第二部分，知识能力运用

一、从A. B. C. D. 四个选项中选出最恰当的答案。

1. They ______on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we _____on it as no good results have come out so far.

A. had been working; are still working B. had worked; were still working

C. have been working; have worked D. have worked; are still working

2. Father ____ for London on business upon my arrival, so I didn’t see him.

A. has left B. left C. was leaving D. had left

3. Years ago we didn’t know this, but recent science ______that people who don’t sleep well soon get ill.

A. showed B. has shown C. will show D. is showing

4. My brother is an actor. He _____in several films so far.

A. appears B. appeared C. has appeared D. is appearing

5. Listen to the two girls by the window. What language_________.

A. did they speak B. were they speaking

C. are they speaking D. have they been speaking

6.—Hurry up! Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate.

--- Oh! I thought they ____ without me.

A. went B. are going C. have gone D. had gone

7. The crazy fans _____patiently for two hours, and they would wait till the movie star arrived.

A. were waiting B. had been waiting C. had waited D. would wait

8.—What’s wrong with your coat?

--Just now when I wanted to get off the bus, the man next to me _______on it.

A. sat B had sat C. had been sitting D. was sitting

9. --It is often said that ______teachers have _______very easy life.

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

10. If you grow up in ___ large family, you are more likely to develop ____ ability to get on well with ____ others.

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

11. If you go by ____ train, you can have quite a comfortable journey, but make sure you get ___ fast one.

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

12. Last moth, part of Southeast Asia was struck by floods, from ___ effects the people are still suffering.

A. that B. whose C. those D. what

13. I work in a business ___ almost everyone is waiting for a great chance.

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

14. Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and ___ jokes.

A. turning up B. putting up C. making up D. showing up

15. Kathy ___ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.

A. picked up B. took up C. made up D. turned up