1.Neither John ______ his father was able to wake up early e

1.Neither John ______ his father was able to wake up early enough to catch the morning train.
A.nor
B.or
C.but
D.and
2.Nancy is ________ girl.
A.a eighteen-year-old
B.an eighteen-years-old
C.a eighteen-years-old
D.an eighteen-year-old
3.That young man still denies ______ the fire behind the store.
A.start
B.to start
C.having started
D.to have started
4.Great changes _______ in our institute in the last few years.
A.have taken place
B.took place
C.take place
D.had taken place
5.Police are ______ the disappearance of two children.
A.looking out
B.looking after
C.looking into
D.looking on
6.It was on the beach ______ Miss White found the kid lying dead.
A.that
B.this
C.it
D.which
7.They have learned about _______ in recent years.
A.several hundreds English words
B.hundreds of English words
C.hundred of English words
D.several hundred English words
8.______ with the size of the whole earth,the highest mountain does not seem high at all.
A.When compared
B.Compare
C.While comparing
D.Comparing
9.You ______ buy some reference books when you go to college.
A.could
B.will have to
C.must to
D.might
10.The old couple moved to the countryside _____ their health for the doctor said fresh air would do them good.
A.for the sake of
B.in case of
C.in spite of
D.instead of
11.Her laziness ______ her; she failed in all her final exams.
A.kept up with
B.came up with
C.put up with
D.caught up with
12.He is a(n) ______ basketball player,for he makes money by playing the games.
A.amateur
B.part-time
C.spare-time
D.professional
13.What a bad memory I've got I even forgot ______ the book with me.
A.took
B.taking
C.take
D.taken
14._______ the advances of science,the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us.
A.As for
B.Besides
C.Except
D.Despite
15.Columbus' decision to sail west to reach the East ______ on his belief that the earth was round.
A.sat
B.relaxed
C.rested
D.existed
16.It is said that _______ boys in your school like playing football,though others prefer basketball.
A.quite a lot
B.quite a few
C.quite a bit
D.quite a little
17.While in London,we paid a visit to the hospital founded ______ the nurse Florence Nightingale.
A.in line with
B.in favour of
C.in honour of
D.in place of
18.I don’t know the park,but it’s ______ to be quite beautiful.
A.said
B.told
C.spoken
D.talked
19.Jane's dress is similar in design ______ her sister’s.
A.like
B.with
C.to
D.as
20.I had my meals _______ when I was ill in bed with a bad cold.
A.to bring
B.bring
C.brought
D.bringing

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