1. He will surely finish the job on time _______ he's left to do it in his own way.
(A) in that(B) so long as (C) in case(D) as far as
2. If this kind of fish becomes _______, future generations may never taste it at all.
(A) minimum(B) short (C) seldom (D) scarce
3. The bank is reported in the local newspaper _______ in broad daylight yesterday.
(A) being robbed (B) having been robbed (C) to have been robbed(D) robbed
4. Agriculture was a step in human progress _______ which subsequently there was not anything comparable until our own machine age.
(A) in (B) for (C) to (D) from
5. The same factors push wages and prices up together, the one _______ the other.
(A) emphasizing(B) reinforcing (C) multiplying(D) increasing
6. No one had told Smith about _______ a lecture the following day.
(A) there being(B) there be (C) there would be (D) there was
7. Operations which left patients _____ and in need of long periods of recovery time now leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable.
(A) exhausted(B) abandoned (C) injured(D) deserted
8. I was halfway back to the cottage where my mother lived ______ Susan caught up with me.
(A) when (B) while (C) until (D) though
9. _______ the temperature falling so rapidly, we couldn't go on with theexperiment.
(A) Since (B) For (C) As (D) With
10. The bed has been _______ in the family.It was my great-grandmother'soriginally.
(A) handed out (B) handed over (C) handed down(D) handed round
1. By the time he arrives in Beijing, we _____ here for tow days.
(A) have been staying(B) have stayed (C) shall stay (D) will have stayed
2. According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life _____: 77.2 years.
(A) scope (B) rank (C) span (D) scale
3. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, _____ all practical value by the time they were finished.
(A) had lost (B) would lose (C) would have lost(D) should have lost
4. As a public relations officer, he is said _____ some very influential people.
(A) to have been knowing (B) to be knowing (C) to have known(D) to know
5. Our hopes _____ and fell in the same instant.
(A) aroused(B) arose (C) raised (D) rose
6. With the development in science and technology man can make various flowers _____ before their time.
(A) be bloomed (B) blooming (C) bloom (D) bloomed
7. A season ticket _____ the holder to make as many journeys as he wishes within the stated period of time.
(A) grants (B) promises (C) entitles (D) presents
8. _____ in the office had made a mistake, and the firm regretted causing the customer inconvenience.
(A) Some (B) Anyone (C) One (D) Someone
9. In recent years much more emphasis has been put _____ developing the sutdents' productive skills.
(A) over (B) onto (C) in (D) on
10. Only a selected number of landladies in the neighbourhood have been allowed by the university to take in _____.
(A) residents(B) inhabitants (C) lodgers(D) settlers
