1. ___ your opinions are worth considering, the committee finds it unwise to place too much importance on them. A. As B. Since C. Provided D. While
2. ___ as it was at such a time, his work attracted much attention. A. Being published B. Published C. Publishing D. To be published
3.The policemen went into action ___ they heard the alarm. A. promptly B. presently C. quickly D. directly
4.I like watching TV ___ to the cinema. A. more than to go B. than going C. rather than to go D. more than going
5."You are very selfish. It s high time you ___ that you are not the most important person in the world, "Edgar said to his boss angrily. A. have realized B. should realize C. realize D. realized
6.While people may refer to television for up-to-the-minute news, it is unlikely that television ___ the newspaper completely. A. will replace B. have replaced C. replace D. replaced
7.With his ability and experience, he is entitled to ___ by his colleagues. A. be respected B. being respected C. respect D. respecting
8. ___ their work will give us a much better feel for the wide differences between the two schools of thought. A. To have reviewed B. Having reviewed C. Reviewing D. Being reviewed
9.My sister s professor had her ___ her paper many times before allowing her to present it to the committee. A. rewritten B. to rewrite C. rewrite D. rewriting
10. ___ she realized it was too late to go home. A. No sooner it grew dark than B. Hardly did it grow dark that C. Scarcely had it grown dark than D. It was not until dark that
1.The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience ___ on benches, chairs or boxes. A. having seated B. seating C. seated D. having been seated
2.I d rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than ___ a room with someone else. A. to share B. to have shared C. share D. sharing
3.He ___ in Japan as he left by boat last month. A. ought to arrive B. ought to have arrived C. should arrive D. must arrive
4.He must have had an accident, or he ___ then. A. would have been here B. had to be here C. should be here D. would be here
5.Research findings show we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we ___ during the day. A. must have done B. would have done C. should have done D. may have done
6.We are all for your proposal that the discussion ___ . A. be put off B. was put off C. should put off D. is to put off
7.You ___ all those calculations! We have a computer to do that sort of thing. A. needn t have done B. must not have done C. shouldn t have done D. can not have done
8. ___ that my head had cleared, my brain was also beginning to work much better. A. For B. Now C. Since D. Despite
9.A man escaped from the prison last night. It was a long time ___ the guards discovered what had happened. A. before B. until C. since D. when
10."I m not going to buy the book." " ___ . It s too expensive." A. I don t either B. Neither am I C. So am I D. I m not, too