原文作者：佚名

　　1. ___ english we must learn other eight subjects at school.
　　a. except for b. besides
　　c. but d. except
　　2. i know nothing about him ___ that he is an english-man.
　　a. besides b. except
　　c. apart from d. except for
　　3. who is to ___ for the accident， the driver or the walker？
　　a. blame b. scold
　　c. punish d. pay
　　4. when you are being taken photos of， you should stay ___ .
　　a. quiet b. silent
　　c. calm d. still
　　5. in face of danger， he remained ___ .
　　a. silent b. calm
　　c. quiet d. still
　　6. when you live in a ___ village， you can’t be well-informed.
　　a. quiet b. silent
　　c. still d. calm
　　7. the police haven’t discovered the ___ of the serious traffic accident so far.
 　　a. reason b. explanation
　　c. cause d. excuse
　　8. have you turned to the dictionary to find out the ___ for the new word？
　　a. direction b. description
　　c. explanation d. introduction
　　9. all his classmates ___ him on his winning the prize in the maths contest.
　　a. celebrated b. congratulated [论文网]
　　c. welcomed d. greeted
　　10. the taxi driver ___ me too much for driving me to the airport that day.
　　a. charged b. spent
　　c. cost d. paid
　　11. the students are given $50 a term to cover the ___ of books and studying materials.
 　　a. price b. cost
　　c. pay d. value
　　12. high unemployment ___ the government billions of pounds in lost taxes.
　　a. costs b. charges
　　c. loses d. spends
　　13. however， the customer would only ___ half the price for the skirt.
　　a. charge b. cost
　　c. offer d. buy
　　14. as you know， all the natural resources are possessed and managed by the ___ .
 　　a. country b. land
　　c. nation d. state
　　15. yesterday the president spoke on tv to the ___ about the prevention against the terrible disease.
 　　a. state b. nation
　　c. country d. land
　　16. they can’t live on ___ . they must stay in the water.
　　a. land b. earth
　　c. ground d. soil
　　17. for the next ten years， he had not sent a single ___ to his parents.
　　a. message b. news
　　c. information d. notice
　　18. the ___ why eileen didn’t turn up at the meeting was not made clear.
　　a. reason b. cause
　　c. excuse d. matter
　　19. he thought this painting of mine of great ___ ， and would ___ at least $10，000 for it.

　　a. worth； buy b. value； pay
　　c. price； offer d. use； charge
　　20. the government provided them with food and ___ through the hard years.
　　a. dress b. coats
　　c. clothing d. suits
　　21. his father found ___ in a factory. there was always a lot of ___ for him to do.
 　　a. work； job b. a work； jobs
　　c. a job； work d. a job； works
　　22. i’m sorry the baby’s cry last night must have ___ your sleep.
　　a.

troubled b. disturbed
　　c. interrupted d. worried
　　23. don’t ___ them； they are talking business.
　　a. interrupt b. trouble
　　c. disturb d. break
　　24. his grandma has been ___ for five years， but he still remembers her clearly.
 　　a. death b. died
　　c. dying d. dead
　　25. most houses were ___ in the terrible earthquake and many people became homeless.
 　　a. damaged b. harmed
　　c. destroyed d. shaken
　　26. look！ the cock is ___ where a hen ___ an egg just now.
　　a. laying； lain b. lying； lied
　　c. lying； lay d. lying； laid
　　27. the ___ made by the judge was not just and the public didn’t accept it.
　　a. decision b. judgment
　　c. choice d. conclusion
　　28. it is quite difficult to make a ___ between mary and alice because they are both very attractive.
 　　a. choice b. decision
　　c. selection d. agreement
　　29. he has a good ___ of business and his company is running well.
　　a. sense b. feeling
　　c. touch d. thought
　　30. however， she ___ to talk to the manager immediately about the matter.
　　a. required b. demanded
　　c. suggested d. requested
　　31. as you know， parents are ___ to send their children to school in our country.
 　　a. requested b. demanded
　　c. expected d. required
　　32. the faces of four famous american presidents on mount rushmore can be seen from a ___ of 60 miles.
 　　a. length b. way
　　c. distance d. space
　　33. ___ a red skirt， the teacher came in.
　　a. weared b. dressed in
　　c. putting on d. being having on
　　34. we couldn’t cut the rope because the ___ of the knife was not sharp enough.
 　　a. side b. edge
　　c. front d. point
　　35. it was ___ hot today， and he came into the shopping centre ___ to enjoy the cool air.
 　　a. specially； especially
　　b. especially； specially
　　c. particularly； especially
　　d. specially； particularly
　　36. it’s clear that the city’s underground ___ more people than the bus does.

　a. fetches b. carries
　　c. sends d. brings
　　37. the peasants are busy ___ the seeds now. shall we help them？
　　a. choosing b. taking
　　c. selecting d. electing
　　38. after the long and tiring journey his ___ completely gave out.
　　a. spirit b. power
　　c. force d. strength
　　39. tom is full of ___ and he doesn’t know what tiredness means.
　　a. power b. energy
　　c. strength d. spirit
　　40. it is ___ impossible to make such a long journey in such an old car.
　　a. rather b. very
　　c. fairly d. quite
　　41. i haven’t seen ann for ___ long that i’ve forgotten what she looks like.
　　a. such b. very
　　c. so d. too
　　42. the manager believes prices will not rise by more than ___ four percent.
　　a. any other b. the other
　　c. another d. other
　　43. the weather was ___ cold that i didn’t like to leave my room.
　　a. really b. such
　　c. too d.

so
　　44. the performance ___ nearly three hours， but few people left the theatre early.
 　　a. covered b. reached
　　c. played d. lasted
　　45. it was hard for him to learn english in a family， in which ___ of the parents spoke the language.
 　　a. none b. neither
　　c. both d. each
　　46. he doesn’t have ___ furniture in his room—just an old desk and a new chair.
 　　a. any b. many
　　c. some d. much
　　47. last night mr crook didn’t come back at the usual time. ___ ， he met some friends and stayed out until midnight.
 　　a. meanwhile b. however
　　c. instead d. yet
　　48. — shall we go out for a walk？
　　— sorry. this is not the right ___ to invite me. i am too tired to walk.
　　a. moment b. situation
　　c. place d. chance
　　49. jack is late again. it is ___ of him to keep others waiting.
　　a. normal b. ordinary
　　c. common d. typical
　　50. i ___ it as a basic principle of the company that suppliers of raw materials should be given a fair price for their products.
 　　a. make b. look
　　c. take d. think
　　51. her shoes ___ her dress； they look very well together.
　　a. suit b. fit
　　c. compare d. match
　　52. most air pollution is caused by the burning of ___ like coal， gas and oil.
 　　a. fuels b. articles
　　c. goods d. products
　　53. you have to be a fairly good speaker to ___ listeners’ interest for over an hour.
 　　a. hold b. make
　　c. improve d. receive

　　54. dogs have a very good ___ of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake.
 　　a. sense b. view
　　c. means d. idea
　　55. — how do you find your new classmates？
　　— most of them are kind， but ___ is so good to me as bruce.
　　a. none b. any one
　　c. every one d. some one
　　56. what’s the ___ of having a public open space where you can’t eat， drink or even simply hang out for a while？
 　　a. sense b. matter
　　c. case d. opinion
　　57. the fact that she never apologized ___ a lot about what kind of person she is.
 　　a. says b. talks
　　c. appears d. declares
　　58. i bought a dress for only 10 dollars in a sale； it was a real ___ .
　　a. exchange b. bargain
　　c. trade d. business
　　59. — could we see each other at 3 o’clock this afternoon？
　　— sorry， let’s make it ___ time.
　　a. other’s b. the other
　　c. another d. other
　　60. — do you want tea or coffee？
　　— ___ . i really don’t mind.
　　a. none b. neither
　　c. either d. all