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1. Physics ______ more interesting than maths, I think. A. are B. is C. is D. will be

2. This pair of jeans _____ Tina’s. A. are B. be C. is D. will be

3. ---What’s on the wall? ---There ______ a map of China on it. A. are B. is C. were D. was

4. ---Dinner is ready. Help yourself! ---Wow! It ______ delicious. Could you please tell me how to cook it? A. tastes B. looks C. sounds D. feels

5. Put a bit of sugar in the coffee and it will ______ better. A. sound B. taste C. lood D. make

6. ---Have you heard the song Take me to your heart? ---Yes, it ______ so terrific. A. looks B. feels C. tastes D. sounds

7. My teacher’s voice _____ sweet. We all like her songs. A. feels B. smells C. looks D. sounds

8. ---I _____ sleepy today. ---Drink some tea, and you’ll be good as new. A. feel B. keep C. turn D. grow

9. I like wearing clothes made of cotton because cotton _____ nice and soft. A. is feel B. is feeling C. feel D. feels

10. Please ______ the soup to see whether I have put enough salt in it. A. smell B. feel C. eat D. taste

11. ---Lucy, what about going camping if it ______ tomorrow? ---Sounds great! A. didn’t rain B. doesn’t rain C. won’t rain D. hasn’t rain

12. ---What ______ your mother look like? ---She has long hair. A. does B. do C. is

13. ---How is your father? I ______ him for a long time. ---He is fine, but busy. A. don’t see B. hadn’t seen C. didn’t see D. haven’t seen

14. ---Is John coming by train? ---He should, but he ______ not. He likes driving his car. A. must B. can C. may D. need

15. ---Could I go the movie this weekend, Dad? ---Yes, you ______. But you have to come back before nine. A. shall B. must C. need D. can

16. Ads sometimes help people learn more about new products, but at other times ads _____ tell lies. A. must B. can C. need D. should

17. ---Could I use your pen? ---Of course you _____. A. must B. may C. can D. need

18. ---______ you play golf? ---No. But I can play table tennis. A. Can B. May C. Must D. Should

19. ---Will you stay here for dinner? ---Sorry, I ______. I have something important to do. A. don’t B. didn’t C. needn’t D. can’t

20. ---Is your brother playing computer games, Ted? ---He ______ do that because the computer doesn’t work. A. may not B. can’t C. mustn’t D. needn’t

21. ---David, is that man your head teacher? ---It ______ be him. He’s the tallest in our school. A. mustn’t B. can’t C. needn’t D. won’t

22. John, you needn’t do your work today, you _____ do it tomorrow if you’re tired. A. must B. may C. can’t

23. ---Are you going to Beijing by plane? ---It’s fast, but expensive. So I am not sure. I ______ take a train. A. should B. may C. must D. will

24. ---_____ I swim in that river? ---No, you _______. It’s dangerous to swim in it. A. Must; can’t B. Can; may not C. May; mustn’t

25. ---Mom, ______ play computer games? ---Yes, you can. But you have to finish your homework first. A. must B. may C. will D. need

26. ---Mike, I can’t stop playing computer games. ---For your eyes, my dear friend, I’m afraid you _____. A. have to B. may C. must

27. ---Must I stay at home and take care of her? ---No, you ______. A. mustn’t B. won’t C. can’t D. needn’t

28. ---Must I go and do it now? ---No, you ______. We still have two more days. A. shoudn’t B. can’t C. needn’t D. won’t

29. ---What did the head teacher say at the meeting? ---He said, “We _____ be proud of working hard. We mustn’t be lazy. A. must B. can C. should D. need

30. It’s nearly seven o’clock. Jack _____ be back home at the moment. A. must B. need C. could D. can

31. ---May I do the rest of the work tomorrow? ---Yes, of course. You ______ finish it today. A. must B. mustn’t C. needn’t

32. You have already tried your best, so you _____ worry about the matter. A. can’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. couldn’t

33. You’d better ______ smoking, ______ you will get ill. A. go on; so B. give up; and C. give up; or

34. You look tired now. You ______ stay at home and have a rest. A. had to B. had better C. would like to D. would rather

35. You look tired. You’d better _____ a good sleep. A. have B. having C. had D. to have

36. Every year many foreigners _____ to China to learn Chinese. A. have come B. comes C. came D. come

37. A large number of students in this school ______ from the country. They work very hard. A. come B. comes C. came D. coming

38. My family _____ reading newspapers every evening. A. like B. likes C. liked D. will like

39. If it _____ tomorrow, we will go fishing. A. isn’t rain B. won’t rain C. doesn’t rain D. rain not

40. The children will climb the hill if it ______ tomorrow. A. won’t rain B. didn’t rain C. doesn’t rain D. isn’t rain

41. Our physics teacher told us light ______ faster than sound last term. A. travels B. travel C. traveled D. traveling

42. ---Mr Green, _____ you _____ Three Lanes and Seven Alleys (三坊七巷) last Sunday? ---No, but I’ll visit them next week. A. will; go to B. have; been to C. did; go to D. have; gone to

43. ---How was your holiday last weekend? ---Good. I ______ to the mountains with my parents. A. go B. went C. am going D. will go

44. ---When _____ your brother _____ back? ---About half an hour ago. A. did; come B. had; come C. do; come D. have; come

45. It is a long time since I last ______ you. A. see B. seen C. saw D. seeing

46. ---When _____ you _____ the bike? ---Last month. A. have; bought B. had; bought C. do; buy D. did; buy

47. There _____ a talk show on CCTV-4 at nine this evening. A. will have B. is going to be C. is going to have D. is staying

48. The village is building a school. I hope it _____ before August this year. A. finishes B. will finish C. is finish D. will be finished

49. Use your head, and you _____ a new way. A. find B. will find C. found D. are finding

50. They say there ______ a new bridge across the river in two years. A. will have B. is going to be C. has

51. Mr Smith ______ a talk on country music next Monday. A. give B. gave C. has given D. will give

52. Girls like eating snacks in bed while they _____ funny cartoon (卡通) books. A. were enjoying B. are enjoying C. enjoyed D. are going to enjoy

53. ---What’s your brother doing in his room now? ---He _____ a kite. A. makes B. made C. is making D. will make

54. ---Listen, what’s the noise? ---My brother ______ the programme of the World Cup in the sitting-room. A. watches B. is watching C. has watched D. will watch

55. ---Where’s your father, Mike? ---He _____ in the kitchen. A. cooks B. cooked C. is cooking D. has cooked

56. ---Keep quiet, kids. Dad ______ in the next room. ---OK, Mum. A. slept B. sleeps C. is sleeping D. had slept

57. ---I called you at half past nine this morning, but there was no answer. ---Oh, sorry, I _____ with my cousin in the supermarket. A. shop B. was shopping C. shopped D. will shop

58. ---Why didn’t you come and open the door for me, dear? ---Oh, sorry, I ____ in the kitchen. I didn’t hear you. A. cooked B. would cook C. was cooking

59. I _____ my homework while my parents ______ TV last night. A. did; have watched B. was doing; were watching C. had done; were watching D. would do; were watching

60. How long have you _____? A. borrowed the book B. bought the bike C. been back D. received the letter

61. My aunt isn’t here. She ______ Shanghai on business. She will be back in three days. A. went B. has gone to C. has been to D. will go to

62. ---Kitty, will you go to see Spider-Man 3 with us this evening? ---Sorry. I ______ the film already. A. saw B. have seen C. had seen

63. Henry speaks Chinese very well. He ______ in China since 2002. A. stays B. stayed C. is staying D. has stayed

64. ---Where is your English book, Mike? ---Sorry, sir. I _____ it at home. A. have lost B. have forgotten C. have left

65. ---How can you start playing games so soon, Tom? ---I ____ my homework, Mom. A. have finished B. finished C. finish

66. Eddie and Nancy ______ for ten months. A. have died B. died C. have been dead

67. ---Would you like to see the film with me? ---I’m sorry I _____ it twice. A. see B. will see C. have seen D. am seeing

68. ---Hello, this is Lily speaking. Could I speak to Mr Black? ---Sorry. He ______ the Xuanwu Lake Park. A. has been to B. went to C. has gone to D. will go to

69. ---Why won’t you go to the movie with me, Betty? ---Because I ______ it twice. A. see B. will see C. saw D. have seen

70. Ba Jin, one of the greatest writers in China, _______ as “People’s Writer”. A. is regarded B. has regarded C. is regarding D. regards

71. Many trees and flowers ______ in our school last night, and they made our school a beautiful garden. A. plant B. planted C. have planted D. were planted

72. Twelve-year-olds should not ______ to drive in China. A. allow B. be allow C. allowed D. be allowed

73. It is said that potato chips in KFC ______ by mistake about one hundred years ago. A. were invented B. invented C. was invented

74. We _____ to close the windows before we left the lab. A. tell B. told C. are told D. were told

75. ---What should we do first if we want to develop our village? ---A lot of new roads ______, I think. A. have to build B. must build C. have built D. must be built

76. ---How clean the windows are! ---Thank you. The windows of the classroom _____ every day. A. is cleaned B. are cleaned C. were cleaned

77. The World Cup (世界杯足球 赛) _______ in Germany now. A. being had B. is having C. is holding D. is being held

78. Today Chinese ______ by more and more people around the world. A. was spoken B. is spoken C. spoke D. speak

79. ---Linda, I am very thirsty. ---Let’s go to the nearest supermarket _____ some drink, OK? A. buy B. bought C. to buy D. buying

80. He used to _____ in the sun, but now he is used to _______ at night. A. read; read B. reading; read C. read; reading D. reading; reading

81. ---Would you like to go swimming in the river with us? ---Sorry, I won’t. Our teacher often tells us _______ that. A. not do B. to do C. not to do

82. Our teacher always tells us ______ more English in and out of class. A. speak B. spoken C. to speak D. speaking

83. I had a bad cold. The doctor asked us _______ in bed. A. staying B. to stay C. stayed D. stays

84. ---What’s the use of this kind of fuel? ---It can make the train ______ fast. A. to go B. going C. went D. go

85. ---How do you know that she likes singing? ---I often hear her ______ after class. A. to sing B. sang C. sing D. sings

86. It’s time for sports. Let’s ______ bowling, shall we? A. go B. to go C. going D. goes

87. There are so many kinds of pens here. I can’t decide ______. A. when to choose B. to choose which C. which to choose

88. The menu has so many good things! I can’t decide ______. A. what to eat B. how to eat C. where to eat

89. ---Will you please give some advice on ______ English at home? ---Well, do a lot of reading and listen to English program. A. how to read B. how to learn C. when to use D. where to use

90. ---Do you know _____ for a picnic? ---Children’s Park. A. what to buy B. how to get C. where to go D. when to start

91. Alex wants to visit Shaolin Temple with us tomorrow. Go and tell him ______ at the school gate. A. which to choose B. when to start C. what to visit D. where to go

92. The music is too loud, would you mind _____? A. turn it down B. turning it down C. turning down it

93. Tom likes cars. He enjoys ______ model cars of all kinds. A. collects B. collecting C. to collect D. collected

94. ---My spoken English is poor. What shall I do? ---That’s easy. Practice ______ it as much as possible. A. speak B. speaks C. speaking D. to speak

95. We went to Hainan Island on May Day and had great fun ______ in the sea. A. surf B. surfs C. surfing D. to surf

96. ---There goes the bell. ---It’s time for class. Let’s stop ______. A. talk B. to talk C. talking D. not talk

97. They are too tired, so they stop _____ and have a rest. A. working B. to work C. work

98. The young man was often seen ______ by the lake. A. to draw B. to drawing C. draw D. drew

99. ---What happened? ---We felt the earth ______. Some of the houses in Jiujiang were destroyed in the earthquake. A. moved B. to move C. moving

100. Jane likes singing. We often hear her ______ after class. A. sing B. to sing C. sings D. sang

101. ---Where’s Mr Yu, do you know? ---Well, it’s hard to say. But I saw him _____ a football game just now. A. was watching B. watching C. had watched D. watched

102. ---Where is Mary now? Do you know? ---No, but I heard ______ in her room a few minutes ago. A. her singing B. her sing C. she was singing D. all the answers are right

103. Chinese people were cheering at the most ______ moment when Liu Xiang broke the world record. A. excited B. to excited C. excited D. exciting

104. ---It’s a bit cold. Would you mind my ______ all the windows? ---Do as you like, please. A. close B. will close C. closing D. to close

105. ---Hello, my name is Johnson. I believe you have a room _____ for me. ---Johnson? Oh, yes, Mr Johnson. It’s Room 1201, on the second floor. A. looked B. waited C. cleared D. booked

106. The new term is coming. The students are busy ______ the classrooms. A. clean B. cleans C. to clean D. cleaning

107. ---Maths is difficult for me. How I wish to improve it! ---Don’t lose your confidence. I believe you will ______ it if you keep trying. A. take B. work C. pick D. make

108. How long does it _____ you to wash all the dishes? A. take B. use C. spend

109. ---Excuse me, Mr Li, I don’t know the meaning of the whole sentence. What shall I do? ---You’d better first ______ the new words. A. look for B. look up C. look through

110. ---Where is Tom? Do you know? ---I think he _____ to the library. A. has gone B. goes C. has been D. went

111. ---Hi. I _____ you for a long time. ---I ______ Beijing. I’ve just come back. A. hadn’t seen; am B. haven’t seen; shall be C. didn’t see; will be D. haven’t seen; was

112. ---Excuse me. Is the bus stop far from here? ---Not very far. It only ______ you five minutes on foot. A. spends B. costs C. takes D. gets

113. ---Do I have to come back tomorrow? ---Yes, you ______. A. can B. may C. must D. should

114. ---Must I hand in my composition today? ---No, you ______. You may give it to me tomorrow. A. needn’t B. can’t C. mustn’t D. shouldn’t

115. In order ______ the world a friendly place, one must show a friendly face. A. makes B. making C. to make D. make

116. It’s important ______ the piano well. A. of him to play B. for him to play C. of him playing D. for him playing

117. We’re looking forwards to ______ the World Cup 2006 in Germany. A. visiting B. watching C. looking

118. Colors can change our moods and make us ______ happy or sad, energetic or sleepy. A. to feel B. feeling C. felt D. feel

119. There are some dangerous fishes in this river, and I’ve warned Jack ______ here. A. not to swim B. to not swim C. swim not to D. to swim not

120. ---Mum, ______ play computer games? ---Yes, you can. But you have to finish your homework first. A. must B. may C. will D. need

121. My mother ______ make rice dumplings. She’ll teach me how to do it. A. must B. need C. should D. can

122. ---Jim, can you help me wash the dishes? ---Sorry, Dad. I _____ to the shop. A. go B. went C. am going D. have been

123. The children ______ to swim last month and they can swim very well now. A. are taught B. were taught C. have taught D. taught

124. ---I won’t go to bed until the TV play _____ over. ---You’d better not do that. A. is B. was C. will D. will be

125. ---Listen! Lily is sing. ---That ______ be Lily. She is in the library. A. mustn’t B. wouldn’t C. can D. can’t

126. You ______ be quiet when you are in the reading room. A. should B. shouldn’t C. can D. can’t

127. In the United States, you’re not supposed _____ with your hands. A. to eat B. eating C. eat D. ate

128. We’ll go to the farm and help the farmers with the apple-picking if it ______ tomorrow. A. won’t rain B. will be rainy C. doesn’t rain D. isn’t raining

129. Mr Zhang asked me _____ the words again. A. read B. reads C. to read D. reading

130. Mr Brown ______ in Beijing since 1993. A. work B. works C. worked D. has worked

131. I ______ a letter when my mother came in. A. write B. am writing C. was writing D. will write

132. Can I _____ a bike from him? A. lend B. return C. give D. borrow

133. ---Must I stay at home? ---No, you _____. A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. may not D. can not

134. Stamps ______ by people for sending letters. A. use B. using C. used D. are used

135. My father told me ______ play on the street. A. not B. to not C. not to D. did not

136. There is going to ______ an English party this evening. A. be B. has C. have D. is

137. When I got to the factory, the workers ______ about the film. A. are talking B. talked C. were talking D. have talked

138. ---Could you give me a hand? I want to ______ the map on the wall. ---With pleasure. A. put up B. look up C. open up D. turn up

139. I _____ my teacher since last year. I miss him very much. A. didn’t B. saw C. haven’t seen

140. ---_____ you _____ take a bus to school? ---Yes. But now I usually go to school on foot. A. Did; use to B. Were; used to C. Do; use to

141. ---Don’t ______ too late, or you will feel tired in class. ---I won’t, Mum. A. stand up B. stay up C. wake up D. get up

142. ---Whose notebook is this? ---It _____ be Ning’s. It has her name on it. A. need B. can’t C. must D. shall

143. ---When ______ the car ______? ---In 1885. A. did; invent B. was; invented C. does; invented D. is; invented

144. ---Excuse me. Is Joan in? ---Sorry, she isn’t here at the moment. She ______ to the railway station half an hour ago. A. goes B. went C. has gone D. has been

145. Attention, please! All the moble phones ______ during the meeting. A. must keep off B. have kept off C. are keeping off D. must be kept off

146. ---Have you mended your shoes, Bob? ---Yes, I ______ them twenty minutes ago. A. have mended B. mend C. had mended D. mended

147. ---Come and join us, Jimmy! ---I’m sorry, but I’m really busy now. If I ______ time, I would certainly go. A. will have B. have had C. had D. have

148. ---You’ve left the light on. ---Oh, sorry. ______ and turn it off. A. I’ve gone B. I’ll go C. I went D. I’m going

149. ---Kitty, will you go to see film Cold Mountain this evening? ---No, I won’t. I _____ it already. A. saw B. have seen C. see D. will see

150. Listen! Some of the girls _____ about Super Girls. Let’s join them! A. talk B. were talking C. are talking D. talked

151. ---That T-shirt with Yao Ming’s picture on it belong to David. He admires him a lot. ---No, it _____ be his. He hates black color. A. can; can’t B. may; needn’t C. must; mustn’t D. must; can’t

152. ---Shall I tell Sally about it? ---No, you _____. I’ve told her already. A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. can’t

153. It is easy _____ the problem. A. for him slove B. for him to slove C. of him solving D. of him to solve

154. ---Let’s do something at the party. What about ______? ---No, I’d like ______. A. to sing; to dance B. to sing; dancing C. singing; dancing D. singing; to dance

155. ---Bob, may I _____ your MP 4? ---Sure. But you’d better not _____ it to others. A. lend; lend B. lend; borrow C. borrow; borrow D. borrow; lend

156. This type of MP 4 is my favorite, but I can’t _____ it. A. spend B. cost C. pay D. afford

157. When traffic lights are red, we ______ stop and wait. A. may B. can C. must D. might

158. Today Chinese is becoming more and more popular. It ______ in many schools around the world. A. teaches B. is teaching C. has taught D. is taught

159. ---What about playing football this afternoon, Sam? ---I would rather ______ at home than ______ football. It’s too hot outside. A. stay; playing B. stay; play C. to stay; to play D. to stay; playing

160. This morning I went to work ln such a hurry that _____ the key to my office at home. A. forgot B. left C. missed D. lost

161. ---Mr Wang, I have trouble _____ the next. ---Remember ______ it three times at least. A. to understand; reading B. understanding; reading C. understanding; to read D. to understand; to read

162. ---Why don’t you take the T-shirt, Linda? ---I have only $ 10. I can’t it. A. borrow B. afford C. sell D. bring

163. ---What a hard problem! ---Ask Mary. Maybe she has _____ with a good idea about it. A. come up B. ended up C. met up D. kept up

164. Remember to _____ the lights when your leave your classroom. A. turn on B. turn off C. turn up D. turn down

165. I enjoy _____ the light music. A. to listen to B. listening to C. hearing D. to hear

166. Please ______ as soon as you get there. A. ring me up B. ring up me C. wake me up D. wake up me

167. When I _____, I want to be a teacher. A. grows up B. grow up C. shall grow D. grew up

168. ---Would you please _____ me an eraser, Lucy? ---Certainly. Here you are. A. borrow B. lend C. borrowed D. lent

169. Trees _____ in spring. A. plant B. were planted C. should be planted D. should plant

170. The Great Green Wall will stop the wind from ______ the earth away. A. blowing B. blow C. blows D. to blow