She has made _____ greater progress this semester than she did last semester. A. very B. far C. more D. little 2. The documents _____ they were searching have been recovered. A. of which B. for which C. on which D. to which 3. Jim was late for two classes this morning. He said that he forgot both of the _____ A. rooms number B. room number C. room’s number D. room numbers 4. _____water the most common liquid in the world but it is also the most important. A. Not only B. If only C. Only was D. Not only is 5. The examiner failed some candidates; ____. A. fifteen being women B. among fifteen were women C. fifteen of them were women D. fifteen of whom were women 6. This was talked about _____ sailors and doctors gathered together. A. or B. but C. however D. wherever 7. I _____ before, but I have been ill. A. had written B. did have written C. would have written D. have written 8. Of particular interest to visitors_____ the large number of bookstores that sell books in different languages. A. have been B. are C. were D. is 9. She just had no faith in you. _____ Tom in whom she still had faith. A. He was B There is C. It was D. And was 10. The evening before, he had_____ at Gunch’s until midnight. A. played piano B. played the piano C. played a piano D. played one piano 11. ---“Do you mind if I take one of these books?” --- “_____ .” A. Yes, please take one B. No, please don’t C. Of course, I don’t D. No, certainly not 12. No sooner _____ the telephone rang. A. he had gone to sleep when B. had he gone to sleep so C. had he gone to sleep than D. had he gone to sleep when 13. --- “What’s worrying you?” --- “_____ so late.” A. Since Mary is staying up B. Since Mary has stayed up C. Mary’s staying up D. For Mary stays up 14. That’s one of those questions that really don’t need ____ . A. answered B. answering C. to answer D. being answered 15. I want to see how much he has changed ____. A. as I saw him last B. when I saw him last C. after I saw him last D. since I saw him last 16. _____theoretical information or practical use. A. Either the directions are too vague for B. The directions are either too vague for C. The directions are too vague for D. The directions are too vague for either 17. Wood furniture does not fall in value _____ properly handled and protected. A. if B. has C. and D. that 18. We put it to you _____. A. if that is the best solution or not B. if is that the best solution C. whether that is the best solution D. the best solution whether that is 19. Actually _____ comparatively small number of people own the corporations. A. only a B. there is only a C. they are a D. there are only a 20. In order to use a _____ laboratory, the teacher has to well trained or highly experienced. A. physical B. physicist C. physic D. physics 21. The trouble was that they couldn’t agree among ____. A. themselves B. each other C. them D. itself 22. You must follow the directions exactly, and if you should become _____, you must take the time to go back again and reread them. A. to confuse B. confusing C. confused D. confuse 23. My watch has stooped. I forgot ______ it on the train last night. A. winding B. to wind C. to have wound D. having wound 24. He sold the vegetables at half price _____ allowed them to go bad. A. more than B. instead of C. rather than D. other than 25. In that area the number of illiterates _____ ninety percent of the population. A. exceeds B. have exceeded C. exceed D. are exceeded 26. We were shown into a small room, _____ an old woman. A. there we met B. which we met C. it was there we met D. where we met 27. Why do you refer to this again? It is a problem _____ long ago. A. to be solved B. being solved C. solving D. solved 28. Are you busy this afternoon? If not, I wish you _____ with me for a while. A. stay B. stayed C. would stay D. were staying 29. We didn’t go to the cinema yesterday, so _____ what happened there. A. all of us don’t know B. we all do not know C. we don’t know D. none of us know 30. Don’t tell him anything about me when you _____ with him tomorrow. A. are talking B. talked C. will be talking D. will have talked 31. Industrial production rose nearly____ two-fifths in the past three years. A. of B. at C. with D. by 32. He did not sleep well last night; the question_____ worried him. A. where shall we go B. where will we go C. where to go D. where to go to 33. _____lessons were not difficult. A. Our first few short English B. Our few first English short C. Our few first short English D. Few our first English short 34. Mr. White is _____ to need a doctor. A. so ill as B. as ill as C. too ill D. ill enough as 35. I wonder whether he will go and help____. A. to let to fall the heavy box B. let the heavy box to fall C. the heavy box let fall D. let fall the heavy box 36. Theoretically, a good screwdriver should last a lifetime, but it _____, usually because it is used at one time or another as a substitute for some other tool. A. rarely is B. is rarely C. rarely should D. rarely does 37. He was tried but got off because there wasn’t sufficient evidence_____ him guilty of the crime. A. proving B. in proving C. to prove D. is to prove 38. When we entered the room, the _____at the desk rose to greet us. A. men who sits B. men sitting C. man sat D. man who sits 39. “That exam will be on the first half of the book.” “That means we’ll have to finish_____” A. seven unit B. seventh unit C. unit seven D. unit seventh 40. He waited and waited and last a gentleman _____came forward. A. dressing the black suit B. wears a black suit C. in a black suit D. with the black suit 41. When asked about Beatrice’s health, he said, “She is _____ she never takes any medicine. A. as strong and healthy as B. so strong and healthy C. too strong and healthy D. very strong and healthy 42. I like Tom but I don’t like _____ to me like that. A. he talking B. him to talk C. his talking D. his talk 43. _____ stay behind if it rains. A. You had rather B. You had better to C. You had better D. You have better 44. Every gift, ____, is in reality great if given with affection. A. it may be small B. though being small C. small as it may be D. though may be small 45. They _____ in Chicago, but now they live in New York. A. would live B. used to live C. were used to live D. used to living 46. All they possessed was a three-quarter ownership in a donkey, ____ belonged to several other households. A. the other quarter of which B. the other quarter C. of the other quarter D. which the other quarter 47. --- “It was very cold yesterday.”---“____” A. So was it B. So it was C. It so was D. Was it so 48. He was always meaning to buy some, but never ___. A. buy B. buying C. did D. have 49. Although he hadn’t moved or stirred ___ convinced that he had seen her. A. and she was B. nevertheless C. she was nevertheless D. but she was 50. _____ 1959_____ chemists succeeded in obtaining this compound. A. It was not until /then B. It is not until /when C. It was not until / that D. It is until / that