I. 单项选择
1. To make sure that he was at home, I called him up ____________ .
A. by chance B. in general C. at ease D. in advance
2. Many students signed up for the ______ race in the sports meeting to be held next week.
A. 800-metre-long B.800-metres-long
C.800 meter length D. 800 meters length
3. Most members of the committee were in favour of the suggestion; only a ________ were against it.
A. majority B. minority
C. quantity D. amount
4. In October, the price of the ________ to Mount Tai has risen by 50 yuan.
A. permission B. admission
C. introduction D. instruction
5. It's ______ that you have got a stomachache, because you ate too much last night.
A. no doubt B. no sense C. no need D no wonder
6. — Can you tell me why more and more people choose to shop in a supermarket?
— Because it offers a great ________ of goods.
A. variety B. mixture
C. connection D. combination
7. The person who was taking photos asked the family to sit ______ and listen ______ to his order.
A．closely；close B．close；closely C．close；close D．closely；closely
8. He is in a rather ________ position as her job is different from anyone else's.
A. unfortunate B. precious C. fantastic D. unique
9. The early _______ of Australia lived on the east coast of the continent.
A. settlers B. performers C. translators D. divers
10. He seems to make enemies ____________ he goes.
A. whenever B. wherever C. whichever D. whatever
11. The second quarter of the year saw a big ______ in our grain production.
A. advance B. progress C. improve D. raise
12. Nowadays，more and more students are admitted _______ key universities every year.
A. in B. to C. on D. for
13. It is the duty of the police to __________ social order.
A. save B. reserve C. preserve D. rescue
14. A new amusement park in our city has opened with ______ computer techniques.
A. up-to-date B. man-made
C. near-sighted D. peace-loving
15. It is the custom for people to get together on New Year's Eve, ________ with each other.
A. making B. getting
C. having D. amusing
16. ________tomorrow，our ship will set sail for Macao.
A．However the weather is like B．However is the weather like
C．Whatever is the weather like D．Whatever the weather is like
17. We're________at the________news that Saddam was sentenced to death.
A．amazing；amazed B．amaze；amazing C．amazed；amazing D．amazed；amazed
18. ________by the beauty of nature，the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.
A．Attracting B．Attracted C．To be attracted D．Having attracted
19. Kunming ________ its fine weather.
A. be famous B. is famous C. is famous as D. is famous for
20. Not only________the activity________public awareness of world hunger，but raised a lot of money for the poor children.
A．/；has increased B．is；increase C．has；increased D．/；increased
