Unit Five
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1. Cats have a very well developed sense of balance. They can change position while falling___ they land on their feet.
A) just as
B) so that
C) lest
D) although
2. ___ have a telephone box near the ticket counter, hut it's no longer there.
A) There used to
B) They are used to
C) There was to
D) They were to
3. "Can you guess what kind of food there is?"___ it site am sure there is not much taste in it. n
A) No matter who
B) No matter where
C) However
D) Whatever
4. The Trinidadians found that each drum, ___made a different noise so they started tuning them until every note could be "drummed".
A) hitting
B) hit
C) when hit
D) to be hit
5.There was almost no development in those one hundred years. We all know that the city was ___ industrialized in 1850 in 1750.
A) the same...as
B) no more...than
C) more...than
D) less...than
6. Meanwhile, with the price of gold ___, South Africa's economy was good.
A) goes up
B) went up
C) going up
D) gone up
7. Thomas had ___ that no one dared to go near his house.
A) a rather fierce dog
B) such a fierce dog
C) what a fierce dog
D) how fierce a dog
8. It is estimated that in the future, the entertainment function of mass media __ become even more important than it is now.
A) should
B) could
C) must
D) will
9. We have learned from earthquakes much of __ we now know about the earth's interior.
A) which
B) what
C) it
D) that
10. If you are not greeted by the host or hostess when you come into a party, then you should ask for them and make yourself___
A) known
B) knowing
C) to know
D) be known
11. Among the most harmful species of insects are ___ that spread diseases.
A) which
B) who
C) those
D) these
12. __ you dislike ancient monuments, Warier Castle is worth a visit.
A) Soon after
B) As soon as
C) Even if
D) Now that
13. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men __ his wife to keep her mouth open while he counted her teeth.
A) if he asked
B) when he was asking
C) should he ask
D) had he asked
14. Usually adaptation is an advantage but sometimes an organism is so well adapted to a particular environment ___ If conditions change, it finds it difficult to readapt to the new conditions.
A) where
B) which
C) that
D) when
15. Only when capitalism has been done away with ___to eliminate poverty, unemployment and war.
A) it is possible
B) is it possible
C) i
t will be possible
D) will it be possible
16. I forgot ___ you something which I have long meant to ask you.
A) to ask
B) having asked
C) to be asking
D) to have asked
17. It was not for several years __ I had an opportunity of seeing the bird again.
A) when
B) before
C) that
D) after
18. Peter is far from perfect, ___ there is much more good in him than you think.
A) unless
B) but
C) or
D) for
19. "No doubt he was caught. ""One would have thought so, but in fact be ___.
A) wouldn't
B) wasn't
C) didn't
D) mustn't
20. ___ you are coming to London is the best news I have heard this long time.
A) That
B) While
C) As
D) Before
21. Anyone with a baby knows how he will play happily while you cook, but no sooner __ with a book than he becomes demanding and tiresome.
A) you sit down
B) you will sit down
C) do you sit down
D) will you sit down
22. These stories reinforced the idea that all individuals no matter how poor, were capable of becoming wealthy ___ they were hardworking and honest.
A) If only
B) ever since
C) in order that
D) so long as
23. It was the way he said it rather than what he actually said __ completely upset her,
A) what
B) that
C) who
D) whom
24. Atlantic City, New Jersey, was an old-fashioned fishing village before the construction of a railroad in 1854, ___ the spot gained popularity as a fashionable resort for wealthy vacationers.
A) after which
B) before which
C) in which
D) from which
25. When leaving the house she was heard ___some common- place remark to her husband.
A) made
B) make
C) in making
D) to make ;
26. Poverty is a psychological process, which destroys the young before ___ can live and the aged before __ can die.
A) be. they
B) they. he
C) he...he
D) they...they
27. I know nothing about his journey __ he was likely to be away for a week.
A) provided that
B) so that
C) considering that
D) except that
28. Human hopes and fears are not like those of the electronic mechanisms, __ so long as we continue to construct thinking machines whose function is only to think as they are programmed.
A) nor will they be
B) they will not be
C) none of them will be
D) they will be neither
29. A person beating a drum or blowing a trumpet causes vibrations in the air ___ sound waves.
A) calls
B) called
C) is called
D) are called
3O. One of the most revolutionary areas of modern surgery is __ of organ transplants.
A) one
B) tha
t
C) all
D) part
31. If plant material is used as a source of protein, it is important that animal food ___at the same meal.
A) be eaten
B) is eaten
C) has been eaten
D) will be eaten
32. The butterfly vial not see you at all___ it is moving or you move, of main thing an anile sees is movement.
A) ff
B) when
C) once
D) unless
33. It is argued that in future people should no longer be classified as white collar or blue collar, ___ as knowledge-workers and non-knowledge workers.
A) and also
B) but also
C) or rather
D) but rather
34. The music of each society mirrored the life __ it was a portend as society developed through history, music changed with it.
A) with which
B) of which
C) for which
D) in which
35. Some people think a gifted child has enough good fortune to be gifted and needs___ further help.
A) no
B) some
C) any
D) more
36. It has been calculated that the entire brain runs on very little energy ___with a machine.
A) compare
B) comparing
C) as compared
D) when comparing
37. As you hoped to be treated by others, ___ you must treat them.
A) so
B) as
C) or
D) for
38. If you must be absent due to severe illness, serious emergency, or an __ problem, be certain to let your employer know at the earliest possible moment.
A) avoidable
B) avoided
C) unavoidable
D) avoiding
39. Robert was ___ clever __ stupid, but good enough at his work.
A) either...or
B) neither...nor
C) both...and
D) not only...but also
40. I ___ not part with them than sell them to someone who does not appreciate them.
A) should
B) could
C) would rather
D) had better
41. Good hair does a lot to the effect of a face, ___ you want to look attractive, please start with your hair.
A) if only
B) only if
C) if so
D) so if
42. The argument in favor of free trade appear to be __ obvious that it might be expected that all countries by now would have accepted them.
A) quite
B) too
C) very
D) so
43. Many labor unions also have special funds __ workers can receive monthly checks when they retire or if they he come disabled and cannot work.
A) in which
B) from which
C) through which
D) without which
44. Medical care in the United States is expensive and now having well after a worker retires requires more money than ___ thrill the Social Security system.
A) it pays
B) being paid
C) will be paid
D) has been paid
45. I think one of our goals as teachers of English
is to have students __ poetry.
A) love
B) loved
C) loving
D) to love
46. Demands for stronger protection for wildlife in Britain some times hide the fact___ similar needs are felt in the rest of Europe.
A) that
B) which
C) whether
D) and
47. The star is born from great clouds of dust and gas. The tiny particles of the clouds pull at one another, ___ the clouds to contract.
A) cause
B) causing
C) to cause
D) having caused
48. Our trade union movement would be a thousand time stronger if it ___united and better organized.
A) be
B) is
C) was
D) were
49. Another recognized advantage of the mass media is ____ it gives people the information they need in their daily lives: weather and traffic reports are good examples.
A) because
B) when
C) that
D) whether
50. __ the busy life of an actor, Shakespeare worked hard with his pen.
A) Led by
B) Having been led by
C) He led
D) While leading
答案
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. C
5. B
6. C
7. B
8. D
9. B
10. A
11. C
12. C
13. D
14. C
15. D
16. A
17. B
18. B
19. B
20. A
21. C
22. D
23. B
24. A
25. D
26. D
27. D
28. A
29. B
30. B
31. A
32. D
33. D
34. B
35. A
36. C
37. A
38. C
39. B
40. C
41. D
42. D
43. B
44. C
45. A
46. A
47. B
48. D
49. C
50. D