一、单选题（共 50 道试题，共 100 分。）V 1. ___ I’d like to welcome you to the conference.
A. All first
B. First of all
C. Of all the first
D. All of the first
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2. __ the new technology into the factory was not an easy job.
A. Introducing
B. Introduce
C. Having introduced
D. To have introduced
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3. ____ Joe first heard of the man referred to as a distinguished artist.
A. It was Steven that
B. It was Steven who
C. It was from Steven that
D. That was from Steven
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4. __ that it would rain tomorrow, the explores decided to start immediately.
A. Learning
B. To learn
C. They learned
D. They had been learned
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5. Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus found it ______ in Cuba.
A. being cultivated
B. been cultivated
C. having cultivated
D. cultivating
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6. Alice's parents died in the war, but she ____.
A. served
B. spoilt
C. survived
D. solved
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7. ___ increase food production to feed the ever-increasing world population.
A. In this way only can we
B. Only in this way can we
C. Only in this way we can
D. In this way can we only
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8. ____ I know, there isn’t such a word in English.
A. As much as
B. So far as
C. As long as
D. As soon as
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9. ＿ ＿, the chairman will not give up what he has decided to do.
A. As you may object
B. Object as you may
C. Object though you may
D. Object if you may
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10. Between 1974 and 1997，the number of overseas visitors expanded ______ 27%.
A. by
B. for
C. to
D. in
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11. ____ the houses were knocked down in the earthquake.
A. The number of
B. A great many of
C. A great deal of
D. A great many
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12. Fighting between these two countries continues, as neither side would give way to( ).
A. the other
B. other
C. another
D. each other
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13. ( )speaking, Britain is a poor European country.
A. Relatively
B. Carefully
C. Promptly
D. Officially
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14. ( ),I couldn't persuade him to change his mind.
A. Hard although I tried
B. However I tried hard
C. No matter hard I tried
D. However hard I tried
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15. Ava was__ to believe that some things in the world cannot be bought.
A. brought up
B. brought along
C. brought about
D. bring up
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16. Edwards addressed the envelope but has not __ it.
A. signed
B. sighted
C. stamped
D. selected
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17. Although Anne is happy with her success she wonders _____ will happen to her private life.
A. that
B. what
C. it
D. this
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18. By the time I received his letter, he ___ and put in prison.
A. had been arrested
B. had arrested
C. was arrested
D. arrested
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19. ___ the war, Haig believed in victory at any price.
A. In addition to
B. As well as
C. In regard to
D. As far as
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20. ___ at Harvard, she was active in the dramatic society.
A. Unless
B. Although
C. While
D. Until
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21. At last my boss agreed to ___the deadlines of the report until the end of the week.
A. extend
B. strengthen
C. expand
D. enlarge
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22. After going to school, little Susan is__ than ever before.
A. excited
B. much excited
C. far much excited
D. far more excited
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23. At that time, we were very poor and we only went to the cinema on very_____ occasions.
A. rare
B. little
C. scarce
D. a few
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24. Alice had a hard time ___ with that drunken husband of hers.
A. lived
B. living
C. to live
D. live
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25. Beneath the streets of the modern city___ the walls and houses of the ancient town of the Ming Dynasty.
A. exist
B. does exist
C. are existed
D. existing
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26. Facing dangers, he always( )calm.
A. looks
B. seems
C. remains
D. appears
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27. As nobody here knows what is wrong with the machine, we must send for an engineer to _________ the problem.
A. handle
B. raise
C. face
D. present
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28. Don’t waste your breath ____ him. He won’t listen to you.
A. to try to persuade
B. trying to persuade
C. trying persuading
D. to try persuading
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29. __ a cold shower every day will do you a lot of good. It is worth a try.
A. Took
B. Taken
C. Take
D. Taking
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30. Because O type blood can be given successfully to almost any person, persons with blood type O are called universal ___.
A. honors
B. donors
C. contributors
D. distributors
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31. Although this ____ sound like a simple task, great care is needed.
A. must
B. may
C. shall
D. should
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32. Bill’s design was good, but the manager thought there was still __ room for improvement.
A. much
B. many
C. a few
D. little
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33. Although they are different in background and outlook, their partnership was based on( )respect, trust and understanding.
A. normal
B. mutual
C. common
D. ordinary
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34. ______ she realized it was too late to go home.
A. No sooner it grew dark than
B. Hardly did it grow dark that
C. Scarcely had it grown dark than
D. It was not until dark that
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35. Diana ___ the house near the park and said, "That’s where the Smiths live."
A. pointed to
B. signed up
C. picked up
D. pooled up
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36. Although badly hurt in the accident, the driver was _____ able to make a phone call.
A. still
B. even
C. also
D. ever
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37. Eugene is ill and can not receive you__ .
A. at hand
B. on the other hand
C. at least
D. at present
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38. As we know, sea mammals, like whales, must__ periodically to breathe.
A. appear
B. occur
C. show
D. emerge
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39. Bob stood at the door, ___ newcomers with a smile.
A. welcoming
B. being welcoming
C. welcomes
D. to welcome
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40. A cough is usually nothing to worry about unless it lasts for ten days ___.
A. or more
B. instead
C. at most
D. only
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41. ___ of my sisters remembered my birthday.
A. Not
B. No
C. None
D. No one
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42. Either Sam or I ____ the classroom this morning.
A. were to clean
B. am to clean
C. are going to clean
D. is going to clean
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43. ___ you can not answer the question, perhaps we'd better ask someone else.
A. When
B. Though
C. Since
D. After
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44. ______ you dislike ancient monuments, Warrick Castle is worth a visit.
A. As if
B. Where
C. Because
D. Even if
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45. ___ you take a taxi, you’ll still miss your train.
A. Even after
B. Even if
C. Now that
D. Ever since
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46. ___ she has no car, Nancy can’t get to that small town easily.
A. Though
B. As
C. Where
D. After
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47. _____ they have taken matters into their hands, the pace of events has quickened.
A. As long as
B. Even if
C. Now that
D. Only if
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48. Bob talks as if he __ rich but we all know that he has been jobless for months.
A. is
B. has been
C. were
D. would be
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49. At the conference the representatives from all parts of the country will discuss the ____ plan.
A. five years
B. five-years
C. five-year
D. five year
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50. Don’t you think this western restaurant is ___ to the one we went to last week? The food is delicious and the service is good.
A. superior
B. better
C. advantageous
D. greater
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