English Test
I. Multiple Choice
Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. (100 points)
1.
Robin thought that the best _______ to learning a foreign language is the study of the spoken language. A. method
B. way C. means D. approach
2.
Listening, speaking, reading, and then writing _______ the basic order in language learning. A. assists
B. constitutes C. establishes D. founds
3.
If you try to learn too many things at a time, you may get _______. A. alarmed
B. scared C. surprised D. confused
4.
He's not got another job yet and it's not ______ he will for some time. A. likes
B. unlike C. likely D. liked
5.
The teacher handed _____ books to every student at the beginning of the class. A. on
B. down C. over D. out
6.
The young professor ______ himself as an international leader in the field of mathematics. A. established
B. built C. founded D. found
7.
His thoughts were _______ from the subject by the arrival of his friends. A. attracted
B. suffered C. distracted D. related
8.
She is a ______ woman who is certain of her ideas and actions. A. significant
B. aware C. confident D. intense
9.
______ I admit that the problems are difficult, I don't agree that they can't be solved. A. For fear that
B. Because C. While D. Until
10. I'm going to spend the winter vacation in Shanghai, ______ I have relatives.
A. because
B. which C. that D. where
11. As a result, we do not see ourselves as capable of giving any useful opinion on the possible
______ that a trial might have on his health.
A. effects
B. affects C. adopts D. adjusts
12. The university has already cut its budget as much as possible without ______ its quality and
reputation.
A. correcting
B. adopting C. risking D. effecting
13. ______ your age or knowledge of the language, you'll be 100% involved in your studies
from the first lesson to the last.
A. As a result of
B. In spite C. Despite of D. Regardless of
14. His policies, especially in the first two years of his presidency, have often been ______ and
contradictory.
A. confuse
B. confusing C. demanded D. demanding
15. They carried the chairs and benches ________ as it was raining outside.
A. indoor
B. indoors C. outdoor D. outdoors
16. This is my first time in this city, so the first thing I need to do is know about the bus
________ here.
A. routes
B. roads C. ways D. paths
17. He said he had caught a bad cold and told me to ________ him.
A. stay at
B. stay up C. stay in D. stay away from
18. You can ________ how surprised I was when I was told that I had received the highest
marks on the final examination.
A. imagine
B. register C. boast D. yell
19. The thief's actions ________ a heavy punishment, and the judge sentenced him to ten years
in prison.
A. called out
B. called at C. called for D. called on
20. I know nothing about him ______ that he lives next door with a peculiar dog.
A. except with
B. addition to C. except D. only
21. ________ the trashman went to the garden to pick up garbage, the old lady would stare at
him in surprise.
A. Each time C. At one time
B. At a time D. Once upon a time
22. He lived in Shanghai and Beijing, but doesn't like ________ city very much.
A. neither
B. both C. each D. either
23. Go ________ home at once and don't stop off anywhere on the route.
A. just
B. only C. right D. rightly
24. ________ to what they had expected, the film ended up a total failure.
A. Oppose
B. Contrary C. Against D. Opposing
25. I haven't read this book, and my brother hasn't ________.
A. either
B. neither C. also D. too
26. Thanks go to the trashmen who leave the streets ________ each night.
A. cleanest
B. cleaner C. cleaning D. cleanlier
27. With the job ________, he went to see a film with his colleagues.
A. done
B. doing C. to do D. do
28. Neither his friends nor his mother ________ his marriage to that girl.
A. accept
B. accepts C. agree D. agrees
29. Good managing of a company ________ great efforts.
A. calls for C. calls in
B. calls out D. calls at
30. I don't think he will change his mind, ________?
A. won't he
B. do I C. will he D. don't I
31. that the pilot couldn't fly through it.
A. The storm so severe was C. So the storm was severe
B. So severe was the storm D. Such was the storm severe
32. Hardly when the bus suddenly pulled away.
A. they had got to the bus stop C. were they got to the bus stop
B. did they get to the bus stop D. had they got to the bus stop
33. No sooner than the truck started off.
A. his luggage was loaded
B. had his luggage been loaded
C. loaded his luggage
D. his luggage was being loaded
34. _______ thought this was a good thing.
A. Not everybody C. Only somebody
B. Not anybody D. Just somebody
35. \
A. No one
B. None C. Not one D. Neither
36. English words are not always spelled _______.
A. the way they sound C. the way they are sounding
B. the way they to sound D. as they are sounding
37. He arrived late, _______ was annoying.
A. what
B. that C. which D. the which
38. Most people have no real idea how to change to healthy food, and Maureen was no
________.
A. foundation
B. possibility C. exception D. ignorance
39. He always knew what time it was, as if by ________.
A. instinct
B. imagination C. reaction D. reality
40. He refuses to let others speak, as he ________ every meeting.
A. confronts
B. affects C. attaches D. dominates
41. The creating of the first steam-powered machine, by James Watt, was a(n) ________ idea
that required thought and great effort.
A. spontaneous
B. original C. previous D. cautious
42. Young children have a limited attention ________ and can't focus on one activity for long.
A. range
B. span C. reach D. spread
43. At the end of the game, the whole crowd ________ their feet and cheered wildly.
A. emerged from
B. rose from C. got to D. stood up
44. She can't remember committing the murder, although all the facts point to her ________.
A. guilt
B. intention C. violence D. victim
45. Still, in their journal articles, these researchers are ________ about telling people to give up
dieting.
A. accurate
B. cautious C. apparent D. aware
46. Darren has decided to give ________ football at the end of this season.
A. in
B. for C. off D. up
47. Mr. Clark and Mr. Chrétien may indeed ________ to make up after years of conflict.
A. contrive
B. acquaint C. acquire D. admit
48. The fire was started when a passing motorist carelessly ________ a cigarette out of his car.
A. attached
B. shook C. tossed D. turned
49. I went to the photo shop to have my photos _______________ to cover my walls at home.
A. enlarged
B. adjusted C. adopted D. afforded
50. I've looked ________ all my papers but I still can't find the contract.
A. upon
B. out C. through D. in
51. He looked ________ the pile, trying to decide which one to pick.
A. upon
B. out C. through D. in
52. Just as the train was ________ in, there was a shout and someone fell onto the track.
A. arriving
B. pulling C. reaching D. turning
53. These were the people who ________ using force to stop violence.
A. advocated
B. argued C. intended D. offended
54. Such thoughts will ________ the way the courts decide on what sentence to pass on the
accused.
A. effect
B. impress C. absorb D. affect
55. Most people believe that he is quite ________ of lying to get out of trouble.
A. capable
B. enabled C. able D. skilled
56. The writer clearly ________ his readers to identify with the main character.
A. tends
B. extends C. intends D. designs
57. Their insecurities too often ________ the managers of invaluable support, just when they
needed it most.
A. stole
B. revealed C. omitted D. robbed
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