More and more high-rise buildings have been built in big cities _____ space. |
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A. in search of B. in place of C. for lack of D. for fear of |
We've just moved into a bigger house and there's a lot to do. Let's _____ it. |
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A. keep up with B. do away with C. get down to D. look forward to 30. |
— In this day and age, women can have children and jobs as well. — I can't agree more. It's great to have the two _____. |
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A. linked B. related C. connected D. combined |
In ancient times, people rarely travelled long distances and most farmers only travelled _____ the local market. |
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A. longer than B. more than C. as much as D. as far as |
No matter how low you consider yourself, there is always someone _____ you wishing they were that high. |
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A. getting rid of B. getting along with C. looking up to D. looking down upon |
— How did you like Nick's performance last night? — To be honest, his singing didn't _____ to me much. |
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A. appeal B. belong C. refer D. occur |
Parents _____ much importance to education. They will do their best to give their children that priceless gift. |
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A. attach B. pay C. link D. apply |
Smell the flowers before you go to sleep, and you may just _____ sweet dreams. |
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A. keep up with B. put up with C. end up with D. catch up with |
We give dogs time, space and love we can spare, and _____, dogs give us their all. |
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A. in all B. in fact C. in short D. in return |
Sam _____ some knowledge of the computer just by watching others working on it. |
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A. brought up B. looked up C. picked up D. set up |
Your house is always so neat-how do you _____ it with three children? |
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A. manage B. serve C. adapt D. construct |
Joining the firm as a clerk, he got rapid promotion , and _____ as a manager. |
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A. ended up B. dropped out C. came back D. started off |
He telephoned the travel agency to _____ three air tickets to London. |
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A. order B. arrange C. take D. book |
Some people eat with their eyes. They prefer to order what _____ nice. |
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A. looks B. smells C. feels D. tastes |
Jenny was looking for a seat when, luckily, a man _____ and left. |
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A. took up B. got up C. shut up D. set up |
The workers _____ the glasses and marked on each box "This Side Up". |
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A. carried B. delivered C. pressed D. packed |
Thousands of foreigners were _____ to the Shanghai World Expo the day it opened. |
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A. attended B. attained C. attracted D. attached |
The experiment has _____ the possibility of the existence of any life on that planet, but it does not mean there is no life on other planets. |
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A. found out B. pointed out C. ruled out D. carried out |
So far we have done a lot to build a low-carbon economy, but it is _____ ideal. We have to work still harder. |
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A. next to B. far from C. out of D. due to |
You look well. The air and the sea foods in Sanya must _____ you, I suppose. |
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A. agree with B. agree to C. agree on D. agree about |
My mother opened drawer to _____ the knives and spoons. |
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A. put away B. put up C. put on D. put together |
Just as the clothes a person wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time, his house ______ his personality. |
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A. resembles B. strengthens C. reflects D. shapes |
Had he _____ her promise, she would have made it to Yale University. |
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A. looked up to B. lived up to C. kept up with D. come up with |
It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money _____ favors to them. |
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A. in preference to B. in place of C. in agreement with D. in exchange for |
Thousands of people _____ to watch yesterday's match against Ireland. |
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A. turned on B. turned in C. turned around D. turned out |
The new movie _____ to be one of the biggest money-makers of all time. |
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A. promises B. agrees C. pretends D. declines |
The majority of people in the town strongly _____ the plan to build a playground for children. |
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A. consider B. support C. confirm D. submit |
After that, he knew he could _____ any emergency by doing what he could to the best of his ability. |
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A. get away with B. get on with C. get through D. get across |
Not until he left his home _____ to know how important the family was for him. |
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A. did he begin B. had he begun C. he began D. he had begun |
We laugh at jokes, but seldom _____ about how they work. |
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A. we think B. think we C. we do think D. do we think |
— Is everyone here? — Not yet. Look, there _____ the rest of our guests! |
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A. come B. comes C. is coming D. are coming |
At the meeting place of the Yangtze River and the Jialing River _____, one of the ten largest cities in China. |
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A. lies Chongqing B. Chongqing lies C. does lie Chongqing D. does Chongqing lie |
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Only if people of all the countries are united ________ (我们才能解决) the existing problems in the world. (solve) |
Every few years, the coal workers _____ their lungs X-rayed to ensure their health. |
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A. are having B. have C. have had D. had had |
The church tower which _____ will be open to tourists soon. The work is almost finished. |
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A. has restored B. has been restored C. is restoring D. is being restored |
Every year a flood of farmers arrive in Shenzhen for the money-making jobs they _____ before leaving their hometowns. |
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A. promised B. were promised C. have promised D. have been promised |
— Guess what, we've got our visas for a short-term visit to the UK this summer. — How nice! You _____ a different culture then. |
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A. will be experiencing B. have experienced C. have been experiencing D. will have experienced |
— Were you surprised by the ending of the film? — No, I _______the book, so I already knew the story? |
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A. was reading B. had read C. am reading D. have read |
— We've spent too much money recently. — Well, it isn't surprising. Our friend and relatives _____ around all the time. |
A. are coming B. had come C. were coming D. have been coming |
This coastal area _____ a national wildlife reserve last year. |
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A. was named B. named C. is named D. names |
I was just going to cut my rose bushes but someone _____ it. Was it you? |
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A. has done B. had done C. would do D. will do |
I walked slowly through the market, where people _____ all kinds of fruits and vegetables. I studied the prices carefully and bought what I needed. |
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A. sell B. were selling C. had sold D. have sold |
I'm tired out. I _____ all afternoon and I don't seem to have finished anything. |
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A. shopped B. have shopped C. had shopped D. have been shopping |
Mother wanted to be a good provider, a role she _____ since her marriage to Father. |
A. shoulders B. shouldered C. is shouldering D. has been shouldering |
The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already _____ for a meal to be cooked. |
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A. laid B. laying C. to lay D. being laid |
Up to now, the program _____ thousands of children who would otherwise have died. |
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A. would save B. saves C. had saved D. has saved |
We _____ on this project for four hours. Let's have a rest. |
A. are working B. have been working C. worked D. had worked |
Traditional folk arts of Tianjin like paper cutting _____ at the culture show of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. |
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A. are exhibiting B. is exhibiting C. are being exhibited D. is being exhibited |
In many people's opinion, that company, though relatively small, is pleasant _____. |
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A. to deal with B. dealing with C. to be dealt with D. dealt with |
— When shall we restart our business? 一 Not until we _____ our plan. |
A. will finish B. are finishing C. are to finish D. have finished |
You've failed to do what you _____ to and I'm afraid the teacher will blame you. |
A. will expect B. will be expected C. expected D. were expected |
— Have you finished reading Jane Eyre? — No, I _____ my homework all day yesterday. |
A. was doing B. would do C. has done D. do |
When you are home, give a call to let me know you _____ safely. |
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A. are arriving B. have arrived C. had arrived D. will arrive |
The discovery of gold in Australia led thousands to believe that a fortune _____. |
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A. is made B. would make C. was to be made D. had made |
— Why, Jack, you look so tired! — Well, I _____ the house and I must finish the work tomorrow. |
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A. was painting B. will be painting C. have painted D. have been painting |
— Peter, where did you guys go for the summer vacation? — We _____ busy with our work for months, so we went to the beach to relax ourselves. |
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A. were B. have been C. had been D. will be |
I have to see the doctor because I _____ a lot lately. |
A. have been coughing B. had coughed C. coughed D. cough |
It is reported that many a new house _____ at present in the disaster area. |
A. are being built B. were being built C. was being built D. is being built |
Barbara is easy to recognize as she's the only one of the women who _____ evening dress. |
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A. wear B. wears C. has worn D. have worn |
Linda makes sure the tables _____ before the guests arrive. |
A. be set B. set C. are set D. are setting |
Excuse me I _____ I was blocking your way. |
A. didn't realize B. don't realize C. haven't realized D. wasn't realizing |
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Last night's TV news said that by then the death of the missing people ________ (未证实) yet. (prove) |
Joseph _____ to evening classes since last month, but he still can't say "What's your name?" in Russian. |
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A. has been going B. went C. goes D. has gone |
I _____ all the cooking for my family, but recently I've been too busy to do it. |
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A. will do B. do C. am doing D. had done |
In the spoken English of some areas in the US, the "r" sounds at the end of the words _____. |
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A. are dropped B. drop C. are being dropped D. have dropped |
— I'm not finished with my dinner yet. — But our friends _____ for us. |
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A. will wait B. wait C. have waited D. are waiting |
— I'm sorry, but I don't quite follow you. Did you say you wanted to return on September 20? — Sorry, I _____ myself clear. We want to return on October 20. |
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A. hadn't made B. wouldn't make C. don't make D. haven't made |
It took me a long time before I was able to fully appreciate what they _____ for me. |
[ ] |
A. had done B. did C. would do D. were doing |
The book has been translated into thirty languages since it _____ on the market in 1973. |
[ ] |
A. had come B. has come C. came D. comes |
The palace caught fire three times in the last century, and little of the original building _____ now. |
[ ] |
A. remains B. is remained C. is remaining D. has been remained |
— Why do you want to work for our company? — This is the job that I _____ for. |
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A. looked B. am to look C. had looked D. have been looking |
If you plant watermelon seeds in the spring, you _____ fresh watermelon in the fall. |
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A. eat B. would eat C. have eaten D. will be eating |
For many years, people _____ electric cars. However, making them has been more difficult than predicted. |
A. had dreamed of B. have dreamed of C. dreamed of D. dream of |