7. ___ the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement.

A. The president will attend　　　　　　　 B. The president to attend

C. The president attended　　　　　　　　 D. The president’s attending

6. Without proper lessons, you could ___ a lot of　 bad habits when playing the piano.

A. keeo up　　　　　 B. pick up　　　　 C. draw up　　 D.catch up

5. Mrs Black took the police back to ___ placce ___ she witnessed the robbery.

A. the same ; as　　 　　B.the same; where　 C. the same; that　 D. as the same ; as

4. -Why do you suggest the West Lake?

-I believe ___ beauty of ___ nature there will make ___ excellent impression upon you.

A.the; / ; the　　　　　 B.the; / ; an　　　 C.a; the; an　　 D.the; the; an

3. In order not to be disturbed , I spent three days ___ up in my study.

A. locking　　　　　　 B. being locked　 C. to lock　　 D. locked

2. The president’s speech was ___ boring; it is , in fact, rather inspiring and interesting.

A. anything but　　　　 B. nothing but　 C. no more　　 D. all but

1. Fortunately somebody who happened to be passing by called the fire department ___ the fire broke out .

A. hurriedly　　　　　 B. quickly　　 C. instantly　　 D. shortly

20. The headmaster has got a good education ___ so the school is doing well.

A.thought　　　　 B.thinking　　　　 C.idea　　　　 D.sense

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19. All of the guests ___ by 9 o’clock,but the host ___ until 15 minutes later.

A.arrived;didn’t turn up　　　　　 B.had arrived;didn't turn up

C.arrived;hadn’t turned up　　 D.had arrived;hadn’t turned up

18. Only ___ according to the directions can the medicine be quite effective.

A.taking　　　　　 B.taken　　　　　　　　 C.being taken　　　 D.having been taken