1. I accepted a _______ teaching students ages 6 to 12 with severe learning and behavioral __________ who’d moved from school to school.

   A. position; difficulties    B. post; hard  C. job; troubles  D. occupation; difficulty

2. China has been considering raising the retirement age since 2008 to _______ its shrinking

workforce and aging society.

   A. set off B. put off       C. bring about D. cope with

3. With the development of e-commerce in China, delivery companies ________ into close

contact with people and families.

   A. get B. have got   C. are getting D. will get

4. -----What shall we do tonight?

   -----________________. It’s up to you.

   A. It all depends B. No problem       C. I don’t care D. Don’t mention it

5. His humor was _______ make everyone burst into laughter.

   A. so as to B. such as to   C. such that D. so that

6. When talking about the most popular Chinese Internet words in 2013, the first ______ comes

into the mind may be “tuhao”

  A. what B. which    C. one D. that

7. -----Shall we put off the match because of the bad weather?

   -----No. Rain or not, the match will be held as ________.

  A. schedule B. scheduling    C. scheduled     D. to schedule

8. The priest made the _______ of the cross when he entered the church.

   A. mark B. sign    C. gesture     D. Signal

9. On Sundays there were a lot of children playing in the park, ________ parents seated together joking.

A. whose B. their C. which D. where

10. It’s the third time that Li Ming has been to Shanghai, __________?

   A. isn’t he B. hasn’t he C. isn’t it D. hasn’t it

11. It’s a common practice in China that the bride at the wedding ______ be dressed in red to ensure good luck.

   A. can B. may C. must D. would

12. Liao Fan, a Chinese actor, finally got to know _______ real success tastes like when he won the prize for Best Actor at the 64^th Berlin film festival.

   A. when B. how C. what D. where

13. Cindy hopes to live a simple life ______ she can explore the world alone rather than rush to all classes and trainings.

   A. when B. which C. that D. where

14. When in trouble, many teenagers go to their friends _____ for advice.

   A. to ask B. asking C. ask D. asked

15. He stared at the faded picture for long time, trying to _____ some childhood memory, but could barely remember anything.

   A. push for B. wipe away C. slide into D. squeeze out

16. The important thing is not just _________ more products but to improve the quality and reduce the cost.

   A. make out B. turn out C. give out D. take out

17. Philip signed up with an employment agency after graduation _______ he filled out some application contract forms and left his resume.

   A. where B. when C. that D. which

18. “Perhaps we need to send for Dr. Smith to see what we can do about it,” Father suggested ________ to his neighbour who had come to discuss the problem.

   A. thoughtlessly B. definitely C. rudely D. tentatively

19. -----A Halloween-themed coach crashed down a hill in the Maine woods.

   -----________, many teenagers would now be still enjoying their happy life.

   A. Were it not to B. Should it not C. Did it not D. Had it not

20. When disturbed, your mind becomes difficult to see. ______ you allow it to settle, the answer becomes clear.

   A. If B. Since C. Until D. Unless

21. I sent my parents a text message as soon as the plane landed at the airport, _______ them of my safe arrival in Tokyo.

   A. to inform B. informed C, informing D. having informed

22. Sorry I have no time left now. Can we discuss the matter _______ supper?

   A. over B. on C. by D. at

23. Hosting the Olympic Games successfully will greatly increase the demand for technology, which _____ will speed up the development of new technology.

   A. in turn B. in return C. in order D. in time

24. The meeting achieved ______ a short statement, leaving many details to be worked out later.

   A. other than B. anything but C. little more than D. more or less

25. Often organized outdoors or at big venues ______ their popularity, music festivals provide one day or even several days of non-stop entertainment.

   A. due to B. in spite of C. in honor of D. apart from

26. She was told to wear flat shoes _________ her back problems.

   A. on account of B. regardless of C. in terms of D. in case of

27. -----Does this T-shirt fit you well?

   -----Not so perfect, but a little tight ________ the shoulders.

   A. at B. on C. to D. across

28. Sean’s head ached ________ staring at the screen for over two hours.

   A. of B. by C. through D. from

29. Living with cancer has made her realize how important it is to take every chance to live her life _______ the fullest.

   A. at B. on C. to D. with

30. Why not take up some outdoor sports to relax ________ office work? It will also help keep you healthy.

   A. for B. from C. on D. off

31. As is widely acknowledged, playing outside helps children learn through curiosity, which ________ promotes creativity.

   A. in conclusion B. in return C. in turn D. in brief

32. Sometimes proper answers are not far to seek ______ food safe

   A. to B. in C. on D. for

33. To a small and faraway town like this, a car accident is always considered _______ interest, so people soon gathered around when two car crashed.

   A. of B. in C. by D. as

34. -----How amazing it is that astronauts are exploring outer space!

   -----It’s a challenge, I guess, _______ man against nature.

   A. of B. for C. by D. about

35. The biologists were delighted to be able to _______ a particular blue whale as the blue whale has almost been killed off by commercial whaling.

   A. track B. overlook C. seek D. tick

36. Former Brazilian president Luiz Silva was _______ Wednesday to be cancer-free, a year after doctors first detected a cancerous tumor in his throat.

   A. announced B. suspected C. confirmed D. removed

37. Through the years, VOA Special English has become a very popular tool for teaching English, even though it was not ______ as teaching program.

   A. designed B. appealed C. attached D. performed

38. On Monday, 1.6 million railway tickets were booked through the online booking system, ________ 26.5% of all the sold tickets.

   A. accounting for B. cutting down C. calling for D. breaking through

39. The alarm bell ______, you slowly open your eyes, and a new day of unknown potential and opportunities lies before you.

   A. goes off B. goes out C. comes off D. comes out

40. There are a couple of matters which I want to _______ today for discuss.

   A. bring up B. set up C. make up D. put up

41. When people started questioning his explanation, he had to _____ more details.

   A. make of B. make up C. make into D. make for

42. The light bulb, invented by Edison in 1879, is about to disappear from our lives, _______ to the more energy-efficient light.

   A. giving away B. making away C. giving hope D. making room

43. Jim records his physical training every time so that he can _______ it and think about how he should improve it the next day.

   A. attach to B. break up C. refer to D. keep on

44. while working outdoors, Linda was ______ by the heat and fell to the ground, unconscious.

   A. astonished B. depressed C. overcome D. hit

45. To my mind, the secret to happiness ________ your successful work and your contribution towards others’ happiness.

   A. results in B. consists in C. brings in D. takes in

46. The government’s proposal is welcome, but it only ______ the surface of the problem.

   A. influences B. possesses C. scratches D. Reaches

47. My wife ______ the night shift when my plane _______. That’s why no one is to meet me at the airport today.

   A. will be working; arrives B. was working; arrived

   C. will have worked; has arrived D. is working; is arriving

48. -----Did you tell Mary about the result of the final exam?

   -----Oh, no, I forgot. I _________ her now.

   A. call B. will call C. am to call D. will be calling

49. In a short while the snow will be falling, and all the highways ________.

   A. will have blocked B. are blocking C. will be blocked D. have been blocked

50. Good Heavens! You are here, Mary! Your parents told me this morning that they _____ worried about you and they _____ you back the whole last night.

   A. were; were expecting B. had been; had been expecting

   C. had been; were expecting D. were; had been expecting

51. -----Glad to see you again. Haven’t you graduated from Nanjing University?

   -----Yes. I ________ Engineering for four years there.

   A. have learned B. had learned C. learned D. are learning

52. I can’t believe that you got fined for speeding. I _______ of you as a careful driver.

   A. am thinking B. have thought C. thought D. think

53. -----Could you tell me how you usually go to school?

   -----Yes. If it is fine, I ______ to my school.

   A. will ride   B. ride C. would ride D. rode

54. -----Have you seen Tony recently?

   -----No, but I ________ dinner with him on Sunday.

   A. would have B. have been having C. have had D. am having

55. Red Sorghum was adapted from Mo Yan’s 1986 novel of the same name, _______ to life a visual landscape of red sorghum and a fiery _______ sun.

   A. having brought; set B. brought; setting C. bring; setting D. bringing; set

56. New surveys suggest that people are more stressful and working longer hours than ever with technological tools constantly _______.

   A. updating B. updates C. updated D. to update

57. As we all know, every minute _______ full use of _____ our lessons will do good to us.

   A. which makes; studying B. that is made; to study

   C. when is made; to study D. that is made; studying

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

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

59. -----Why do you look so upset?

   -----__________, I had to take over his work.

   A. He had been away B. His being away C. He being away D. He was away

60. Mary ______ all the housework, she dropped herself into the sofa, sighing with relief.

   A. having finished B. had finished C. finished D. finishing

61. We have been seeing good cooperation between tourism industries across the Taiwan Strait _________ shape since July, 2008.

   A. taken B. to take C. being taken D. taking

62. Mrs. White found her husband _________ by letters and papers and ______ very worried.

   A. surrounding; looking B. surrounded; looked

C. surrounded; looking    D. surrounds; looks

63. -----What will today’s talk be about?

   -----In the lecture _______, the professor will tell us something about modern English usage.

   A. to be followed B. to follow C. following D. followed

64. Although __________ by Beijing University wasn’t far beyond his dream, he couldn’t afford the tuition.

   A. having being accepted B. being accepted

   C. to have been accepted D. accepted