Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　16. The discovery of new. evidence led to________

　　A. the thief having caught B. catch the thief

　　C. the thief being caught D. the thief to be caught

　　17. ________the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement.

　　A. The president will attend B. The president to attend

　　C. The president attended D. The president's attending

　　18. Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the 01d couple, but it remains ________whether they will enjoy it.

　　A. to see B. to be seen C. seeing D. seen

　　19. Information has been put forward________ more middle school graduates will be admitted into universities.

　　A. while B. that C. when D. as

　　20. We will be shown around the city. schools, museums, and some other places, ________other visitors seldom go.

　　A. what B. which C. where D. when

　　21. He was about to tell me the secret________ someone patted him on the shoulder.

　　A. as B. until C. while D. when

　　22. Don't mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may ________the hocking ending.

　　A. give away B. give out C. give up D. give off

　　23. We thought of selling this old furniture, but we've decided to ________ it. It might be valuable..

　　A. hold onto B. keep up with C. turn to D. look after

　　24. All the people _______at the party were his supporters.

　　A. present B. thankful

　　C. interested D. important

　　25. As I know, there is ________ car in this neighborhood.

　　A. no such B. no a C. not such D. no such a

　　26. --I would never ever come to this restaurant again. The food is terrible!

　　--________

　　A. Nor am I B. Neither would I

　　C. Same with me D. So do I

　　27. you can't imagine that a well-behaved gentleman________ be so rude to a lady.

　　A. might B. need C. should D. would

　　28. When he was questioned by the police, the thief didn't _______the truth.

　　A. say B. tell C. answer D. speak

　　29. ________the book again, she discovered that she had missed a lot in her first reading.

　　A. While reading B. When read C. As reading D In reading

　　30. You cm~ borrow three books __b______, or even more.

　　A. at the time B. at a time C. at times D. at time

　　31. What ________if the weather had been fine yesterday?

　　A. would you do B. would you have done

　　C. did you do D. have you done

　　32. I _______for at least half an hour because there was a jam on the motorway.

　　A. was held up B. was held on C. was held down D. was held over

　　33,A survey was carried out on the death rate of new-born babies in that region, ________were surprising.

　　A as results B which results C the results of i1 D the results of which

　　34. It's time to ________action now, Otherwise things will go out of control.

　　A. make B. find C. take D. receive

　　35.In my opinion, he's ________ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.

　　A in all B at best C for all D by far

　　36. ________ 1903 that the first powered flight was made by the Wright brothers in a wooden plane.

　　A. It is until B. it was until C. It is not until D. It was not until

　　37. Remember ________your seat belt when the plane takes off.

　　A. to fasten B. to have fastened C. fastening D. having fastened

　　38.No sooner had we reached the top of the hill ________ we all sat down to rest.

　　A when B then C than D until

　　39. _____a his sister, Jack is quiet and does not easily make friends with others.

　　A Dislike B Unlike C Alike D Liking

　　40. "War and Peace" ________the longest book I've ever read.

　　A. are B. is C. have been D. were

　　41. They ________visit us a lot, but they don't now.

　　A. might B. should C. must D. used to

　　42. Not until the game had begun ________at the sports ground.

　　A h/~i he arrived B would he have arrived

　　C did he arrive D should he have arrived

　　43. The floor was so rotten that it almost ________ under his weight.

　　A. gave away B. gave over C. gave way D. gave up

　　44. She asked me how long ________to build the church.

　　A. it was taken B. did it take C. it had taken D. does it lake

　　45. The middle--aged man was seen ________out of the house on the afternoon of the murder.

　　A. came B. come C. to come D. have come





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