单项选择题：全部都是基础题，再次巩固一下基础。

to me that I had forgotten my keys.

A. take place B. happened C. occur D. occurred

a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.

A. pick up B. took up C. made up D. turned up

3. They

A. put off B. turned off C. took off D. kept off

A. furnitures B. furniture C. pieces of furniture D. pieces of furnitures

5. — How do you find this film, John? ---- ________________.

A. I find it at the cinema B. By chance C. Oh, very interesting D. I looked for a long time

6. The poor man offered to wash dishes in the restaurant ______ three meals a day.

A．exchange B．exchange for C．in exchange for D．to exchange

7. -Do you know my town at all? -No, this is the first time I _____ here.

A. was B. have been C. came D. are coming

8. The boys, ______with this terrifying figure, stood there, not knowing what to say A. Faced B. Facing C. Faced to D. Facing with

9. As we know,Beethoven is the greatest musician ________.

A.for all the time B.of all time C.by all times D.at all times

10. A big disaster took place in ________1960s when I was in ________teens.

A.the;the B.the;/ C./;my D.the;my

11. It’s high time we _____ effective ________to improve your working conditions.

A.take; means B.made; measures C.took; measures D.do;actions 12. The population of the city ______from less than half a million in 1949 to over two million.

A.have increased B.has increased C.have improved D.has improved

13. The reason_______I didn’t go there was_______I was ill.

A. that ,because B.for which, because C. which, that D. why, that 14 At last we reached a lonely village, ____ a beautiful river.

A. in front of it lay B. in front of which lay C. in front of it laid D. in front of lied

15. It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly _____ my friend.

A. turn out B. bring out C. call out D. pick out

16. She is a teacher of ___ , that is , she is very ___ at teaching.

A. much experience, experiencing B. many experiences, experiencing

C. much experience, experienced D. many experiences, experienced

17. — Why were you late this morning? — My car was caught in a traffic jam, ____ the delay. A. causing B. to cause C. caused D. cause 18. All of a sudden, a new idea __ me that I might turn to my English teacher for help.

A. occurred B. beat C. knocked D. struck

19. The teacher asked Tom whether great changes _______ in his hometown during the past ten years.

A. were took place B. have taken place C. had taken place D. had been taken place

20. Hearing the news, he ran out of the room in a hurry, ______ the door ______.

A. to leave; opening B. left; opened C. leaving; opened D.leaving; open 21. Although that big earthquake did great ______ to this city, it was soon rebuilt from the ____.

A. damage; ruin B. damages; ruin C. damage; ruins D. damages; ruins

22. –Have they finished the project? --Yes, by the end of last month, they ____ it. Now they ___ on a new one. A. had finished, work B. had finished, are working

C. have finished, are working D. have finished, work

escape. A. Unluckily B. Fortunately C. To be sure D. Above all

24. When I was walking in the street, I _________ to meet a former friend of mine.

A. happened B. broke out C. occurred D. took place

25. The chairman thought _____ necessary to invite professor Smith to speak at the

meeting. A. that B. it C. this D. him

26 Although he was tired, ____ he didn't stop working.

A. but B. and C. yet D. however

17. He found it increasingly difficult to read, ____his eyesight was beginning to fail.

A .and B for C. but D .or

28. In America, many people waste a lot of food _____ in Africa people haven’t enough to eat. A. however B. although C. as D. while

29. Beijing _________ the north of China.

A. are located in B. is located on C. is located in D.located in

30. There are 45 students in our classroom _________.

A. totaled B. in total C. are in total D.total

A.pick up you B.pick you up C.to pick up you D.to pick you up

32. pass the final exam, I must study hard.

A.So as to B. In order to C.For D.As

33. We should _______ every drop of water.

A.made good use of B. make good use C. made good use Dmake good use of

34. —Go for a picnic this weekend，OK? —____.I love getting close to nature.

A.I couldn’t agree more B. I’m afraid not C.I believe not D.I don’t think so

for having broken the rule.

A. was punished B. punished C. were punished D. being punished

36. On the third floor there are two rooms, _________is used as a meeting room. A. one of them B. the larger of which C. the larger one of them D. the largest of which

37. Just in front of our house_____with a history of 1,000years.

A. does a tall tree stand B. stands a tall tree C. a tall tree is standing D. a tall tree stands

38. In the dark forests ____, some large enough to hold several English towns.

A. stand many lakes B. lie many lakes C. many lakes lie D. many lakes stand