II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
25. In the summer vacation I often go swimming to find some relief _____ the summer heat.
A. on B. for C. from D. off
26. Be sure to check whether the station wants to use your voice or _____ of another reporter.
A. that B. this C. it D. one
27. I don’t have enough money on me now, so I’ll take _____ one of the two.
A. cheaper B. the cheaper C. cheapest D. the cheapest
28. He _____ the composition yesterday because I asked him to do it only this morning.
A. mustn’t have finished B. can’ t have finished
C. shouldn’t have finished D. needn’t have finished
29. This species _____ on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago it suddenly disappeared.
A. were B. was C. have been D. has been
30. If _____ to such severe weather for more than an hour, you will most certainly die.
A. exposing B. to expose C. being exposed D. exposed
In that culture blue stands for love, which is _____ a bride carries or wears something blue on her wedding day.
