PART IV???? GRAMMER &VOCABULARY [15MIN]

  There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentences.

  51. There are as good fish in the sea _____ever came out of it .

  

  52.All the President’s Men ______one of the important books for historians who study the Watergate Scandal.

   s ed? remaining

  53.’You ______ borrow my notes provided you take care of them,’ I told my friend.

  

  54.If only the patient ______a different treatment instead of using the antibiotics, he might still be alive now.

   received ed? receive?? receiving

  55.Linda was _____te experiment a month ago,but she changed her mind at the last minute.

  A.? to start?? have started be starting have been starting

  56.She _____fifty or so when I first met her at the conference.

  A. must be? been?? be? have been

  57.It is not ______much the language as the background that makes the book difficult to understand.

  

  58.The comminttee has anticipated the problems that ________in the road construction project.

   arise? arisen

  59.The student said there were a few points in the essay he _______impossible to comprehend.

   found?? found? find

  60.He would have finished his college education,but he _______to quit and find a job to support his family.

   had?? have

  61.The research requires more money than ________.

   been put in?? been put in?? put in?? be put in

  62.Overpopulation poses a terrible threat to the human race.Yet it is probably ________a threat to the human race than enviromental destruction.

   more? more?? more?? more

  63.It is not uncommon for there _______problems of communication between the old and the young.

   be? be

  64.________at in his way,the situation does not seem so desperate.

  A.Looking?? C.Being looked?? look

  65.It is absolutely essential that William________his study in spite of some learning difficulties.

   continue ued? ue?? ues

  66.The painting he bought at the street market the other day was a_______forgery.

  -made? l??

  67.She’s always been kind to me –I can’t just turn ______on her now that she needs my help.

   back?? head?? eye??? er

  68.The bar in the club is for the ______use of its members.

  ive? ive? ive?? hensive

  69.The tutition fees are ______to students coming from low-income families.

  chable e?? ble?? able

  70.The medical experts warned the authorities of the danger of diseases in the _______of the earthquake.

  uence ath? s??

  71.This sort of rude behaviour in public hardly ______a person in your position.

  s? C. supports????? es

  72.I must leave now._______,if you want that book I’ll bring it next time.

  A.Accidentally B.Incidentally? C.Eventually? D.Naturally

  73.After a long delay,she ______replying to my e-mail.

   away with back at?? back? round to

  74.Personal computers are no longer something beyond the ordinary people;they are________available these days.

  ly? tly?? y?? y

  75.In my first year at the university I learnt the _______of journalism.

   tary?? ts

  76.According to the new tax law,any money earned over that level is taxed at the ______of 59 percent

   tage? tion?

  77.Thousands of _______at the stadium came to their feet to pay tribute to an outstanding performance.

  ce? ipants?? tors? ers

  78.We stood still ,gazing out over the limitless ______of the dessert.

   e??? h??

  79.Doctor often ______uneasiness in the people they deal with.

   ugh

  80.Mary sat at the table, looked at the plate and ______her lips.

  d? ted