( )1. Ms Nancy didn’t mind at all ______ to the ceremony.

　　A. being not invited B. not being invited

　　C. not inviting D. not to be invited

　　( ) 2. “_____ your meeting is!” he offered them his sincere congratulations.

　　A. How a great success B. What a great success

　　C. How great success D. What great success

　　( ) 3. We must remember that _____fashion is not the most important thing in _______ life.

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

　　( ) 4. It _____ quite a few years _____ the accused was declared innocent and set free.

　　A. was; since B. is; that C. will be; when D. was; before

　　( ) 5. The professor said he could talk on _____ interested the audience.

　　A. any topic B. which topic

　　C. whichever topic D. the topic he thought it

　　( ) 6. Under no circumstance _____ to tell lies to parents.

　　A. children are allowed B. are children allowed

　　C. children will allow D. will children allow

　　( ) 7. Modern science and technology has _____ communication between people far apart.

　　A. made convenient B. made it convenient

　　C. made it convenient for D. made it convenient to

　　( )8. I heard that you really had a wonderful time at John’s birthday party, _____?

　　A. didn’t I B. didn’t you C. hadn’t you D. will you

　　( ) 9. The great use of school education is not so much to teach you things _____ to teach you the art of learning.

　　A. as B. that C. than D. but

　　( )10. No matter how frequently _____ the works of Beethoven always attract a large number of people.

　　A. performing B. performed

　　C. to be performed D. being performed

　　( ) 11. _____ their real economic situations, they got some relief fund from the government.

　　A. Considering B. Considered

　　C. Having been considered D. Being considered

　　( ) 12. Tina _____ have known the truth, or she would have told us.

　　A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. can’t D. needn’t

　　( ) 13. There are some police cars in front. What do you suppose _____?

　　A. is the matter B. is happened

　　C. is the wrong D. the trouble is

　　( ) 14. _____ of water makes Death Valley a desert, but it is by no means devoid.

　　A. Lacking B. Being lack

　　C. Because of lack D. Lack

　　( ) 15. In recent years much more emphasis has been put______ developing the students productive skills.

　　A. onto B. in C. over D. on

　　( ) 16. A survey was carried out on the death rate of those who were infected by SARS,________were surprising.

　　A. as results B. which results

　　C. the results of it D. the results of which

　　( ) 17. The organization broke no rules, but ______had it acted responsibly.

　　A. neither B. so C. either D. both

　　( ) 18. Many workers were organized to clear away remained of the World Trade Center.

　　A. those B. that C. what D. where

　　( ) 19. My train arrive in New York at eight o’clock tonight. The plane I would like to take from there ______by then.

　　A. would leave B. will have left C. has left D. had left

　　( )20. The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds _____his arguments in favor of the new theory.

　　A. to be based on B. to base on

　　C. which to base on D. on which to base

　　( )21 . ________evidence that language acquiring ability must be stimulated.

　　A. If being B. It is C. There is D. There being

　　( ) 22. Professor Wang , _______ for his informative lectures, was warmly received by his students.

　　A. knowing B. known C. to be known D. having known

　　( ) 23.. In fact Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than ____ in New York..

　　A. to stay B. stayed C. stay D. having stayed

　　( )24. You ____ him so closely; you should have kept your distance.

　　A. shouldn't follow 　　 B. mustn't follow

　　C. couldn't have been following 　　 D. shouldn't have been following

　　( ) 25. There has been a great increase in retail sales , ____﹖

　　A. does there B. isn't there

　　C. hasn't there D. isn't it