It was rude ______ you to stare at the foreigner when he passed by just now.
A.of | B.for | C.with | D.to |
His article is good ___ some spelling mistakes.
A.except that | B.except | C.except for | D.besides |
When we got into trouble, __ people came to help us.
A.a number | B.a number of | C.the number of | D.the numbers of |
Xiao Li didn’t come to our party. We all fell sorry __ him.
A.except for | B.except | C.besides | D.without |
We fed the milk ___ the bird means we fed the bird ___ milk.
A.to, to | B.on, on | C.to, on | D.on, to |
It’s too late to go out now.____, it's starting to rain.
A.Besides | B.Meanwhile | C.However | D.Anyhow |
______has recently been done to provide more buses for the people, a shortage of public vehicles remains a serious problem.
A.Despite that | B.Despite of what | C.In spite of what | D.Though what |
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot _______ easy reach.
A. near B. upon C. within D. around
She smiled at me ___.
A.friendly | B.like a friend | C.as a friend | D.in a friendly way |
He became famous ______.
A.in the sixties | B.in the sixty | C.in sixties | D.in sixty |
The dictionary is what I want,but I don’t have enough money me.
A.by | B.for | C.in | D.with |
Three college students were accused ______ causing the accident on purpose and sentenced to two years in prison.
A.of | B.with | C.for | D.as |
Like Greece, Italy is facing pressure to make unpopular cuts government spending.
A.on | B.with | C.against | D.in |
Did you see that programme South Africa last night?
A.in | B.for | C.on | D.to |