1. I know nothing about him__________he is an engineer.

　　[A]except that

　　[B]except but

　　[C]besides

　　[D]except for

　　2. __________ me the key -- youre in no fit state to drive.

　　[A]To give

　　[B]Giving

　　[C]Give

　　[D]Given

　　3. Before building a house, you will have to__________ the government’s permission.

　　[A]get from

　　[B]follow

　　[C]receive

　　[D]ask for

　　4. I hate__________ when there’s no computer in the office.

　　[A] that

　　[B]this

　　[C]them

　　[D] it

　　5.__________I can see, there is only one possible way to keep away from the danger.

　　[AlAs long as

　　[B]As far as

　　[C]Just as

　　[D]Even if

　　6. All the leading newspapers__________the trade talks between China and the USA.

　　[A]reported

　　[B]printed

　　[C]announced

　　[D]published

　　7. I don’t think they will come tonight. It’s.__________ impossible.

　　[A]very

　　[B]quite

　　[C]much

　　[D]most

　　8. Laws that punish parents for their little children’s actions against the laws get parents

　　[A]worried

　　[B]to worry

　　[C]worrying

　　[D]worry

　　9. I don’t think he will come to our party,__________?

　　[A]will he

　　[B]won’t he

　　[C]does he

　　[D]do I

　　10. We won’t give_________even if we should fail ten times.

　　[A]in

　　[B]up

　　[C]away

　　[D]off

　　11. Sorry, am I in your way? I’ll move.

　　--_________.

　　[A]Oh, well done!

　　[B]Well, that’s my pleasure.

　　[C]Go ahead.

　　[D]Thank you for your kindness.

　　12. Tom kept quiet about the accident __________lose his job.

　　[A]so not as to

　　[B]so as to not

　　[C]so as not to

　　[D]not SO as to

　　13. Though Mary continued working, she kept looking at the clock_______, thinking of her sick baby in hospital.

　　[A]all the time

　　[B]at once

　　[C]after a while

　　[D]for a moment

　　14. Not knowing the language of the country he was visiting, John had a hard time making himself__________.

　　[A]understand

　　[B]understood

　　[C] understanding

　　[D] being understood

　　15. If you spend __ time with a baby long enough, you’ll get __ feeling for how the baby is feeling.

　　[A]a; a

　　[B]/; a

　　[C]the~ the

　　[D]the; /