1.       – The winter holiday is __________. do you have any plans for it?

 - Well, I’ll visit my aunt in America.

A. on the corner     B. in the corner      C. at the corner   D. around the corner

2. Our football team ___ so strong that it beat theirs easily and now the team ___ taking a bath.

A. is, are               B. is, is                     C. are, is                    D. are, are

3. Bob told me a very strange thing. Last night when he woke up, he found himself _________

 on the roadside.

A. lie                     B. lying                     C. being laid              D. having lain

4. It __________ very much __________ its value.

A. is matter, because                        B. does matter, because  

C. matter, because of                          D. matters, because of

5. James wanted to __________ Jane, __________ she was in love with another one.

A. marry to, but   B. marry, however  C. get married with, while  D. marry, but

6. – Is there a flight to Paris this evening?

- There __________ be. Please phone the airport and find it out.

A. must               B. would                   C. might                D. can

7. – Are you close to your uncle and aunt?

- __________.

A. Mostly on Sundays                          B. No, they are all right.

C. No, their house is far away                     D. Not particularly

8. – How many monkeys are there in the zoo?              - __________.

A. No one              B. None                     C. Nothing              D. No

9. – Need any help?              - Hold the ladder for me, that’s ___________.

A. all                     B. it                      C. all right          D. complete

10. __________ many difficulties during his childhood, he grew up into a strong-minded man.

A. Having experienced                         B. Having been experienced

C. Experiencing                               D. Being experienced
11. Mary feels __________ today, she failed the exam again.

A. cheerful              B. down                    C. mean                D. generous

12. You might wonder how they ________ to live without eating for so many months.

A. succeed              B. manage          C. occur                    D. try

13. New York, __________ I visited last year, is a nice old city.

A. that                   B. when                    C. where               D. which

14. Well, here is the letter he wants to ___________. He was very busy.

A. have it to be typed  B. have it typed   C. have it to type D. type it

15. __________ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the U.S.A..

A. Being founded   B. Founding        C. It was founded       D. Founded

16. They were surprised that a child should work out the problem, ________ they couldn’t.

A. once                 B. even if           C. while                     D. since

17.- Is this rain coat yours?            - No, mine __________ there behind the door.

A. hang                 B. has been hung      C. is hanging              D. is hung

18. – When shall we meet again?                     - Make it __________ day you like.

A. one                   B. any                     C. another          D. some

19. The birthday cake was __________ by 6 birthday children.

A. shared        B. divided              C. separated       D. parted

20. Radium was __________ by Madam Curie.

A. searched              B. invented         C. created          D. discovered