A: hardly
B: almost
C: nearly
D: scarcely
(单选题)2: For convenience's sake, most couples in America have a ( ) bank account instead of separate accounts.
A: twin
B: handy
C: dual
D: joint
(单选题)3: Makers of consumer electronics will pay for environmental sanitation services to collect and （ ） used refrigerators, computers and televisions under the new rules.
A: discharge
B: distribute
C: dispose of
D: deal with
(单选题)4: A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough （ ）a fair deal afterwards.
A: being given
B: been given
C: given
D: to be given
(单选题)5: The changes our city （ ）in the past few years are little short of miraculous.
A: catalogued
B: underwent
C: inherited
D: furnished
(单选题)6: The ( ) of older persons is relatively low in developing countries, but it is growing much faster than in the West.
A: addition
B: majority
C: percentage
D: statistic
(单选题)7: As people's living standards improve, the health and beauty business is （ ）with more sophisticated products than ever before.
A: astonishing
B: flourishing
C: exaggerating
D: diminishing
(单选题)8: After a very busy schedule in the past two months, Kenneth plans to take things （ ）for a while.
A: at ease
B: easily
C: easy
D: with ease
(单选题)9: Because of the mad cow disease, the European Union （ ）a worldwide ban on British beef and beef product exports.
A: challenged
B: charged
C: forged
D: imposed
(单选题)10: My son failed to come back home last night. This morning the police came to our house and （ ）my worst fears that he was injured in a car accident.
A: advocated
B: confirmed
C: insured
D: promised
(单选题)11: This is ____________ I want to tell you.
A: it
B: that
C: which
D: what
(单选题)12: Henry stood by me when I most needed it. I will always （ ） that.
A: impress
B: register
C: pledge
D: appreciate
(单选题)13: We must do well____________the boss assigns us to do.
A: that
B: whatever
C: whichever
D: those
(单选题)14: In social dancing, the participants dance for their own pleasure rather than for the ( ) of an audience.
A: appreciation
B: entertainment
C: leisure
D: temptation
(单选题)15: Mary （ ） to go abroad for further education, but she gave it up later.
A: is hoping
B: was hoping
C: had hoped
D: has hoped
(单选题)16: ______ her and then try to copy what she does.
A: Mind
B: See
C: Stare at
D: Watch
(单选题)17: Will you _________me a favor, please?
A: do
B: make
C: bring
D: give
(单选题)18: Grandma always paid attention to the needs, wishes and feelings of those around her. She was the most （ ）woman I've ever known.
A: artificial
B: merry
C: considerate
D: brilliant
(单选题)19: A computer file is a collection of ( ) data, used to organize the storage and processing of data by computer.
A: electrical
B: artificial
C: electronic
D: genuine
(单选题)20: — It's time to tidy your room, Harry! —See the tidy room, Mum! _________ is where it should be.
A: Something
B: Anything
C: Everything
D: Nothing
(单选题)21: I was giving a talk to a large group of people, the same talk I______to half a dozen other groups before.
A: was giving
B: am giving
C: had given
D: have given
(单选题)22: The problem is not ( )so easy as you think. It's far from being settled.
A: hardly
B: almost
C: nearly
D: scarcely
(单选题)23: After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced （ ）cars in 2002 as in the year before.
A: as twice many
B: as many twice
C: twice as many
D: as twice as many
(单选题)24: Will you _________me a favor, please?
A: do
B: make
C: bring
D: give
(单选题)25: This report offered the most （ ） and accurate information on the possible defects resulting from cloning.
A: specific
B: particular
C: trivial
D: wicked
(单选题)26: He was willing to speak to the reporters____________ he was not identified.
A: on condition that
B: in case
C: suppose that
D: for fear that
(单选题)27: With the shining water before you and the wind ( ), trees behind you, you can not help ( ).
A: blow...but feel relaxed
B: blowing... feeling relaxed
C: blown...but feel relaxing
D: blowing... but feel relaxing
(单选题)28: My trip to the small village under the control of the enemy fire was full of delays and difficulties, but I eventually （ ） .
A: got by
B: turned it over
C: hit the sack
D: made it
(单选题)29: The meeting was successful and ended with a(n) （ ） to step up cooperation between the six states of the region.
A: testimony
B: pledge
C: evolution
D: signature
(单选题)30: The manager will not _________ us to use his car.
A: have
B: let
C: agree
D: allow
(单选题)31: The thought of dying slowly and painfully （ ）me. I really can't understand why so many people are opposed to euthanasia (安乐死).
A: terrifies
B: curses
C: puzzles
D: injures
(单选题)32: —What will you buy for your boyfriend's birthday? —I want to buy a _________wallet for him.
A: black leather small
B: small black leather
C: small leather black
D: black small leather
(单选题)33: The higher the standard of living,____________.
A: the greater is the amount of paper is used
B: the greater amount of paper is used
C: the amount of paper is used is greater
D: the greater the amount of paper is used
(单选题)34: — Shall we sit up here on the grass or down there near the water? — __________________.
A: I'd rather stay here if you don't mind.
B: Sorry, I don't like neither.
C: Certainly, why not?
D: Yes, we like these two places
(单选题)35: — It's time to tidy your room, Harry! —See the tidy room, Mum! _________ is where it should be.
A: Something
B: Anything
C: Everything
D: Nothing
(单选题)36: Hi, is Mary there, please? — __________________.
A: Hold on. I'll get her.
B: No, she isn't here.
C: Yes, she lives here.
D: Yes, what do you want?
(单选题)37: We often hold fairs here. There are a lot of things ( ) .
A: to choose from
B: to choose
C: to be chosen
D: for choosing
(单选题)38: NASA's Mars program was set back when two spacecraft failed up reaching Mars, one （ ）up in the planet's atmosphere and the other after a software failure.
A: burned; disappeared
B: burned; disappearing
C: burning; disappearing
D: burning; disappeared
(单选题)39: The new order means ( ) overtime.
A: works
B: worked
C: to work
D: working
(单选题)40: The manager will not _________ us to use his car.
A: have
B: let
C: agree
D: allow
(单选题)41: As the semester is drawing to an end, the student union is calling on all the students to （ ）the temptation to cheat on exams.
A: refuse
B: reject
C: resist
D: resolve
(单选题)42: — Can you go to the concert with us this evening? — __________________.
A: No, I already have plans.
B: I'd love to, but I'm busy tonight.
C: No, I really don't like being with you.
D: I'm ill, so I shouldn't go out.
(单选题)43: "Hi, John, could you show me how to （ ） graphics with text on the same screen?"
A: fuse
B: clone
C: merge
D: mingle
(单选题)44: — Would you mind changing seats with me? — __________________.
A: It’s very kind of you.
B: Yes, I wouldn’t.
C: No, I don't mind.
D: Here you are.
(单选题)45: The problem of poverty is particularly （ ） in rural areas where one in three adults is unemployed.
A: offensive
B: significant
C: acute
D: frail
(单选题)46: Scientists have discovered many planets orbiting distant stars, all are （ ）to life.
A: unlikely
B: unfriendly
C: forbidden
D: vulnerable
(单选题)47: — Can you go to the concert with us this evening?— __________________.
A: No, I already have plans.
B: I'd love to, but I'm busy tonight.
C: No, I really don't like being with you.
D: I'm ill, so I shouldn't go out.
正确答案: B
(单选题)48: — Congratulations! You won the first prize in today's speech contest. — __________________.
A: Yes, I beat the others.
B: No, no, I didn't do it well.
C: Thank you.
D: It's a pleasure
正确答案: C
(单选题)49: I recognized her____________I saw her.
A: the instant (that)
B: after
C: if not
D: unless
正确答案: A
(单选题)50: The worsening of the country's economy could mean ( ) public support for the ruling party.
A: crippled
B: subtracted
C: fluttered
D: diminished
正确答案: D
