1. ____ had no seats, Alternative for Germany, a disruptive and polarizing force, is now the Bunderstag’s third largest party.
A. Been
B.Being
C. Had
D. Having
2. This week’s speech was brimming over with ideas, including a shared military budget and an agency for “radical innovation”, _____ the desire to strengthen the euro zone.
A. In spite of
B. without
C. as well as
D. providing
3. He agreed this week that Alstom, ______ makes high-speed trains, could drift from state influence by merging with its private-sector German rival.
According to the sentence, Alstom might be a
A. Person
B. brand
C. manufacturer
D. government department
4. His aim is to see off populism by striking a balance between providing job security for citizens, on the one hand, and encouraging them to embrace innovation, ____ many fear will cost them their jobs on the other.
A. that
B. which
C. whom
D. how
5. The merit of these ideas depends on _____ they lead to more enterprising, open and confident Europe or to a protectionist fortress.
A. which
B. what
C. whether
D. where
6. For, if France remains a threat to the EU’s economic stability rather than a source of its strength, its president can never be ______ a bit player next to Germany’s chancellor.
A. less than
B. more than
C. rather than
D. other than
7. Predictably , the grouchy French are already contesting the legitimacy of the plans _____they elected Mr Macron to carry out.
8. _____ most of the French were on the beach, Mr Macron negotiated and agreed with unions a far-reaching, liberalising labour reform which he signed into law on September 22nd.
A. Although
B. But
C. While
D无
9. Mr Macron needs to keep his nerve, ____, astonishingly, he has already passed his first big test.
A. Although
B. But
C. and
D.无
10. A leader is emerging _____ seems to be at once brave, disciplined and thoughtful.
A. who
B. what
C. when
D. where
11. Some firms found tricks to muscle in on the aftermarket, _____ warranties, authorised repair ships, and strategies such as selling cheap printers and expensive ink.
A. Use
B. to use
C. using
D. used
12. Manufacturers ______ to restrict what owners do with increasingly complex technology have good reasons to protect their copyright, ensure that their machines do not malfunction, uphold environmental standards and prevent hacking.
A. Seek
B. to seek
C. seeking
D. sought
13. Picking a car is hard ______, but harder still if you have to unearth the specs that tell you how use is limited and what data you must surrender.
A. Enough hard
B. hard enough
C. as hard enough
D. hard as enough
14. Already, items from smartphones to washing machines have become exceedingly hard to fix, meaning that they are thrown away instead of ______.
A. repair
B. repairing
C. repaired
D. being repaired
15. And farmers complain that, _____ crisis strikes at the wrong time, John Deere’s requirement _____ they use only authorised software, _____ funnels them to repair shops ______ may be miles away, can be commercially devastating.
A. If...that....that...that
B. if ...that....which...that
C. which....if.....which...that
D. which....that.....if....that
16. ______ inevitable tensions between the secret and published world, the relationship has generally been of mutual benefit.
A.despite（正确答案）
B.But for
C.Given
D.Without
17. We are humans and we make mistakes, but I work on the principle ______ the more the public know of what we did, the prouder they would be.
A. that
B. which
C. of which
D.无
18. ______ the amenders’ momentum sapped, their opponents gained the upper hand.
A. In spite of
B. Instead of
C. with
D. for
19. ______ that Article says Congress must call a convention once two-thirds of the states have asked one, why has it not?
A. Given
B. Despite
C. With
D. For
20. A further reason not _____ too much into the result comes from the extraordinary nature of the candidate match-up.
A. read
B. reading
C. been read
D. to read
21. If Mr Garcetti has no simple solution to the feelings of economics insecurity he identifies as America’s biggest problem, he is hardly alone in that.
What is America’s biggest problem?
A. Mr. Garcetti’s inability
B. without a simple solution
C. economics insecurity
D. Mr. Garcetti’s alone
22. Inspired by En Marche!, the French liberal party which propelled Emmanuel Macron to the presidency, he hopes to _____ next October as a federal deputy for Sao Paulo state.
A. Elect
B. elected
C. electing
D. be elected
23. They can belong to any party, _____cannot hold extremist views.
A. but
B. if
C. although
D. why
24. In addition, ____ has become clear during the commemorations this year marking the centenary of his birth, his work has a least as much relevance for many young Latin American writers as that of successors such as Gabriel Garcia, who are far better know to English-speaking readers.
A. as
B. that
C. which
D. what
25. Many contemporary Latin American writers have grown up ____ “the groaning of the dead”.
A. hear
B. hearing
C. heard
D. to be heard
26. _____ death can be arbitrary is part of the human condition.
27. Roughly a third of them are retired, many _____ turned to the housing arket as the returns on their savings dwindled.
A. have
B. had
C. to have
D. having
28. _____ many tenants may prefer to own their home, others like the flexibility of renting.
A. As
B. Because
C. Though
D. So
29. My typist has not returned my paper yet, but she promised _____ by tomorrow.
A.For me to have it ready
B. it was ready for me
C.me it was ready
D. to have it ready for me
30. Flying demands a much greater supply of energy ____ other forms of transportation.
A. than do most
B. most than do
C.than most do
D. do than most
31. Our city has changed a great deal. It doesn’t even resemble ________.
A.the one of three years ago
B.one three years ago
C. the one since three years
D.one from three years
32. Scientists continue to speculate ____ causes sunspots.
A.for what
B.what about
C.whatever
D.about what
33. It’s not too cloudy to take a picture. I think it _______.
A.is quite enough light
B. has enough much light
C.is light enough
D. has very light enough
34. One of the walls of his room was lined with cupboards and bookcases; on the other_____
A. hung pictures of men and places
B. pictures of men and places hanged there
C. he hanged many pictures of men and places
D. was hung pictures of men and places
35. Not far from the upper ford _____
A. they met an old friend of theirs.
B. met they an old friend of theirs.
C. was met by them an old friend of theirs.
D. there ewas met an old friend of theirs by them.
36. The same thing, ______, would have been disastrous.
A. had it happened in crowded places
B. if happened in crowded places
C. if had happed in crowded placed
D. if has happened in crowded placed
37. John is not such a man ___ would kill anyone.
A. that
B. as
C. who
D. whom
38. Was it you or the wind ____ shut the door ?
A. which
B. who
C. that
D. what
39. The sentence “In spite of his wealth, he is not happy.” Is equal to ____
A. Rich as he is, he is not happy.
B. Although he is wealth, he is not happy.
C. Although he is rich, but he is not happy.
D. Although he is not happy, but he is rich.
40. Smith wrote his first poem _____
A. while he worked a porter in a saloon in New York.
B. while he was working as a porter in a saloon in New York
C. while worked as a porter in a saloon in New York.
D. while he was worked as a porter in a saloon in New York.