1. The headmaster _____ to him that this was a trouble he had brought upon himself.
A：pointed out
B：ordered
C：kept up
D： cut back on
2. The author assures us that it is true, lest anyone _____ his story strange.
A：thinks
B：would think
C：might think
D： think
3. The officer kept silent, so I couldn’t figure out _____ he agreed or not.
A：if
B：whether
C：either
D：neither
4. The poor woman _____ crying very helpful to express her sadness.
A：considers
B：pretends
C：believes
D：confirms
5. Many a young teacher _____ engaged in the research work.
A：have
B：has be
C：have been
D：has been
6. You cannot see the patient at the moment; he is now _____ medical treatment.
A：in
B：on
C：under
D：at
7. An ambulance (救护车) is waiting in the street. Somebody _____ hurt or killed.
A：should have been
B：must have been
C：should be
D：should not have been
8. Too much work at the same time made that girl__________.
A：exhausting
B：tiring
C：overwhelming
D：exhausted
9. ____________ your usual bedtime and rising pattern.
A：Try to
B：Used to
C：Stick to
D：Help to
10. With the ______ and departure of the tide, we felt calm again.
A：arrive
B： arriving
C：arrivement
D：arrival
11. I would like to propose that all broadcasting in the U.S. ___ prohibited by law.
A：was
B：being
C：be
D：are
12. I feel as if I had ___ from a nightmare.
A：wakening
B：waken
C：wakened
D：waking
13. It is ___ to run into the danger for nothing.
A：wakening
B：waken
C：wakened
D：waking
14. I think we should let Mary go camping with her classmates. ______, she’s a big girl now.
A：After then
B：After that
C：After this
D：After all
15. The postman comes at exactly ten o’clock every morning to deliver the _______.
A：paper
B：letters
C：book
D：news
16. Very few plants and animals can _____ heat or cold for a long time.
A：decade
B：flat
C：follow
D：endure
17. They did a lot of ________ work but refused to take any extra pay.
A：extra
B：present
C：packet
D：playing
18. We’ll carry out our plan ________ there are lots of difficulties.
A：even
B：even though
C：even that
D：even so
19. Prof. Smith is not a stranger to us. We’ve met him on several __________.
A： time
B：once
C：occasions
D：form
20. There was a ___________ problem with Jim’s car, but he fixed it himself.
A：large
B：small
C：huge
D：minor