1. What seems confusing and fragmented at first might well become____a third time.
A. notable and systematic B. clear and organic C. clean and measurable D. pure and wholesome
2. They failed to pass the exam last time; I regretted ____.
A. to be not able to help B. being unable to helpC. being not able to helping D. not be able to help
3. At a press conference after the Oscar Award ceremony, the 18-year-old girl spoke in a barely____ voice.
A. identical B. legible C. optional D. audible
4. All ____is a continuous supply of fuel oil.
A. what is needed B. that is needed C. the thing needed D. for their needs
5. Today dozens of scientific group in different countries have been____the goal of a practical and economic way to use sunlight to split water molecules.
A. reaching B. winning C. chasing D. pursuing
6. You said the books were on the desk, but ____there.
A. there was no one B. there were none C. there were no ones D. was none
7. Before the project was started, we asked the designer to give us an ____of the cost of building such a museum.
A. estimate B. evaluation C. assessment D. announcement
8. From the top of the building, we can see the bridge____construction.
A. by B. in C. under D. below
9. “When did Gertrude finally get to the theatre?”
“Just before the end of ____.”
A. the act second B. act second C. Act Two D. the act two
10. Though he views himself as a realist, Michael says that his findings make him very ____about future.
A. optimistic B. objective C. precautious D. sympathetic
11. “Have you flown very much?”
“As a matter of fact, this trip is ____.”
A. my first B. the first to me C. the first one of mine D. my one to be the first
12. In Boston, as in the rest of the United States, ____ schooling begins at age 5 and ends at 16.
A. oblidged B. compulsory C. compelling D. forced
13. “Let’s take a walk before we start to study.”
“Oh, I think it’s ____ for walking.”
A. much too hot B. very much hot C. too much heat D. very much heat
14. China started its space industry only in recent years, and should ____ no time in catching up.
A. delay B. lag C. lessen D. lose
15. It’s quite late now and Mr. White____hasn’t left his office.
A. still B. already C. since D. yet