II. Circle the best answer:
1.After the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States had……………..it had previously owned.
A. twice more land than B. two times more land than
C. twice as much land as D. two times much land than
2. Losing my job was a great shock, but I think I’m ................................. it.
A. seeing to B. putting up with C. standing for D. getting over
3. No one’s got to stay late this evening, .............................. ?
A. is it B. have they C. isn’t it D. don’t they
4. We had to walk since we couldn’t ………………..…… to take a bus.
A afford B. be wealthy C. supply D. furnish
5. Nancy talks as if she .................................. everything.
A. knows B. had known C. knew D. not know
6. When I first visited Moscow, I couldn't get used .......................... the cold weather.
A. with B. to C. for D. in
7. Some of my friends are taking extra classes in English ...................... become tourist guides.
A. so that B. so as C. in order that D. so as to
8. There are a lot of people at my friend's wedding party, only a few of …………………. I had met before.
A. who B. whose C. whom D. which
9. My father has gone away. He’ll be back ……………….…… a week.
A. for B. at C. until D. in
10. The students have got ………………..….. news about their exams.
A. many B. some C. few D. a few
11. There are……………………………good programms on TV that I rarely watch it.
A. such few B. such little C. so few D. so little
12. This is the place…………………………..I was born and lived during my childhood.
A. in where B. which C. in which D. in that
13.She……………………the information she wanted in her reference books.
A.looked after B. looked up C. took out D. took up
14. It took them ages to……………………………the fire.
A. put out B. put off C. take off D. take up
15. I think you'd rather ....................................... to the mountains for your holiday.
A. to go B. going C. go D. have gone
16. He was the first man ……………………………... across the channel.
A. swimming B. swim C. swam D. to swim
17. I was very surprises ……………………... that she didn't pass the exam".
A. hearing B. to hearing C. at hearing D. to hear
18. I ………………………... my glasses and broke them.
A. fell B. dropped C. wore D. was wearing
19. He was the most ………………………... paid member of staff.
A. high B. highest C. highly D. highliest
20. I am ……………………….. several important letters but nothing has arrived.
A. expected B. looked forward to C. waiting for D. expecting
21……………………….. the issue was debated, the more people became involved.
A. The more longer B. The longer C. The longest D. The long
22: When it started to snow, he…………………. his overcoat.
A. took out B. put off C. took off D. put on
23: He was determined to choose that university because of…………………….
A. its reputation is fine B. its fine reputation
C. it is fine D. it has a fine reputation
24. Language is not necessarily the …………………. property of those who use it.
A. private B. common C. public D. personal
25. Laser beams have been used for cancer ……………………….
A. entertainment B. achievement C. treatment D. movement
26. We find it …………………….. to do housework.
A. bore B. bored C. boring D. bores
27. They don't allow ……………………….at gas stations.
A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. smoked
28. Something went wrong ……………………my computer yesterday.
A. on B. with C. along with D. for
29. Please show me the man …………………..
A. whom they are talking about B. about that they are talking
C. about who they are talking D. that they are talking
30. I have a lot of things …………………… this morning.
A. that I have to do B. I have to do that C. for that I do D. that to do
