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A the most meanest, same, the most wicked B the meanest, too, the wickedest C the meanest, well, the most wicked D the mean, so, the wicked
9. I was fond of these stories and____ evening after____
evening would go into grandma's room, sitting with
my back___ against the wall so that no warrior could
slip behind me with a tomahawk.
A an, an, close C the, the, closely
B ___ , ___ , close D ____ , an, closely
10. Their party____ so tired and___ with the day's la
bour that they declared they____ another step.
A was, exhausted, would not take B were, exhausted, would not take C was, exhausting, should not take D were, exhausting, could not take
11. The cattle___ killed, and the meat was placed into___
deep snow for preservation.
A was, the C was, ___
B were, ___ D were, a
12. He seemed____ dissatisfied, so we asked him if there
was___ that we could do for him.
A to be, something farther
B to have been, anything far
C to be, anything further
D to have been, something farther i
13. At last my father arrived________ house with the little
ones, and our family_____ again united.
A to, Mr. Sinclair, were B at, Mr. Sinclair's, were C in, Mr. Sinclair's, was D to, Mr. Sinclair's, was
14. It was a long while before I could get him_____ a____
view of the subject.
A take, more fairer C to take, fairer B to take, more fairer D take, fairer
15. I never saw a party ___ up so ____ , and with___
little fuss.
A break, quietly, so B breaking, quietly, such C breaking, quiet, such D break, quiet, so
Test 44
1. Can I ever forget that night in the desert, when we
walked___ in____ darkness, every step seeming to be
the very last we could___ !
A a mile after a mile, the, make
B male after mile, _____ , take
C mile after a mile, ___ , make
D mile after mile, the, take
2. The young men said it was the funniest song that____ ,
and that they would get Mr. Brown, whom they knew
very well, ___ it.
A had ever been written, to sing B have ever been written, sing C had ever been writing, sing D have ever been written, singing
3 Out on the mountain it was blowing twice _ and
___ in our faces.
A harder, direct C as hard, directly
B as harder, directly D hard, direct
4. ___ people realize just how common depression is,
how___ it can be and that it is_____ among worry
A A few, severely, the most prevalent B A few, severe, the most prevalent C Few, severe, most prevalent D Few, severely, most prevalent
5. She had___ dark and abundant hair,_____ glossy that
___ threw off the sunshine with a gleam.
A a, such, they C the, so, it
B ___ , so, it D ___ , such, they
6. She ___ before she ____ to the altar that she would
never allow herself to flirt and she____ .
A resolved, had gone, had never flirted
B had resolved, went, had never flirted
C had resolved, had gone, never flirted
D resolved, went, never flirted
7. He liked____ , to be petted and___ , to be well fed and
caressed.
A to be kindly treated, praised B to kindly treat, to praise C being kindly treated, praising D be kindly treated, praised
8. Newspapers were filled___ the accounts of men who
claimed to have become rich overnight by picking gold
out of___ wondrous earth.
A of, California B with, California's
C with, California D of, California's
9. The police____ right to raider headquarters and______
their arrests.
A go, make C goes, make
B goes, makes D go, makes
10. It made her____ that it was curious how much_____ a
person looked when he smiled.
A thinking, more nicer B think, nice C to think, more nice D think, nicer
11. The ice was broken; ladies and gentlemen, who ______
aloof all the week, addressed each other_____ , and all
began now to express sorrow that they__ part so soon.
A had been keeping, free, had to
B had kept, free, must
C had kept, freely, were to
D had been keeping, freely, should
12. In the morning we arose early to view our______
daylight and were pleased to find the camp in_
good condition as we had left it a year ago.
A surrounding, in, such B surroundings, by, so C surroundings, by, as D surrounding, in, as
13. The commerce on Lake Superior is increasing every
year; and it is desirable that the Americans_____ a ca
nal ___ for____ and the largest steamers.
A have, enough large, man's-of-war
B would have, enough large, man-of-wars
C should have, large enough, men-of-war D had, large enough, men-of-war
14. He told us we___ a long night drive ahead of us, and
___ better____ on the hike.
A would have, would, were B would have, had, to be C had, had, be D had had, would, were
15. There were____ of the signs of spring for which I used
___ in Virginia.
A nothing, to watch C no, watching B none, to watch D some, watching
Test 45
1. We started in the evening, travelled all that night, and
the following day and night—two nights and one day of
suffering___ thirst and heat____ day and piercing cold
___ night.
A from, by, by C from, in, at
B of, by, by D of, during, during
2. He was a man who___ , but he was___ a man for
love.
A must be loved, hard B should love, hard C might be loved, hardly D may love, harder
3. She walked back into the first kitchen garden she____
and found the old man____ there.
A had entered, dug C entered, having dug
B entered, to dig D had entered, digging
4. ___ was the first voyage ____ which the fall of the
rapids of the lower Colorado canyons_____ measured
with precise instruments.
A Our, during, were C Our, in, were
B Ours, on, was D Ours, by, was
5. I do not remember___ the Missouri River, or any
thing about a_____ journey through_____ Nebraska.
A crossing, days*, the
B to cross, day's, ____
C crossing, day's, ____
D to cross, days', the
6. When I was little I used ___ down there to hear
them___ beautiful talk,____ what I never hear in this
country.
A to go, talk, like C to going, talking, as B to go, to talk, like D to going, talking, like
7. You___ those slippers any more. They're too small
for your___ . You'd better____ them to me for Mary.
A oughtn't wear, foot, give
B should not have worn, feet, to give C should not wear, foot, to give D oughtn't to wear, feet, give
8. ___ Saskatchewan, one of the larger rivers of___
North America, takes its source in the rugged fast
nesses of____ Rocky Mountains, and flows eastward
over the sparsely inhabited plains of__ southern Cana
da till it reaches____ Lake Winnipeg.
A The, the, the, the, ____
B The, ___ , the, ___ , ___
C ___ , the, ___ , the, the
D___ , ___ , the, ___ , ___
9. "It____ a trial for our mothers," said Helen, "com
ing out here and having to do everything _ . My
mother had always lived in town."
A should be, differently B must have been, in a different way C may have been, in a differently way D may be, different
10. Cowboys keep the cattle together, guide___ to pasture
and prevent___ from being mixed with other herds.
A it, it C it, their
B it, its D them, their
11. The day passed____ , for, as progress____ in the right
direction, all the passengers willingly____ .
A pleasant, was made, enjoyed
B nice, was been made, enjoyed themselves
C pleasantly, was being made, enjoyed themselves
D nicely, was being making, enjoyed
12. The time___ when the wealthy men of our great North
west ___ their summer residences on these hills and shores.
A will come, will have B will come, have C comes, will have D comes, have
13. "How____ you look!" I called. "So_____ !" they shout
ed altogether, and broke into peals of laughter.
A pretty, are you C pretty, do you
B prettily, you are D prettily, you do
14. In summer, when the trees were __ , he used ____
there with his friend that played____ trombone.
A in bloom, sitting, __
B in blossom, sitting, the
C in flowers, to sit, __ D in bloom, to sit, the
15. After my father____ , my grandmother never let my
mother____ into her house again.
A married to her, to come B married her, come C got married her, come D got married to her, to come
Test 46
1. It's high time we___ . At___ daybreak we'll walk down
the bank of the river, on a little sandy beach, a
view of a new feature in the canyon.
A will start off, the, to make
B start off, ____ , making
C started off, ___ , to take
D should start off, the, taking
2. Nick looked as if he___ something, but_____ afraid
A liked to say, was, of starting B felt to say, were, to start C felt like saying, were, of starting D liked saying, was, to start
3. Sometimes the police_____ failure and_____ to retreat
when___ not successful.
A experiences, has, it is
B experience, have, they are
C experience, must, they are
D experiences, is, it is
4. ___ farmers plow with horses these days, but _
other respects the old ways live____ in Provence.
A Few, in, on C A few, with, __
B Few, on, on D A few, by, __
5. Jake___ me and took me by_____ hand.
A rose, the C roused, the
B arose, ___ D awoke, ___
6. Mrs. Shimmer____ grandfather ten dollars for a milk
cow, and___ him____ fifteen as soon as they harvest
ed their first crop.
A had paid, was to give, another B paid, had to give, other C had paid, had been to give, more D had paid, had to give, the other
7. I remember___ up and down my sunny little room___ .
A to pace, morning after morning B pacing, morning after morning C to pace, from morning to morning D pacing, the morning by the morning
8. The family____ now____ to begin their struggle with
the soil.
A have been, fair equipping
B is, fairly equipped
C has been, fairly equipping
D have been, fairly equipped
9. ___ them with about ___ provisions, he started out
with a party of seventeen, all that_____ able to travel.
A Leaving, a seven-day, were B Having left, seven days', were C Left, seven day's, was
D Leaving, a seven-day, was
10.____________________________________ Breathless from the altitude, my legs from the
climb, I muttered____ , "Unbelievable! What____ glo
rious, incredible sight!"
A trembled, aloudly, a B trembling, aloud, a
C trembled, loudly, __
D trembling, in a loud voice, __
11. On his first dive, a_____ shark swam out of_____ dark
and made off with it, trailing a foam float.
A 12-foot-long, ____
B 12-feet-long, the
C 12-foot-long, the
D 12-feet length, ____
12. There were several places where it was possible for a
boat to____ into trouble; but with_____ good luck and
___ handling there did not appear enough risk.
A get, reasonably, careful B put, reasonable, carefully C catch, reasonably, careful D keep, reasonable, carefully
13. I was used to____ the old people at home_____ about
it. They said he____ her money to get rid of her.
A hear, whispering, must have paid
B hearing, whisper, might have paid
C hear, whisper, had to pay
D hearing, whispering, ought have paid
14. But since the 1960s they____ by a new type of invad
er, less brutal but more relentless:_____ .
A have ever more overrun, a tourist
B are being more and more overrun, the tourist
C are increasingly overrun, tourists
D have been increasingly overrun, the tourist
15. Despite ____ this new assessment, however, many
scholars still agree that Schliemann__ invaluable
contributions___ the field of archaeology.
A of, made, in C ___ , made, to
B ___ , did, into Dof, did, to
Test 47
1.Correspondence courses are especially suitable for____
physically handicapped and homebound. Special pro
grams are designed for____ blind and for parents of
___ deaf children.
A ___ , the, the C the, the, the
B the, the, ___ D____ , ___ , ___
2. For 800 years ____ University of Oxford ____ minds
and confounding outsiders in____ equal measure.
A the, has been polishing, roughly
B ___ , has been polished, rough
C the, had polished, roughly
D___ , had been polishing, rough
3. Accustomed to_ on his master and______ the con
versation of___ refined and educated gentlemen, he
had very little of the dialect of____ Negro.
A wait, listen, a, ___
B waiting, hear, the, a
C wait, listen to, _____ , the
D waiting, hearing, ____ , the
4. The history of sea power is___ , though___ no means
solely, a narrative of contests between nations, of mu-
tual rivalries, of violence frequently resulting____ war.
A large, by, to C large, with, to
B largely, without, in D largely, by, in
5. The feature which the steamer and the galley have
___ common is the ability to move in___ direction
independent___ the wind.
A in, both, of C in, any, of
B on, the same, on D on, each, on
6. For the past 20 years, city policy__ to discourage
people ___ driving to the centre by reducing ___
number of parking spaces, and_____ fees.
A had been, ___ , a, raising
B has been, on, the, rising
C was, to, a, arising
D has been, from, the, raising
7. Schliemann's career as an archaeologist______ late in
his life, after he____ wealth in business.
A has begun, has accumulated B began, had accumulated C had begun, accumulated D had begun, had accumulated
8. Orville Wright was born in Dayton, __ Ohio. He
and Wilbur attended high school in Dayton, but_____
boy formally graduated____ high school.
A the, none of, from
B ___ , each, ___
C____ , neither, from
D the, no, ___
9. ___ , Bullfinch ____ a farmer in ____ Hudson Valley
for the past 50 of his 65 years.
A Graying and tanned, has been, the
B Graying and tanning, has been,__
C Grayed and tanned, is, the
D Grayed and tanning, was, _
10. But now don't let anyone____ that, like the common
lot of speech-makers, I'm going to begin with a defini
tion and then go on___ up mv tonic — that least of all.
A to expect, to divide
B expect, to divide
C expect, dividing
D to expect, dividing
11. The role of the oceans as____ early highways____ me,
and I have spent the better part of my life trying to disprove that the sea was a barrier to human travel and cultural exchange.
A mens', always fascinated B man's, has always fascinated C men's, had always fascinated D man's, has always been fascinated
12. She____ this name of Bovary, which was_____ , to be
illustrious, to see it displayed at the_____ , repeated in
the newspapers, known to all France.
A would wish, her, bookseller's
B wished, of her, booksellers'
C was wishing, of hers, bookseller's
D would have wished, hers, booksellers'
13. She kept___ they must be economical_____ they were
not rich.
A on saying, though
B say, till
C saying, since
D to say, as
14. I have called you to give you____ words of____ advice
and to tell you the reason____ my present purpose.
A several, the, of C a few, ____, for
B few, ___ , for D some, the, of
15. I remember____ to a colleague, after I___ here for
a few months, that I didn't think I was ever going to
understand how___ .
A remarking, was, did it all work B remarking, had been, it all worked C to remark, have been, it all worked D to remark, was, did it all wort
Test 48
1. People____ to devise printing methods for centuries
before___ breakthrough.
A had been trying, Gutenberg 15th-century's B have been trying, Gutenberg's 15th-century's C had tried, Gutenberg 15th-century D had been trying, Gutenberg's 15th-century
2. champagne is a sparkling wine _________ by a tradi
tional method in the Champagne region in north
eastern France.
A The, produced, the
B ___ , produced, __
C The, to be produced, the
D____ , to be produced,____
3. ___ their Web sites, Internet booksellers allow buyers
___ from an enormous selection of books.
A Through, to choose C Via, choosing
B Through, choosing D Because of, to choose
4. ___ computers are used extensively in scientific______
to solve mathematical problems, display complicated
data, or model systems that are too_____ or impracti
cal to build.
A The, researches, cost B The, research, cost
C ___ , research, costly
0 ____ , researches, costly
5. ___ steam engine transformed the industrial world as
___ other technologies have as this invention liberated
people from the limitations of their own muscles and
made___ the factories that drove the Industrial Revo
lution.
A The, a few, possibility C A, a few, possible B The, few, possible D A, few, possibility
6. ___ how important electricity is to everyday life, think
of what___ when the power_____ in a storm.
A Having understood, happens, will go out B To understand, happens, goes out C To understand, will happen, will go out D To have understood, will happen, goes out
7. After___ horses and later____ steam engine came the
telegraph, and the world____ the same since.
A the, the, was never
C___ , ___ , had never been
B ___ , the, has never been
D the, a, had never been
8. Only about 700___ the 2,220 passengers of the Titan
ic were rescued, but the number of survivors________
if other ships had not arrived when they did.
A from, must have been, low B in, could have been, more lower C of, might have been, much lower D out of, ought to have been, far lower
9 There is____ evidence that people from Iceland landed
in what is now___ northeastern Canada around 1000
AD, but experts believe this fact was unknown in____
medieval Europe.
A an, the, the C____ , ___ , the
B the, the, ___ D ___ , ___ , ___
10. Columbus never set ___ on ___ North American
mainland.
A foot, _____________ C foot, the
B feet, ___ D feet, the
11. The artist spent four years____ on his back_____ on a
scaffold in the Sistine Chapel to complete the master
piece ___ on the ceiling.
A flat, high, painting B flatly, highly, painted C flat, highly, painting D flatly, high, painted
12.____ considered the greatest artist of his own time,
Michelangelo is still seen as a key____ the flowering of
the Renaissance and is the standard___ which all sub
sequent artists are measured.
A Widely, of, on C Widely, to, against
B Wide, to, of D Wide, towards, to
13._ indulgence was a monetary payment that prom
ised the____ release from punishment after death for
sins committed during a_____ lifetime.
A The, soul, person's C ____ , souls', person's
B An, soul's, personal D The, soul's, person's
14. Galileo built the first telescope for astronomical pur
poses, observed that___ Milky Way consisted of stars,
articulated the laws of bodies in____ motion, and dis-
covered ___ Moon's craters,____ Jupiter's largest four
satellites, ___ sun spots, and the phases of __ Ve
nus.
A the, ____ , the, the, the, the
B the, ____ , the, ___ , ___ , ___
C ___ , the, ___ , ___ , the, the
D____ , the, ___ , the, ___ , ___
15. After distinguishing himself____ for the British army
during the French and Indian War, Washington was
elected ___ commander-in-chief of the __ Conti
nental Army.
A to fight, a, colony's
B having fought, the, colonies'
C fighting, ___ , colonies'
D having fought, ____ , colony's
Test 49 I
1. Beethoven___ studied with Mozart____ in his teens.
A shortly, during C a little, meanwhile
B briefly, while D deeply, ___
2. The two composers____ contemporary rivals if Mozart
___ in 1791 at the age of 35.
A must have become, did not die B should become, had not died C could become, did not die D might have become, had not died
3. Until the 19th century, a married woman__ hold
property in her own name. And, of course, women
were not allowed___ .
A must not, voting
B was not able, for voting
C could not, to vote
D should not, being voted
4. "I am afraid I____ ," he murmured, "and before I____ ,
I insist on your answering a question I put_ you
some time ago."
A should go, am going, for
B must be going, go, to
€ ought to go, would go, to
D must go, am going, __
5. After I___ in the room about ten minutes, talking to
these tedious academicians, I suddenly____ conscious
that someone____ at me.
A have been, have become, looked B was, became, had been looking C had been, became, was looking D was, become, has been looking
6. Henry tried____ me as if we_____ each other for- the
first time.
A treating, saw C to treat, have seen
B to treat , had seen D treating, had seen
7. ___ of us could help_____ , and we became friends at
once.
A Neither, laughing C None, to laugh B Neither, to laugh D Nobody, laughing
8. I wish I ___ it was your friend. I ___ in a more
friendly way.
A had not known, would behave
B had known, would have behaved
C knew, would behave
D did not know, would have behaved
9- Don't try to influence____ him. Your influence would
be bad and result____ our breaking off.
A on, in C on, to
B ___ , to D____ , in
10. In 1887 the___ Baron Pierre de Coubertin conceived
the idea ___ the Olympic Games and spent seven
years____ public opinion in France, England, and
the United States to support his plan.
A 24-year-old, of reviving, preparing B 24-years-old, to revive, preparing C 24-year's-old, of reviving, to prepare D 24-years'-old, reviving, to prepare
11. He saw her hand coming out to_____ , and she looked
at him____ in the eyes as she shook hands, frankly,
___ a man.
A him, straightly, like
B his, straightly, as
C his, straight, like
D him, straight, as
12. He waved his hand and muttered that___ was nothing
at all, what he had done, and that any fellow____ it in
his place.
A there, will have done B there, would do C it, would have done D it, will do
13. He was evidently unused to____ stiff collars and she
repressed a smile at___ sight of the red line that marked
the collar rubbing against his neck.
A wear, the C wearing, ___
B wearing, the D wear, the
14. It's time the authorities____ something to prevent road
accidents. The tendency is____ .
A will do, threatening B should do, threatened C do, threatened D did, threatening
15. I think somebody is following____ us. — Don't look
back, go on___ as if you_____ nothing.
A for, to walk, saw
B ___ , walking, saw
C towards, walking, had seen
D____ , to walk, see
Test 50
1. At___ first sight the answer_____ this question seems
A the, for, obvious
B ___ , on, obviously
C the, to, obviously
D____ , to, obvious
2. Money____ anything that is_____ used____ payments.
A are, widely, to do B is, widely, for making C is, wide, to make D are, wide, for doing
3. Richard Knight substituted the name of the company
to Nike____ the Greek goddess of victory, and a logo
A for, added C on, had been added
B after, was added D from, had added
4. You____ to be loyal while you____ but we won't take
care of you____ life any more.
A ought, will be employed, in B are, will employ, with C have, are employed, for D ought, employ, on
5. For nearly ten minutes he stood there,____ , with parted
lips and eyes___ .
A motionless, strangely bright B motionlessly, strangely brightly C motionless, strange bright D motionlessly, strange brightly
6. ___ detective story is distinguished from other forms
of___ fiction by the fact that it is_____ puzzle.
A The, ___ , a C A, ____ , ___
B A, the, a D The, the, the
7* They accused the author_____ not playing ____ with
the reader.
A for, fairly C of, fair
B of, fairly D for, fair
8. The first Sherlock Holmes' novel, A Study in Scarlet,
___ in 1887 and____ by a series of short stories.
A was appeared, was followed B appeared, followed C appeared, was followed D was appeared, followed
9. Her first marriage,____ Archibald Christie, ended____
divorce in 1928.
A with, by C with, with
B to, in D to, with
10. The Ramayana is____ of the two great Sanskrit epics
of ancient India, ___ being the Mahabharata.
A shortest, another C shorter, the other B shortest, the other D shorter, the others
11. Rich___ its descriptions and poetic language, it con
sists ___ seven books and 24,000 couplets and has
been translated____ many languages.
A by, from, in C with, of, in
B in, of, into D by, in, from
12. Alaska___ to the United States since 1867, when it
___ from Russia by Secretary of State William H.
Seward.
A has belonged, was bought B belonged, has been bought C had belonged, has been bought D has been belonged, was bought
13. It occupies the extreme northwestern region of_ North
American continent and is separated from Asia by___ .
A the, the 82-km-wide Bering Strait
B ___ , the 82-km-wide Bering Strait
C the, 82-km-width Bering Strait
D___ , 82-km-wide Bering Strait
14. A quake in 1908 resulted__ the loss of____ least
84,000 lives in Messina and_____ villages,
A to, in, nearly C in, at, nearby
B to, at, near D in, in, near
15. Sicily is the largest island in_____ Mediterranean Sea,
separated from ___ mainland Italy by_____ Strait of
Messina.
A the, the, the C the, ___ , the
B ___, ___ , _________ D____, the, ___
Test 51
1.Tourism is___ important; the country____ 1.2 million
visitors in 1998.
A increasingly, has had
B more increasingly, had
C increasingly, had
D the most increasing, has had
2. There is no____ valley in South America that has_____
varied beauties and____ many charms.
A a, so, so C____ , such, so
B ___ , such, such D the, so, such
3. Mozart had an unsuccessful career and died___ young,