一、在下列每组单词中，有一个单词的划线部分与其他单词的划线部分的读音不同。找出这个词，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括弧里。
( )1.A. machine B. dictionary C. Russian D. question
( )2.A. popular B. large C. remarkable D. dark
( )3.A. church B. chalk C. character D. cheat
( )4.A. cheat B. weak C. increase D. area
( )5.A. copy B. loudly C. today D. Monday
二、从每小题的四个选择项中，选出最佳的一项，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括弧里。
( )6.—The sea is very rough today.
—Yes， I‘ve never seen _______ before.
A. such rough sea B. such a rough sea
C. so rough sea D. that rough sea
( )7.—She‘s broken her arm again.
—Again? I ______ she _______ ever broken it before.
A. don‘t know; has B. didn’t know; had
C. didn‘t know; has D. hadn’t know; would
( )8.—Has the wallet been returned yet?
—No， but we expect ______ any day now.
A. to return it B. it to return C. it to be returned D. it returned
( )9.—I‘ve been told to pay the rent.
—But it‘s already been paid. It ______ by someone else.
A. must be B. may be
C. must be paid D. must have been paid
( )10. Montreal is larger than _______ in Canada.
A. any city B. any cities C. any other cities D. any other city
( )11. Human‘s brains are larger in proportion to their bodies than _______.
A. whales B. a whale C. that of whales D. those of whales
( )12. Before writing your article， ______， collect your material， and prepare an outline.
A. a topic should be selected B. a topic to be selected
C. your topic should be selected D. select a topic
( )13.—I usually travel by train.
—Why not ________ by plane for a change?
A. to try going B. trying to go C. to try and go D. try going
( )14. The boy lay in the street， his eyes _______ and his hands ______.
A. closing; trembling B. closed; trembled
C. closing; trembled D. closed; trembling
( )15. He _______ here for 20 years by the end of next month.
A. had worked B. has worked C. will have worked D. will work
( )16. I‘ll do _______ the doctor advised.
A. as B. like C. that D. all what
( )17.—Did we have to wait for Tom?
—Well， _______ very angry if we hadn‘t waited for him.
A. he‘d have been B. he were C. he had been D. he must be
( )18. Why do you insist on ________?
A. this to be done B. this done
C. this being done D. this is done
( )19. We looked everywhere for the ________.
A. missing watch B. missed watch
C. watch being missed D. watch that lost
( )20. ______， the runners crossed the finish line.
A. Tiring B. Tired C. To be tired D. They are tired
( )21. _______ by the air， the kite went up into the sky.
A. Pushing B. Pushed C. Having been pushed D. Having pushed
( )22.—The round bowl over there is a bit small， isn‘t it?
— _______.
A. So are the fish B. So the fish are
C. Neither the fish D. Neither are the fish
( )23. She couldn‘t take shorthand， _______ slowed down the work of the office.
A. that B. which C. it D. so
( )24. Was it last Friday ________ you met him?
A. that B. on which C. which D. when
( )25. _______ might fail in the exam worried him.
A. He B. That he C. What D. It
( )26.—I‘v got this really painful ear.
—How long _______ you?
A. does it bother B. was it bothering
C. would it bother D. has it been bothering
( )27.—I started to study， but then a friend called.
—That‘s no excuse ________.
A. for not studying B. not for studying C. not studying D. not to studying
( )28.—Why was he so hot when he got home?
—He ________.
A. was running B. is running C. has been running D. had been running
( )29.—There‘s been an earthquake.
—I know. At least a hundred people ________.
A. were to be killed B. are said to have been killed
C. said to have been killed D. are said to kill
( )30. You may invite _______ wants to go.
A. whomever B. whoever C. which one D. people
三、通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。从每小题的四个选项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选择，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括号里。
Mr. Jones woke early one morning， before the sun had risen. It was a beautiful morning， _31_ he went to the window and looked out. He was _32_ to see a neatly-dressed and mid-aged professor， who _33_ in the university just up the road from Mr. Jones‘ house， coming the direction of the town. He had grey hair thick glasses， and was _34 an umbrella， a morning newspaper and a bag. Mr. Jones thought that he must have _35_ by the night train _36_ taking a taxi.
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