【正文】 re a reasonable price c. are not a reasonable price d. is a too reasonable price15. Mrs. Brown is supposed ______ for Italy last week. have left b. to be leaving c. to have been left d. to leave16. It seems absurd to wait any longer for those materials. We ______ start the project without them. a. as well b. just as well c. may as well d. well off17. Frankly speaking, I’d rather you ______ anything about it for the time being. b. don’t do c. did d. didn’t do 18. The professor can hardly find sufficient grounds ______ his argument in favor of the new theory. to base on b. to base on which c. on which to base d. which to be based on19. Hydrogen is the fundamental element of universe ______ it provides the building blocks from which the other elements are produced. that b. but that c. in that d. provided that20. We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal style ______ in a personal one. a. rather than b. other than c. better than d. less thanKey:15bcbba 610acadb 1115bbdaa 1620cdcca Unit 91. Knowing that he had been admitted to Cambridge University, he was too excited to be _______ on the phone. a. coincidental b. identical c. same d. coherent 2. Hard work and malnutrition _______ his health and he looked thin and pale. a. impaired b. promoted c. accelerated d. Smashed3. Although he is in his fifties, his _______ arms are as powerful as those of a young man. a. energetic b. gigantic c. muscular d. effective4. By preliminary _______, the damage caused by the accident amounted to $1,000,000. a. apprehension b. prehension c. proposal d. Appraisal5. He proposed at the meeting that _______ restrictions should be imposed on the construction of more expensive housing projects. a. grave b. grim c. rigorous d. reckless6. The purpose of the lecture was to _______the masses of the United States with the elementary problems of Latin America. a. inform b. acquaint c. instruct d. Announce7. Our teacher didn’t have time so far to go into it_______, but he gave us an idea about his plan. a. in turn b. at hand c. in conclusion d. at length8. She often says her greatest happiness _______serving the handicapped children. a. consists in b. relies on c. poses of d. prises in9. No one who breaks the law is _______punishment. a. discrete from b. immune from c. exceptional to d. invulnerable to10. Since you changed lanes without signaling, you are as much to _______for the accident as us. a. condemnation b. charge c. accusation d. Blame11. ______is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American writer. a. That b. Which c. As d. It12. Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I ______your advice. a. follow b. had followed c. would follow d. have followed13. I remember ______to help us if we ever were in difficulties. a. once offering b. him once offering c. him to offer d. to offer him14. Helen apologized for ______the party. a. her not being able to attend b. her being not able to attend c. her being able not to attend d. not her being able to attend15. It’s a pity that we should stay at home when we have ______weather. a. so fine b. such fine c. such a fine d. so fine a16. His proposal is that the machine ______at once. a. is stopped b. would be stopped c. be stopped d. is being stopped17. Without your help, we ______so much. a. will not achieve b. didn’t achieve c. don’t achieve d. would not have achieved18. The grass has grown a lot this past week. It needs ______. a. cut b. to be cut c. that we cut d. to cut19. It was with great joy ______he received the news that his long—lost son would soon return home. a. that b. so c. since d. For20. Everybody likes to go, ______? a. aren’t they b. isn’t he c. don’t they d. doesn’t heKey:15DACDC 610BDABD 1115CBBAB 1620 CDBACUNIT 111) Nothing spoils friendship _____an exaggeration of a friend’s merits. A. such as B. just like C. that much like D. so much as 2) By the year 2050, this area will hold twice as _____ today. A. much people as it does B. much people as it is C. many people as it does D. many people as it is3) Nowadays few people can remember _______ radios, and it is difficult to imagine getting along without the benefits of radio technology. A. not having B. not to have C. to be without D. been without4) Heathrow, “the Gateway to the World”, __, is one of the busiest airports in the world. A. so it is proudly called B. as it proudly calls itself C. so proudly be called D. as it proudly called5) If there is one main characteristic of the modern world that makes our lives different from ____, it is probably speed. A. that of our grandparents B. our grandparent’s C. those of our grandparents D. our grandparents6) If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for their sake rather than for _____. A. our own B. our own