary paid the bill she was given a _____________ for her money.

A. cheque B. receipt C. ticket D. label

30. 2. A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial ____________ .

A. mark B. feature C. trace D. appearance

31. 3. Do you call them _____________?

A. apples trees B. apple trees C. apple tree D apple's tree

32. 4. Medical care reform has become this country's most important public health___________.

A. question B. matter C. stuff D. issue

33. 5. How can you avoid mistakes when you're in such a _______________ ?

A. speed B. worry C. hastening D. hurry

34. 6. There is no __________ in insisting on the impossible.

A. mind B. meaning C. sense D. help

35. 7. As a doctor, I'm very interested in medical _______________.

A. magazine B. journal C. periodical D. technical

36. 8. Their profits have grown rapidly in recent years, and this upward _________ is expected to continue.

A. increase B. tendency C. movement D. progress

37. 9. The doctor told Penny that too much _____________ to the sun is bad for the skin.

A. exposure B. exhibition C. extension D. expansion

38. 10. When the student graduated from college, he got his ______________.

A. degree B. certificate C. license D. bachelor

39. 11. The regular teacher is ill, so a (an) ________is teaching us today.

A. candidate B. applicant C. sponsor D. substitute

40. 12. The Great Wall is a great tourist ____________ drawing millions of visitors every year.

A. drawer B. attention C. attraction D. arrangement