1. Three candidates will be short-listed for the post but we do not know________ A. Whom B. those C. which D. what ones 2. Considered America’s first great architect,_______________. A. Many of the buildings at Harvard University were designed by Henry Hobson Richardson. B. It was Henry Hobson Richardson who designed many of the buildings at Harvard University. C. Henry Hobson Richardson designed many of the buildings at Harvard University. D. Harvard University has many buildings that were designed by Henry Hobson Richardson. 3. Thick fog across much of the UK has resulted in dozens of flights_______________________and many more delayed. A. Being cancelled C. to be cancelled B. Are cancelled D. cancelled 4. ______________________, they slept soundly. A. Hot though was the night air C. Hot though the night air was
B. Hot as was the night air D. Hot although the night air was 5. _____________________in front of a camera lens changes the color of the light that reaches the film. A. A filter placed C. A filter is placed B. Placed a filter D. When a filter placed 6. Superconductivity will revolutionize the way that energy is used for the next millennium, and _______________the first truly superconductive substance will be remembered as a technological hero. A. What the discovery of C. The discovery of B. Whoever discovers D. Whose discovery 7. Country life differs from urban life in______a sense of community generally binds the inhabitants of small villages together. A. It B. what C. which D. that 8. Crushed ice is used to cool drinks, and is often applied to injures where there is swelling, to remove excess heat__________in the tissues. A. Generated B. to generate C. generating D. generates 9. Desks can often show aspects of character otherwise hidden from general view_________, if analyzed in detail, will reveal their owner’s innermost secrets. A. And which B. but where C. these D. however 10. Motor vehicle collisions are___________of death in infants and children. A. Primary reason C. Frequently resulting B. Often blamed D. A leading cause 11._________, one tin will last for at least six weeks. A. Used economical C. Using economical B. Used economically D. Using economically 12.________the town posted notices urging people to boil their water. A. The pollution of the municipal well having been discovered, B. The municipal well’s pollution being discovered, C. After discovering pollution in the municipal well, D. When having made the discovery of the pollution of the water in the municipal well;13.Not all athletes who__________in a sport can be assured of a place on an Olympic team. A. Are highly motivated or significantly talented B. Have high motivation or are significantly talented C. Have either high motivation or else talent in significant amounts D. Are highly motivated or who have significant talent instead 14.To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the college, ________. A. Honoring those alumni who had graduated fifty years ago B. Ceremonies for graduates of fifty years ago were held in honor of these alumni C. Alumni graduating fifty years ago received honors D. Alumni who had graduated fifty years ago were honored.