Grammar and Vocabulary
Directions：Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A，B，C and D.Choose the ONE ANSWER that best completes the sentence.
( )46.Neither he nor I _________ from Canada.We are from Australia.
A.is
B.are
C.am
D.be
( )47.He tried many times to sneak across the border to a neighboring country，_________ caught each time.
A.having been
B.only to be
C.always being
D.unfortunately
( )48.Only twenty percent of the work _________ done yesterday.
A.has
B.was
C.have
D.were
( )49.He is indifferent _________ hardships and dangers.
A.of
B.at
C.in
D.to
( )50.I wrote down his name and address _________ I should forget it.
A.in order that
B.for fear that
C.so that
D.since
( )51._________ that this region was so rich in natural resources.
A.Little he knew
B.Little did he know
C.Little he did know
D.Little he had known
( )52.—Let me introduce myself.I'm Albert.
—._________
A.What a pleasure
B.It's my pleasure
C.Im very pleased
D.Pleased to meet you
( )53.I was just about _________ the office when the phone rang.
A.leaving
B.leave
C.to leave
D.to leaving
( )54.The man managed to make himself _________ with his _________ French.
A.understood;breaking
B.understand;broken
C.understand;breaking
D.understood;broken
( )55.Hardly _________ come into the room _________ the meeting began.
A.had they;when
B.they had;when
C.did they;than
D.they did;then
( )56.I think you've got to the point _________ a change is needed，otherwise you'll fail.
A.when
B.that
C.where
D.which
( )57.After a long discussion， they _________ an agreement.
A.came into
B.came out
C.came to
D.came across
( )58.Ellis Haizlip began his stage career in Washington D.C.，_________ supervised the Howard University Players during their summer season.
A.he was
B.where he was
C.which he
D.where he
( )59.Some people hold that the more conservative the world becomes，_________ have old furniture，old houses and old paintings.
A.the smarter is to
B.the smarter it is to
C.is it the smarter so
D.is one to the smarter
( )60.She was just about to explain _________ she hadn't passed her maths test chiefly out of carelessness _________ her uncle came.
A.her mother;when
B.to her mother why;that
C.her mother that;when
D.to her mother that;when
( )61.“Will you be able to finish the job this week?”
“_________”
A.I can't say it
B.I don't know that
C.I'm not sure this
D.I don't expect so
( )62.It's impossible for a child to do so much work within a short period of time，_________?
A.isn't it
B.is it
C.has it
D.hasn't it
( )63._________ that Mr Thomson got such rare fishes?
A.When and where was it
B.When and where it was
C.Was it when and where
D.When and where were it
( ) 64.—Where is the telephone book?
—Oh，I left it in the next-door room.I _________ it for you.
A.will get
B.am going to get
C.have got
D.got
( ) 65.—It was very crowded _________ I went there last night.
—I don't care whether it's crowded or not.I'd like to see it anyway.
A.though
B.because
C.when
D.since
( ) 66.I'm examining the article he has just finished _________ the possible mistakes in it.
A.correcting
B.to correct
C.corrected
D.having corrected
( ) 67.—What was your impression of last night's lecture?
—Speaking _________，I thought it was rather boring.
A.very
B.honest
C.really
D.honestly
( ) 68.—I didn't see her yesterday.
—Of course，you _________，because she had gone to a trip.
A.can't
B.may not have
C.can't have
D.mustn't have