grammarandvocabulary.doc

2001
51.  I can’t go—for one thing, I have no money, and___I have too much work.
A. what’s  more  B. as well C. for another  D.  in addition
52.  Even as a girl,___to be her life, and theater audiences were tobe her best teacher.
A. performing by Melissa were
B. it was known that Melissa’s performances were
C. knowing that Melissa’s performances were
D. Melissa knew that performing was
53.  ___ him tomorrow?
A. Why not to call on                B. Why don’t call on
C. Why not calling on                D. Why not call on 
54.  There is no doubt ___the company has made the right decision on the sales project.
A. why  B. that       C. whether       D. when
55.  Intellect is to the mind ___sight is to the body.
A. what   B. as       C. that           D.like
56.  ___I sympathize, I can’t really do very much to help them out of the difficulties.
A. As long as   B. As      C. While         D. Even
57.  The patient’s progress was very encouraging as he could ___ get out of bed without help.
A. nearly       B. hardly     C. merely      D. barely
58.  He was___to tell the truth even to his closest friend.
A. too much of a coward       B. too much the coward
C. a coward enough           D. enough of a coward
59.  Barry had an advantage over his mother ___he could speak French.
A. since that  B. in that   C. at that D. so that
60.  You needn’t worry ___ regards the cost of the operation.
A. with     B. which    C. as     D. about
61.  ___ is not a serious disadvantage in life.
A. To be not tall   B. Not to be tall
C. Being not tall   D. Not being tall
62.Whether my brother ____ right or wrong , he will have my unwavering support.
A. is B. were C. be D. would be
63.All you do now is ____ your homework.
A. complete B. completing C. having completed D. to have completed
64.______ William! I knew he would win.
A. Thanks B. Goodness knows C. Thank goodness D. Good old
65. Although it seemed to take all her strength , the patient ___ up a smile to her mom.
A. sent B. summoned C. conjured D. squeezed
66. Soon after the accident happened , the vehicles involved were ____ away.
A. jerked B. dragged C. towed D. draped
67.  During the famine, many people were ___ to going without food for days.
A. sunk     B. reduce    C. forced    D. declined
68.  The computer can be programmed to ___a whole variety of tasks.
A. assign    B. tackle    C. realize    D. solve
69.  The team’s efforts to score were ___by the opposing goalkeeper.
A. frustrated   B. prevented     C. discouraged   D. accomplished
70.  I only know the man by___ but I have never spoken to him.
A. chance   B. heart     C. sight     D. experience
71.  Being colour-blind, Sally can’t make a ___between red and green.
A. difference   B. distinction  C. comparison   D. division
72.  You must insist that students give a truthful answer ___ with the reality of their world.
A. relevant  B. simultaneous  C. consistent D. practical
73.  In order to raise money,  Aunt Nicola had to ___with some of her  most treasured  possessions.
A. divide  B. separate  C. part   D. abandon.
74.  The car was in good working ___when I bought it a few months ago
A. order  B. form   C. state     D. circumstance
75.  The customer expressed her ___for that broad hat.
A. disapproval   B. distaste    C. dissatisfaction   D. dismay 
76.  In order to repair barns, build fence, grow crops, and care for animals a farmer must indeed be___.
A. restless   B. skilled   C. strong   D. versatile
77.  His expenditure on holidays and luxuries is rather high in___to his income.
A. comparison   B. proportion   C. association     D. calculation 
78.  Although he has become rich, he is still very ___ of his money.
A. economic    B. thrifty   C. frugal   D. careful
79.  As the manager was away on a business trip, I was asked to ___the weekly staff meeting.
A. preside    B. introduce     C. chair    D. dominate
80.  The ___ of the word is unknown, but it is certainly not from Greek.
A. origin     B. generation     C. descent    D. cause

2002
51. She did her work _________her manager had instructed.
A. as B. until C. when D. though
52. _______ of the twins was arrested, because I saw both at a party last night.
A. None B. Both C. Neither D. All
53. For some time now, world leaders _______ out the necessity for agreement on arms reduction.
A. had been pointing B. have been pointing C. were pointing D. pointed
54. Have you ever been in a situation ______ you know the other person is right yet you cannot agree with him?
A. by which B. that C. in where D. where
55. We’ve just installed two air-conditions in out apartment, _______should make great differences in our life next summer.
A. which B. what C. that D. they
56. AID is said _________ the number-one killer of both men and women over the past few years in that region.
A. being b. to be C. to have been D. having been
57. She managed to save ______ she could out of her wages to help her brother.
A. how little money B. so little money C. such little money D. what little money
58. Fool ____ Jane is, she could not have done such a thing.
A. who B. as C. that D. like
59. The experiment requires more money than _____.
A. have been put in B. being put in C. has been put in D. to be put in
60. _______ for the fact that she broke her leg, she might have passed the exam.
A. Had it not been B. Hadn’t it been C. Was it not D. Were it not
61. “ What courses are you going to do next semester?”
“I don’t know. But its about time _______ on something.”
A. I’d decide B. I decided C. I decide D. I’m deciding
62.Look! There is a ___- of fish!
A. shoal B. gang C. bench D. swarm
63.I suppose that he is just joking ,_____?
A. don’t I B. isn’t he C. isn’t it D. is it
64.Never believe him , who was such a ____ character.
A. gracious B. suspicious C. conspicuous D. minutious
65. A friendship may be deep, lasting, or ____ , casual and situational.
A. critical B. identical C. superficial D. original
66.It is believed that children of two or three years old are able to learn any language if they are ____ it .
A. involved in B. indulged in C. disposed to D. exposed to
67. The police have offered a large ________for information leading to the robbers arrest.
A. award B. compensation C. prize D. reward
68. I arrives at the airport so late that I ______ missed the plane.
A. only B. quite C. narrowly D. seldom
69. The popularity of the film shows that the reviewers’ fears were completely ______
A. unjustified B. unjust C. misguided D. unaccepted
70. The head of the Museum was ____ and let us actually examine the ancient manuscripts.
A. promising B. agreeing C. pleasing D. obliging
71. The multinational corporation was making a take-over _____ for a property company.
A. application B. bid C. proposal D. suggestion
72. The party’s reduced vote was ______ of lack of support for its policies.
A. indicative B. positive C. revealing D. evident
73. There has been a ______ lack of communication between the union and the management.
A. regretful B. regrettable C. regretting D. regretted
74. The teacher ________ expects his students to pass the university entrance examination.
A. confidently B. proudly C. assuredly D. confidently
75. The ______ family in Chinese cities now spends more money on housing than before.
A. normal B. average C. usual D. general
76. The new colleague ____ to have worked in several big corporations before he joined our company.
A. confess B. declares C. claims D. confirms
77. During the reading lesson, the teacher asked students to read a few ______ from the novel.
A. pieces B. essays C. fragments D. extracts
78. During the summer holiday season it is difficult to find a(n) _____ room in the hotels here.
A. empty B. vacant C. free D. deserted
79. The old couple will never ______ the loss of their son.
A. get over B. get away C. get off D. get across
80. Scientific research results can now be quickly ________ to factory production.
A. used B. applied C. tried D. practiced

2003
51.Agriculture is the country’s chief source of the wealth ,wheat ___by far the biggest cereal crop.
A. is B. been C. be D. being
52. Jack ___ from home for two days now , and I am beginning to worry about his safety.
A. has been missing B. has been missed C. had been missing D. was missed
53. Above the trees are the hills , ___ magnificence the river faithfully reflects on the surface.
A. where B. of whose C. whose D. which
54. Who __ was coming to see me in my office this afternoon?
A. you said B. did you say C. did you say that D. you did say
55.-Does Alan like hamburgers?
-Yes. So much ___ that he eats them almost every day.
A. for B. as C. to D. so
56. Your ideas , ____ , seem unusual to me .
A. like her B. like hers C. similar to her D. similar to herself
57. The opening ceremony is a great occasion , it is essential ___ for that.
A. for us to be prepared B. that we are prepared
C. of us to be prepared D. our being prepared
58. Time ___ , the celebration will be held as scheduled.
A. permit B. permitting C. permitted D. permits
59.___ I like economics , I like sociology much better .
A. As much as B. So much C. How much D. Much as
60. It is futile to discuss the matter further , because ___ going to agree upon anything today.
A. neither you nor I are B. neither you nor me is
C. neither you nor I am D. neither me nor you are
61. They overcame all the difficulties and completed the project two months ahead of time, ____ is something we had not expected.
A.which B.it C.that D.what
62. He is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is not the man ____ he was twenty years ago.
A.which B.that C.who D.whom
68. She would have been more agreeable if she had changed a little bit, ____? A.hadn’t she B.hasn’t she C.wouldn’t she D.didn’t she
69. At three thousand feet, wide plains begin to appear, and there is never a moment when some distant mountain is not ____.
A.on view B.at a glance C.on the scene D.in sight
70. The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of weapons and the discovery of fire, although nobody knows exactly when he acquired the use of the ____.
A.latter B.latest C.later D.last
71. It will take us twenty minutes to get to the railway station, ____traffic delays.
A.acknowledging B.affording C.allowing for D.accounting for
72. He will have to____ his indecent behaviour one day.
A.answer to B.answer for C.answer back D.answer about
73. With ____ exceptions, the former president does not appear in public now.
A.rare B.unusual C.extraordinary D.unique
74. We have been hearing ____accounts of your work.
A.favoured B.favourable C.favourite D.favouring
75. During the summer holiday season there are no ____ rooms in this seaside hotel.
A.empty B.blank C.deserted D.vacant
76. Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a ____ to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway.
A.sign B.mark C.signal D.board
77. Whenever possible, Ian ____ how well he speaks Japanese.
A.shows up B.shows around C.shows off D.shows out
78. The tenant left nothing behind except some ____ of paper, cloth, etc.
A.sheets B.scraps C.papes D.slices
79. Shares on the stock market have ____ as a result of a worldwide economic downturn.
A.turned B.changed C.floated D.fluctuated
80. I think you can take a(n) ____ language course to improve your English.
A.intermediate B.middle C.medium D.mid

2004
51.That trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn’t bothered by his loudness ____ by his lack of talent.
A. so much as B. rather than C. as D. than
52.____, I’ll marry him all the same.
A. Was he rich or poor B. Whethere rich or poor
C. Were he rich or poor D. Be he rich or poor
53.The government has promised to do ____ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the victims in the flood-stricken area.
A. however B. whichever C. whatever D. wherever
54.____ if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand?
A. Would you be surprised B. Were you surprised
C. Had you been surprised D. Would you have been surprised
55.If not ____ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very ill-tempered and grumbles all the time.
A. being treated B. treated
C. be treated D. having been treated
56.It is imperative that students ____ their term papers on time.
A. hand in B. would hand in
C. have to hand in D. handed in
57.The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of a fully-loaded truck, ____ to the truck.
A. the greater stress is B. greater is the stress
C. the stress is greater D. the greater the stress
58.The Minister of Finance is believed ____ of imposing new taxes to raise extra revenue.
A. that he is thinking B. to be thinking
C. that he is to think D. to think
59.Issues of price, place, promotion, and product are ____ conventional concerns in planning marketing strategies.
A. these of the most B. most of those
C. among the most D. among the many of
60.____ both sides accept the agreement ____ a lasting peace be established in this region.
A. Only if, will B. If only, would
C. Should, will D. Unless, would
61.Mr Wells, together with all the members of his family, ____ for Europe this afternoon.
A. are to leave B. are leaving C. is leaving D. leave
62.Stealthily ______out of the room
A.the girl crept B.crept the girl C.did the girl crept D.creeps the girl
63.The manager is not likely to agree to_____propositions.
A.other these B.other all C.all other D.other any
64._____that the demand for gasoline continues to rise at the current rate ,it will not be long before its price rockets to a terribly high level.
A.Ascertaining B.Assuming C.Concerning D.Regarding
65.On Christmas Eve,our tree was decorated with shining ____,such as colored lights and glass balls.
A.complements B.luxuries C.ornaments D.exhibits
66.My husband did not tell me the whole story .He always_____me.
A.held out on B.prevailed on C.touched upon D.got off with
67.It was suggested that all government ministers should ____ information on their financial interests.
A. discover B. uncover C. tell D. disclose
68.As