1. John plays football _, if not better than, David.A. as well B. as well as C. so well D. so well as2. This reading passage _ two letters _an agony aunt of a teenage magazine.A. is made of; writing for B. is made up of; written toC. is consisted of; written for D. consists of; writing to3. If you dont go to the party, _I.A. so do B. so will C. nor do D. neither shall4. We are going to discuss the reasons that might lead to _.A. breaking friendship B. breaking friendships C .broken friendship D. a broken friendship5. You can hardly imagine what great difficulty we had _the work.A. to do B. done C. doing D. do6. -What do you suppose made her so unhappy?- _ her wallet.A. lose B. Lost C. Losing D. To lose7. _ this possible effect may put us in a dilemma.A. Having overlooked B. Overlooking C. To overlook D. Overlooked8. -My brother is not good at speaking English.-I suggest _English for two hours every day.A. he practice speaking B. him to speak C. he speaking D. his practicing to speak9. _ it is to have a picnic in the hills on such a nice day!A. What a fun B. How fun C. What fun D. How a fun10. Readers can _quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word.A. get over B. get in C. get along D. get through11. It was surprising that _worms could eat up _grain.A. so little ; so much B. such little; so much C. so little; such much D. such small; so many12. They looked forward with hope _from you, but you never wrote a word to them.A. of hearing B. to hear C. to hearing D. hearing13. The boy wanted to play football in the street, but his parents told him _.A. not to B. not to do C. not do it D. do not to14. He _to Shanghai, for I saw him a moment ago.A. must have gone B. cant have gone C. mustnt have gone D. cant have been15. Let Harry play with your toys as well, Clare-you must learn to_.A. support B. care C. spare D. share16. The injured were lying in hospital _the shock from the traffic accident.A. to suffer B. suffered C. suffered from D. suffering from17. Weather _ _the size of crops.A. determines B. is determined to C. is determined by D. make up its mind18. There _in the world _China is a great country with a long history and rich culture. A. are no doubt ; that B. are not doubts ; if C. is no doubt; that D. is not doubt; if19. I cant _it when people speak with their mouths full.A. live B. stand C. keep D. take20. I _very proud of myself after the test, _loudly how easy it was and how I was sure to get a good markA. must have sounded; saying B. must sound; saying C. must have sounded; to say D. sounded; to say21. Bill was doing a lot of physical exercise to build up his_. A. ability B. force C. strength D. mind22. John was late for the business meeting because his flight had been _ by a heavy storm. A. kept B. stopped C. slowed D. delayed23. There was nothing they could do_.A. but wait B. except waiting C. only to wait D. unless they waited24. -Go for a picnic this weekend, OK?- _. I love getting close to nature. A. I couldnt agree more B.I afraid not.C. I believe not D. I dont think so.25. _ hardly made him pay any attention to _ his mistakes. A. Scolding; correcting B. Being scolded; correct C. Being scolded; correcting D. Having been scolded; correct26. Mike hurried to the cinema, only _ that all the tickets have been sold out. A. to be told B. to tell C. told D. telling27. -How do you find your classmates? -Most of them are kind, but _ is so good to me as Bruce. A. none B. no one C. every one D. get through28. when I returned home, I found my daughter _at the table, completely _ a novel. A. sitting; absorbing in B. sit; absorbing to C. sitting; absorbed in D. sit; absorbing in29. Joe just wanted to play a joke on her . He did not mean _ Sarah.A. hurting B. to hurt C. hurted D. hurts30. She told us she was busy now and that she _ us later.A. was helped B. help C. helped D. would help31. Sarah felt like _ when she found out that she had been chatting online with a boy student of her same class.A. cry B. to cry C. being crying D. crying32. He was determined not to be the first _it.A. say B. saying C. to say D. says33. The brave soldiers were determined to save all the people _ in the field.A. trapped B. being trapped C. were trapped D. trapping34. We drove all the way to the beach , _.A. have fun B. just for fun C. make fun of D. have a fun35. Dont hesitate _me if you have any questions.A. asking B. asks C. to ask D. asked36. Thousands of people were at the airport, _ the visiting president.A. cheered for B. cheered about C .to cheer about D. cheering for37.A good student is honest and kind to others .In other words ,he never _ his friends.A. yells B. teases C. betrays D. blames38. He failed in the driving test again. He_.A. must have disappointed B. must have been disappointedC. might be disappointed D. couldnt be disappointed39 .He felt guilty about losing ,and bad about_ football as you are.A. being as gifted at B. being so gifted forC. not being as gift