1. Was___Bill, ___played the piano very well, ___helped the blind man out?

　　A. he; who; that      B. it; that; that

　　C. it; who; who       D. he; that; who

　　2. In area it is about the same size as the USA(without Alaska), which has ___.

　　A. three times more than as many people

　　B. as more than three times many people

　　C. more than as three times many people

　　D. more than three times as many people

　　3. New ideas sometimes have to wait a long time ___.

　　A. before fully accepted

　　B. before being fully accepted

　　C. till are fully accepted

　　D. until being fully accepted

　　4. ―The work will take me another week. I’m really tired.

　　―I think you ___ as well consult an experienced worker.

　　A．may B．can C．need D．must

　　5. Your speech given at the meeting, ______ everyone is taking into careful consideration, means much to us all.

　　A. where         B. what         C. as        D. which

　　6. ______ twice a year, whether it is a car or a bus or a truck, is the rule that every driver must obey in this city.

　　A. Examining             B. Examined

　　C. Being examined          D. Having been examined

　　7．By the year she arrives in London, scientists probably ____ a cure for bird flue.

　　A. will be discovering   B. are discovering

　　C. will have discovered  D. have discovered

　　8. --- Mom, I can’t see any point in working hard at all the subjects at school.

　　--- Come on, dear. Years of hard work will surely _____ in the future of your career.

　　A. make sure     B. pay off     C. bring back       D. pay back

　　9. They notice that plants don’t grow well _______ is much shade.

　　A. where     B. which  C. where there    D. there

　　10. ________ it is to jump into the river to swim in summer!

　　A. What a fun  B. What fun C. How fun D. How funny

　　11. ---- I heard Backstreet Boys would sing at the New Theater.

　　---- Where did you _______?

　　A. pick that up    B. put that up

　　C. make that up    D. take that up

　　12. I came home very late last night, ___, early this morning.

　　A. at the latest B. on the whole

　　C. in a word  D. or rather

　　13. Life is like sport, ___I mean it’s a hard competitive business.

　　A. in which B. by which C. for which D. of which

　　14.―I was wondering whether perhaps you could remember the name of the place.

　　―I’m afraid that ___me for the moment.

　　A. reminds B. puzzles C. disturbs D. escapes

　　15.―Were all the three people in the car injured in the accident?

　　―No,___ only the two passengers who got hurt.

　　A. it was   B. there was    C. there were     D. there had

　　16. The exercise is not ___difficult but just needs care and patience.

　　A. by itself B. of itself C. in itself D. for itself

　　17.―Is there any particular soup you would like to have?

　　―___you select is all right with me.

　　A. Whatever B. Anyone    C. No matter what    D. Whichever

　　18. He narrowly missed being seriously hurt, if not______, by the explosion.

　　A. killed     B. being killed    C. be killed   D. to be killed

　　19. Few people paid full attention to their health conditions _____ they were seriously ill.

　　A. when   B. if    C. until   D. before

　　20. The door and the windows were all closed and there was no ______ of forced entry.

　　A. scene       B. show       C. sign      D.  sight

　　21. ―What did you think of _____ president?

　　―I didn’t care for him at first, but after ______ time I got to like him.

　　A. the, a      B. /, the       C. the, the      D. /, a

　　22. ―I can’t find Mr Smith. Where did you meet him this morning?

　　―It was in the hotel _____ he stayed.

　　A. that        B. where        C. which       D. the one

　　23. Mr and Mrs Scot prefer a restaurant in a small town to _____ in so large a city as New York.