Test 3

1.　At no time ______ other countries.

A. China will invade

B. will invade China

C. will China invade

D. invade will China

2.　It wasn't so much that I disliked her ______ that I just wasn't interested in the whole business.

A. rather

B. so

C. than

D. as

3.　It seems oil ______ from this pipe for some time. We'll have to take the machine apart to put it right.

A. had leaked

B. is leaking

C. leaked

D. has been leaking

4.　If we ______ the oil company to build this paper mill, we ______ water pollution now.

A. had not allowed, would not have

B. had not allowed, would not have had

C. didn't allow, would not have

D. didn't allow, would not have had

5.　The bank is reported in the local newspaper ______ in broad daylight yesterday.

A. to be robbed

B. robbed

C. to have been robbed

D. having been robbed

6.　Which of the following can't be used to fill in the blank in the sentence “I'll ______ him from going swimming alone”？

A. stop

B. prevent

C. keep

D. avoid

7.　There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, ______ a sudden loud noise.

A. being there

B. should there be

C. there was

D. there have been

8.　While driving along the treacherous road, ______.

A. my right rear tire blew out

B. my right rear tire had a blowout

C. I had a blowout on my right rear tire

D. I had my right rear tire blowout

9.　Even if his letter ______ tomorrow, it ______ too late to do anything.

A. will arrive, is

B. should arrive, were

C. arrives, will be

D. arrives, would be

10.　He was one of the greatest writers ______ had ever lived.

A. /

B. which

C. that

D. as

11.　As a ______ actor, he can perform, sing, dance and play several kinds of musical instruments.

A. flexible

B. versatile

C. sophisticated

D. productive

12.　Mark ______ his breath in wonder when he saw the Christmas tree in the sitting room.

A. held

B. grasped

C. kept

D. blew

13.　As a salesman, he works on a（n） ______ basis, taking 10% of everything he sells.

A. income

B. commission

C. salary

D. pension

14.　As an excellent shooter, Peter practiced aiming at both ______ targets and moving targets.

A. stationary

B. standing

C. stable

D. silent

15.　It turned out that the children were not ______ for the accident.

A. to blame

B. to be blamed

C. to be blaming

D. to have been blamed

16.　More than one third of the Chinese in the United States live in California, ______ in San Francisco.

A. previously

B. predominantly

C. practically

D. permanently

17.　In spite of the ______ economic forecasts, manufacturing output has risen slightly.

A. gloomy

B. miserable

C. shadowy

D. obscure

18.　Our reporter has just called to say that rescue teams will ______ to bring out the trapped miners.

A. effect

B. affect

C. conceive

D. endeavor

19.　As the plane was getting ready to take off, we all ______ our seat belts.

A. tied

B. locked

C. fastened

D. closed

20.　At first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in the country, but halfway in her speech, she suddenly ______ to another subject.

A. committed

B. switched

C. favored

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