36. I make a promise that I won’t waste any more of your _____ time.
A. ordinary B. brilliant C. formal D. valuable
37. —I saw Jane and her sister in the park at eight yesterday evening.
— Impossible. She _____ TV with me in my home then.
A. had watched B. was watching C. would watch D. watched
38. I _____ walking in the garden _____ watching TV in the room.
A. like; instead B. would rather; than
C. prefer; to D. prefer; rather than
39. — I did very poorly in last week’s test.
—_____. Look at your paper. You got a good mark.
A. You’re dead right B. Absolutely.
C. You’ve got a point there. D. Oh, come off it!
40. _____, she does get angry with him sometimes.
A. Although much she loves her husband
B. Much although she loves her husband
C. As she loves her husband
D. Much as she loves her husband
41.—How far can you run without stopping?
—_____. I’ve never tried.
A. Don’t mention it B. That’s all right
C. I have no idea D. Go ahead
42. Don’t _____ too late, or you will feel tired in class.
A. wake up B. stay up C. get up D. stand up
43. The managers were discussing the plan which they all wanted to see _____ out that month.
A. to be carried B. to carry C. carrying D. carry
44. The subject _____ we are going to turn is about English studies.
A. about which B. with which C. about that D. to which
45. The following day I ran my first race at high _____.
A. latitude B. altitude C. longitude D. attitude
46. Our _____ sensitivity decreases with age. By age 60, most people have lost 40 percent of their ability to smell and 50 percent of their taste buds.
A. sensible B. senseless C. sensitive D. sensory
47. I cried _____ my voice, but still they could not hear me.
A. at top of B. at the top of C. on the top in D. to the top of
48. The beautiful mountain village _____ we spent our holiday last year is located in _____ is now part of Fujian.
A. which; where B. where; what C. that; what D. when; which
49._____ the day on, the weather got worse.
A. With B. Since C. Which D. As
50._____ children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.
A. If B. Though C. Unless D. When
51. They _____ on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we _____ on it as no good results have come out so far.
A. had been working; are still working B. had worked; were still working
C. have been working; have worked D. have worked; are still working
52. It is imperative that the government _____ more investment into the shipbuilding industry.
A. attracts B. shall attract C. attract D. has to attract
53. The young lady _____ nothing but fashions on which she spends a lot.
A. cares for B. applies for C. sends for D. runs for
54. While fool people can often complicate the simple, an intelligent is more likely to ____the complex.
A. sacrifice B. substitute C. simplify D. survive
55. _____ is troubling me is _____ I don’t understand _____ he said.
A. What; that; what B. It; that; what
C. That; that; what D. What; that; which
56. Jack has never been to Disneyland before, but he _____ there this summer.
A. has been B. goes C.went D.is going
57. Because of the Asian Games in Guangzhou, Lin Dan and Xie Xingfang had to _____ their wedding.
A. put off B. put out C. put up D. put down
58. The moment I got back to the classroom, I found I _____ my jacket on the playground.
A. Left B. had left C. have left D. was leaving
59. _____ you keep it a secret for the time being? It’s just between us.
A. Must B. Can C. Should D. May
60. Most smokers say that they _____ smoking to some degree, but health experts suggest that they had better _____.
A. benefit from; cut it out B. benefit; cut it in
C. benefit; cut it off D. benefit from; cut it away
61. The first inhabitants in Britain were _____.
A. the Normans B. the Celts
C. the Iberians D. the Anglo-Saxons
62. Who was the first woman Prime Minister in British history?
A. Elizabeth I B. Elizabeth II
C. Margaret Thatcher D. Diana Princess of Wales
63. _____ is not a tourist attraction in the United States.
A. Yellowstone NationalPark B. Grand Canyon
C. St. Patrick’s Cathedral D. Stonehenge
64.The finest example of Hawthorn’s symbolism is the recreation of Puritan Boston in _____.
A. The Scarlet Letter B. Young Goodman Brown
C. The Marble Fawn D. The Ambitious Guest
65. _____ is a famous poem written by Robert Burns.
A. The Chimney Sweeper B. The Tiger
C. London D. A Red, Red Rose
66. The place we live in is called house in English but 房子in Chinese. This shows the _____ of language.
A. arbitrariness B. duality C. creativity D. displacement
67. In Chinese if someone breaks a bowl or a plate the host or the people present are likely to say sui sui ping an. This language phenomenon reflects the _____ of language.
A. Performative Function B. Emotive Function
C. Phatic Function D. Recreational Function
68. Both syntax and semantics are the branches of linguistics, the former studies the rules governing the combination of words into sentences, the latter studies _____.
A. the form of words B. the meaning of language
C. the sound patterns of language D. the change of language
69. A syllable is a part of a word which contains a _____ and is pronounced as a unit.
A. consonant B. vowel C. phoneme D. pitch
70. The most distinguishable linguistic feature of a regional dialect is its _____.
A. accent B. use of words C. morphemes D. use of structures
71. The _____ are the indigenous people of New Zealand, and have a rich and varied culture.
A. Maori B. Cherokee
C. People from India D. People from Southeast Asia
72. The 1920’s in the United States has been described as a period of _____.
A. culture revival
B. loss of purpose
C. development of science and technology
D. material success and spiritual frustration
73. Which day is Lincoln’s Birthday?
A. February 12. B. February 22.
C. July 4. D. October 12.
74. The term “metaphysical poetry” is commonly used to name the work of the 17th century writers who wrote under the influence of _____.
A. John Milton B. John Donne
C. John Keats D. John Bunyan
75. “God help those who help themselves” is a citation from the work of _____.
A. Paine B. Franklin
C. Freneau D. Jefferson
76. In meaningful practice the focus is on the production, comprehension or exchange of _____.
A. structures B. sentences C. form D. meaning
77. PPP and TBL are two approaches to language teaching. PPP stands for presentation, practice and production, and TBL stands for _____.
A.Task Book Language stands B.Text Book Learning
C.Teacher-Based Learning D.Task-Based Learning
78. Hedge discusses five main components of communicative competence. These components include linguistic competence, pragmatic competence, discourse competence, strategic competence, and _____.