A. once gained B. when to gain
C. after gaining D. while gaining
31. _____, the mountain climbers conquered the Everest in the end.
A. As the difficulty was great
B. Great difficulty as it was
C. Great as the difficulty was
D. The difficulty was great
32. On one side of the road grass should be planted, and _____.
A. on the other are flowers
B. on another flowers
C. on the other flowers
D. on another are flowers
33. —Will you go to attend your former wife’s evening party?
—No, _____.
A. even if invited B. if invited to
C. after invited to D. if invited
34. The WHO estimates that 9,700 people will eventually die of the disaster’s aftereffects, but Greenpeace last week predicted that the total will be _____.
A. as nine times high
B. nine times higher
C. higher than nine times
D. as high nine times as
35. Once ______ at the shop, you will be dismissed immediately.
A. caught stealing B. caught to steal
C. catching stealing D. to catch to steal
36. _____ it _____, the crops would be saved.
A. Had; rained B. Should; rain
C. If; rains D. Would; rained
37. Look, John. Feeding on the grassland _____.
A. so many sheep are
B. there are so many sheep
C. are so many sheep
D. are there so many sheep
38. It’s beyond description. Nowhere else in the world _____ such a quiet, beautiful place.
A. can there be B. you can find
C. there can be D. can find you
39. As your spoken English gets better, _____ your written English.
A. so was B. so will
C. such is D. such will
40. Not until _____ over _____ the cinema.
A. was the film; the audience left
B. the film was; left the audience
C. was the film; did the audience leave
D. the film was; did the audience leave
41. _____ is the kindness of the nurse that the patient can never be _____ to her.
A. So; too thankful B. Such; so thankful
C. So; that thankful D. Such; thankful enough
42. Life is harder for Senior Three students throughout China. Barely _____ endless exercises or tests.
A. does every day go by with
B. does any day go by without
C. every day goes by without
D. any day goes by with
43. —He ought to have been warned of the danger.
—_____, but he wouldn’t listen to me.
A. Yes, he oughtn’t B. So he was
C. So was he D. So it was with him
44. —I don’t know whether I should accept the invitation to join Microsoft or get my master degree first.
—Don’t hesitate _____ will you get such an opportunity.
A. and never again B. or never again
C. and where D. or where
45. _____ this afternoon, you would have to come again next week.
A. The boss didn’t return
B. The boss were not to return
C. Were the boss not to return
D. Didn’t the boss return
46. On the winding path _____.
A. were some footprints of a strange animal found
B. found some footprints of a strange animal were
C. found were some footprints of a strange animal
D. some footprints of a strange animal were found
47. Under no circumstances and at no time _____ the first to use nuclear weapons.
A. we are B. we will be
C. were we D. shall we be
48. Many a time _____ effective studying methods to help me with my English.
A. gives me his B. he gives
C. I give him D. does he give me
49. Only when your identity has been checked _____.
A. you are allowed in B. you will be allowed in
C. will you allow in D. will you be allowed in
50. A beam of light will not bend round corners unless _____ to do so with the help of a reflecting device.
A. made B. been made
C. having made D. to be made
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