If it _____ for the heavy rain then, we would have arrived here ahead of time.
A. shouldn’t be B. weren’t C. had not been D. be not
We should protect the environment, for plenty of fresh air ________ to good health.
A. adjust B. contributes C. distributes D. appeals
Certainly dustmen prefer to be known as "Reuse Collection and Disposal Officers". You may think that this is rather 36 , and it is better to call a spade a spade. But dustmen can be as 37 as people of any other occupation, though we must 38 that their job is not a 39 one in the world. We often take dustmen for granted. Perhaps because they usually come very early in the morning, before most people are 40 .We are likely to forget their 41 .Our dustbins are 42 regularly, but we 43 stop to think about the men who do this. However, it is one of the most important jobs in the world, and when there are no dustmen to 44 the rubbish, the general 45 soon becomes aware that something is wrong. Recently, the dustmen of England went on strike for higher wages.
During the first few days it was regarded as a 46 .But when the first two weeks had passed, and the dustbins were overflowing in nearly every backyard in the country, the joke did not seem so 47 any more. 48 the strike continued, people could not 49 the hills of rubbish around their dustbins, and they looked for other places in which to 50 it. Even Leicester Square, in the heart of West End of London, was 51 high with plastic bags full of smelly rubbish. This was a（n） 52 attraction that the people of London were not at all 53 to see. Even when the strike was over, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up completely. Perhaps now the English people appreciate the work of 54 dustmen rather more 55 and won't take them for granted any more.
1.
A.clever B.silly C.interesting D.reasonable
2.
A.sensitive B.careless C.hopeful D.shy
3.
A.realize B.believe C.know D.admit
4.
A.necessary B.difficult C.romantic D.heavy
5.
A.away B.up C.down D.in
6.
A.existence B.presence C.absence D.performance
7.
A.cleaned B.filled C.emptied D.burned
8.
A.generally B.frequently C.sometimes D.seldom
9.
A.take away B.take off C.take up D.take on
10.
A.society B.citizen C.public D.community
11.
A.trick B.joke C.trouble D.show
12.
A.pleasing B.excited C.stupid D.funny
13.
A.When B.While C.As D.Because
14.
A.bear B.contain C.manage D.control
15.
A.keep off B.give up C.take care of D.get rid of
16.
A.crowded B.piled C.fixed D.put
17.
A.business B.industrial C.tourist D.agricultural
18.
A.disappointed B.serious C.nervous D.happy
19.
A.its B.her C.his D.their
20.
A.highly B.eagerly C.lowly D.entirely
—Since you can't find a better job, why don't you stick to the present one?
—Well, _____.
A. I believe not B.I don't care C. Never mind D. I might as well
The latest edition of Harry Porter has been a best-seller for 3 weeks_______.
A. in a row B. in the end C. in turn D. in advance
Be calm, Madam, can you remember _____you had your mobile phone stolen?
A. when was it that B. that it was when
C. where it was that D. it was where that
