1. The reporters exposed the corruption of several senior officers in the government; consequently, these officers____to resign from office.?

A. have asked B. were asked C. had asked D. had been asked ?

2. The train____ at the present speed until it reaches the next city at about seven o’clock this evening.?

A. will be going B. went C. would go D. went?

3. Such____the case, there are no grounds to justify your complaints.?

A. was B. is C. is being D. being

4. I beg____ your nephew’s wedding.?

A. to be excused B. to be excused from C. to excuse from D. to be excused to?

5. The only candidate____ can hope to defeat him is quit now.

A. who B. which C. that D. when?

6. Humble____ it may be, there’s no place like home, ____hemay go.?

A. like, when B. as, wherever C. although, where D. which, wherever?

7. He ought to attend the meeting,____??

A. should he B. ought he C. shouldn’t he D. oughtn’t he?

8. Mary is 18 years old this year; she ____19 next year.?

A. will be B. is to be C. is going to be D. should be

9.Though it was late in the night,____ he continued to work vigorously.?

A. but B. yet C. and D. that?

10. The doctor advised him to stay in bed, saying he was much____.?

A. ill enough B. too ill C. so ill D. very ill

11. I was ____ study French yesterday, but I changed my mind.?

A. to be starting B. to start C. to have started D. to have been starting ?

12. You’d rather go to theater with him this evening, ____? ?

A. are you B. hadn’t you C. isn’t it D. wouldn’t you

13. ____that the formation of the sun, the planets, and other stars began with the condensation of an interstellar gas cloud.?

A. It is believed B. Believing C. Being believed D. To believe?

14. One of the most spectacular qualities of man is notably his____to any kind of natural environment.?

A. tendency B. adoptability C. adaptability D. availability?

15. I’m in no____now to go to concert with you.?

A. mood B. intention C. emotion D. sense?

16. The judger doesn’t know whether the witness is telling the truth, but he will ____it.?

A. identify B. enforce C. distinguish D. verify

17. Before the plane ____, the pilot bailed out. ?

A. clashed B. crashed C. smashed D. struck

18. Doctors often make higher ____ for their works than they should.?

A. charges B. bills C. costs D. payments

19. Most of the earliest____into America came from Europe.?

A. migrants B. emigrants C. immigrants D. inhabitants