| Try ________ she might, Sue couldn't get the door open. |
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| A. if B. when C. since D. as |
| Only when he reached the teahouse ______ it was the same place he'd been in last year. |
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| A. he realized B. he did realize C. realized he D. did he realize |
| Jane won't join us for dinner tonight and ________. |
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| A. neither won't Tom B. Tom won't either C. Tom will too D. so will Tom |
| It is not how much we do but how much love we put into what we do ________ benefits our work most. |
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| A. who B. which C. that D. what |
| — It's nice. Never before ________ such a special drink! — I'm glad you like it. |
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| A. I have had B. I had C. have I had D. had I |
| Only after they had discussed the matter for several hours ________ a decision. |
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| A. they reached B. did they reach C. they reach D. do they reach |
| It's not what we do once in a while ________ shapes our lives,but what we do consistently. |
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| A. which B. that C. how D. when |
| Bring the flowers into a warm room ________ they'll soon open. |
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| A. or B. and C. but D. for |
| ______ a strange plant! I've never seen it before. |
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| A. Which B. What C. How D. Whether |
| I told them not everybody could run as fast as you did, ________? |
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| A. could he B. didn't I C. didn't you D. could they |
| — Have you seen the film Under the Hawthorn Tree? — Of course, I have. It was in our village ________ it was made. |
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| A. that B. where C. when D. which |
| Was it on a lonely island ________ he was saved one month after the boat went down? |
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| A. where B. that C. which D. what |
| It doesn't matter if they want to come to your party, ________? |
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| A. doesn't it B. does it C. don't they D. do they |
| — 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 |
| John opened the door. There ________ he had never seen before. |
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| A. a girl did stand B. a girl stood C. did a girl stand D. stood a girl |
| 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 |
| It was from only a few supplies that she had bought in the village ________ the hostess cooked such a nice dinner. |
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| A. where B. that C. when D. which |
| 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 |
| If you have a job, ________ yourself to it and finally you'll succeed. |
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| A. do devote B. don't devote C. devoting D. not devoting |
| 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 |
| Listening to loud music at rock concerts ________ caused hearing loss in some teenagers. |
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| A. is B. are C. has D. have |
| John's success has nothing to do with good luck. It is years of hard work ________ has made him what he is today. |
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| A. why B. when C. which D. that |
S o sudden ________ that the enemy had no time to escape. |
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| A. did the attack B. the attack did C. was the attack D. the attack was |
| Sally's never seen a play in the Shanghai Grand Theatre, ________? |
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| A. hasn't she B. has she C. isn't she D. is she |
| It was ________ he came back from Africa that year ________ he met the girl he would like to marry. |
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| A. when; then B. not; until C. not until; that D. only; when |
| He must be helping the old man to water the flowers, ________? |
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| A. is he B. isn't he C. must he D. mustn't he |
| Little ________ about her own safety, though she was in great danger herself. |
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| A. did Rose care B. Rose did care C. Rose does care D. does Rose care |
| Hearing the dog barking fiercely, away ________. |
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| A. fleeing the thief B. was fleeing the thief C. the thief was fleeing D. fled the thief |
| For a moment nothing happened. Then ________ all shouting together. |
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| A. voices had come B. came voices C. voices would come D. did voices come |
| It's the first time that he has been to Australia, ________? |
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| A. isn't he B. hasn't he C. isn't it D. hasn't it |
| — I've read another book this week. — Well, maybe ________ is not how much you read but what you read that counts. |
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| A. this B. that C. there D. it |
Unsa tisfied ________ with the payment, he took the job just to get some work experience. |
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| A. though was he B. though he was C. he was though D. was he though |
| It was along the Mississippi River ________ Mark Twain spent much of his childhood. |
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| A. how B. which C. that D. where |
| So much of interest ________ that most visitors simply run out of time before seeing it all. |
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| A. offers Beijing B. Beijing offers C. does Beijing offer D. Beiji  ng does o ffer |
| — Have you got any particular plans for the coming holiday? — Yes. ________, I'm going to visit some homes for the old in the city. |
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| A. If ever B. If busy C. If anything D. If possible |
Not until I began to work ________ how much tim e I had wasted. |
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| A. did I realize B. didn't I realize C. hadn't I realized D. had I realized |
| John was fired by his factory and only then ________ how wrong he was to be lazy and careless. |
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| A. had he realized B. he had realized C. did he realize D. he realized |
| Only when all the fish in the lake died ________ how serious the pollution was. |
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| A. did the villagers realize B. the villagers realized C. had the villagers realized D. the villagers had realized |
| Only by introducing scientific management, I suppose, ________ our company to a bright future and make more profits in the next years. |
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| A. can we bring B. we have brought C. we can bring D. have we brought |
| Only when ________ be possible to sign the papers. |
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| A. does the boss come will it B. the boss comes will it C. has the boss come it will D. the boss comes  it will |
| To our surprise, not a single word ________ in the discussion last Friday. |
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| A. had the teacher said B. said the teacher C. the teacher had said D. did the teacher say |
| Never before ________ to ________ what his parents expect of him more than it is today. |
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| A. he has failed; live up to B. he failed not; come up with C. has he failed; live up to D. did he failed; come up with |
| ______ allow drugs to become uncontrolled in our district. |
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| A. In certain circumstances can we B. In no circumstances we can C. Under any circumstances we can D. Under no circumstances can we |
| We have to admit that never in the past twenty years ________ so greatly as before. |
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| A. did the city change B. the city has changed C. has the city changed D. the city had changed |
| Not until ________ the exam ________ the importance of doing homework. |
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| A. had he failed; he realized B. he had failed; did he realize C. he had failed; he realized D. had he failed; did he realize |
| Not until they left school ________ how much their teachers loved them and helped them. |
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| A. they realized B. had they realized C. they would realize D. did they realize |
| _______ my eyes when I began to imagine the most fantastic scene in China's Got Talent. |
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| A. Not until I had closed B. No sooner had I closed C. Scarcely I had closed D. Hardly had I closed |
| Such great progress ________ that the teachers are pleased with him. |
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| A. he has made B. has he made C. did he make D. made he |
| So ________ that all the living things are dying out gradually. |
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| A. serious polluted the lake is B. serious polluted is the lake C. seriously polluted is the lake D. seriously polluted the lake is |
| So suddenly ________ that people had no time to escape. |
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| A. did the earthquake happen B. the earthquake happened C. was the earthquake happened D. the earthquake was happened |
| As fuel prices rose, bus companies raised their fares and ________. |
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| A. so did the airlines B. nor did the airlines C. so the airlines did D. nor the airlines did |
| — Li Zhai has been watching the Korean TV series Temptation of Wife the whole night. — ________. |
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| A. So her parents have B. So have been her parents C. Her parents have been so D. So have her parents |
| ______, Franks never seems to be able to do the work satisfactorily. |
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| A. As hard he tries B. Try hard as he might C. As hard as he tries D. Try as hard as he might |
| Though ________ to a higher position, she still didn't content herself. |
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| A. promoting B. being promoted C. having promoted D. promoted |
| — What's the matter with Jenny? — She didn't pass the driving test but she still ________. |
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| A. hopes so B.  hopes toC. hopes it D. hopes that |
| I finally got the job I dreamed about. Never in all my life ________ so happy. |
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| A. did I feel B. I felt C. I had felt D. had I felt |
| A new survey shows that 54 percent of Americans do not take prescription medicines ________ though they are important to their health. |
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| A. as they instruct B. as were instructed C. as to be instructed D. as instructed |
| Mary enjoys homemade food, so she seldom, ________, eats out. |
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| A. if never B. if any C. if not D. if ever |
| — How I wish I had watched the football match last night. — ________, today's examination would be a total disaster. |
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| A. When necessary B. If so C. If possible D. So what |
| So interested ________ in sunbathing that they often go south with their families on weekends. |
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| A. is the English B. the English is C. are the English D. the English are |
| It is that Jack often cheats in exams ________ makes his teachers angry with him. |
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[ ] |
| A. what B. which C. whether D. that |
| Was it in the train "Harmony", which is China's first highspeed one, ________ John met with his foreign friend? |
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[ ] |
| A. that B. when C. what D. where |
| — How is that, Mary? — I wonder ________ it takes to be a good teacher beyond patience and a great knowledge of kids. |
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A. how is it that |
| It was ________ the old watch that the old man spent the whole afternoon at home. |
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| A. in repair B. repaired C. to repair D. repairing |
| It was not until midnight ________ we got home because of traffic jams. |
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| A. when B. that C. while D. as |
| — Do you know ________ the 2011 Xiamen International Marathon was held? — On January 2. |
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| A. when it was that B. when was it that C. what it was that D. what was it that |
| Could it be in the classroom ________ we had a talk last night ________ you left your keys? |
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| A. that; where B. in which; where C. where; that D. where; in which |
| _______ that caused him to serve dinner an hour later than usual. |
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| A. It was us being late B. It was we were late C. It was because we were late D. It was our being late |
| It is at the party ________ there is no doubt ________ we'll meet Tom. |
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A. th at; that B. where; whether C. that; whether D. where; that |
| What is Tom up to? He's seldom turned in his assignments these days, ________? |
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| A. is he B. isn't he C. has he D. hasn't he |
| I don't suppose anyone will volunteer, ________? |
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| A. do I B. don't I C. will they D. won't they |
| It was Xu Beihong ________ developed the tradition of combining poetry with painting ________ had a leading position in the history of modern Chinese folk art. |
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| A. that; that B. what; that C. which; that D. who; that |
| — I don't suppose Jimmy could have done well in the midterm exam last week, ________? — ________, he almost failed in the exam. |
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| A. had he; Yes B. did he; No C. do I; Yes D. could I; No |
| There's no light on in the dormitory. They must have gone to attend the concert to be held on the campus, ________? |
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[ ] |
| A. didn't they B. mustn't they C. haven't they D. shouldn't they |
| Make full use of your time ________ you can achieve what you desire. |
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| A. so B. or C. but D. and |