( )1. The girl cried out： “I ________ go out today.”

A. had better not to B. had rather not

C. would rather not to D. would rather not

( )2. The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street， but his mother told him _______.

A. not to B. not to do C. not do it D. do not to

( )3 She thought I was talking about her daughter， ______， in fact， I was talking about my daughter.

A. whom B. where C. which D. while

( )4. You don‘t need to describe her. I _______ her several times.

A. had met B. have met C. met D. meet

( )5. Can you believe that in _______ a rich country _______ there should be many poor people?

A. such; such B. such; so C. so; so D. so; such

( )6. Paul doesn‘t have to be made ________. He always works hard.

A. learn B. to learn C. learned D. learning

( )7.—There were already five people in the car but they managed to take me as well.—It _______ a comfortable journey.

A. can‘t be B. shouldn’t be C. mustn‘t have been D. couldn’t have been

( )8. If by any chance someone comes to see me， ask them to leave a _______.

A. message B. letter C. sentence D. notice

( )9 _______， Mother will wait for him to have dinner together.

A. However late is he B. However he is late

C. However is he late D. However late he is

( )10. Alice， why didn‘t you come yesterday?

I ， but I had an unexpected visitor.

A. had B. would C. was going to D. did

( )11.—Who is Jerry Cooper?

— _______? I saw you shaking hands with him at the meeting.

A. Don‘t you meet him yet B. Hadn’t you met him yet

C. Didn‘t you meet him yet D. Haven’t you met him yet

( )12. We agreed ________ here but so far she hasn‘t turned up yet.

A. having met B. meeting C. to meet D. to have met

( )13. What did you think of her speech?

She _______for one hour but didn‘t _______ much.

A. spoke; speak B. spoke; say C. said; speak D. said; say

( )14. After living in Paris for fifty years he returned to the small town _______ he grew

up as a child.

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

( )15. As she _______ the newspaper， Granny ________ asleep.

A. read; was falling B. was reading; fell

C. was reading; was falling D. read; fell

( )16. How beautifully she sings! I have never heard ________.

A. the better voice B. a good voice

C. the best voice D. a better voice

( )17. Wait till you are more ________. It‘s better to be sure than sorry.

A. inspired B. satisfied C. calm D. certain

( )18.—Hi， Tracy， you look tired.

—I am tired. I _______ the living room all day.

A. painted B. had painted C. have been painting D. have painted

( )19.—How was your recent visit to Qingdao?

—It was great. We visited some friends， and spent the _______ days at the seaside.

A. few last sunny B. last few sunny

C. last sunny few D. few sunny last

( )20. I first met Lisa three years ago. She ________ at a radio shop at the time.

A. has worked B. was working C. had been working D. had worked