GCT词汇每日练习题(065)

1. She did not believe their nice words ____ frightened by their threat.
(A) she was not (B) neither she was (C) nor was she (D) so wasn't she

2. It was quite urgent that the police ____ notified of the accident immediately.
(A) be (B) is (C) are (D) was

3. He ran away ____ he should be seen.
(A) that (B) which (C) unless (D) lest

4. It was very clever ____ at the answer so quickly.
(A) of her arriving (B) for her arriving (C) of her to arrive (D) for her to arrive

5. If you become a college student, you will be free to study ____ you.
(A) whatever interests
(B) whatever that interests
(C) whatever interesting
(D) whatever which interests

6. I would like to ____ Daisy to you for the job. She is very clever and diligent.
(A) propose (B) recommend (C) suggest (D) demand

7. Later he discovered, ____ was news to him, that Pamela was the Mayor's daughter.
(A) who (B) that (C) which (D) what

8. Ralph is ____ his sister.
(A) two years senior than (B) two year senior than
(C) two years senior to (D) two year senior to

9. She was ____ how to answer the letter.
(A) puzzled (B) wondered (C) surprised (D) discouraged

10. Herry has ____ many prizes for his country.
(A) carried back (B) carried on (C) carried off (D) carried through

11. He is constantly ____ not to do that, but he still goes on doing it all the same.
(A) telling (B) being told (C) told (D) having been told

12. The necessity for more wage ____ for food has lowered the standard of living.
(A) to be paid (B) paying (C) to pay (D) being to be paid

13. Social reformer Jane Smith ____ a prominent role in the foundation of the National Progressive party.
(A) playing (B) who played (C) played (D) to play

14. If I ____ George had wanted to get up early, I would have woken him.
(A) knew (B) know (C) have known (D) had known

15. The job would require that he ____ at the laboratory at 8 every morning.
(A) will be (B) would be (C) be (D) is

16. You ____ all the trouble had you known he was not there.
(A) mustn't take (B) mustn't have taken
(C) needn't take (D) needn't have taken

17. The idea for the new machine came to Mr. Lane ____ to work last week.
(A) as he drives (B) while was driving
(C) While driving (D) when he has driven

18. He said he felt bad because he ____ late the night before.
(A) sit up (B) was sitting up
(C) has sat up (D) had been sitting up

19. We are familiar with the idea ____ all matter consists of atoms.
(A) which (B) where (C) that (D) whose

20. He spoke of the peasants and the villagers ____ he had visited.
(A) that (B) which (C) in which (D) where