单项选择:
1.It’s wise to have some money ______ for old age.
A.put away B.kept up
C.given away D.laid up
2.—I’m sorry I stopped outside for a smoke. I was very tired.
—There is no _____ for this while you are on duty.
A.reason B.excuse
C.how D.why
3._____ be sent to work there?
A.Who do you suggest B.Who do you suggest that should
C.Do you suggest who should D.Do you suggest whom should
4.—Susan, go and join your sister cleaning the yard.
—Why ______? John is sitting there doing nothing.
A.him B.he
C.I D.me
5.—Do you like the material?
—Yes, it _____ very soft.
A.is feeling B.felt
C.feels D.is felt
6._____ anyone phone, please tell them I’m busy.
A.Must B.Should
C.Could D.Would
7._____ just half an hour from Shanghai, the small town is a paradise for foreign tourists.
A.Located B.To located
C.Locating D.To be located
8.Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up _____ I could answer the phone.
A.as B.since
C.until D.before
9.Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s second largest city, stretches itself lazily _____ the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
A.along B.on
C.off D.over
10.I _____ watching television. Let’s go for a walk.
A.am tiring of B.am tired of
C.am tiring out D.am tired out
11.The scientist still needed _____ the data before drawing a conclusion.
A.analysing B.analysed
C.to analyse D.to be analysed
12.She set out soon after dark _____ home an hour later.
A.arriving B.to arrive
C.having arrived D.and arrived
13.Don’t use words, expressions or phrases _____ only to people with specific knowledge.
A.being known B.having been known
C.to be known D.known
14.When first ______ to the market, these products enjoyed great success.
A.introducing B.introduced
C.introduce D.being introduced
15.My advisor encouraged _____ a summer course to improve my writing skills.
A.for me taking B.me taking
C.for me to take D.me to take