1. After Christmas, _____ clothing on sale in that shop attracted quite a few housewives.

　　A.a variety of

　　B. a number of

　　C. the number of

　　D. the great deal of

　　2. The mayor promised the city government _____ the building of the new roads with thetaxes it collected.

　　A. shall finance

　　B. may support

　　C. can help

　　D. should provide

　　3. Whoever does wrong to his country or to the people deserves _____.

　　A. to punish

　　B. to be punished

　　C. to punishment

　　D. of being punished

　　4. Some children usually behave in their own way _____ they do not get along with theirclassmates and there are often disagreements between them.

　　A. even though

　　B. on condition that

　　C. so that

　　D. unless

　　5. Secondary and higher education _____ available to all high school graduates in thiscountry so far.

　　A. have made

　　B. were made themselves

　　C. have been made

　　D. were made it

　　6. The mother believes that John's stupid, but it's different _____ of Mary; she's just lazy.

　　A. in spite

　　B. in the case

　　C. in the course

　　D. in case

　　7. The image of a devoted and noble angel in white _____ heals the wounded and rescuesthe dying is making a comeback _____ the nation faces a crisis.

　　A. that…because

　　B. who…when

　　C. which…that

　　D. what…as

　　8. About how many elements _____ make up most of the substances we meet in everyday life

　　A. it is which

　　B. what it is

　　C. is it that

　　D. it is that

　　9. The government was believed to be considering _____ a law _____ it a crime to importany kind of weapon.

　　A. to pass …. to making

　　B. to be passing …. to make

　　C. passing … made

　　D. passing …. making.

　　10. Dewitt Wallance founded the Reader's Digest as a pocket-sized, non-fiction magazine_____ to inform and entertain

　　A. was intended

　　B. intending

　　C. to intend

　　D. intended

　　11. _____ this instrument should have put its work permit number on the box.

　　A. Who checked

　　B. Whoever inspected

　　C. No matter who examined

　　D. Those who estimates

　　12. I am sure I can help you find ____ bed for your new house, but now I'm heading for____ bed and ____ good sleep.

　　A. a , a , the

　　B. a , / , a

　　C. the , a , a

　　D. a , the , a

　　13. Two of the notebooks ____ Tom had lost on the bus were returned to the main desk at his dormitory.

　　A. what

　　B. which

　　C. who

　　D. whose

　　14. The drink taste a little ____ to me.

　　A. strong

　　B. strongly

　　C. so strong

　　D. too much strong

　　15. My roommate lost a lot of weight ____ every day.

　　A. to exercise

　　B. with exercise

　　C. for exercise

　　D. by exercising