一、 单项选择

1. It was Bird flu ____ killed ____ eight-year-old girl in April, 2006.

A. which; the B. that; an C. which; an D. that; the

2. Will it be nine o'clock tomorrow ____ we'll have the meeting?

A. when B. while C. that D. where

3. ---Is your grandpa still smoking?

---No. It's for years that ____ he smoked.

A. after B. before C. when D. since

4. Excuse me, ____ I have something important to tell you.

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

5. ---I raised objections in the meeting. Will you hate me?

---No, I won't. ____, I'll thank you for your plain words.

A. Therefore B. Still C. Besides D. Yet

6. I do every single bit of housework my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then.

A. since B. while C. when D. as

7. Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is no easy task because technology _______ so rapidly.

A. is changing B. has changed C. will have changed D. will change

8. The cost of living in Glasgow is among the lowest in Britain, the quality of life is probably one of the highest.

A. since B. when C. as D. while

9. A new cinema here. They hope to finish it next month.

A. will be built B. is built C. has been built D. is being built

10. ---You're drinking too much.

---Only at home. No one _____ me but you.

A. is seeing B. had seen C. sees D. saw

11. I just wonder _____ that makes him so excited.

A. why it does B. what he does C. how it is D. what it is

12. -- I heard that your daughter had been admitted by a famous university.

-- But they charge so high tuition. I can't _____such a large sum.

A. afford B. offer C. take D. spare

13. Go down this street till you get to the clock tower. Then you'll see the______for the rest rooms.

A. signal B. sign C. mark D. notice

14. How could you go to the palace ball without ?

A. be invited B. inviting C. to be invited D. being invited

15. The children go to school ____and now they are doing their ____ homework.

A. every day, everyday B. everyday, every day

C. everyday, everyday D. every day, every day

二、 完型填空

A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply-all these were important_16_ in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution._17__ they were not enough. Something_18__ was needed to start the industrial 2

process. That "something special" was men-__19__ individuals who could invent machines, find new_20__ of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society. The men who_21__ the machines of the Industrial Revolution _22__ from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were_23__inventors than scientists. A man who is a_24__ scientist is primarily interested in doing his research_25__ .He is not necessarily working_26__ that his findings can be used. An inventor or one interested in applied science is_ 27__ trying to make something that has a concrete use. He may try to solve a problem by_ 28__ the theories__29__ science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a_30__result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of_31__ other objectives. Most of the people who_32__ the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had_33__or no training in science might not have made their inventions_34__ a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years_35__. 16. A. cases B. reasons C. factors D. situations 17. A. But B. And C. Besides D. Even 18. A. else B. near C. extra D. similar 19. A. generating B. effective C. motivating D. creative 20. A. origins B. sources C. bases D. discoveries 21. A. employed B. created C. operated D. controlled

22. A. came B. arrived C. stemmed D. appeared 23. A. less B. better C. more D. worse 24. A. genuine B. practical C. pure D. clever 25. A. happily B. occasionally C. reluctantly D. accurately 26. A. now B. and C. all D. so 27. A. seldom B. sometimes C. all D. never 28. A. planning B. using C. idea D. means 29. A. of B. with C. to D. as 30. A. single B. sole C. specialized D. specific 31. A. few B. those C. many D. all 32. A. proposed B. developed C. supplied D. offered 33. A. little B. much C. some D. any 34. A. as B. if C. because D. while 35. A. ago B. past C. ahead D. before