Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary

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. Nowadays a lot of adults go to evening schools ________ further education.

A. after B. in
C. for D. on

26. Many fast-growing countries are less concerned with protecting _______ against climate change.

A. one B. oneself
C. them D. themselves

27. When I was young, I was told that I _______ play with matches.

A. wouldn’t B. needn’t
C. mustn’t D. daren’t

28. Those who have _______ money than sense may sometimes act foolishly.

A. much B. more
C. most D. many

29. Population experts predict that most people _______ in cities in the near future.

A. live B. would live
C. will live D. have lived

30. You didn’t use to like him much when we were at school, _________?

A. were we B. weren’t we
C. did you D. didn’t you

31. Officials say that few patients ________ with the virus owing to the effective prevention.

A. infected B. are infected
C. have infected D. be infected

32. As a new drive, I have to practise _________ the car in my small garage again and again.

A. parking B. to park
C. parked D. park

33. The news _______ our athletes won another gold medal was reported In yesterday’s newspaper.

A. which B. whether
C. what D. that

34. Due to the heavy rain and flooding, ten million people have been forced ________ their homes.

A. leaving B. to leave
C. to be left D. being left

35. Please remind me of the meeting again tomorrow ______ I forget.

A. thought B. so that
C. in case D. until

36. _______ this is only a small town, it’s crowded with tourists who come here all year round.

A. Since B. Unless
C. Once D. Although

37. Villagers here depend on the fishing industry, _________ there won’t be much work.

A. where B. that
C. by which D. without which

38. Throughout history, the language _______ by a powerful group spreads across a civilization.

A. speaking B. spoken
C. to speak D. to be spoken

39. If we have illegal immigrants ________ in, many local workers will lose their jobs.

A. came B. coming
C. to come D. having come

40. ______ we are sure about is the need to prevent children from being spoiled?

A. What B. Which
C. Whether D. That

41. The story of the homeless orphan has _______ sympathy from the public.

A. aroused B. attracted
C. defended D. adopted

42. Food safety is ________ important, so the government spares no efforts to prevent food pollution.

A. highly B. reasonably
C. strongly D. naturally

43. Every ton of this recycled paper uses 90 litres of water in its ________.

A. structure B. manufacture
C. construction D. organization

44. Some people maintain that watching violence on TV is one of the major causes of ______ behaviour and crime in society. (from www.nmet168.com)

A. childish B. artificial
C. aggressive D. heroic