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　　1. The bank is reported in the local newspaper ____ in broad daylight yesterday.

　　A. to be robbed

　　B. robbed

　　C. to have been robbed

　　D. having been robbed

　　2. ____ before, his first performance for the amateur dramatic group was a success.

　　A. Though having never acted

　　B. As he had never acted

　　C. Despite he had never acted

　　D. In spite of his never having acted

　　3. By the middle of the 21st century, the vast majority of the world’s population ____ in cities rather than in the country.

　　A. are living

　　B. will be living

　　C. have lived

　　D. will have lived

　　4. Mr. Milton prefers to resign ____ part in such dishonest business deals.

　　A. than take

　　B. than to take

　　C. rather than take

　　D. rather than to take

　　5. No one would have time to read or listen to an account of everything ____ going on in the world.

　　A. it is

　　B. as is

　　C. there is

　　D. what is

　　6. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, ______ a sudden loud noise.

　　A. being there

　　B. should there be

　　C. there was

　　D. there have been

　　7. Bit by bit , a child makes the necessary changes to make his language ______.

　　A. as other people

　　B. as other people's

　　C. like other people

　　D. like other people's

　　8.Clothing made of plastic fibres has certain advantages over ____made of natural fibres like cotton, wool, or silk.

　　A. one

　　B. the one

　　C. that

　　D. what

　　9.The treasury issued an order stating that ____ land purchased from the government had to be paid for in gold and silver.

　　A. henceforth

　　B. moreover

　　C. whereby

　　D. however

　　10.The students expected there ____ more reviewing classes before the final exams.

　　A. is

　　B. being

　　C. have been

　　D. to be

　　11. It was during summer breaks that we first taste the satisfaction work that ____ into hard currency.

　　A. translates

　　B. transfers

　　C. transplants

　　D. transmits

　　12.In some cases, your instructor may tell you the topics ____or may give you a choice of topics to write about.

　　A. in advance

　　B. ahead of

　　C. above all

　　D. right away

　　13.It was the driver's ____ that caused him to step on the gas instead of the brake after his car went over the curb.

　　A. fraud

　　B. alarm

　　C. terror

　　D. panic

　　14.Danny left this ____ message on my answering machine:“I must see you. Meet me at twelve o’clock.” Did he mean noon or midnight?

　　A. ambiguous

　　B. responsible

　　C. implicit

　　D. thoughtful

　　15.We looked for a table to sit down, but they were all ____.

　　A.reserved for

　　B. engaged in

　　C. used up

　　D. taken up

　　16.She will have to find somewhere else to work, for she can't ____ this loud noise any longer.

　　A. come up with

　　B. catch up with

　　C. keep up with

　　D. put up with

　　17.Tom ____ his new job with confidence.

　　A. set out

　　B. set off

　　C. set up

　　D. set about

　　18.The truck driver was fined for exceeding the speed ____.

　　A. range

　　B. limit

　　C. rule

　　D. regulation

　　19.The crippled Jack proudly walked with a ____ to the platform to join the children.

　　A. jump

　　B. limp

　　C. hop

　　D. jog

　　20.He cannot ____ a car, for he does not earn much money.

　　A. obtain

　　B. afford

　　C. donate

　　D. consume

　　21.The message is clear: Just as tea and banana cant’t go together, ______ should the son of a low class family expect to marry the daughter of a nobleman.

　　A. either

　　B. not

　　C. neither

　　D. nor

　　22.Though ____ rich, she was better off than at any other period in her life.

　　A. by means of

　　B. within her means

　　C. by all means

　　D. by no means

　　23.It is a(n) ____ attitude to take towards life.

　　A. absurd

　　B. silly

　　C. stupid

　　D. authentic

　　24.Every year, one student in our high school wins a scholarship that ____ one year of college.

　　A. improves

　　B. subsidizes

　　C. obliges

　　D. inflicts

　　25.He wrote the book in ____ with his wife.

　　A. proportion

　　B. installment

　　C. correspondence

　　D. collaboration