7. Do you know how many people on the ship ___ A ___ so far?

A. have been saved B. were saved

C. have saved D. are being saved

8. The__ B ___ of the movie is so great that many people want to see it.

A. attack B. attraction C. attempt D. attention

9. With the globalization of the whole world, _ C __ knowledge of English is ___ must.

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

10. Not___ C ___ beautiful, the office building is ______ now.

A. looking; being rebuilt; B. looking; rebuilt

C. being looked; rebuilding D. looked; being rebuilt

11. Some of his suggestions had been rejected ___ A ___ they were quite impracticable.

A. as B. when C. until D. if

12. Mother told Jim to ___ A ___ the milk until it boiled, and then turn off the gas.

A. observe B. watch C. notice D. glance

13. With his work completed, the manager stepped back to his seat, feeling pleased __ B ____ he was a man of action.

A. which B. that C. what D. whether

14. —___ C ___?

— She’s our history teacher.

A. What’s she B. Where does the woman work

C. Who is she D. How is the woman

15. Today’s weather is __ B ____ worse than yesterday’s.

A. very B. much C. very much D. much too

16. It is said that ___ B ___ boys in your school like playing football in their spare time, though others prefer basketball.

A. quite a lot B. quite a few C. quite a bit D. quite a little

17. — What’s his mother like?

—___ D ___.

A. She’s very happy B. She’s at home

C. She likes watching TV D. She’s tall and thin

18. The new order means ___ C ___ overtime.

A. works B. worked C. to work D. working

19. She has two best friends. ____ D __ of them is in the country.

A. All B. Both C. No one D. Neither

20. I was giving a talk to a large group of people, the same talk I __ C ____ to half a dozen other groups before.

A. was giving B. am giving C. had given D. have given

21. When workers are organized in trade unions, employees find it hard to lay them_ A __.

A. off B. aside C. out D. down

22. The young man owes his success to many people, his parents __ D ____.

A. after all B. by chance C. on purpose D. in particular

23. ----The new city hall is the tallest building in this area.

----__ B ____ from here?

A. Can it see B. Can it be seen C. Can it seen D. Can see