1.  —The sea is very rough today.
    —Yes， I've never seen _______ before.

• A.such rough sea
• B.such a rough sea
• C.so rough sea
• D.that rough sea

2.  —She's broken her arm again.
    —Again? I ______ she _______ ever broken it before.

• A.don't know; has
• B.didn't know; had
• C.didn't know; has
• D.hadn't know; would

3.  —Has the wallet been returned yet?
    —No， but we expect ______ any day now.

• A.to return it
• B.it to return
• C.it to be returned
• D.it returned

4.  —I've been told to pay the rent.
    —But it's already been paid. It ______ by someone else.

• A.must be
• B.may be
• C.must be paid
• D.must have been paid

5.  Montreal is larger than _______ in Canada.

• A.any city
• B.any cities
• C.any other cities
• D.any other city

6.  Human's brains are larger in proportion to their bodies than _______.

• A.whales
• B.a whale
• C.that of whales
• D.those of whales

7.  Before writing your article， ______， collect your material， and prepare an outline.

• A.a topic should be selected
• B.a topic to be selected
• C.your topic should be selected
• D.select a topic

8.  —I usually travel by train.
    —Why not ________ by plane for a change?

• A.to try going
• B.trying to go
• C.to try and go
• D.try going

9.  The boy lay in the street， his eyes _______ and his hands ______.

• A.closing; trembling
• B.closed; trembled
• C.closing; trembled
• D.closed; trembling

10.  He _______ here for 20 years by the end of next month.

• A.had worked
• B.has worked
• C.will have worked
• D.will work

11.  I'll do _______ the doctor advised.

• A.as
• B.like
• C.that
• D.all what

12.  —Did we have to wait for Tom?
    —Well， _______ very angry if we hadn't waited for him.

• A.he'd have been
• B.he were
• C.he had been
• D.he must be

13.  Why do you insist on ________?

• A.this to be done
• B.this done
• C.this being done
• D.this is done

14.  We looked everywhere for the ________.

• A.missing watch
• B.missed watch
• C.watch being missed
• D.watch that lost

15.  ______， the runners crossed the finish line.

• A.Tiring
• B.Tired
• C.To be tired
• D.They are tired

16.  _______ by the air， the kite went up into the sky.

• A.Pushing
• B.Pushed
• C.Having been pushed
• D.Having pushed

17.  —The round bowl over there is a bit small， isn't it?
    — _______.

• A.So are the fish
• B.So the fish are
• C.Neither the fish
• D.Neither are the fish

18.  She couldn't take shorthand， _______ slowed down the work of the office.

• A.that
• B.which
• C.it
• D.so

19.  Was it last Friday ________ you met him?

• A.that
• B.on which
• C.which
• D.when

20.  _______ might fail in the exam worried him.

• A.He
• B.That he
• C.What
• D.It

21.  —I'v got this really painful ear.
    —How long _______ you?

• A.does it bother
• B.was it bothering
• C.would it bother
• D.has it been bothering

22.  —I started to study， but then a friend called.
    —That's no excuse ________.

• A.for not studying
• B.not for studying
• C.not studying
• D.not to studying

23.  —Why was he so hot when he got home?
    —He ________.

• A.was running
• B.is running
• C.has been running
• D.had been running

24.  —There's been an earthquake.
    —I know. At least a hundred people ________.

• A.were to be killed
• B.are said to have been killed
• C.said to have been killed
• D.are said to kill

25.  You may invite _______ wants to go.

• A.whomever
• B.whoever
• C.which one
• D.people

26.  After three hours of______, I decided to stop ______it for a while.

• A.reading; to do
• B.reading; doing
• C.read; to do
• D.reading; do

27.  Would you mind my closing the window? ______.

• A.Yes, please.
• B.No, certainly not.
• C.No, I'm sorry.
• D.Yes, I wouldn't.

28.  You know that's right, ______.

• A.is it
• B.isn't it
• C.do you
• D.don't you

29.  Tom insisted on his cat ______ to hospital.

• A.send
• B.been sent
• C.sending
• D.being sent

30.  It is not polite to ______ a speaker when he is making a speech.

• A.interrupt
• B.cease
• C.oppose
• D.inquire

31.  He didn't ______ and so he failed the examination.

• A.work enough hard
• B.hard work enough
• C.hard enough work
• D.work hard enough

32.  Luckily, most sheep ______ the flood last month.

• A.endured
• B.survived
• C.lived
• D.passed

33.  According to a ______, the majority would rather have newspapers without a government than a government without newspapers.

• A.election
• B.campaign
• C.poll
• D.vote

34.  We all know that ______ speak louder than words.

• A.movements
• B.performance
• C.operations
• D.actions

35.  The library needs ______, but it'll have to wait until Sunday.

• A.cleaning
• B.be cleaned
• C.clean
• D.being cleaned