Eng exam

I wish everybody ___ the meeting tomorrow.
A) will attend
B) had attend
C) would attend
D) is going to attend

It's time we__the lecture because everybody has arrived.

A) started
B) shall start
C) start
D) will start

The policeman gace the thief a blow in ___ stomach.

A) /
B) that
C) the
D) his

I have been looking forward to ___ from my parents.

A) hear
B) be heard
C) hearing
D) being heard

A police officer claimed that the young man had attempted to ___ paying his fare.

A) reject
B) rufuse
C) avoid
D) neglect

People at the party worried about him, beause no one was aware ___he had gone.

A) of where
B) where
C) the place
D) of the place where

A sudden noise of a fire-engine made him___ to the door.

A) to hurry
B) hurry
C) hurrying
D) hurried

You object___, don't you?

A) to their come
B) that they come
C) that they came
D) to their coming

__his examination of the patient, the doctor wrote out a prescription.

A) Having been finished
B) Finished
C) Having finished
D) Finishing

Hardly___ on stage___ the audience started cheering.

A) had he come/than
B) he had come/than
C) had he come/when
D) he had come/when

The old lady is quarrelling with others as if she___mad.

A) was
B) is
C) were
D) are

My wallet is nowhere to be found. I___in the store.

A) must have dropped it
B) should have dropped it
C) ought to have dropped it
D) must drop it

The manager will not___ us to yse his car.

A) let
B) allow
C) agree
D) have

It's a good idea. But who's going to ___ the plan?

A) carry out
B) take in
C) get through
D) set aside

Before the final examination, some students have shown___ of tension. They even have trouble in sleeping.

A) marks
B) remarks
C) signs
D) anxiety

The problem is not ___ so easy as you think. It's far from being settled.

A) almost
B) hardly
C) nearly
D) scarcely

He is fond of playing___ piano while his brother is interested in listening to ___ music

A) / /
B) / the
C) the the
D) the /

Don't you feel surprised to see George at the meeting?
Yes. I really didn't think he___ here.

A) would be
B) has been
C) would have been
D) had been

Children under fifteen are not permitted to see such kind of movies___ bad for their mental development.
A) what are
B) as is
C) which is
D) that is

Nancy was badly injured in the accident yesterday and she was sent to hospital.
Oh, really? I ___. I___ visit her.

A) haven't known; am going to
B) didn't know; am going to
C) didn't know; will go to
D) don't know; will go to

Why does he look sad?
There are so many problems___.

A) remainied settling
B) remaining to settle
C) remaining to be settled
D) remained to be settled

The physics exam is not difficult, is it?
___. Even Harry___ to the top students failed in it.
A) yes; belonging
B) no; belonged
C) No; belonging
D) yes; belongs

Two days is not enough for him to finish the work. He needs ___ day.
A) the other
B) other
C) a third
D) the third

In____, the northerners have a partivular liking for dumplings while the southerners are fond of rice.

A) particular
B) general
C) total
D) common

___ no need ___ the radio as I'm used to studying with it on.
A) it's; turning up
B) it's; to turn down
C) There's; to turn off
D) There's; turning off

The film brought the hours back to me___ I was taken good care of in that remote village.
A) that
B) where
C) until
D) when

Professor Smith promised to look___ my paper, that is, to read it carefully before the defence.

A) after
B) on
C) into
D) over

As the bus came round the corner, it ran___a big tree by the roadside.

A) on
B) over
C) into
D) up

Never before ___ see such a terrible car accidnt on the road！

A) did I
B) have I
C) i have
D) I did

John's father___ mathematics in this school ever since he graduated from Harvard University.

A) taught
B) has taught
C) is teaching
D) teaches

Had you come five minutes earlier, you ___ the train to Birmingham. But now you missed it.

A) would catch
B) could catch
C) should catch
D) would have caught

Eggs, though rich in nourishments, have___of fat.

A) a large number
B) a large amount
C) the large number
D) the large amount

I don't know the park, but it's ___ to be quite beautiful.
A) told
B) said
C) talked
D) spoken

Mike is better than Peter___ swimming.

A) in
B) on
C) at
D) for

Nancy is ___ girl.
a) a eighteen-year-old
b) an eighteen-years-old
c) a eighteen-years-old
d) an eighteen-year-old

Harry, who had failed in the final exam, had a great worry___ his mind.

A) at
B) in
C) with
D) on

You don't mind___ you Xiao Li, do you?

A) call
B) my calling
C) to call
D) to calling

You___ buy some reference books when you go to college.

A) must to
B) will have to
C) could
D) might

The atmosphere___ certain gases mixed together in definite proportions.

A) makes up of
B) consists of
C) composes of
D) is made up

The girl is ___ of a film star.

A) anybody
B) somebody
C) anyone
D) something

Charles regretted ___ the TV set last year.

A) of
B) buying
C) to buy
D) anyone

We all thought ___ pity that you were unable to attend our meeting

a) that
b) which
d) this
d) it

The dean of the Philosophy Department requested that the visiting scholar___ a lecture on the philosopher Sartre.
A) would give
B) had given
C) give
D) gave

Jane's dress is similar in design___ her sister's.
A) like
B) with
C) to
D) as

I was satisfied with her explanation,____.
A) so my classmates were
B) so my classmates did
C) so did my classmates
D) so were my classmates

His salary as a driver is much higher than ___.

A) as a porter
B) a porter
C) is a porter
D) that of a porter