Unit Six
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1. The movie I saw yesterday was more interesting than ___ I have seen recently.
A) others
B) one another
C) the others
D) any other
2. The competition from experienced staff members, some of whom are higher in rank, ___ to my disadvantage.
A) work
B) works
C) working
D) worked
3. Waves of red light are about twice___ waves of blue light.
A) so long as
B) as long as
C) much longer than
D) no longer than
4. Although we are not sure why we sleep, there is no doubt ___ we need to do so and so do most other animals.
A) whether
B) what
C) why
D) what
5. As for this weekend, let's go dancing for a change___?
A) will you
B) won't you
C) shall we
D) shan't we
6. ___ to handle the heavy case without their help, you could never have moved it .
A) If you tried
B) If you would try
C) Would you try
D) Had you tried
7. This writer is very productive. He is said ___ novels at the rate of about two a year in the past decade.
A) to write
B) to have mitten
C) to be written
D) to be writing
8. Margaret is the only one of those girls who ____ willing to take a make-up exam.
A) is
B) are
C) Be
D) were
9. Mark found to his surprise that neither the letters nor the package he sent to Tom had reached ___ destination.
A) his
B) its
C) their
D) our
10. My lawyer succeeded in getting the expenses of the case ___against the police.
A) to award
B) being awarded
C) awarding
D) awarded
11. Psychologists believe that the most important cause of normal forgetting is the effect of new mental activity___ was previously learned.
A) from which
B) on what
C) that
D) what
12. Most Americans hold a firm belief that where there is sunshine there will be a job ___or, if not a job, at least a warm, pleasant place
A) is unemployed
B) being unemployed
C) to be unemployed
D) will he unemployed
13. A rainbow cannot be seen at noon, __ the sun is high in the sky.
A) which
B) where
C) while
D) when
14. I am very glad ___ with you for half a year, and I greatly appreciate your kind help.
A) to work
B) having worked
C) to have worked
D) to be working
15. Even if you disagree with her, she's worth ___
A) listening
B) listen to
C) to listen to
D) listening to
16. Whether you're still in school or you head up a company, command you have of words, ___ chance you have of getting what you want in the world.
A) more...more
B) the better...the bet
ter
C) the better...more
D) more...the better
17. The railway line was being electrified and it was hoped that a faster train service___ introduced.
A) would be
B) had been
C) had
D) was
18. Automobiles ___ by new inventions.
A) are constantly improved
B) have constantly been improved
C) being constantly improved
D) will constantly improve
19. I will come with you, but wait until I ___this letter.
A) write
B) wrote
C) have written
D) had written
20. So far, she___ her holiday very much.
A) did not enjoy
B) has not enjoyed
C) was not enjoying
D) doesn't enjoy
21. Ever since the Civil War, the status of women ___ a live social issue in this country.
A) has been
B) was
C) have been
D) were
22. How much longer __ this dictionary?
A) will you be needing
B) have you needed
C) will you have needed
D) you are needing
23. Eric had thought the plane __ by the time he arrived.
A) left
B) would have left
C) was leaving
D) would be leaving
24. When noon arrives, ___ at least ten birds.
A) we may shoot
B) we might have shot
C) it is estimated that we'll have shot
D) it is our expectation to shoot
25. He said that London ___a great city.
A) is
B) will be
C) was
D) were
26. Her iron did not heat because she ___the terminals.
A) damage
B) damages
C) damaged
D) had damaged
27. Even though they ___ side by side for twenty years, the two neighbors are not very friendly.
A) having been lived
B) have been living
C) had been living
D) having been living
28. Either oil prints or dye ___ to color cloth.
A) is used
B) be used
C) are used
D) have been used
29. A series of stamps often __ the little boy happy.
A) make
B) have made
C) makes
D) has made
30. Every teacher and every student ___ the meeting to be held tomorrow afternoon. A) is to attend
B) are to attend
C) were to attend
D) is attended
31. Alfred no less than all of you ___worthy of praise.
A) are
B) is
C) were
D) was
32. His knowledge of language and international relations __ him greatly in his work.
A) help
B) helps
C) was helped
D) have helped
33. The number of athletes taking part in the forth-coming Asian Games ___ limited to 250.
A) have
B) are
C) is
D) will have
34. Nearly half of the ancient meteor craters___ in central and esteem Canada.
A) has been found
B) have been found
C) has found
D) had found
35. Many a boy ___ to swim befo
re he can read.
A) learn
B) learns
C) learned
D) have learned
36. The majority of the group ___ for the proposal, and __ insist on __ right.
A) are...they...their
B) are...they...its
C) is...they..-their
D) is...it...its
37. His trustworthy assistant and subsequent editor of his collected papers___ with him at his deathbed.
A) was
B) were
C) has been
D) have been
38. While a crowd of people is rushing to the gate of the embassy, the police ___to stand by.
A) receive order
B) receives an order
C) received orders
D) receive orders
39. The committee ___ to have___ second meeting.
A) is going...its
B) are going...their
C) are...its
D) are...a
40. None of these assignments ___ graded by the professor.
A) was
B) is
C) has been
D) have been
41. Every means___ tried since then to prevent the environment from being polluted.
A) has been
B) have been
C) is
D) are
42. A series of railway accidents ___ this year.
A) has occurred
B) have occurred
C) are occurred
D) is occurred
43. The cause and effect ___for the time being.
A) are not found out
B) have not been found out
C) were not found out
D) has not been found out
44.Two hours ___the limit of this test.
A) are
B) has been
C) will be
D) is
45. A number of tourists ___ received in Grand Hotel.
A) was
B) is
C) are
D) has
46. Every member of that vast crowd of 50 000 people ___
A) was.
B) were
C) is
D) has been
47. In the room __ a big table and a great many chairs.
A) was found
B) were found
C) have been found
D) has found
48. The greater part of your mistakes __ through careless-ness.
A) were making
B) will make
C) have been made
D) were made
49. The teachers have had some problems deciding___
A) when to the students they shall return the final papers
B) when are they going to return to the students the final papers
C) when they should return the final papers to the students
D) the time when the final papers they should return for the students.
50. For centuries, until the first Americans reached the moon, men speculated as to___
A) what looked like the satellite's other side
B) what the satellite's other side looked like
C) what did the satellite's other side look like
D) what like the satellite's other side look like
答案
1. D
2. B
3. B
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. B
8. A
9. B
10. D
11. B
12. C
13. D
14. C
15. D
16. B
17. A
18. B
19. C
20. B
21. A
22. A
23. B
24. C
25. A
26. D
27. B
28. A
29. C
30. A
31. B
32. B
33. C

34. B
35. B
36. A
37. A
38. D
39. A
40. D
41. A
42. B
43. D
44. D
45. C
46. A
47. A
48. D
49. C
50. B
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