Multiple Choice

For Final Exam

1. Fishing is his favorite hobby, and ______

A. he’d like to collect coins as wellB. he feels like correcting coins,

too C. to collect coins is also his hobby D. collecting coins also gives him great pleasure

2. How about the two of us ____ a walk down the garden?

A. to take B. take C. taking D. to be taking

3. The purpose of new technologies is making life easier, ______ it more difficult.

A. not make B. not to makeC. not making D. do not

make

4. Tony was very unhappy for _____ to the party.

A. having not been invited B. not having invited

C. having not invited D. not having

been invited

5. Mr. White and I keep in touch ____ writing often.

A. with B. on C. by D. from

6. Charles Babbage is generally considered ____ the first computer.

A. to invent B. inventing

C. to have invented D. having invented

7. We are busy. We can’t help ______ the house.

A. cleans B. clean C. cleaning D. cleaned

8. I’ll give this dictionary to _____ wants to have it.

A. whomever B. whoever

C. whom D. whatever

9. We’ll do what we can ______ you.

A. help B. to help

C. helped D. helps

10. The day she was looking forward to _____ at last.

A. coming B. come

C. came D. comes

11. That is the reason ______ he gave us for carrying out the plan.

A. because B. why C. when D. which

12. Father made a promise _____ I passed the exam he would buy me a bike.

A. that B. if C. whether D. that if

13. _____ the letter, tears kept coming to her eyes.

A. To read B. She was reading

C. Reading D. While she was reading

14. Mr. Smith is a warm-hearted person. He often helps me _____ I ask him to.

A. whatever B. whenever C. whereverD. however

15. I, ______ your friend, will try my best to help you out.

A. that is B. who is

C. who am D. who are

16. _____ enough time, but I couldn’t do it better.

A. Given B. To be given

C. I was given D. Although I was given

17.Early ______ the morning of May 1, we started off ____ the mountain village.

A. in; for B. in; to C. on; / D. on; for

18. The visiting minister expressed his satisfaction with the talks, _____ that he had enjoyed his stay here.

A. having added B. to add

C. adding D. added

19. European football is played in 80 countries, ______ it the most popular sport in the world.

A. making B. makes

C. made D. to make

20. _____ up at his father, he asked what was the matter with him.

A. Having looked B. Looking C. To look D. Look

21. ______ from his clothes, he is not so poor.

A. Judged B. Judging C. To judge D. Having judged

22. _____ such heavy pollution already, it may now be too late to clean up the river.

A. Having suffered B. Suffering

C.To suffer D. Suffered

23. It’s well worth ______the effort to learn how to do it. A. making B. being made C. to make D. to be made

24. The detective, _____ to read a newspaper, glanced at the man ___ next to a woman. A. pretending; seating B. pretending; seated C. pretended; seating D. pretended; seated

25. New ideas sometimes have to wait for years before ______.

A. being fully acceptedB. fully acceptedC. fully accepting D. fully being accepting

26. _____ ill worried my parents greatly.

A. I fell B. Me falling C. My falling D. I falling

27. She suggested______ for an outing the next Sunday.

A. go B.to go C. going D. gone

28. He asked who was the man_____ on.

A. to be operating B. operating

C. to operate D. being operated

29. She is writing a letter to a friend of hers, ______ him to attend the party.

A. having invited B. inviting

C. to invite D. invited

30. ______, he went to ask his teacher for help.

A. Knowing not how to do itB. Unknown how to do

C. Knowing how to doD. Not knowing how

to do it

31. It is no use ______ that you didn’t know the rules.

A. pretend B. to pretend

C. pretending D. pretended

32. The building ______is for our teachers.

A. has built B. To be building C. being built D. to build

33. The dictionary ______ on the desk belongs to Li Tao.

A. lay B. Laying C. lying D. laid

34. The lady ______an expensive diamond necklace looked ____.

A. wearing; worriedB. worn; worried C. wears; worryingD. wore; worrying

35. We appreciate ______ the problem with you again.

A. to discuss B. to be discussing C. discussing D. having

discussed

36. The old man needs ______.A. to look afterB. looking after C. being looked afterD. to be looking after

37. I can hardly imagine John ______ across the Atlantic Ocean in five days.

A. sail B. to sail C. sailing D. to have

sailed

38. Look around when ______ the street. A. you crossing

B. to cross C. crossingD. crossed

39. Did you see ______ toward us?

A. she running B. she run C. her run D. her running

40. Not until Jane got off the bus did she find her wallet ______.

A. missed B. missing C. losing D. lose

41. The mother asked her daughter not to delay ______ the paper.

A. handing in B. to hand in C. hand in D. having handed in

42. Do you have any trouble ______ out the experiment?

A. to carry B. carrying C. with carrying D. carried

43. He had a hard time ______ up this morning and had little time_____ breakfast.

A. getting; having B. to get; to have C. getting; to have D. to get; having

44. I couldn’t help but ______ her the news, and hearing the news she couldn’t help_____.

A. tell; cry B. to tell; to cry C. telling; crying D. tell;

crying

45. ______ the room, he found many books _____ on the floor.

A. Enter; lie B. Entering; laying C. To enter; lying D. Entering;lying

46. He regretted ______ the doctor’s advice.

A. not having followedB. having not followed C. not to followD. not have followed

47. China succeeded in launching a manned spacecraft to space, _____ it the third country in the world that has such technology.

A. making B. to make C. made D. make

48. -- What’s made you so unhappy?-- ____ three tickets to the pop

music concert.A. Lost B.

losing C. Because of losing D. Since I lost

49. The boy used to _____ by his father, and now he is not used to ___ by his father.

A. be scolded; be praised B. being scolded; being praised C. be scolded; being praised D. being scolded; be praised

50. There is no need ____ with him. He won’t listen to you.

A. to argue B. argue C. arguing D. argued

51. The bird was lucky enough to miss _____.

A. catching B. being caught C. to catch D. to be caught

52. He’s considered ____ a poor teacher and he’s considering ____ his job. A. to be; to quit B. being; quitting C. being; to quit D. to be; quitting

53. Don’t forget _____ English during the summer holidays.

A. to practice speaking B. to practice to speakC. practicing speaking

D. practicing to speak

54. We were lucky that we just escaped ____ the rain. A. being caught in B. to catch C. to be caught in D. catching

55. With all the taps _____, how much water are you wasting a day?

A. run B. running C. ran D. runs

56. ____ enough preparations, they thought it better to put off the meeting.

A. Not having made B. Having not made

C. Not making D. Not to have made

57. Do you remember _____me somewhere before? A.to meet B. met C. meeting D. meet

58. ____ the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement .

A. The president will attend B. The president to attend C. The president’s

attending D. The president attended

That the president will attend

59. The lady said she would buy a gift for her daughter with the _____.

A. 20 dollar remained B. 20 dollar to remain

C. remained 20 dollar D. remaining 20 dollar

60. There was a terrible noise____ the sudden burst of light. A. followed B. following C. to be followed D. being followed

61. The candle remains _____ in the wind. A. burn B. burning

C. burnt D. burns

62. -- Why don’t we take a little break? -- Didn’t we just have____?A. it B. that C. one D. this

63. Few pleasures can equal ____ of a cool drink on a hot day.

A. some B. any C. that D. those

64. The recorder is better than _____ I bought last year. A. the one B. one C. it D. which

65. The population of Zibo is smaller than____of Beijing. A. one

B. that C. population D. it

66. -- Do you have my book, Mr. Wang? -- Yes, I have____ right here.

A. one B. this C. it D. that

67. These pictures are more beautiful than _____ on the wall. A. that B. those C. one D. ones

68. Do you consider____wise to tell him the truth?

A. this B. that C. which D. it

69. I glanced at my watch. ____ was earlier than I thought. A. There B. This C. That D. It

70. We’ll go to the cinema tonight. We must book the tickets in advance. Who’d like to do _____ ? A. that B.it C. this D. one

71. ____doesn’t make any difference my being there.

A. That B. Which C. He D. It

72. – Who’s knocking at the door? --____. A. This is I B. It’s

I C. It’s me D. This is me

73. ____ was December 26, 1893___ Mao Zedong was born in a common village.

A. The day; when B.It; that C. It; when D.That; on

which

74. ____ was on December 26, 1893___ Mao Zedong was born in a common village. A. The day; when B.It; that C. It; when D.That; on which

75. The beggar kept asking money from the others, ____didn’t help him out of poverty. A. he B. which C. she D. it

76. The beggar kept asking money from the others, but ____didn’t help him out of poverty.

A. he B. which C. she D. it

77. It was ____discovered the secret first. A. I who B. me that

C. myself that D. myself who

78. I hope there are enough glasses for each guest to have ____.

A. it B. those C. them D. one

79. – If our parents would listen more to us, they would understand us better.

-- ____. They just expect us to listen. A. I believe not. B. No problem C. Good idea D. I can’t agree more

80. When I got back home I saw a message pinned to the door ____“Sorry to miss you; will call later.”.

A. read B. reads C. to read D. reading

81. – Who takes___ possession of the beautiful big house?

--It is in____possession of Mr. Brown. A. a;/ B. /;the C. /;/ D. the;the

82. All the peace-loving are against America’s bombing Iraq. They think Bush is lifting a stone ____ it ___ on his own feet.

A. only to have; to drop B. having;drop C. having; dropping D. only to have; dropped

83. – Excuse me, can you tell me where I can find a supermarket?

--I happen to know____nearby. Come on, I’ll show you the way. A. some B. it C. that D. one

84. After swimming in the sea, they came out of water and lay on the ____ for a rest.

A. bank B. coast C. seaside D. beach

85. Terrorism in the world means more deaths and heavier losses and ____ it is our duty to fight against it. A. altogether B. therefore C. otherwise D. moreover

86. It was ____ she was about to leave for work_____ the telephone rang.

A. when; that B. as; that C. before; then D. when; bef

ore

87. Swimming in the lake, ____.A. a rock cut Sue’s footB. Sue’s foot was cut C. Sue had her foot cut on a ro

ck D. a rock cut Sue by the foot

88. If you find this English-Chinese dictionary ____ , you can have it as your birthday present. A. of useful B. great useful C. of much use D. much use

89. You haven’t met the requirement in the driving test, ____ you fail in the test.

A. in a word B. in other words C. in my opinion D. in fact

90. I am sorry for ____ you the truth.A. not telling B. not having

been told C. not having told D. not being told

91. It is the ability to do the job____ matters not where you come from or what you are.

A. one B. that C. what D. it

92. I remember there’s a train at 6:30, but you’d better ____ of it. A. be sure B. make sure C. find out D. look out

93. She is upstairs ____ letters.A. writes B. is writing

C. write D. writing

94. Hard work____ success and failure often_____ laziness. A. lies in; leads to B. leads to ; lies in C. lies to; depends on D. depends on; leads to;

95. I ____ 25 yuan for the book, which ___ him only 15 yuan . A. took; cost B. paid; cost

C. cost; spent D. spent ; cost

96. She ____ a Frenchman. She has____ him for three years.

A. married with; married with B. married; married C. married to; married with D. married; been married to

97. He is the only one of the students who ____ praised at the meeting.

A. was B. were C. has D. have

98. – Christmas is drawing near. Are you going home for the holiday?

--I haven’t decided yet. I____ go home, but it depends on the weather.

A. must B. need C. may D. will

99. Those books are ____ for you on your tenth birthday. Happy birthday.

A. intended B. wanted C. offered D. supplied

100. – Don’t make any noise, ___ you?The baby is sleeping.

---Sorry, Mum.A. won’t B. could C. do D. will