选择题：
1．Last Wednesday Mr Carton talked _______ about the computer of the next century.
A．a great number B．plenty of
C．a good many D．a lot
2．The number of people ______ to the party was over 50.
A．were invited B．were inviting
C．inviting D．invited
3．Only when your identity have been checked ______.
A．you are allowed in B．you will be allowed in
C．will you allow in D．will you be allowed in
4．—Tell them that they can have a 10-minute break.
—Does that ______ me, too?
A．go for B．go off
C．go on D．go through
5．You have to read the latest magazines if you want to ______.
A．keep on B．keep back
C．keep up D．keep down
6．The thief had no choice but _____ the facts exactly as they happened.
A．telling B．tell
C．to tell D．to be told
7．—How about eight o’clock outside the cinema?
—That _____ me fine.
A．fits B．meets
C．satisfies D．suits
8．Which do you enjoy _____ your spare time, reading or playing chess?
A．to spend B．spend
C．spending D．being spent
9．Tom ought not to _____ me your secret, but he meant no harm.
A．have told B．tell
C．be telling D．having told
10．Would you slow down a bit please? I can’t _______ you.
A．keep up with B．put up with
C．make up to D．hold on to
11．The writing of the book ______ him two years of hard work.
A．spent B．paid
C．cost D．took
12．Allen had to call a taxi because the box was _______ to carry all the way home.
A．much too heavy B．too much heavy
C．heavy too much D．too heavy much
13．The Olympic Games, ______ in 776 B.C. did not include women players until 1912.
A．first played B．to be first played
C．first playing D．to be first playing
14．Mr. White _____ at 8: 00 for the meeting, but he didn’t show up.
A．should have arrived B．should arrive
C．should have had arrived D．should be arriving
15．—I’ll tell Mary about her new job tomorrow.
—You _____ her last week.
A．ought to tell B．would have told
C．must tell D．should have told
16．I _____ pay Tracy a visit, but I’m not sure whether I will have time this Sunday.
A．should B．might
C．would D．could
17．—We quarreled with the waiter about the bill.
—How silly! You _____ to the manager.
A．would have talked B．should have talked
C．could talk D．must talk
18．—Lucy doesn’t mind lending you her dictionary.
—She _____. I’ve already borrowed one.
A．can’t B．mustn’t
C．needn’t D．shouldn’t
19．In such dry weather, the flowers will have to be watered if they ______.
A．have survived B．are to survive (存活)
C．would survive D．will survive
20．The flowers _______ sweet in the botanical garden (植物园) attract the visitors to the beauty of nature.
A．to smell B．smelling
C．smelt D．to be smelt
