1. It is just as hard to persuade my wife not to dance ____ to keep me from the football　field.

　　A. so it is

　　B. as it is

　　C. so is it

　　D. as is it

　　2. It was dark and cold. They had to find a house ____ and some wood ____.

　　A. to stay in…to make a fire with

　　B. to stay…to make a fire with

　　C. to stay in…to make a fire

　　D. to stay…to make a fire

　　3 Some of the middle-aged people ____ to the meeting were famous professors.

　　A. were invited

　　B. who invited

　　C. inviting

　　D. invited

　　4 Most green vegetables, ____ for too long, will lose nutrition.

　　A. if to be cooked

　　B. if cooked

　　C. if cooking

　　D. if being cooked

　　5. ____ you dislike ancient buildings, Warrick Castle is worth a visit.

　　A. As

　　B. If

　　C. Even if

　　D. Now that

　　6. ____ the expense, I ____ a round-the-world tour.

　　A. Were it not … would take

　　B. If it were not… take

　　C. Weren't it for… will take

　　D. If it hadn't been for… would have taken

　　7. ____ from the top of the mountain, the whole city looks beautiful.

　　A. Seen

　　B. Seeing

　　C. See

　　D. Looked

　　8. ____ the essay a second time, the hidden meaning will become clearer to you.

　　A. While reading

　　B. After reading

　　C. Your having read

　　D. When you read

　　9. ____ impressed the visitors deeply was ____ the workers made with their hands.

　　A. What…that

　　B. That…that

　　C. What…what

　　D. That…what

　　10.The newspaper's owner and editor ___ away on holiday.

　　A. is

　　B. are

　　C. be

　　D. have been

　　11. Recent estimates show that ___ more than two million bird-watchers in the United States.

　　A. there are among

　　B. are there the

　　C. there are

　　D. among the

　　12. Ellis Haizlip began his stage career in Washington, D.C., ___ supervised the Howard University Players during their summer season.

　　A. he was

　　B. where he was

　　C .which he

　　D. where he

　　13. Some people hold that the more conservative the world becomes, have old furniture, old houses and old paintings.

　　A. the smarter is to

　　B. the smarter it is to

　　C. is it the smarter so

　　D. is one to the smarter

　　14. She was just about to explain ___ she hadn't passed her maths test chiefly out of carelessness ___ her uncle came.

　　A. her mother … when

　　B. to her mother why … that

　　C. her mother that … when

　　D. to her mother that … when

　　15. With the shining water before you and the wind ___ , trees behind you, you can not help ___.

　　A. blown … but feel relaxed

　　B. blowing … feeling relaxed

　　C. blown … but feel relaxing

　　D. blowing … but feel relaxing