1. Although ?____? Spanish, he attended the course.?

A. he was knowingB. he is knowing?

C. having a knowledge ofD. knows?

2. You ?____?that letter to James. However, you didn’t.?

A. ought to writeB. ought to have written?

C. should writeD. should be writing?

3. Joseph was very lucky ?____? with his life; he almost did not get out of the room.?

A. to escapeB. to have escaped?

C. to escapingD. to be escaping?

4. Bread and butter ?____?liked by Westerners.?

A. isB. areC. wereD. be?

5. The back garden of our house contains a lawn, ?____?very pleasant to sit on in summer.?

A. which isB. which it isC. it isD.where it is?

6. He set up in business ?____? his own and was very successful.?

A. inB.ofC.onD. by?

7. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class; he ?____　last night.?

A. must studyB. should have studied?

C. must have studiedD. is sure to study?

8. Frank almost never received any education, ?____??

A. would heB. did he?

C. didn’t heD. wouldn’t he?

9.Even if his letter ?____? tomorrow, it ?____?too late to do anything.?

A.will arrive...isB.should arrive...were?

C.arrives...will beD.arrives...would be?

10. We can hear?____?from the back of the room.?

A. just as goodB.just as easy?

C.just as wellD.easily as well?

11. To obtain a satisfactory result, one must apply two ?____?of paint on a clean surface.?

A.coatsB. levelsC.timesD. courses?

12. The small mountain village was ?____? by the snow for more than one month.?

A. cut backB.cut out?

C.cut offD. cut away?

13. Miss Green was ?____? $100 for driving after drinking.?

A. finedB.chargedC.punishedD.posed?

14. Modern ?____? perhaps causes more problems than it solves.?

A. technique B.technology?

C. tactics D.tendency?

15. Mary tiptoed over and took the clock away because she hated to hear it ?____? when she was trying to go tosleep.?

A. soundingB. ringingC. tickingD. humming?

16. Under this ?____? pressure some of the rocks even became liquid.?

A. intensiveB.weightyC.intenseD.bulky?

17. Of course, most immigrants did not get rich overnight, but the ?____? of them were eventually able to improve upon their former standard of living.?

A. maximumB.minorityC. majorityD.minimum?

18. Nancy was surprised that they have ?____?. They seemed to be a happy couple.?

A. split upB.broken down?

C. fallen throughD. knocked out?

19.The beach is in an ideal ?____? to draw tourists.?

A. conditionB. situationC. stateD. publicity?

20. Our ?____? sensitivity decreases with age. By age 60, most people have lost 40 percent of their ability tosmell and 50 percent of their taste buds.?

A. sensibleB. senseless ?

C. sensitiveD. sensory?

21. The eldest child is thoroughly ?____? because they always give him whatever he wants.?

A. wastedB. spoiled?

C.destroyed D.uneducated?

22. If a substance is dissolved in water or heated, it may ?____? a gas.?

A. give intoB. give over?

C. give offD. give away?

23. His manner was so pleasant that Bolla felt at ?____? with him at once.?

A. peaceB. largeC. easeD. best?

24. —Can you takethe day off tomorrow??

—Well, I’ll have to get ?____? from my boss.?

A. permissionB. permit?

C. allowanceD. possession?

25. The ?____? in Janet’s character has hindered her from advancement in her career.?

A. weaknessB. merit?

C. defectD. shortcoming