1.It is arguable that we would be just as ________with fewer staff. 

A. effective
B. effect
C. efficient
D. efficiency

2.He is _______ to me, though he is younger. 

A. junior
B. senior
C. lucky
D. accurate

3.He was _______to the hospital suffering from burns.

A. admitted
B. admit
C. admission
D. admited

4.His report of the event was _______in every detail.

A. accurate
B. nervous
C. confused
D. excellent

5.They asked so many questions that they _______ me.

A. are confused
B. confuse
C. confused
D. had confused

6.All the students are _______to suitable jobs.

A. assign
B.  assignment
C. assigned
D. being assigned

7.The exam results could ________your career. 

A. determine
B. determined
C. be determined
D. determines

8.We should take into account the proposals of our parents and _______.

A. kill time
B. get confused
C.  vice versa
D. versa vice

9.While I was waiting for her, I _______by looking in the show window

A. kill time
B. killed time
C. kills time
D. have killed time

10. The louder he shouted, the ______he convinced anyone.

A. less
B. little
C. few
D. much

11. If city noises ____ from increasing，people ____ shout to be heard even at dinner.

A. are not kept；will have to
B. are not kept；have
C. do not keep；will have to
D. do not keep；have to

12. --- ____ the sports meet might be put off. 　--- Yes，it all depends on the weather.

A. I've been told
B. I've told
C. I'm told
D.I told

13. I need one more stamp before my collection ___.

A. has completed
B. completes 
C. has been completed
D. is completed

14. The new suspension bridge ___ by the end of last month.

A. has been designed
B. had been designed
C. was designed
D. would be designed

15. When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it ____.

A. breaks
B. has broken
C. was broken
D. had been broken

16.Your bedroom needs _________.

A. to clean
B. being cleaned
C. clean
D. cleaning

17.I forgot_________  it to you. Now here it is.

A. giving
B. to give
C. gave
D. have given

18.Documents_______ with chemicals will not become yellow with age.

A. treating
B. be treated 
C. treats
D. treated

19.________finished his homework , he had to stay at home.

A. Having not
B. Not having
C. Being not
D. Having not been

20. It is difficult for a foreigner ____ Chinese.

A. write
B. to write
C. to be written
D. written

21.It was in China ________ the agreement was signed.

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

22.When the old lady is alone in the house, her dog makes her feel ________ and relaxed.

A .safe
B. lonely
C. healthy
D .angry

23.. It makes no difference to me ________ Mr. Smith will come or not.

A. when
B .whether    
C .that
D. how

24.. It’s reported that the police are ________ the area for the criminal.

A. processing
B. operating  
C .searching
D. handling

25.  He bought an expensive coat ________ he had no job.

A. although   
B. since
C. unless
D. till

26.  She has ________ her mind and is going to Canada instead of Japan.

A. exchange
B. changed
C .decided
D. made

27.  The ________ the proposal is considered, the worse it appears.

A .carefully
B. much carefully
C. more carefully
D. most carefully

28.  When applying for a job, you have to ________ a resume.

A. get off
B. take away
C .put out
D. hand in

29.  It is important that the committee ________ about the project at once.

A. be informed
B. is informed
C .will be informed
D. being informed

30.  He ________ several jackets and finally picked out a blue one.

A. went on
B. took on
C. tried on
D. got on