1. You _______ such a long essay; our teacher only asked for 200 words, and you have written 300!
A. mustn’t have written B. couldn’t have written
C. needn’t have written D. might not as well have written
2. _______ for aches, pains and fever, aspirin is now the subject of multiple investigations of its role in treating many more serious complaints.
A. Long used B. Being used long
C. Having been long used D. It has long been used
3. In no country _______ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day.
A. better than B. more than
C. other than D. rather than
4. We hope the measures to control prices, _______ are taken by the government, will succeed.
A. when B. as C. since D. after
5. “What do you suggest I write about, then, to stand a chance next year?” “It isn’t so much _______ you write as the way you write it.”
A. what…that B. what…which
C. what…how D. which…that
6. Suppose there were a flood or an earthquake and the people could not be reached by trains or trucks. _______ packages of food could be dropped from planes, the people might starve.
A. Until B. Before C. Unless D. If only
7. Mary has long had the desire _______ a famous writer even though the study of writing would require years of sacrifice on her part.
A. for becomingB. to become
C. of becomingD. becoming
8. This is so difficult a problem that the scientist is known to _______ on it for about ten years, but hasn’t found a solution yet.
A.have worked B. have been working
C.be working D. work on
9. A majority _______ collectively may be regarded as a being whose opinions and, most frequently, whose interests are opposed to those of another being, which is styled a minority.
A. taking B. takes C. take D. taken
10. I would have passed the college entrance examinations _______ I missed some of the questions and gave the wrong answers.
A. butB. because C. as D. in that