1.— Is Mr. Smith rich?

　　— Yes, very rich. When he worked in ________town, he earned a lot. Now he has a big farm in ________ country.

　　A. at; the　　　　B. /; /

　　C. /; the　　　　 D. the; /

　　2.Ann was reading a detective novel, ________ completely to the outside world.

　　A. being lost　　 B. having lost

　　C. losing　　　　 D. lost

　　3.Fish have eyes and ________appears to be a nose, and they can hear, too.

　　A. that　　　　　B. which

　　C. it　　　　　　 D. what

　　4.The new government ________ the foreign - owned fields one after another.

　　A. took over　　 B. took out

　　C. took off　　　　D. took on

　　5.The five firemen the director had________ the people in the fire were highly praised.

　　A. rescue

　　B. rescued

　　C. to rescue

　　D. had rescued

　　6.________ their son away to college, the old couple got more room in the house.

　　A. As

　　B. For

　　C. Through

　　D. With

　　7.You should always take into consideration the part a good way of learning will ________ in your studies.

　　A. give　　　　 B. make

　　C. play　　　　　　D. teach

　　8.I asked him to show me the record that ________ the meeting, but he refused.

　　A. kept

　　B. was kept

　　C. was kept of

　　D. kept of

　　9.When I was very young, I was terribly frightened of school, but I soon ____ it.?

　　A. got off B. got across ?

　　C. got away D. got over?

　　10.The driver might have had an accident but he________ the car suddenly.

　　A. braked　　　 B. would brake

　　C. had braked　　　D. forget

　　11.Where did you get ________ car of________?

　　A. this; yours　　B. the; you

　　C. a; yours　　　　D. a; you

　　12.They sold their house for only 12, 000 dollars, so the buyer got a wonderful________.

　　A. cost　　　　　B. bargain

　　C. amount　　　　D. value

　　13.It’s terrible. The car ________ break down just as we were going on our holiday.

　　A. should　　　　B. would

　　C. could　　　　 D. must

　　14.— Have you graduated from collage?

　　— Yes , ________.

　　A. I studied French for two years.

　　B. I have been studying French.

　　C. I have studied French for two years.

　　D. I had studied French for two years.

　　15.— We are sorry we can’t stay with you.

　　— ________.

　　A. No, sorry at all

　　B. I don’t think so

　　C. Don’t think so

　　D. That’s all right

　　16. I hope my boss will take my recent illness into ____ when judging my performance at work.?

　　A. regard

　　B. counting ?

　　C. account

　　D. observation

　　17. The brave man was greatly honoured when the organizer announced, “You ____ a medal!”?

　　A. earn B. expect?

　　C. deserve D. reserve?

　　18. — Jim, let’s hurry to the airport. Mabel is coming.

　　— Oh, I was afraid________ . What’s made her change her mind?

　　A. she would never come

　　B. I would miss her

　　C. she had already come

　　D. I might have missed her

　　19. Flora and Jeff ________gone down under the water before they could move away.

　　A. had neither B. all had

　　C. both had D. had both

　　20.With ______ , the boy immediately cried out because of the great pain.

　　A. his arm to be seized by the man

　　B. the arm seized by the man

　　C. the man seizing him by the arm

　　D. the man seizing him by his arm