1. He went to Beijing, _______ a room in a cheap hotel, and spent the following week in search of his sister.
A. to take B. take C. taken D. took
2. It is because he is too young _______ he does not understand it.
A. as B. so C. that D. so that
3. It was the computer _______ solved the complicated problem within five minutes.
A. who B. whom C. that D. in which
4. It was during the 1920 s _______ the friendship between Hemingway and Fitzgerald reached its highest point.
A. which B. when C. since D. that
5. It was _______ back home after the experiments.
A. not until midnight did he go B. until midnight that he didn t go
C. not until midnight that he went D. until midnight when he didn t go
6. When was _______ that the general manager left for Japan?
A. he B. it C. that D. since
7. It was what he meant rather than what he said _______ annoyed me.
A. which B. as C. what D. that
8. They weren t a particularly good team, but they refused to give in and _______ defeat.
A. accept B. accepted C. accepting D. to have accepted
9. Mother told Jim to watch the milk until it boiled and then _______ off the gas.
A. turn B. turning C. turned D. having turned
10. He just does what he pleases and never _______ about anyone else.
A. think B. thinks C. thinking D. thought
11. I don t know whether to stay in teaching or _______ another j ob.
A. trying getting B. to try to get C. trying to get D. try get
12. _______ a bit closer and you ll be able to see better.
A. To come B. Coming C. Having come D. Come
13. Make sure the iron isn t too hot _______ you ll burn the cloth.
A. and B. or C. yet D. so
14. Don t loosen your grip on the rope _______ you ll fall.
A. so B. and C. or D. but
15. _____ air pollution affects the water, _______ water pollution affects the land.
A. Just as; so B. As; as C. Just as; then D. Just; so
16. Don t mention my name or you _______ me into trouble.
A. have got B. are getting C. will get D. get
17. Anne s work was _______.
A. as good as, if not better than, us B. so good as, if not better than, ours
C. as better as, if not best than, us D. as good as, if not better than, ours
18. He is _______ a ballplayer.
A. as good as, if not better than his brother, as far
B. as good, if not better than his brother, as
C. as good as, if not better than his brother, like
D. as good as, if not better than his brother, as