1. My train arrives inShenyang at seven o’clock tomorrow. Theplane I would like to take from there ?____? by then.?

A. would leave B. will have left ?

C. has leftD. had left?

2. ?____? the building did he realize that there was dangereverywhere in it.?

A. Upon enteringB. When he entered?

C. Only after enteringD. After he had entered?

3. He will do anything for us except ?____? us his oxen.?

A. lendingB. will lendC. lendD. has lent?

4. The suspect at last admitted ?____? the stolen goods but he denied ?____? them.?

A. receiving...sellingB. to receive...selling?

C. receiving...to sellD. to receive...to sell?

5. How close parents are to their children ?____? a strong influence on the character of thechildren.?

A. haveB. hasC. having D. to have?

6. ?____? on a clear day, far from the city crowds, the mountains give him a sense of infinitepeace.?

A. If walkingB. Walking?

C. While walkingD. When one is walking?

7. Professor Smith’s dedication to ?____? earned him the respect of both his colleagues andstudents.?

A. being taught B. be taught?

C. teach D. teaching?

8. If only I ?____? what you wanted!?

A. knewB. knowC. had knownD. have kno

9. He was reading a piece of science fiction, completely ?____?to the outside world.?

A. to be lostB. lostC. losingD. having lost?

10. I’d rather that they ?____? during the bad weather, butthey insist that they must return home today.?

A. don’t travelB. didn’t travel?

C. shouldn’t travelD. not travel?

11. The manager gave her his ?____? that her complaint wouldbe investigated.?

A. consentB. conceptionC. assuranceD. insurance?

12. It has always been the ?____? of this company to promote existing staff to senior positions.?

A. procedureB. policyC. processD. prime?

13. When he graduated from high school he got his ?____?.?

A. diplomatB. certificateC. degreeD identity?

14. These varied racial groups have learned to live together in peace and ?____?, setting anexample well worth following.?

A. harmonyB. graceC. rhythmD. relief?

15. John Dewey believed that education should be a preparation for life, that a person learns bydoing, and that teaching must ?____? the curiosity and creativity of children.?

A. stimulateB. spareC. seekD. secure?

16. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe ?____? Europeinto a great war.

A. imposedB. pitchedC. insertedD. plunged?