1. After Christmas, _____ clothing on sale in that shop attracted quite a few housewives.
A. a variety of
B. a number of
C. the number of
D. the great deal of
2. The mayor promised the city government _____ the building of the new roads with the taxes it collected.
A. shall finance
B. may support
C. can help
D. should provide
3. Whoever does wrong to his country or to the people deserves _____.
A. to punish
B. to be punished
C. to punishment
D. of being punished
4. Some children usually behave in their own way _____ they do not get along with their classmates and there are often disagreements between them.
A. even though
B. on condition that
C. so that
D. unless
5. Secondary and higher education _____ available to all high school graduates in this country so far.
A. have made
B. were made themselves
C. have been made
D. were made it
6. The mother believes that John's stupid, but it's different _____ of Mary; she's just lazy.
A. in spite
B. in the case
C. in the course
D. in case
7. The image of a devoted and noble angel in white _____ heals the wounded and rescues the dying is making a comeback _____ the nation faces a crisis.
A. that…because
B. who…when
C. which…that
D. what…as
8. About how many elements _____ make up most of the substances we meet in everyday life
A. it is which B. what it is
C. is it that D. it is that
9. The government was believed to be considering _____ a law _____ it a crime to important kind of weapon.
A. to pass …. to making
B. to be passing …. to make
C. passing … made
D. passing …. making.
10. Dewitt Wallance founded the Reader's Digest as a pocket-sized, non-fiction magazine_____ to inform and entertain.
A. was intended
B. intending
C. to intend
D. intended
11. _____ this instrument should have put its work permit number on the box.
A. Who checked
B. Whoever inspected
C. No matter who examined
D. Those who estimates
12. I am sure I can help you find ____ bed for your new house, but now I'm heading for____ bed and ____ good sleep.
A. a , a , the B. a , / , a
C. the , a , a D. a , the , a
13. Two of the notebooks ____ Tom had lost on the bus were returned to the main desk at his dormitory.
A. what B. which
C. who D. whose
14. The drink taste a little ____ to me.
A. strong
B. strongly
C. so strong
D. too much strong
15. My roommate lost a lot of weight ____ every day.
A. to exercise
B. with exercise
C. for exercise
D. by exercising
16. I went to ____ to buy a ruler and a rubber.
A. a stationer
B. a stationer's
C. the stationer
D. stationer's
17. They arrived there at last, ____.
A. was tired and hungry
B. being tired and hungry
C. tired and hungry
D. tiredly and hungrily
18. - What was the party like? -Wonderful . It's years ____ I enjoyed myself so much.
A. before B. after
C. when D. since
19. Time should be made a good use ____ our lessons well.
A. of to learn B. of learning
C. to learn D. to learning
20. You cannot be ____ careful when you drive a car.
A. very B. so
C. too D. enough
