05年语法题

51. If you explained the situation to your solicitor, he ________ able to advise you much better than I can. A. would be B. will have been C. was D. were 52. _________, Mr. Wells is scarcely in sympathy with the working class. A. Although he is a socialist B. Even if he is a socialist C. Being a socialist D. Since he is a socialist 53. His remarks were ________ annoy everybody at the meeting.

A. so as to B. such as to C. such to D. as much as to 54. James has just arrived, but I didn’t know he _________ until yesterday. A. will come B. was coming C. had been coming D. came 55. _________ conscious of my moral obligations as a citizen.

A. I was and always will be B. I have to be and always will be C. I had been and always will be D. I have been and always will be

56. Because fuel supplies are finite and many people are wasteful, we will have to install _________ solar heating device in our home.

A. some type of B. some types of a C. some type of a D. some types of

57. I went there in 1984, and that was the only occasion when I ________ the journey in exactly two days. A. must take B. must have made C. was able to make D. could make

58. I know he failed his last test, but really he’s _________ stupid. A. something but B. anything but C. nothing but D. not but 59. Do you know Tim’s brother? He is _________ than Tim.

A. much more sportsman B. more of a sportsman C. more of sportsman D. more a sportsman

60. That was not the first time he ________ us. I think it’s high time we ________ strong actions against him. A. betrayed…take B. had betrayed…took C. has betrayed…took D. has betrayed…take 61. What’s the chance of ________ a general election this year? A. there being B. there to be

C. there be D. there going to be

62. The meeting was put off because we __________ a meeting without John. A. objected having B. were objected to having C. objected to have D. objected to having

63. ________ you _______ further problems with your printer, contact your dealer for advice. A. If, had B. Have, had C. Should, have D. In case, had

. He asked me to lend him some money, which I agreed to do, ________ that he paid me back the following week.

A. on occasion B. on purpose C. on condition D. only if 65. Children who stay away from school do ________ for different reasons. A. them B. / C. it D. theirs

66. –Why are you staring? –I’ve never seen ______tree before. A. kind of B. that kind of C. such kind D. such

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