Directions:
There are 40 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
This book costs ______ that one.
A. twice more B. twice more as C. two times more as D. twice as much as
In some countries there are a lot of young people now need _______teeth.
A. false B. untrue C. wrong D. erroneous
Shanghai has a larger population than _______ in China.
A. any city B. any other cities C. other city D. any other city
These children have an advantage _______ those in calculation.
A. over B. than C. to D. with
David like country life has decided to _______ farming.
A. get hold of B. get along with C. go in for D. go thorough
The road will be blocked if there _______ another snow.
A. is B. will be C. to be D. will have
The mountain is 1,000 feet _______ the sea level.
A. over B. higher C. above D. high
We think of Mr. Li ______ our good friend.
A. is B. to be C. as D. has been
He is the only one of the sons in the family who ______ received high education.
A. are B. is C. have D. has
So loudly _______ that all the people in the room got a fright.
A. he shouted B. shout he C. did he shout D. he did shout
The couch is comfortable to _______.
A. sit B. be sat C. sitted D. sit on
Human beings should find a new _______ of energy.
A. orient B. source C. origin D. souse
They all ______ mentioning that girl.
A. avoided B. got away C. ran away D. escaped
The students are looking forward to _______ their holidays in Japan.
A. spend B. spending C. for spend D. spent
It ______ him ten years to write that novel.
A. took B. spent C. cost D. costed
I suppose they have known about it, _______?
A. am I B. am not I C. have they D. haven’t they
Anybody will do, _______ he is responsible for that.
A. as far as B. so far as C. as long as D. as soon as
Jackson went to work ______ his illness.
A. besides B. even though C. in spite of D. although
_______ a microscope we can see different kinds of things that are unable to be seen by our naked eyes.
A. In terms of B. In place of C. By means of D. By far
Don’t tell me such things _______ you are not certain.
A. that B. which C. those D. as
We’ve all heard of Thomas Edison, _______ who invented the electric light many other things.
A. man B. a man C. the man D. men
I want to be told all _______.
A. which happen B. which happened
C. that had happened D. that had been happened
Is Mary ______ to join in us?
A. supposed B. exposed C. supported D. indicated
We can’t _______ another 100 kilometers any more.
A. have B. turn C. make D. reach
Man must stop _______ the earth’s atmosphere.
A. filling B. wasting C. polluting D. blackening
These ______ did unusually well in the contest, so the judges didn’t know whom to give prize to.
A. woman singers B. women singers C. women singer D. womans singers
The fact _______ his health is bad is not true.
A. which B. that C. as D. what
It would be _______ a risk to leave the baby alone.
A. running B. passing C. carrying D. obeying
Your answer is different ________ the teacher’s.
A. to B. at C. from D. with
John was _______ he lay down for an hour before dinner.
A. so tired as B. so tired that C. too tired that D. too tired so
He _______ smoking at last.
A. gave up B. gave out C. gave in D. gave off
It ______ me of the country which we visited last summer.
A. remembers B. recalls C. reminds D. tells
The professor insisted that we _______ our homework before next month.
A. handed in B. will hin C. hin D. must hin
He regretted _______the decision too hastily.
A. make B. to make C. making D. have maked
It was a ________ room, with beautiful wall paper, waxed floor nice furniture.
A. pleased B. pleasant C. pleasing D. preasant
He had his bicycle _______ yesterday.
A. repair B. repairing C. repaired D. be repaired
I made this myself but it was _______ who taught me.
A. he B. him C. himself D. by him
Our school ________ new facilities.
A. is equipped with B. equips with C. will be equip with D. has equip with
China is famous ________ the Great Wall.
A. about B. for C. as D. of
_______ idea of _______ sounds much better than Clare’s.
A. The, hers B. That, her C. That, hers D. One, her
