?C.were canceled D.have been canceled?

　　2. Language belongs to each one of us, to the flower?seller ____to the professor.

　　A.as much as B.as far as

　　?C.the same as D.as long as?

　　3. The company ____a rise in salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet.?

　　A.is promised B.has been promising

　　?C.is promising D.promised?

　　4. Life is a candle ____to burn ever brighter.?

　　A.being meant B.meaning

　　?C.to mean D.meant?

　　5. It‘s time ____about the traffic problem downtown.?

　　A.something was done B.everything is done

　　?C.anything will be done D.nothing to be done?

　　6. Physics is the present?day equivalent of ____used to be called natural philosophy, from which most of present?day science arose.?

　　A.that B.all C.which D.what?

　　7. We often advise him not to drink more wine ____is good for his health.

　　A.as B.than C.that D.but?

　　8. ____is the center of our planetary system was a difficult concept to grasp in the Middle Ages.?

　　A.It is the sun and not the earth

　　?B.Being the sun and not the earth

　　?C.The sun and not the earth

　　?D.That the sun and not the earth?

　　9. Just as the builder is skilled in the handling of his bricks ____the experienced writer is skilled in the handling of his words.?

　　A.as B.thus C.so D.like?

　　10. I‘d rather you ____those important documents with you.?

　　A.don‘t take B.didn‘t take

　　?C.won‘t take D.not take?

　　11. The second book was ____by August 1952, but two years later, the end was still nowhere in sight.?

　　A.completed B.to have completed

　　?C.to complete D.to have been completed?

　　12. Whatever the causes, English at the end of the 20th century is more widely spoken and written than any other language ____.?

　　A.ever was B.had ever been

　　?C.has ever been D.would ever be?

　　13. In this experiment, they are wakened several times during the night, and asked to report what they ____.?

　　A.had just been dreaming B.have just been dreaming

　　?C.are just dreaming D.had just dreamt?

　　14. The animal has a brain which is nearest ____.?

　　A.in man‘s size B.in size to man

　　?C.in size to man‘s D.to the size in man?

　　15. The problem of ____to select as his successor was quickly disposed of.?

　　A.what B.whomC.whichD.how?

　　16. Some companies have introduced flexible working time with less emphasis on pressure ____.?

　　A.than more on efficiency B.and more efficiency

　　?C.and more on efficiency D.than efficiency?

　　17. He often sat in a small bar drinking considerably more than ____.?

　　A.he was in good health B.his health was good

　　?C.his good health was D.was good for his health?

　　18. Tom is more clever than ____student in his class.?

　　A.every one of the B.all the

　　?C. any other D.many more ?

　　19. There is no such ____foolish person.?

　　A.a B.an

　　C.× D.the?

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

　　A.it B.those C.them D.one?

　　21. —Have you finished your report yet??—No, I‘ll finish in ____ten minutes.

　　A.another B.other C.more D.less?

　　22. —How was your recent visit to New York?

　　?—It was great. We visited some friends, and spent the ____days at the seaside.

　　A.few last sunny B.last few sunny

　　?C.last sunny few D.few sunny last?

　　23. Was ____that I saw last night at the concert??

　　A.it you B.not you C.you D.that yourself?

　　24. If the manager had to choose between the two, he would say John was ____choice.

　　A.good B.the best C.better D.the better?

　　25. Sarah hopes to become a friend of ____shares her interests.

　　? A.anyone B.whomever C.whoever D.no matter who?

　　26. ____you have seen both fighters, ____will win?

　　? A.Since…do you think who B.As…who you think

　　?C.When…whoever D.Since…who do you think?

　　27. It was ____late to catch a bus after the party, therefore we called a taxi.

　　A.too very B.much too

　　?C.too much D.far?

　　28. I wonder how he ____that to the teacher.?

　　A.dare to say B.dare saying

　　?C.not dare say D.dared say?

　　29. If a man ____succeed, he must work as hard as he can.

　　? A.will B.is to

　　?C.is going to D.should?

　　30. Struck blind by a flying stone ____, he is now led ____to cross the street.

　　A.in the eyes, by the hand B.in the eyes, by his hand

　　?C.on the eyes, by the hand D.on the eyes, by his hand