141. — How is it that you know she’s got back from the UK?
— She ____ when I came out of the house this morning.
A. seemed to be passing B. happened to have passed
C. chanced to be passing D. chose to be passing
142. — Is there any hope of saving his life?
— His injuries are extremely serious, but he’s expected to ____.
A. pull in B. pull through C. pull up D. pull over
143. All the task ____ ahead of time, they decided to go on holiday for a week.
A. had been finished B. were finished
C. having been finished D. been finished
144. — He ought ot have been warned of the danger.
— ____, but he wouldn’t listen to me.
A. yes, he ought to B. So he was C. So was he D. So it was with him
145. Lang Ping, who is said to have started her coaching career in America, ____ volleyball in China for almost twenty years.
A. played B. have played C. was playing D. had played
146. An actor can not well play the role without life experience ____ more than a dancer can make a difference without much practice.
A. any B. no C. not D. much
147. Each of the 400 people received from their boss____ gift—“Who moved my cheese?”—____ best-seller in the US—to understand how to deal with changes in their lives and work.
A. the; 不填 B. a;a C. a;不填 D. the;a
148. Passenger: Look out! There’s a kangaroo wandering on the road! Driver: ____ it! That was lucky. It can damage my car really badly.
A. Missing B. Missed C. To miss D. Miss
149. Most of the audience wondered what ider a man who’s deaf from birth can have ____ music.
A. with B. in C. of D. at
150. — Were you busy last weekend?
—Very. Rather than ____ time playing cards as usual, I devoted every effort to ____ an advertisement.
A. wasting; making B. waste; make
C. to waste; make D. a waste of; making
151. — What is the man over there?
— I don’t know for sure. But I think he can be ____ but a teacher.
A. anybody B. anything C. nobody D. nothing
152. One of the requirements for a fire is that the material ____ to its burning temperature.
A. is heated B. be heated C. would be heated D. do heat
153. — What can I do for you, sir?
— I want ____.
A. a dime’s worth of candy B. candy a dime’s worth
C. a dime worth of candy D. a dime-worth candy
154. As the proverb ____, an enemy in disguise is a wolf in sheep’s ____.
A. runs; dress B. says; clothes C. speaks; cloth D. goes; clothing
155. — So you are not spending your holiday in Wuhan this year.
— No, ____.
A. everywhere in Wuhan B. somewhere in Wuhan
C. somewhere but in Wuhan D. anywhere but in Wuhan
156. When he realized the police had seen him, the man ____ the exit as quickly as possible.
A. made up B. made for C. made out D. made off
157. In the traffic accident, his father came close to ____.
A. be killed B. being killed C. kill D. killing
158. The heroic story that the university student had saved a peasant’s life hit the ____ in “China Youth Daily”.
A. results B. efforts C. rewards D. headlines
159. I don’t want to be interrupted, for my paper is due tomorrow. If ____ asks where I am. Just say I’ve gone out.
A. someone B. anyone C. everyone D. no one
160. In ____ world, where computers rule our work and life online searches have became ____ necessity.
A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. the; /
161. — Have you heard the new benefit system is to take effect?
— Yes. That’s great, yet some worry it may ____ laziness.
A. encourage B. develop C. cause D. prevent
162. —Excuse me, Professor Smith, I was wondering if I could leave a quarter earlier today.
—____.
A. Nothing the matter. B. Sure, go ahead C. Oh, why not? D. Of course, no problem.
163. —Look, it ____ again.
—yeah. This is the third snow we ____ this spring.
A. will snow; are having B. has snowed; had had C. is snowing; have had D. snows; have had
164. I invited five people to my party. Out of those five people, only John and Mary can come. ____ people can’t come.
A. The others B. The other C. Others D. Other three
165. If you think that the illness might be serious, you should not ____ going to the doctor.
A. put off B. put aside C. hold back D. hold up
166. It was only after some progress ____ in the use and development of electricity that men began to realize the importance and possibilities of magnetism.
A. was made B. would have been made C. has been made D. had been made
167. The central government is sparing no efforts to ____ the officials’ overuse of power to make up a healthier Party.
A. keep off B. keep down C. keep out D. keep on
168. Let’s go out now. It ____ any more.
A. didn’t rain B. doesn’t rain C. won’t rain D. isn’t raining
169. Why don’t you try on this jacket? It ____ nice on you.
A. looks B. looked C. will look D. has looked
170. —Do you have ____ trouble finishing the work?
—The work is not so different as you think. We have finished it already.
A. any B. no C. much D. some
171. It’s no ____ that he didn’t come.
A. difference B. importance C. relation D. matter