1. The manager has his employees _______ a business report every week. A. to writeB. writtenC. writingD. write
2. Written applications should be sent to us in case _____ some problems with the electric version. A. there will beB. there isC. there beD. there was
3. In the past few years the cost of living ______ by nearly 20 percent. A. has risen B. has raisedC. has arisen D. has been risen
4. She _____ to sell two new houses to pay her debt. A. has compelledB. compelledC. is compellingD. was compelled
5. It’s high time you ______. A. start to work B. started working C. would start to work D. should start to work
6. You have to go to work on Sundays often, _____? A. do you B. don t youC. mustn t you D. have you
7. On no account ______ be removed from the library. A. reference books may B. may reference books C. reference books can t D. reference books
8. The Red Cross is one of the organizations ______ is to help the sick and the needy. A. which purpose B. its purpose C. whose purpose D. the purpose of it
9. His coat is wet. He ______ in the rain. A. must have been catching B. must have been caught C. must have caught D. must be caught
10. ______ the look on his face, he doesn’t quite understand what the speaker is saying. A. To judge by B. Judge byC. Judging by D. Judged by
11. I m sorry ______ answered your letter earlier. A. having not B. not havingC. not to have D. to not have
12. _____ had they got into the classroom _____ the bell rang. A. Hardly…thenB. Hardly…than C. No sooner…thanD. No sooner…when
13. Had I known her true feelings, I _____ that. A. would not sayB. should not say C. must have said D. wouldn’t have said
14. The little boy’s dream of _____ a pianist came true. A. becomesB. becameC. becomingD. to become
15.When talking about the answer to the question, neither I nor he ____ right. A. isB. amC. areD. be
16. I would rather that she _____ there immediately. A. will goB. wentC. goesD. is to go
17. Only in this way _____ the foreign language well. A. can we learnB. can learn weC. should we learnD. we can learn
18. He wished he _____ more about the subject, so he could talk about it. A. had knownB. knewC. would knowD. knows
19. He was late for his work this morning, for his car happened to ______ on the highway. A. break up B. break down C. break out D. break off
20. It was in 1777 ______ Vermont, threatened with invasion, declared itself an independent commonwealth. A. when B. thatC. in whichD. which