新概念英语第三册第1-8课测试题汇编

新概念英语第三册第1-8课检测题

一、单项选择（每小题1分，共20小题，共20分）

1. _________, it immediately ran away.

A. Observing her

B. Having been observed

C. On being observed

D. On her being observed

2. The experts were now fully convinced that the animal _______ a puma.

A. must be

B. should have been

C. can only be

D. could only have been

3. A puma will not attack a human being unless it feels itself to be _________.

A. under cover

B. in a corner

C. at an angle

D. in a trap

4. I’ve been coming here ________ for weeks now.

A. all night

B. every night

C. the following night

D. Even now

5. It was not until the thirteenth stroke _______ the bell stopped.

A. that

B. so that

C. when

D. before

6. ________ being very old, she was very graceful.

A. Even

B. Although

C. In spite of

D. Even though

7. The head was carefully preserved. It was _________.

A. in good condition

B. well done

C. conserved

D. maintained

8. His earnings were only half the amount _________...

A. as they used to

B. they used to be

C. they used to

D. they were used to

9. He wanted to be _________ “Mr. Bloggs ”, not “Alf”.

A. cried out

B. named

C. addressed as

D. shouted

10. The magazine would soon go to press. It would soon be _________.

A. pressing

B. typed

C. printed

D. impressed

11. He informed ________ while carrying out his instructions.

A. the editor of his arrest

B. the editor his arrest

C. his arrest to the editor

D. the editor that his arrest had been

12. He sent the journalist two faxes, but did not receive ________.

A. a reply

B. the reply

C. no reply

D. the replies

13. He ________ the display for several minutes before re-entering his shop.

A. was gazing at

B. had gazed at

C. gazed at

D. had been gazing at

14. To make the car “roar down the arcade” , the driver must have ________.

A. sped

B. accelerated

C. run

D. reserved

15. _________, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.

A. Meanwhile

B. For the time being

C. As it happened

D. For a while

16. If you ______ in Britain, you needn’t despair.

A. are living

B. live

C. do live

D. were living

17. The wallet ________ ￡3,000 from the day’s busines s.

A. containing

B. contained

C. was containing

D. content

18. John runs a furniture business. He _______ the business.

A. is in the charge of

B. is in charge of

C. charges

D. bears the changes of

19. ________ so many people about, the dogs have to be kept in an enclosure.

A. Having

B. Being

C. Because

D. With

20. The great St. Bernard Pass lies ________ Switzerland and Italy.