I found her sitting in the corner, reading _____ newspaper, with _____ in her eyes.
| A．a, tear | B．a piece of, tears |
| C．a, tears | D．a piece of, tear |
Her father works as a ______ in a hotel and her mother a ______ in a private company.
| A．cooker, typewriter | B．cook, typist |
| C．cooker, typist | D．cook, typewriter |
“Why couldn’t they meet us at five o’clock?” “Because they were delayed by ________.”
| A．heavy traffic | B．heavy traffics |
| C．crowded traffic | D．crowded traffics |
She is not a competent driver and can’t cope with driving in _______.
| A．heavy traffic | B．heavy traffics |
| C．crowded traffic | D．crowded traffics |
In fact, _______ one cause that leads to the problem.
| A．cattle is | B．cattle are |
| C．cattles are | D．the cattles are |
By all _______, you must try every _______ to help him.
| A．mean, mean | B．means, means |
| C．means, mean | D．mean, means |
Jim is ______ person, and everyone is willing to be ______ with him.
| A．so kind a, friends | B．so a kind, friends |
| C．so kind a, friend | D．so a kind, friend |
We already have ______ pencils, but we need two ______ pens.
| A．dozen of, dozen | B．dozens of, dozens |
| C．dozens of, dozen | D．dozens of, dozen of |
Shortly after the accident, _____ police were sent to the spot to keep order.
| A．dozens of | B．dozens | C．dozen of | D．dozen |
She raised her finger to her lips as _____ for silence.
| A．an idea | B．a mark |
| C．a sign | D．a word |
Those black clouds are a sure _____ that it’s going to rain.
| A．thing | B．mark |
| C．sign | D．one |
Just as a famous Chinese saying goes, a timely heavy snow is a ______ of good harvest next year.
| A．mark | B．track |
| C．sign | D．appearance |
The lion is considered the king of the forest as it is a(n) _____ of courage and power.
| A．example | B．sign |
| C．mark | D．symbol |
“May I take your order now?” “We’d like three black _______ and two green _______.”
| A．coffee, cups of teas | B．coffees, teas |
| C．cups of coffee, tea | D．cup of coffees, teas |
____ is a good form of exercise for both young and old.
| A．Walk | B．Walking |
| C．The walk | D．To walk |
Ten years had passed. I found she had _______.
| A．a few white hairs | B．a little white hair |
| C．some white hair | D．more fifty hair |
—Hi, this way, please.
—OK.I sometimes have no sense of ______ when I arrive at the crossroad.
| A．position | B．direction |
| C．situation | D．condition |
Shelly had prepared carefully for her English examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first ________.
| A．intention | B．attempt |
| C．purpose | D．desire |
I didn’t have to work all weekend — I did it by _______.
| A．chance | B．choice |
| C．accident | D．myself |
“Did you get _____ to the party?” “Yes, I replied to it this morning.”
| A．an answer | B．an invitation |
| C．a question | D．a letter |
I paid him ￡50 for the painting, but its true ______ must be at least ￡500.
| A．price | B．money |
| C．value | D．importance |
His letter was so confusing that I could hardly make any ______ of it.
| A．explanation | B．meaning |
| C．sense | D．guess |
You’ve just missed your ______, and you will have to wait for the next round.
| A．chance | B．turn |
| C．time | D．part |
—Li Lin is very bright and studies hard as well.
—It’s no ______ he always gets the first place in any examination.
| A．question | B．doubt |
| C．problem | D．wonder |
—How can I use this washing machine?
—Well, just refer to the _______.
| A．explanations | B．expressions |
| C．introductions | D．directions |
Jim was late for two classes this morning. He said that he forgot both of the ______.
| A．rooms number | B．room number |
| C．room’s numbers | D．room numbers |
—Hello, I’d like to speak to Henry.
—Oh, which _______? There are two ______ in our office.
| A．Henrys, Henrys | B．Henries, Henries |
| C．Henry, Henrys | D．Henrys, Henries |
Electricity, like other forms of ______, has greatly increased in price in recent years.
| A．pressure | B．force |
| C．strength | D．energy |
In order to learn the _______ of the family business, Bill took a job as messenger boy in one of the offices.
| A．ins and outs | B．dos and don’ts |
| C．heads and tails | D．t’s and i’s |
—I’ve got an “A” in the examination.
—That’s a good ______. You will surely win a second.
| A．result | B．news |
| C．start | D．idea |