A.your studying maths
B.you to study maths
C.for you to study maths
D.of you to study maths
( )40.No sooner had we reached the top of the mountain _________ we all sat down to rest.
A.when
B.then
C.than
D.until
( )41.Neither Mary nor her brother _________ good at singing.
A.is
B.are
C.is not
D.are not
( )42.It is foolish _________ such a mistake.
A.for me to make
B.for me making
C.of me to make
D.of me making
( )43.It is chairman of the department _________ the teaching staff elected him.
A.what
B.whom
C.which
D.that
( )44.I prefer _________ there doing nothing.
A.working than sitting
B.to work than to sit
C.working to sit
D.to work rather than sit
( )45.All _________ has already been done.
A.can be done
B.should be done
C.that can be done
D.what should be done
Grammar and Vocabulary
Directions：Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A，B，C and D.Choose the ONE ANSWER that best completes the sentence.
( )46.Neither he nor I _________ from Canada.We are from Australia.
A.is
B.are
C.am
D.be
( )47.He tried many times to sneak across the border to a neighboring country，_________ caught each time.
A.having been
B.only to be
C.always being
D.unfortunately
( )48.Only twenty percent of the work _________ done yesterday.
A.has
B.was
C.have
D.were
( )49.He is indifferent _________ hardships and dangers.
A.of
B.at
C.in
D.to
( )50.I wrote down his name and address _________ I should forget it.
A.in order that
B.for fear that
C.so that
D.since
( )51._________ that this region was so rich in natural resources.
A.Little he knew
B.Little did he know
C.Little he did know
D.Little he had known
( )52.—Let me introduce myself.I'm Albert.
—._________
A.What a pleasure
B.It's my pleasure
C.Im very pleased
D.Pleased to meet you
( )53.I was just about _________ the office when the phone rang.
A.leaving
B.leave
C.to leave
D.to leaving
( )54.The man managed to make himself _________ with his _________ French.
A.understood;breaking
B.understand;broken
C.understand;breaking
D.understood;broken
( )55.Hardly _________ come into the room _________ the meeting began.
A.had they;when
B.they had;when
C.did they;than
D.they did;then
( )56.I think you've got to the point _________ a change is needed，otherwise you'll fail.
A.when
B.that
C.where
D.which
( )57.After a long discussion， they _________ an agreement.
A.came into
B.came out
C.came to
D.came across
( )58.Ellis Haizlip began his stage career in Washington D.C.，_________ supervised the Howard University Players during their summer season.
A.he was
B.where he was
C.which he
D.where he
( )59.Some people hold that the more conservative the world becomes，_________ have old furniture，old houses and old paintings.
A.the smarter is to
B.the smarter it is to
C.is it the smarter so
D.is one to the smarter
( )60.She was just about to explain _________ she hadn't passed her maths test chiefly out of carelessness _________ her uncle came.
A.her mother;when
B.to her mother why;that
C.her mother that;when
D.to her mother that;when