16. Mr Smith is coming to visit us soon. We'd better get everything ready before he _______.

　　A. arrives B. arrive C. will arrive D. arrived

　　17._______yesterday, you would have met Professor Jones. But now he has left for London.

　　A. Did you come B. Had you come

　　C. Should you come D. Were you to come

　　18. The man denied_____ into the neighbor's garden and ______his cow.

　　A. going……stealing B. going…stole

　　C. went…stealing D. went…stole

　　19. Ted worked like a horse in his youth, ______contributed to his great success later as a businessman.

　　A. that B. who C. what D. which

　　20. A few hours ago, a small suitcase with some important papers _______ stolen from the general manager's office.

　　A. is B. are C. were D. was

　　21.______ on the New World, he felt like crying.

　　A .land B. Landed

C. To land D. Having landed

　　22. Visit our store. Nowhere else ______ such good bargains.

A. you find B. find you

C. do you find D. you do find

　　23. After______ seemed an endless wait, it was his turn to go into the doctor's office.

　　A, this B. that C. which D. what

　　24. Ever since the Smiths moved to the lake area a year ago, they ______ better health.

A. could have enjoyed B. had enjoyed

C. have been enjoying D. are enjoying

　　25. The boss doesn't want to talk about the accident; now he is in no ______ to do so.

　　A. feeling B. attitude C. emotion D. Mood

　　26. I can't understand why you regard it as music. It ______ me mad!

　　A. puts B. sets C. drivers D. changes

　　27. Yesterday Mr Blake was caught in the rain and got wet through.______ he caught a bad cold.

　　A. Consequently B. Finally C. Lately D. Strangely

　　28. William likes to eat out, but he is not ______ about what he eats.

　　A. peculiar B. unusual C. particular D. special

　　29. Their house stands at a hilltop, _____ the Hudson River down below.

　　A. seeing B. viewing C. looking at D. overlooking

　　30. I can't understand why my boss is always _____fault with my work.

　　A. finding B. seeking C. looking D. making

　　31. This is the same knife _____ I lost yesterday.

　　A. which B. what C. like D. as

　　32. —— When will you be back?

　　 —— I'll be back _____a couple of days.

　　A. after B. for C. about D. in

　　33. We hear that they will _____ a new school here.

　　A. set down B. set up C. set off D. set out

　　34. He will never forget the days _____ he spent in Japan.

　　A. when B. after C. that D. how

　　35. Interestingly enough, the two brothers have noting in_______.

　　A. ordinary B. common C. general D .particular

　　36. The scientists are trying to find out the facts to _______ their theory.

　　A. support B. carry C. design D. raise

　　37. The performance of the English team was ________. They played much worse than expected.

　　A. disappoint B. disappointing C. disappointed D. to disappoint

　　38. You are welcome to order the goods now. But payment should be made________.

　　A. for advance B. from advance C. in advance D. to advance

　　39. Speak louder so that you can make yourself _______.

A. heard B. to hear

C. hearing D. have been heard

　　40. Now it won't be long before we meet again, ________?

　　A. will it B. do we C. won't we D. does it

　　41. Americans eat______ vegetables per person today as they did in the 1960s.

　　A. more than twice B. as twice many

　　C. twice as many D. more than twice as many

　　42. I was so familiar with her that I recognized her voice ______ I picked up the phone.

　　A. the moment B. since C. before D. while

　　43. The education of ________ young is always ______ hot and serious topic.

　　A. /, / B. the, a C. /, the D. the, the

　　44. Dad wondered where I'd been, and I ________ a story about being at Grandma's

　　A. made out B. made up C. looked out D. looked up

　　45. Your sister doesn't study as _______ as you do.

　　A. hard B. hardly C. harder D. hardest