1. --Hello, this is 77553861.
A. How are you?                  B. Will you come tonight?
C. Can I take a mesage?        D. Is that Mike?
see you tonight
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
21. --I don't think we have met before.
--Yes, once at a party, but we___________.
A. weren't introduced            B. didn't introduce
C. haven't introduced            D. were not introducing
22. You look so tired tonight. It is high time you_________.
A. went to bed    B. went to sleep    C. go to bed    D. to sleep
23. People greatly__________ in their views of life.
A. lead      B. differ      C. bring      D. struggle
24. __________ she couldn't understand was__________ fewer and fewer students showed interest
in her lessons.
A. What; why    B. That ; what    C. What ; because    D.
25.The __________ is just around the corner and you won't miss it.
A. bicycle's shop                B. bicycle shop   
C. bicycles shop                  D. bicycles’ shop
26. --The prison was ___________ fire last night.
--Someone must have set fire___________ it.
A. on ; with    B. on ; to    C. over; with    D. should
27. Keep up good state of mind even if you___________ fail plenty of times.