At the begi nning of class, the noise of desks _______ could be heard outside the classroom. |
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| A. opened and closed B. to be opened and closed C. being opened and closed D. to open and close |
| The difference in thickness and weight from the earlier version makes the iPad 2 more comfortable ____ . |
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| A. held B. holding C. be held D. to hold |
| Scientists have created the world's smallest "snowma", _______ about a fifth of the width of a human hair. |
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| A. measuring B. measures C. measured D. to measure |
| If water becomes increasingly scarce in decades _______, water shortage will become a hot issue all over the world. |
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| A. coming B. having come C. to come D. to be coming |
| There is no need _________, because the flight has been cancelled. |
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| A. hurrying B. hurry C. to hurry D. hurried |
| After the party, most guests left, with only two of them ________ in the host family, _____ him cleaning up. |
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| A. remaining; helped B. remaining; helping C. remained; helped D. remained; helping |
| Some biologists believe this is an ancient survival strategy, ______ a diet with 30 percent fewer calories than usual increased life span. |
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| A. for which B. to which C. of which D. in which |
Yellow Mountain is such an attractive plac e of interest ______ everyone likes to visit. |
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| A. as B. that C. which D. which |
| —Why ______ you _______ give such a talk? —Well, I've applied for this job. They've asked all the applicants to give a talk as part of the selection process. |
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| A. don't; have to B. had; had to C. are; used to D. have; got to |
| After the adjustment of financial policies, many netizens put up posts, 90 percent ______ carried the message of approval. |
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| A. of which B. of whom C. o   f them D. of what |
| We ______ here at lunch time; we were delayed at the airport, though. |
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| A. could be B. would stay C. must have been D. would have been |
| _______ anyone call, please tell him I'm not free. |
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| A. Must B. Can C. May D. Should |
| She gave me a list in case I _____ forget what to buy. |
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| A. must B. should C. might D. would |
| —Why does the lake smell terrible? —Because large quantities of water ________. |
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| A. have polluted B. is being polluted C. has been polluted D. have been polluted |
| Prices of houses _______ sharply in the past decade. |
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| A. rise B. are rising C. have risen D. rose |
| Daniel offered me a lift home the other day, but I said no because I _______ Judy after work. |
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| A. met B. will have met C. was meeting D. will meet |
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—Excuse me, I wonder if you can help. I _______ my ID card. |
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| A. have lost B. lost C. had lost D. lose |
| After having gone ______ far, George did not want to turn back. |
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A. enoug hB. much C. such D. that |
On Teachers' Day, we al l went to school ____ ____ to see our teachers. |
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| A. especially B. specially C. particularly D. attentively |
| It is definite that new digital mobile phones have less radiation, but that does not ______ mean that they should be used without caution. |
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| A. obviously B. necessarily C. generally D. eventually |
| —Each time you want a cigarette, think twice, and have an apple instead. —Sorry, but I couldn't digest _____  __ many apples. |
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| A. that B. such C. rather D. quite |
| —How did the interview go? —Quite well. Not so smoothly as I had expected, _______. |
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| A. instead B. either C. though D. as well |
| Those who continuously acquire new knowledge that they can ________ their work are more likely to succeed. |
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| A. contribute to B. correspond to C. submit to D. apply to |
| Until we have discussed all the details, no decision _______ about any new operations. |
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| A. will be made B. is made C. is being made D. has been made |
| With the advances of technology, plastics have taken the place of many ______ materials. |
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| A. conventional B. optional C. artificial D. potential |
Apart from his monthly salary as a sales manager,  he also gets a travel _______ that covers hotel bills. |
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| A. insurance B. circumstance C. allowance D. competence |
| —If I don't get some money from my parents by Friday, could I borrow some from you? —_______. But can I know why? |
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A. Never mind B. Not at all C. By no means D. By all means |
| "Ah, when? God knows." He said, and ________ away from her, walked rapidly away. |
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| A. turning B. turned C. turn D. to turn |
| —I’ve never found a better job. —_______. |
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| A. Good luck B. Too bad C. Congratulations D. Don't worry |
| Optimism had been growing ________ the weekend meeting of European Union leaders in Brussels would come up with a substantial plan for dealing with the debt crisis. |
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| A. when B. before C. what D. that |
| The film “Red Cliff” ______ great success when it made its first appearance on the screen. |
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| A. appreciated B. enjoyed C. won D. seized |
| —The constant noise around here _______ me crazy! —Calm down. It's no use complaining. |
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| A. drove B. drives C. is driving D. had driven |
| Nearly three days after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake, rescuers in Chile were making every effort to _____ possible survivors. |
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| A. trap B. reach C. shelter D. seize |
| —How was the school's sports meet? —We didn't plan it like that but it _______ very well. |
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| A. tried out B. went out C. worked out D. carried out |
| —Not getting that job was a big let-down. —Don't worry. Something better will ________. |
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| A. fall behind B. take on C. go by D. come along |
| Chinese people drink _______ beer per person now as they did ten years ago. |
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| A. twice as B. as twice as C. more than twice as much D. more than twice |
| —If you like, I can do some shopping for you. —That's a very kind _______. |
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| A. suggestion B. service C. point D. offer |
| Until the start of the Industrial Revolution, mankind was poor, hungry, and constantly at the _______ of disease and natural disasters. |
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| A. power B. limit C. control D. mercy |
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—You shall get an iPhone as long as you come out first in the contest. |
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| A. trick B. decision C. promise D. goal |
| As a result of the radio _______ for help for the earthquake victims, over a million pounds have been raised. |
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| A. invitation B. advertisement C. appeal D. program |
| —Children, hold the bottle with your right hand. —Tommy, you are not correct. Please use your _______ hand. |
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| A. other B. the other C. another D. the another |
| If more readers become comfortable with reading digitally, ______ but the book-collectors want to buy paper books. |
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| A. anyone B. someone C. no one D. none |
The previous lecture focused on the rea ding problems in new words, while this lecture will turn to_______ in complex sentence structures. |
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| A. that B. one C. those D. ones |
| There inside he found a beautiful gold pocket watch. Running his fingers slowly ______ the fine cover, he opened it, wondering ______ what greater value it was. |
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| A. above; in B. through; with C. around; about D. over; of |
| Although I've never worked for a bank before, I feel quite ______ there because I'm used to dealing with figures. |
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| A. at peace B. at home C. at sea D. at will |
| Before selecting the curtain for your newly-decorated house, it’s important to know what colors look great _____ the wall paper. |
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| A. on B. with C. in D. against |
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It was ______ exciting news that more than ten students in a single school were admitted to Tsinghua University in the same year. A. one B. an C. / D. a |
| In the USA, ______ Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival. Traditionally, it is _____ time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude in general. |
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| A. the; a B. /; the C. /; a D. the; the |
| —Why did you say that the journalist is very aggressive? —To be ________, he tries every means to ask questions of those VIPs. |
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| A. exact B. honest C. practical D. sure |
| —Shall the salesman deliver the goods for you? —No, I'd rather he __________. |
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| A. hasn't delivered B. has delivered them C. hadn't delivered them D. had them delivered |