Worksheets260
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Broadly speaking, I would agree with Shirley, though not ____ .
a)
widely
b)
thoroughly
c)
entirely
d)
extensively
2.
Tony is ____ the guidebook, looking for information about Japan, where he will travel soon.
a)
tracing
b)
skipping
c)
inspecting
d)
scanning
3.
One of the consequences of our planet’s being warming up is a(n)____ in the number of natural disasters.
a)
result
b)
account
c)
reason
d)
increase
4.
Those who change mobile phones frequently will pay a heavy price for being ____ .
a)
graceful
b)
fashionable
c)
particular
d)
feasible
5.
Her talent and experience ____ her to the respect of her colleagues.
a)
permitted
b)
qualified
c)
deserved
d)
entitled
6.
The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather ____ the helplessness of the crew at sea.
a)
added to
b)
resulted from
c)
turned out
d)
made up
7.
A farmer now holds sheep races on a regular basis, and during the past year over 10,000 people have____ to watch the race.
a)
showed off
b)
brought up
c)
turned up
d)
made up
8.
The sales man said that ____ thief was a young man with ____brown hair.
a)
the;a
b)
the;
0
c)
a;
0
d)
a;
a
9.
Nowadays, people usually think if you enter a key university, you are your parents’ ____.
a)
pride
b)
luck
c)
value
d)
cheer
10.
When Edison invented the light bulb, he tried over 2,000 experiments ____ he got it to work.
a)
as
b)
after
c)
when
d)
before
11.
The public transportation is very convenient in that big city, so there ____ be any difficulty in traveling around.
a)
mustn’t
b)
wouldn’t
c)
shouldn’t
d)
needn’t
12.
It is reported that the 2006 FIFA World Cup ____ on June 9 in Germany.
a)
would hold
b)
will be held
c)
is going to hold
d)
is being held
13.
- What is the meaning of the saying “Whenever you fall, pick something up.”? -It tells us to ____hope even when coming across failure; try to learn something valuable from it.
a)
look for
b)
call for
c)
take up
d)
give up
14.
– Everyone was at the party except you.What happened?- I ____ after Rick, my pet dog, at home. He was ill.
a)
have looked
b)
was looking
c)
would look
d)
look
15.
His mother worried that he spent too much time on the computer and not enough time ____.
a)
to study
b)
study
c)
studied
d)
studying
16.
I was shocked by the news, which made me realize ____ terrible problems we would face.
a)
how
b)
which
c)
what
d)
that
17.
Taiwan-born filmmaker Ang Lee won the best director Oscar at the 78th Academy Awards, ____ the highest honor in American movie fields.
a)
to consider
b)
considering
c)
consider
d)
considered
18.
– Tom has hurt his leg.- Really? ____?
a)
who did that
b)
what’s wrong with him
c)
how did that happen
d)
why was he so careless
19.
Today’s basketball match ____as one of the most exciting matches that these two teams have ever played.
a)
regards
b)
ranks
c)
treats
d)
thinks
20.
Ebay, Amazon and Wal-Mart are popular websites ____ people can sell goods to each other.
a)
where
b)
which
c)
when
d)
whose
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