1. English people often take umbrellas with them when they go out because they don't want to be in a rain.

　　A. seized B. got C. captured D. caught

　　2. Whenever Tom knew I was in trouble, he always lends me a hand.

　　A. might B. would C. could D. should

　　3. There is an arrow on the wall _ the direction of advance.

　　A. pointing B. identifying

　　C. marking D. indicating

　　4. The spaceman found to look at the earth away from it

　　A. a most exciting experience B. it a most exciting experience

　　C.that a most exciting experience D.the experience most

　　5. As people live longer, they to change their ideas about life

　　A. like B.tend C.wish D.long

　　6. any instructiorts from the Head Office, we couldn't make any decision.

　　A. Not receiving B.Receiving no C.Not having recived D.Having not received

　　7. The design was so that you could not find any fault in it.

　　A. delicate B. elaborate C. fancy D. complicated

　　8. So fast that it is difficult for us to imagine its speed.

　　A. light travels B. travels light

　　C. do light travel D. does light travel

　　9. She longed to visit Italy, _ she often dreamt about it.

　　A. so seriously that B. so eagerly that

　　C. to such an extent that D. so anxiously that

　　10. Even if he _ here, he would not be able to help us.

　　A. is B. had been C. has been D. were

　　11. The classroom is quite clean _ some waste paper on the floor. :

　　A. except for B. except C. besides D. without

　　12. He is the only one of those boys who _ willing to take a make-up exam

　　A. is B. were C. has been D. was

　　13. He speaks English well indeed, but of course not a native speaker

　　A. as fluent as B. more fluent than

　　C. so fluently as D. much fluently than

　　14. Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people _ harm them.

　　A. rather than B. other than

　　C. more than D. better than

　　15. Everyone is working harder, and living a happier life now, _ ?

　　A. isn't one B. aren't we

　　C. isn't it D. aren't they

　　16. Sorry, I didn't know _ Dr. Smith has already returned from his holiday. I'II go and see him in a minute

　　A. that B. when C. whether D. if

　　17. There's little chance that mankind would a nuclear war.

　　A. retain B. endure C. maintain D. survive

　　18. It was a soldier who happened to be there saved the girl from the danger

　　A. where B. how C. that D. when

　　19. The dictionary she bought is that I have.

　　A. twice as much as B. as twice much as

　　C. twice more than D. twice than

　　20. When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above _ .

　　A. average B. ordinary C. regular D. normal