1. --Hello, this is 77553861.

A.How are you? B. Will you come tonight?

C.Can I take a message? D. Is that Mike?

2. Tom suggested that we __________such a meeting, but Jenny insisted that it _________of great importance.

A. not hold ; should be B. didn't hold ; be

C. hold ; was D. not hold ; was

3. You should take the medicine after you read the __________.

A.lines B. instructions C. words D. suggestions

4. --Hi, Tracy, you look tired.

--I am tired. I__________ the living-room all day.

A.painted B. have been painting

C. had painted D. have painted

5. I'm sorry. I _____________ you__________ to me.

A.don't know; are speaking

B. don't know ;were speaking

C. didn't know; were speaking

D. didn't know; are speaking

6. "Please __________why you're so late," said his girlfriend.

A.excuse B. explain C. apologize D. tell

7. The rescue team made every __________ to find the missing mountain climber.

A.force B. energy C. effort D. possibility

8. --" Would you mind the window? It's hot here!" May said.

--"__________. "Tom replied.

A.to open ; No, please B. open ; Yes, please

C.opening; No, of course not D. opening ; Yes, please

9. The murderer was brought in, with his hands behind his back.

A.to be tied B. being tied C. tied D. having tied

10. The reason_________ he didn't come was _________ he had to take care of his sick mother.

A. why ; that B. why ; which

C. which ; why D. that ; for

11. We __________ so tired. We've only been to a party.

A. mustn't have felt B. wouldn't have felt

C. shouldn't have felt D. couldn't have felt

12. The girl__________ on the ground __________to me that she had___________ the book on the shelf.

A. lying ; lay ; laid B. lay ; lied ; laid

C. lie ; lied ; lay D. lying; lied ; laid

13. --I heard that as many as 4 000 people were killed in 9

--Yes. __________ news came as __________shock to us.

A.the ; the B. the ; a C, / ; / D. / ; a

14. Neither of them knew what was doing.

A. other B. others C. the other D. another

15. Sometimes words alone were not enough to _________pupils along the path of knowledge

A. provide B. persuade C. advise D. cause

16. --What when I phoned you?

A. had you done; finished

B. were you doing; had just finished

C. did you do; had just finished

D. were you doing; was finishing

17. My uncle___________ until he was forty-five.

A.married B. didn’t marry

C.was not marrying D. would marry

18. Scientists say it may be five or ten years___________ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients.

A.since B. before C. after D. when

19. --I can't find Mr. Smith.

--It was in the hotel___________ he stayed.

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

20. Our new house is very___________ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes

A. convenient B. comfortable C. natural D. helpful