高中英语竞赛题

21. Mention ____ word recycling and ____ few of us think of cars. But in ____ world of limited space and resources, recycling is very important.
A. a; a; the B. a; 不填; a C. the; 不填; a D. the; 不填; the

22. — Isn’t it just five hundred? Let’s get it, darling.
— ____, no idea of saving money.
A. It’s just like you B. It’s not like you C. I agree with you D. That’s all right

23. It was nearly an hour ____ the sleeping pill ____ effect.
A. when; took B. before; took C. since; took D. before; would take

24. The woman claimed ____ at the supermarket when she was doing shopping yesterday.
A. being badly treated B. having badly treated
C. to be badly treated D. to have been badly treated

25. As far as I know, the writer enjoys at least as much singing Beijing Opera as he ____.
A. does writing B. writes C. writing D. does to write

26. So ____ that even the UN troops couldn’t control it.
A. the situation of Iraq was complicated B. complicated was the situation of Iraq
C. was the situation of Iraq complicated D. complicated the situation of Iraq was

27. — I saw Bob carrying baggage for a stranger yesterday.
— What a good fellow! He ____ others, especially those in trouble.
A. is always helping B. always helped
C. has always helped D. had always helped

28. — The singer looks very beautiful.
— But she was very ugly before she tidied up her appearance（整容）. You ____ believe it!
A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. wouldn’t D. might not

29. When we hurried to the airport, the foreign friends ____ to get off the plane.
A. had arrived waiting B. arrived waiting C. were arriving to wait D. had arrived to wait

30. — The mobile phone looks nice. Please show ____ to me.
— Here you are, Madame.
— Oh, wonderful! I’ll get it. My daughter just needs ____.
A. that; it B. one; it C. it; one D. it; it

31. The negotiation had ____ without any result. And then came the war instead.
A. been broken up B. to be broken off C. break up D. to break off

32. On the contrary, I think it is Truman, ____ you, ____ to blame.
A. more than; are B. less than; who are C. rather than; that is D. rather than; is

33. — Are you going to travel this summer vacation?
— No, I’ll have to do some part-time job for my next team study. ____, there’s SARS spreading.
A. Also B. Therefore C. However D. Unluckily

34. As a Chinese, we should often think ____ we can do more for our country.
A. how B. what C. of what D. of how

35. ____ you from taking a hand in that affair, you ____ in prison.
A. If I didn’t stop; would have stayed B. Had I stopped; would be staying
C. Shouldn’t I have stopped; would stay D. If I hadn’t stopped; would have stayed