第二节  单选（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. Though David talked about the origins of ______ universe, I didn’t think what he 

said made ______ sense.

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

22. Neither I nor Amy ______ to attend the business conference if we are busy.

A. was   B. were  C. is  D. are

23. It was ______ that caused her to serve dinner an hour later than usual.

A. us being late  B. our being late    

C. we were late D. because we were late

24. The spokesman said that the poor safety standards were ______ for last Sunday’s 

accident.

    A. blaming  B. blamed  C. to blame  D. to be blamed

25. The manager suggested the workers’ pay ______ by 10 percent.

A. should increased  B. would be increased 

C. increased  D. be increased

26. The old man tried to save more money ______ he could contribute some to the 

flood victims.

A. so as to  B. now that  C. so that  D. even though

27. Steven didn’t follow the advice ______ by the villager and thus got lost in the 

forest.

   A. put out  B. put forward 

C. being put out  D. being put forward

28. New evidence might lead to the conclusion ______ the young woman is lying. 

   A. whether     B. if     C. why     D. that

29. Having never met such a ______ situation, Mr. Green felt ______ and didn’t know 

what to do.

A. confusing; confused B. confused; confusing

C. confusing; confusing D. confused; confused

30. Only after David was asked to pay more attention ______ repeating the same mistake.

   A. he avoided  B. did he avoid

C. had he avoided  D. he had avoided

31. The death of his devoted son was a painful experience, ______ he had never fully 

recovered.

   A. from which     B. from whom     C. with which     D. with whom

32. Lily doesn’t work in the same school as me, but we ______ at the same college for four years.

A. study  B. studied 

C. have studied  D. had studied

33. The apartment we’ve recently rented ______ six rooms in all, the largest of which 

serves as the sitting room. 

A. consists of  B. is consisted of  

C. made up of  D. consisting of

34. ______ from their parents for half a year, the students couldn’t wait to go back 

home.

A. Separating  B. To be separated 

C. Having separated  D. Having been separated

35. –I have difficulty making myself understood in English, you know.

   --______ Things will improve with more practice.

   A. No kidding!     B. It depends.    

C. Come on!     D. Don’t mention it.
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