THE SECOND EXAM_______________________________________________________ 1.It's noon now, so they____lunch in the student union. a.eat b.have eaten c.are eating d.ate 2.We know teenagers love speed; nevetheless, we____to let you use the car again until you slow down. a.refuse b.had refused c.are refusing d.refused 3.I'm sure your parents____a good time with their former classmates. a.have b.are having had c.are having d.both b and c 4.A:What's the matter with your newly invented dish?____all right? B:I'm afraid I have forgotten to put salt in it. a.Is it tasting b.Does it taste c.Have you tasted d.Are you tasting 5.Look.He____my dish now.Don't tell him I cooked it. a.is tasting b.tastes c.has been tasted d.both a and b 6.____he's right? a.Are you believing that b.Do you believe c.Have you been thinking d.I think 7.The snow became very deep. Many travellers____hotel rooms for the night, so they were not in danger. a.have already found b.hadn't found c.would have found d.had found 8.We don't want____our money that way. a.to risk to lose b.risking losing c.to risk losing d.none of these 9.You are not good at reading. I think you____. a.need to practice reading b.need practicing to read c.are needing to practice reading d.need practicing reading 10.We____the house by Thursday. a.are hoping to finish painting b.hope to finish to paint c.hope finishing painting d.hope to finish painting 11.Why did they insist on____so early last night? a.to leave b.leaving c.at leaving d.both b and c 12.We are afraid of____them by____that. a.offending/suggesting b.from offending/to suggest c.offending/suggested d.to offend/to suggest 13.John avoided____to the teacher about it. a.speaking b.to speak c.both a and b d.neither a nor b 14.His speech was so____that many of the listeners got____and went out five minutes after he started giving his speech. a.bored/boring b.boring/bored c.boring/boring d.bored/bored 15.Never____. a.have I been there b.I have been there c.has he visited me d.both a and c 16.The critics consider his new book____. a.a bore b.boring c.both a and b d.neither a nor b 17.a.Not only the system was overly complicated, but it also varied widely. b.Not only was the system overly complicated, but it also varied widely. c.The system was not only overly complicated, but also varied widely. d.The system was not only overly complicated, but it also varied widely. 18.I may have some free time, but I am not sure; however,____. a.if I have any, I will meet with you b.if I had any, I would meet with you c.if I had had any, I would have met with you d.if I weren't sure, I would call you 19.I have a cold, so I can't go out tonight. a.If I don't have a cold, I can go out tonight b.I could go out tonight if I didn't have a cold c.If I had a cold, I couldn't go out tonight d.If I didn't go out, I wouldn't have a cold 20.I didn't take a vacation last summer, because I didn't have enough money. a.If I took a vacation last summer, I would have enough money b.If I had taken a vacation last summer, I would have had enough money c.If I had had enough money, I could have taken a vacation last summer d.If I hadn't taken a vacation last summer, I would have had some money c.will both dance and walk around the garden 21.Don't worry. ____we run out of fuel, I'll have some extra gas. a.Suppose b.Provided that c.In case d.Unless 22.____you hurry, we're going to miss the movie. a.Suppose b.Provided that c.In case d.Unless 23.I'm sorry. He doesn't have any time, so he can't meet with you. a.If he does, he can b.Unless he does, he can c.If he did, he could d.In case he doesn't he couldn't 24.I would buy a used car if I____used cars. a.trust b.trusted c.had trusted c.both b and c 25.If you had taken my advice, ____. a.you would not have been in trouble b.you would not be in trouble c.you were in trouble d.you could have a lot of money 26.The energy shortage will get worse____everyone begins to conserve fuel. a.provided that b.if c.unless d.in case 27.The flowers are in that vase. You gave them to me yesterday. a.The flowers which are in that vase you gave me yesterday b.The flowers are in that vase that you gave me yesterday c.The flowers which you gave me yesterday are in that vase d.The flowers which you gave them to me are in that vase 28.The house____Smith lives in is located on this street. a.where b.which c.both a and b d.neither a nor b 29.The man____wife you have just met teaches at this university. a.his b.whose c.which d.both a and b 30.The box in____she put the gift was very attractive. a.which b.where c.whose d.that 31.The house of the future will have many time-saving devices. There will be new and better machines to clean, prepare meals, and keep people comfortable. There will be many machines to make housework easy. A device is____. a.a machine to do some work b.something that prepares food c.a newer and better way to keep people comfortable d.the house of the future 32.These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety. Because a student worries and is uneasy about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does. The student can not write or think clearly because of the extreme tension and nervousness. Although poor grades are often a result of poor study habits, sometimes test anxiety causes the low grades. Recently, test anxiety has been recognized as a real problem, not just an excuse or a false explanation of lazy students. Anxiety probably means____. a.two young students' experience b.a state of worry and uneasiness c.poor grades d.an excuse of lazy students 33.In the above paragraph, tension probably means____. a.nervousness b.relaxation c.poor grades d.a short course 34.In the above paragraph, an excuse is probably____. a.a poor grade b.a lazy student c.a real problem d.a false explanation 35.Most printing in the book is regular. The lines are horizontal and vertical. A few words are in a slanted print called italics. The letters seem to lean to one side. Slanted means____. a.leaning to one side b.horizontal c.vertical d.all of these 36.People who want to conserve are careful with their supplies. They save energy by turning off lights. They are careful not to waste heat by closing windows and doors. They make efficient use of their supplies by using them well. To conserve means____. a.to be careful with supplies b.to save c.not to waste d.all of these 37.In the above paragraph, to be efficient is____. a.to use something well b.to save c.to conserve d.to close windows George opened the front door. "I'm home, honey." he called. Peg ran to meet him, and then stopped short. "I have a surprise for you," said George. "I brought my three friends home for dinner." "This is a pleasant surprise." said Peg, smiling.But as she smiled, she dug her high heel into George's ankle. 38.How did Peg feel about George's surprise? a.She was nervous about meeting George's friends for the first time b.She was angry at George for bringing his friends home for dinner c.She was delighted that George brought his friends home for dinner d.She was honest when she said that it was a pleasant surprise Edelweiss is the Swiss national flower. The blooms are small and white. They are shaped like stars. In the Alps, edelweiss grows wild. But it is hard to pick. It grows high up in the mountains, near the area where the snow stays all year long. Most of the plants are found in steep rock crevices. Young men sometimes bring edelweiss back for their girl friends. The girls think of the flowers as a proof of true love. Mountain climbers, guides, and hunters pick edelweiss too. They wear it on their hats. To them it is a sign of courage and daring, or bravery. 39.According to this article, edelweiss is the name of____. a.a star b.a flower c.the courage d.a nation 40.Edelweiss given to a girl stands for____. a.truth b.beauty c.love d.danger 41.Edelweiss is hard to pick, because it____. a.has tough stems b.grows in high, steep places c.is small and white d.is protected by Swiss laws 42.A guide is a____. a.symbol b.person c.flower d.proof of true love Della was crying. As she cried, she counted her money. One dollar and eighty seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. The next day would be Christmas. Della finished crying, got up, and began to powder her face. She stood by the window and looked out with little interest at a gray cat walking along a grey fence. Tomorrow would be Christmas day, and she had only one dollar and eighty seven cents to buy Jim, her husband, a present. This much was too little to buy a good present. 43.Della was crying, because____. a.she couldn't finish counting her money b.all her money was in pennies c.the money she had saved was very little d.the cat was not interesting 44.Della was not____in the cat.In other words, it didn't____her at all a.interest/interest b.interested/interest c.interesting/interest d.interest/interesting 45.A:____? B:Her husband. a.Who wanted to buy a present? b.Who would buy a present? c.Who did Della buy for? d.Who did she want to buy a present for? 46.When Della saw the cat, it____. a.looked out with little interest b.began to powder her face c.was walking d.was standing by a window A boy once sent his girl friend five walnuts for her birthday. She was rather disappointed with the gift. She gave the nuts to her mother, who put them in a bowl with many other walnuts. Later that day the girl's boyfriend came to visit. He asked her what she had done with his gift. Then he told her that he had placed a diamond ring inside one of the walnuts. How foolish the girl felt! She got the bowl of walnuts. Then she and the boy cracked walnuts till they found the one that had the ring. 47.The writer did not tell us the____. a.people's names b.girl's feelings c.number of nuts the girl received d.occasion for the gift 48.The girl gave the nuts away, because____. a.her mother needed them b.she did not like the boy c.she did not consider them valuable d.both b and c How does water put out a fire? A fire will go out if it does not have oxygen. Oxygen is a gas in the air. Wood and paper are used to make fires. But they need to join quickly with oxygen to burn. When you poor water on a fire, most of air is kept away. At the same time, water cools the burning wood or paper. They can't burn if they are not hot. So the flames die down. 49.Oxygen is needed to____. a.put a fire out b.keep a fire burning c.make heat d.cool the burning wood or paper 50.Pouring water on a fire____. a.keeps the oxygen away b.adds oxygen c.does not change the oxygen d.keeps it on