1. She went on reading _____ it was midnight.

　　A. as B. for C. until D. lest

　　2. He was old _____ quite strong.

　　A. and B. or C. but D. if

　　3. Take his advice _____ you will fail.

　　A. nor B. or C. for D. so

　　4. He was writing _____ the glass suddenly fell on the floor.

　　A. while B. as C. so D. when

　　5. _____ you say， he won‘t listen to you.

　　A. No matter where B. No matter what　 C. However D. Whichever

　　6. The car was going too fast on a wet road， _____ it crashed and the driver was in hospital.

　　A. but B. moreover C. furthermore D. so

　　7. He said he would stay for another two days _____ it rained.

　　A. or B. nor C. whether D. if

　　8. Hardly _____ I got home when it began to rain.

　　A. had B. am C. did D. that

　　9. _____ ，none of us wanted to take a rest.

　　A. Tired although we were B. Tired as we were

　　C. As we were tired D. We as were tired

　　10. She opened the door quietly _____ wake up her sleeping baby.

　　A. in order that B. so that

　　C. in order to D. so as not to

　　11. It was my grandfather _____ helped mike mend his bike this morning.

　　A. that B. whom

　　C. which D. what

　　12. It was this morning _____ my grand father helped mike mend his bike this morning.

　　A. that B. whom

　　C. when D. which

　　13. It was because it rained heavily last night _____ he didn‘t come to the evening school.

　　A. that B. so that

　　C. so D. when

　　14. Air， or _____ is called atmosphere， surrounds the whole earth.

　　A. it B. that

　　C. which D. what

　　15. In short， _____ he lives， a man belongs to some society.

　　A. whatever B. whenever

　　C. wherever D. whichever

　　16. Nowhere else in the world _____ more attractive scenery than in Switzerland.

　　A. you can find B. is found

　　C. can you find D. has been found

　　17. I couldn‘t find peter， _____ did I know where he had gone.

　　A. never B. either C. nor D. as

　　18. Not until I reminded him for the third time _____ working and looked up.

　　A. that he stopped B. does he stopped

　　C. did he stop D. that he stopped

　　19. Not until most of the people had left the airport _____ his sister was there.

　　A. that he saw B. had he seen

　　C. did he see D. that he had seen

　　20. _____ the importance of wearing seat belts while driving.

　　A. Little they realize B. They little do realize

　　C. Little realize do they D. Little do they realize

　　21. Our society has changed and _____ in it.

　　A. so the people have B. the people have so

　　C. so have the people D. have the people so

　　22. Parking is a big problem， _____ .

　　A. the traffic is so B. is so the traffic

　　C. so the traffic is D. so is the traffic

　　23. You never told me you have seen the film， _____ .

　　A. had you B. didn‘t you

　　C. did you D. weren‘t you

　　24. Don‘t forget to post the letter for me， _____ ?

　　A. do you B. will you

　　C. are you D. can you

　　25. Not until I came to China ______ what kind of a country she is.

　　A. I knew B. I didn‘t know

　　C. I did know D. did I know

　　26. I don‘t believe you are a student now， ____ you?

　　A. did B. are

　　C. will D. don‘t

　　27. Do what you think is right， _____ they say.

　　A. however B. whatever

　　C. whichever D. if only

　　28. _____ is well known， light， like heat， is a form of energy.

　　A. It B. what

　　C. Just as D. As

　　29. We can hardly avoid making any mistakes in our work _____ hard we try.

　　A. whatever B. how

　　C. no matter D. however

　　30. They are _____ students that they all performed well in the nationwide examinations.

　　A. so diligent B. such diligent

　　C. so much diligent D. such very diligent

　　31. Young _____ he is， he knows what is the right thing to do.

　　A. that B. as

　　C. although D. however

　　32. Someone borrowed my umbrella， _____ ?

　　A. didn‘t he B. didn’t they

　　C. did he D. did they

　　33. Nothing dangerous ever happened， _____ ?

　　A. did it B. didn‘t it

　　C. do it D. does it

　　34. _____ he objected to your impolite behavior is quite understandable.

　　A. That B. what

　　C. Which D. Whether

　　35. _____ he often forgot their wedding anniversary greatly annoyed his wife.

　　A. All B. What

　　C. Which D. That

　　36. I don‘t care _____ or not she will apologize to me.

　　A. if B. whether

　　C. what D. which

　　37. Seldom _____ any mistakes during my past five years of service here.

　　A. made I B. did I make

　　C. should I make D. would I make

　　38. Not until the year of 1945 _____ made the capital of this province.

　　A. the city was B. was the city

　　C. when the city was D. was when the city

　　39. There used to be some green at this spot， _____ ?

　　A. didn‘t there B. used there

　　C. wasn‘t there D. did there

　　40. _____ is announced in the papers， a nation-wide sport-meeting will be held in the city next month.

　　A. Because B. for

　　C. As D. So