Grammar and Vocabulary

Directions：Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A，B，C and D.Choose the ONE ANSWER that best completes the sentence.

(　　)46.Neither he nor I _________ from Canada.We are from Australia.

A.is

B.are

C.am

D.be

(　　)47.He tried many times to sneak across the border to a neighboring country，_________ caught each time.

A.having been

B.only to be

C.always being

D.unfortunately

(　　)48.Only twenty percent of the work _________ done yesterday.

A.has

B.was

C.have

D.were

(　　)49.He is indifferent _________ hardships and dangers.

A.of

B.at

C.in

D.to

(　　)50.I wrote down his name and address _________ I should forget it.

A.in order that

B.for fear that

C.so that

D.since

(　　)51._________ that this region was so rich in natural resources.

A.Little he knew

B.Little did he know

C.Little he did know

D.Little he had known

(　　)52.—Let me introduce myself.I'm Albert.

—._________

A.What a pleasure

B.It's my pleasure

C.I�餸 very pleased

D.Pleased to meet you

(　　)53.I was just about _________ the office when the phone rang.

A.leaving

B.leave

C.to leave

D.to leaving

(　　)54.The man managed to make himself _________ with his _________ French.

A.understood;breaking

B.understand;broken

C.understand;breaking

D.understood;broken

(　　)55.Hardly _________ come into the room _________ the meeting began.

A.had they;when

B.they had;when

C.did they;than

D.they did;then

(　　)56.I think you've got to the point _________ a change is needed，otherwise you'll fail.

A.when

B.that

C.where

D.which

(　　)57.After a long discussion， they _________ an agreement.

A.came into

B.came out

C.came to

D.came across

(　　)58.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

(　　)59.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

(　　)60.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

(　　)61.“Will you be able to finish the job this week?”

“_________”

A.I can't say it

B.I don't know that

C.I'm not sure this

D.I don't expect so

(　　)62.It's impossible for a child to do so much work within a short period of time，_________?

A.isn't it

B.is it

C.has it

D.hasn't it

(　　)63._________ that Mr Thomson got such rare fishes?

A.When and where was it

B.When and where it was

C.Was it when and where

D.When and where were it

(　　) 64.—Where is the telephone book?

—Oh，I left it in the next-door room.I _________ it for you.

A.will get

B.am going to get

C.have got

D.got

(　　) 65.—It was very crowded _________ I went there last night.

—I don't care whether it's crowded or not.I'd like to see it anyway.

A.though

B.because

C.when

D.since

(　　) 66.I'm examining the article he has just finished _________ the possible mistakes in it.

A.correcting

B.to correct

C.corrected

D.having corrected

(　　) 67.—What was your impression of last night's lecture?

—Speaking _________，I thought it was rather boring.

A.very

B.honest

C.really

D.honestly

(　　) 68.—I didn't see her yesterday.

—Of course，you _________，because she had gone to a trip.

A.can't

B.may not have

C.can't have

D.mustn't have