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余佳琦

1.The robber told him that he had better keep silent________ he wanted to get into trouble.

A. if

B. unless

C. otherwise

D. whether

2. Strange______ his behavior may be, there are still some people who would like to get on with him.

A. although

B. even if

C. while

D. as

3. I wonder why she is fixing her eyes on me_______ there were something

on my face. It really makes me embarrassed.

A. even though

B. as

C. as if

D. even if

4. It is hard for anyone to avoid mistakes in his life.______ he corrects

them conscientiously.

A. As far as

B. As long as

C. Despite

D. In case

5. _______, I realize that I owe a debt to my early country life.

A. Lover of towns as I am

B. A lover of towns though I

am

C. Lover of towns as am I

D. Though a lover of towns I

am

6. _______ convincing an argument is, it needs support of evidence.

A. Whatever

B. Although

C. However

D. How

7. _______ we asked him to do some cleaning, the boy would always turn

to his mother for help.

A. Whenever

B. As

C. because

D. That

8. If the design was wrong, the project is bound to fail, ______ good

all the other ideas might be.

A. whatever

B. even

C. however

D. though

9. ______ I reached the office, I discovered I had left my office key

at home.

A. As long as

B. As far as

C. Whenever

D. Just as

10. ______ the world began, nations have had difficulty in keeping peace

with their neighbours.

A. Although

B. When

C. Until

D. Ever since

11. Professor Karl wasso punetual______, he always reached his class as

the bell rang.

A. that the day he died

B. that until the day he died

C.

until the day he died

D. until the day when he died

12. Not everybody could be expected to know all the answers, ______ some

questions called for educated huesses rather than generalknowledge.

A. as

B. so

C. such

D. once

13. This computer is new.______, it is in excellent condition.

A. Further more

B. However

C. Otherwise

D. But

14. I had hardly arrived home______ the telephone rang.

A. then

B. than

C. the moment

D. when

15. Dave said he would come for the appointment on time,______ he were

late?

A. but if b. but what if C. and what D. how about

16. The rent of the house is reasonable,_______, the location is perfect.

A. however

B. except that

C. and more over

D. yet

17. A body weighs ______ from the surface of the earth.

A. less the father it gets

B. the farther it gets

C.

less than it gets farther

D. less than it...the farther it gets

18. _______, they could find nobody in the house.

A. As they would search

B. Would as they search

C. Search as they would

D. They would search as

19. _______ there is too much of it, the poisonous waste may do great harm to the things around us.

A. When

B. Though

C. Where

D. Even though

20. It seemed only seconds ______ the boy finished washing his socks.

A. when

B. till

C. after

D. before

21. --- Did you see Jack when he was leaving?

--- No. The train he took had left the station ______ I got there.

A. as soon as

B. at the time

C. by the time

D. during the time

22. His parents are worried about Louis, but I had told them not to worry

about his score.It won’t be_____ he____ up with us.

A. long before...catches

B. before...catches

C. before

long...catches D. long until...catches

23. I set out early _______.

A. so that I might not miss anything

B. that I can catch

everything

C. so I could notmiss everything

D. in order that I could not

miss anything

24. Two minutes earlier,______ you could have caught the last bue.

A. and

B. so that

C. but

D. or

25. It must be morning,______ the birds are singing.

A. because

B. as

C. since

D. for

26. If you don’t take a nap right now,______.

A. neither shall I

B. neither do I

C. so do I

D. I

do,too

27. I can’t altogether agree_______.

A. while you may be right

B. though you may be right

C.

while you were right

D. while you are right

28. We shall start off as planned_______.

A. no matter he will come or not

B. whether coming or not

C.

no matter if he comes or not

D. no matter whether he comes or not

29. ______ we know, there are 107 elements found in nature.

A. As long as

B. As soon as

C. So far as

D. For all

30. We left the manager a note______ he wanted to know where we were.

A. if

B. in case

C. so that

D. unless

31. You should keep away from the tiger_______ you wish tobe killed by

it.

A. on condition that

B. for fear that

C. lest

D. unless

32. _______,she wants to do like a biy in the race.

A.A girl as she is

B. Girl although she is

C. Girl though she is

D. As she is a girl

33. Which choice is wrong?

A. The old man still tried tolearn how to use the computer while he

is over 75.

B. While he is very old, the old man works like a young man fullof

energy.

C. Old as he is, the old man is stll energetic.

D. Though the oldman doesn’t really loves sports, he watches sport

news on TV after dinner every day.

34. The more civilized a man becomes,_____ he is limited by the

disadvantage of his envirnment.

A. and the more

B. the less

C. the lest

D. and the

less

35. You can fly to Sydney this evening_____ you don’t mind_____ planes

in HongKong.

A. except that...change

B. unless...changing

C. provided

that...changing D. if...to change

36. ______ you understand this rule,you’ll have no further difficulty.

A. While

B. Unless

C. Though

D. Once

37. Substances will expand or contract______ heated or cooled, but this

is not the case with water.

A. when they will be

B. if they will be

C. as they being

D.

when

38. ______ the 1500’s ______ the first European explored the coast of

california.

A. It is not until...then

B. It was until...that

C. It’s

not until...when D. It was not until...that

39. Staying in hotel costs_____ renting a room in a domitory a week.

A. twice as many as

B. somuch as twice

C. as twice as

D. twice as much as

40. ______ it is you’ve found, you must give it back to the person it

belongs to.

A. That

B. because

C. Whatever

D. However

41. ______ you return the book to the library immediately you will have

to pay a fine.

A. Until

B. Unless

C. If

D. Provided

42. The engineers are going through with their highway project,______

the exppenses have risen.

A. even though

B. just because

C. now that

D. as though

43. He gave up the hope of passing the examination______ he had already

failed it twice.

A. unless

B. if

C. since

D. until

44. For many children,nothing seems so exciting_______ their first

airplane ride.

A. as

B. so

C. that

D. as to

45. ______ is generally accepted, economical growth is determined by the

smooth development of production.

A. What

B. That

C. Now that

D. As

46. I found my bag______ I left it.

A. which

B. that

C. where

D. because

47. Hardly______ he reached home______ the phone rang.

A. had...that

B. has...when

C. had...when

D. had

than

48. --- Why are you late? ---- ______ the traffic was so heavy.

A. As

B. For

C. Since

D. because

49. ______ you study hard you will be able to pass the test.

A. If only

B. Only if

C. If

D. As long as

50. I won’t believe______ you say.

A. nomatter what

B. whatever

C. no matter how

D. whenever

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