1. She got up to get some sleeping pills but found there was _____ left at home.

　　A. nothing B. none C. something D. nobody

　　2. Why not _____ your teacher for advice when you don’t know _____ the problems?

　　A. ask; what to do with B. to ask; how to deal with

　　C. ask; what to deal with D. to ask; how to do with

　　3. — The presidents of China and the USA had _____ interview a short time ago.

　　— And it was _____ great success.

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

　　4. The book was written in _____ easy English _____ even primary school students could understand it.

　　A. so; that B. such; that C. too; to D. such an; that

　　5. I never doubt _____.

　　A. that Gulliver in Lilliput is worth reading

　　B. whether Gulliver in Lilliput is worth reading

　　C. if Gulliver in Lilliput is worth reading it

　　D. that Gulliver in Lilliput is worth being reading

　　6. — Thanks a lot for offering a great deal of _____ to me in my research.

　　— It was my great pleasure.

　　A. ideas B. thoughts C. suggestions D. advice

　　7. Young people who have got jobs may realize university lessons can’t be the only preparation for all of the situations _____ appear in the working world.

　　A. where B. when C. that D. what

　　8. — We all had a lot of fun at the barbecue yesterday. Pity you weren’t there.

　　— I really should have gone with you but I _____ on some remaining problems.

　　A. worked B. was working C. would work D. would have worked

　　9. — Can I use the telephone on the table, sir?

　　— Under no circumstances _____ to use the telephone in the office for personal affairs.

　　A. anyone is allowed B. nobody is allowed C. is anyone allowed D. is nobody allowed

　　10. A warm thought suddenly came to me _____ I might buy some flowers for my mother’s 60th birthday.

　　A. if B. when C. that D. which

　　11. Though a typhoon is on the way, people are still looking forward _____ the outdoor concert.

　　A. to canceling B. not to canceling C. not to cancel D. to not canceling

　　12. Rome was not built in a day. You should set _____ goals and work hard to achieve them.

　　A. alternative B. considerable C. subjective D. realistic

　　13. After summer rain, the rainbow looks more beautiful _____ a blue sky.

　　A. in B. against C. on D. within

　　14. She wishes she _____ to the cinema last night.

　　A. went B. would go C. had gone D. were going

　　15. The new stadium being built for the next Asian Games will be _____ the present one.

　　A. three times bigger as B. three times as big as

　　C. as big as three times D. as big three times as