20. One of the requirements for a fire is that the material ______ to its burning temperature.

　　A. were heated B. must be heated C. is heated D. be heated

　　21. Please ______ me at the station on time.

　　A. meeting B. to meet C. meet D. met

　　22. _______ “hello”, he reached out his hand.

　　A. Said B. Saying C. To say D. Say

　　23. People are more _______ to spend money on goods with an attractive look than those without.

　　A. attracted B. tempted C. persuaded D. tended

　　24. It was ______ he saw the doctor coming out of the emergeney room with an expression as grave as a judge _______ he realized the seriousness of his wife’s illness.

　　A. not until…that B. after…when C. until…then D. before…that

　　25. Please telephone me half an hour _______.

　　A. in charge B. in advance C. in time D. in front

　　26. Both Mary and Ellen, as well as Jan, _______ studying Chinese History.

　　A. are B. is C. are being D. is being

　　27. I’d like to _______ him to you for the job. He is a very clever and industrious boy.

　　A. refer B. suggest C. recommend D. propose

　　28. It ______ that 200 people died and over 5,000 lost their shelters after the flood.

　　A. reported B. reports C. has been reported D. has reported

　　29. He was asked to speak louder ______ all the other students in the classroom could hear him.

　　A. as B. so as to C. so that D. so as

　　30. His report on the space exploration was really ________.

　　A. exciting B. excited C. excitement D. excitedly

　　31. Your chair needs _______.

　　A. to repair B. repairing C. to repairing D. being repair

　　32. I hate to see papers _______ in pencil.

　　A. writing B. to write C. written D. write

　　33. The job made her dependent _______ her husband.

　　A. on B. from C. of D. to

　　34. This is the second time she ______ improvement on that equipment.

　　A. had made B. made C. is making D. has made

　　35. He spoke so quickly that I did not ______ what he said.

　　A. catch B. accept C. take D. listen

　　36. _______determines a good meal varies from country to country.

　　A. What B. That C. It D. Which

　　37. As the journey was a long one, he took a friend with him for ________.

　　A. pleasure B. entertainment C. company D. defence

　　38. I suggest _______ for an outgoing this Sunday.

　　A. us going B. we are going C. to go D. our going

　　39. We’ve ______ sugar. Ask him to lend us some.

　　A. run away with B. run down C. run off D. run out of

　　40. It was in 1930 _______ he became a university student.

　　A. when B. that C. which D. and

　　41. I am very _______ to you for your help.

　　A. grateful B. agreeable C. pleased D. thanks

　　42. You _______ go now. It’s very late.

　　A. had rather B. prefer to C. had better D. would rather

　　43. If I were you, I would take it easy, _______ is no need to be nervous.

　　A. it B. this C. there D. which

　　44. Why not _______ me earlier?

　　A. to tell B. tell C. telling D. told

　　45. Joe’s handwriting is ________ Mary’s.

　　A. more better B. as well as C. much better than D. more better than

　　46. The experiment _______ the discovery of a cure for cancer.

　　A. happened to B. led up C. resulted in D. set up

　　47. To produce one pound of honey, a colony of bees must fly a distance _______ to twice around the world.

　　A. similar B. equal C. compared D. corresponding

　　48. I did not mean ____ anything, but those apples looked so good I couldn’t resist ___one.

　　A. to eat…trying B. to eat…to trying C. eating…to try D. eating…to trying

　　49. I had hardly sat down _______ he stepped in.

　　A. when B. that C. until D. after

　　50. In his time he enjoyed a reputation _______.

　　A. as great as Mozart, if not greater than B. as great as, if not greater than, Mozart

　　C. as great, if not greater, as Mozart D. greater, if not as great as Mozart