1. By the time we arrived at the cinema, the film ______ for twenty minutes.

A. has begun B. had begun C. has been on D. had been on

2. My father ______ in this company since he graduated from university.

A. works B. worked C. has worked D. had worked

3. The teacher told us that light ______ faster than sound.

A. travels B. traveled C. has traveled D. had traveled

4. She finally succeeded ______ the entrance exam to that prestigious high school.

A. in passing B. to pass C. pass D. passed

5. It‘s ______ a difficult problem that none of us can solve it right now.

A. so B. such C. quite D. too

6. He was ______ tired after the long journey that he fell asleep immediately.

A. so B. such C. quite D. very

7. The students stopped ______ when the headmaster entered the classroom.

A. to talk B. talking C. talk D. talked

8. He was so thirsty that he stopped ______ some water from the fountain.

A. to drink B. drinking C. drink D. drank

9. I watched the old man ______ across the street slowly and carefully.

A. to walk B. walking C. walked D. walk

10. From my window, I could watch the children ______ in the playground happily.

A. to play B. playing C. played D. play

11. It is said that a new bridge ______ over the river next year.

A. will build B. is built C. will be built D. has been built

12. The novel ______ by a famous writer in the 19th century.

A. writes B. wrote C. is written D. was written

13. If you want to improve your spoken English, you need to practise ______ it every day.

A. speak B. speaking C. to speak D. spoke

14. We are all looking forward ______ you again at the alumni meeting.

A. to see B. seeing C. to seeing D. see

15. Could you tell me ______?

A. where is the nearest post office B. where the nearest post office is

C. the nearest post office is where D. where was the nearest post office

16. The reason for his failure is ______ he didn‘t prepare well enough.

A. because B. why C. that D. for

17. This is the museum ______ we visited an amazing exhibition last summer.

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

18. The book ______ cover is red belongs to my sister.

A. whose B. which C. that D. its

19. Not only his parents but also his brother ______ interested in classical music.

A. is B. are C. have been D. were

20. A number of students ______ from the countryside, and the number ______ increasing.

A. is; is B. are; are C. is; are D. are; is

My grandfather is a man who never gives up. He 1. ______ (live) in this small town all his life. When he was young, he dreamed of becoming a pilot, but he failed 2. ______ (pass) the physical exam. However, he didn‘t lose heart. He kept 3. ______ (practise) other skills and finally succeeded in 4. ______ (start) his own business.

Last week, I saw him 5. ______ (fix) an old radio in his workshop. I stopped 6. ______ (watch) him for a while. It was 7. ______ a moving scene that I took a photo. He said the radio 8. ______ (give) to him by his father many years ago. What he often says 9. ______ (be) that true happiness comes from helping others. We are all looking forward to 10. ______ (hear) more of his stories next weekend.

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