Directions:

　　There are 40 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　11. Which is ______ country, the United States or Canada?

　　A. a larger B. larger C. the larger D. the largest

　　12. The silk feels ________.

　　A. soft B. softly C. softness D. softy

　　13. Two nuclear power stations _______ in the past ten years.

　　A. are built B. have been built C. would be built D. are building

　　14. They kept on ______ till they got to the foot of the hill.

　　A. to run B. running C. runing D. run

　　15. There is much work to do, _______?

　　A. isn’t it B. is there C. isn’t there D. is it

　　16. _______ as he is, he can’t understand the English film.

　　A. A student of English B. Though a student of English

　　C. Student of English D. Being a student of English

　　17. The old in the country _______ taken good care of.

　　A. have B. has C. is D. are

　　18. Not a single mistake _______ in the test.

　　A. he made B. did he make C. he has made D. made he

　　19. ______ my surprise, I got a high grade in this test.

　　A. For B. To C. To be D. On

　　20. She never agree _______ you, did she?

　　A. to B. with C. in D. at

　　21. Would you mind _______ a photo of you?

　　A. me take B. to take C. my taking D. me to take

　　22. The lady treats the boy well as if he ______ her own son.

　　A. is B. was C. were D. would be

　　23. _______ round the city, we were impressed by the city’s new look.

　　A. Taken B. Taking C. To be taken D. Being taken

　　24. He had a pain _______ his back.

　　A. on B. with C. in D. onto

　　25. The city _______ I was born is on the new railway line.

　　A. which B. that C. on which D. where

　　26. I had _______ that I would always remember it.

　　A. so a good experience B. such a good experience

　　C. so good an experience D. such good an experience

　　27. ______ give us help is welcome.

　　A. Who ever B. Whoever C. No matter who D. Those who

　　28. After running for nearly half an hour, I was ________.

　　A. out of place B. out of control C. out of breath D. out of practice

　　29. The mother told the little boy to do all the things _______.

　　A. on himself B. on his own C. to himself D. by own

　　30. You had better _______ a jacket, because it is cold outside.

　　A. take on B. to take on C. put on D. to put on

　　31. If you will do that, please take me into ________.

　　A. think B. thinking C. thought D. account

　　32. My pen has _______ ink.

　　A. run out of B. a few C. run away D. no little

　　33. There are, of course, bad teachers as well as ________.

　　A. good one B. some good C. good ones D. those good

　　34. “______ haste, the less speed” is good advice he often gives us.

　　A. More B. The more C. The morer D. Morer

　　35. You do look _______. You are not at all like a person who has been ill in bed for years.

　　A. good B. well C. sad D. disappointed

　　36. Some people like to eat apples. But some prefer bananas _______ apples.

　　A. to B. for C. with D. against

　　37. I _______ here two years ago.

　　A. moved to B. have moved C. have moved to D. moved

　　38. He is _______ strong a man ________ he can lift ten stones like this one.

　　A. such…so B. so…that C. such a …that D. so a …for

　　39. It _______ they who lent me the television.

　　A. was B. is C. were D. are

　　40. A famous Canadian doctor expressed the value of hobbies by saying, “______ man is really happy without a hobby.”

　　A. Not B. Without C. No D. None

　　41. Television broadcasts are ________ to an area that is within sight of the sending station of its relay.

　　A. prohibited B. bounded C. limited D. restricted

　　42. Many things ________ impossible in the past are common today.

　　A. to consider B. being considered C. considering D. considered

　　43. My parents wanted _______ me.

　　A. make a scientist B. to make a scientist

　　C. make a scientist of D. to make a scientist of

　　44. He has a bad habit of ________ others when they are speaking.

　　A. involving B. investigating C. interfering D. interrupting

　　45. I like that new watch very much, but I can’t ________it.

　　A. cost B. offer C. pay D. spend

　　46. Tom arrived at the office and discovered that he had _______ his door key.

　　A. lent B. borrowed C. lost D. no

　　47. The beautiful scene left a deep _______ on the foreign visitors.

　　A. thought B. idea C. thinking D. impression

　　48. The room is a little small; _______ it is so hot.

　　A. in addition B. in addition to C. additional D. adding

　　49. I wish I ______ her address yesterday.

　　A. know B. had known C. would known D. knew

　　50. It ______ yesterday. The ground is still wet now.

　　A. must have rained B. was raining C. rained D. had rained