21. __B _ the rain we should have had a pleasant journey.

　　A. As for B. But for C. For D. With

　　22. It is absolutely essential that all the applicants __C__ one by one.

　　A. interviewed B. to interview

　　C. be interviewed D. to be interviewing

　　23. Advice should be provided free to _ B__ needs it.

　　A. whom B. Whoever C. who D. no matter who

　　24. — I saw Sam in the library yesterday morning.

　　— You __C____ him; he is still abroad.

　　A. might not see B. could not see

　　C. can’t have seen D. mustn’t have seen

　　25. Students and scholars have long known that the American Indians were not really Indians __B .

　　A. though B. at all C. either D. now

　　26. My mother lives ___C___ far away ______ we hardly ever see her.

　　A. very; that B. too; to

　　C. so; that D. that; so

　　27. John is in favor of going to the movies, __ A __ Mike insists on playing football.

　　A. while B. Meanwhile C. in the meantime D. at the same time

　　28. The oil must have been used up，_ B ___ the light went out.

　　A. because B. for C. since D. as

　　29. They’ve ___C___ on a trip round the world.

　　A. left away B. begun

　　C. set off D. started up

　　30. The reason __D__ he forgot the time ______ we had appointed doesn’t sound very believable.

　　A. why; when B. that; when

　　C. which; which D. that; that

　　31. I think I should prefer to go on Thursday, __B__ it’s all the same to you.

　　A. as if B. If C. unless D. as soon as

　　32. When I caught him __A_ __ me I stopped buying things there and started dealing with another shop.

　　A. cheating B. cheat

　　C. to cheat D. to be cheating

　　33. My approach is not to learn everything about something, but __A__ something about everything.

　　A. rather to learn B. rather learning

　　C. to rather learn D. rather than learn

　　34. It was an absolutely terrible flight. The next time I go there, I will __D_ __ go by train.

　　A. independently B. infinitely

　　C. inevitably D. definitely

　　35. If he had not been hurt __D__ much, he’d never resign from office.

　　A. fairly B. just

　　C. rather D. that

　　36. A 1,000 kilometer railway will be __A__ as a major means of transport for this area.

　　A. available B. attainable

　　C. applicable D. approachable

　　37. It is vital that enough money __A_ __ to fund the project.

　　A. be collected B. must be collected

　　C. is collected D. can be collected

　　38. I have two brothers. ___B___ in the army.

　　A. None of them is B. Neither of them is

　　C. None of them are D. Neither of them are

　　39. So little __C____ about mathematics that the lecture was completely beyond me.

　　A. I know B. I knew

　　C. did I know D. do I know

　　40. We __D__ our breakfast when an old man came to the door.

　　A. just have had 　 B. have just had

　　C. just had 　　 D. had just had

　　41. The rain was heavy and _A__ the land was flooded.

　　A. consequently 　　 B. continuously

　　C. constantly D. consistently

　　42. ___A __ did Jim accept the job.

　　A. only because it was an interesting work,

　　B. Because it was interesting work,

　　C. Only because it was interesting work,

　　D. Because it was only interested work,

　　43. More than one passenger __C___ killed in the accident yesterday.

　　A. were B. had been

　　C. was D. has been

　　44. We have revised the project __A__ the recent developments.

　　A. in light of B. by virtue of

　　C. under control of D. on behalf of

　　45. “Green-eyed” can be used to describe someone who is __C__ of others.

　　A. young B. short-sighted

　　C. jealous D. mature

　　46. Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were deeply __A__.

　　A. appreciated　　 B. approved

　　C. appealed　　 D. applied

　　47. He must have had an accident, or he __A___ then.

　　A. would have been here 　　B. had to be here

　　C. should be here 　　D. would be here