单项选择【2】

第一节  单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21.--- Do you know Uncle Tom is crazy about gardening?

    ---Sure. He ____ his flowers in the garden now.

A. may be watering    B. must be watering

C. could look after   D. ought to watch

22.____ the temperature falling so rapidly, we couldn't go on with the experience.

A. Since   B. With    C. As    D. For

23. I'd love ___ to your party last Sunday if not because of the unexpected guests.

A. to go   B. going    C. having gone   D.to have gone

24. --Will you two go to the show tomorrow?

---No. We're going to a lecture, or at least I'm planning ____.

A. it  B. to   C. that   D. so

25. The rescue team ______to help but failed to get there in time.

A. had wanted  B. have planned C. were expecting  D. hoped

26.1 haven't got a single ______from Aunt Mary since I last saw her.

A. advice  B. news  C. message  D. information

27.---Is it Pro. King that will give the lecture on radiation?

--- I can't __ I know it for sure.

A. say    B. tell   C. speak     D. talk

28. "No, no ", he whispered,____ talking to himself.

A. while   B. even if    C. as if    D. when

29. --- Any phone call for me?

--- Yes.____ telephoned 10 minutes ago.

A. A Doctor Simpson   B. The certain doctor

C. The Tim Smith    D. A Simpson Doctor

30. ____ is mentioned above, the number of the cattle here has been limited to 200.

A. It  B. Which    C. That    D. As

31. ---Would you please give him the paper the moment he ____?

--- No problem.

A. arrives    B. appearing  C. came   D. reaches

32.I wonder ____ we can solve this hard problem.

A. what else   B. how else  C. that    D. as if

33.--- Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the bank?

---Oh, that's ____, it's either the second or the third road on the left.

A. the difficult one   B. a hard one

C. an easy one   D. the very one

34. The newly-founded company is faced with lots of trouble, ____ the financial problem ia not the worst.

A. which  B. of which  C. to whom   D. with which

35. To his surprise, his new play well ____ by the public inChina, met a cold welcome abroad.

A. received   B. accepted   C. accepting D. receiving