高中英语单选题100道

( )1. The problem ___ at present has something important to do with our living conditions.

A. discuss

B. to be discussing

C. being discussed

D. to discuss

( )2. –What has made her so sad? –___ in the physics examination.

A. Failed

B. Since she failed

C. Failing

D. Because of failing

( )3. ___, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man

whose command of language is poor.

A. Other things being equal

B. Other things were equal

C. To be equal to other things

D.

Other things to be equal

( )4. All things ___, the planned trip will have to be called off.

A. considered

B. being considered

C. considering

D. to be considered

( )5. The pressure ___ causes Americans to be energetic, but it does put them under a constant

emotional strain.

A. to compete

B. competing

C. to be competed

D. having competed

( )6. Careful surveys have indicated that as many as 50 percent of patients don’t take drug directed.

A. like

B. so

C. which

D. as

( )7. The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds ___ his arguments in favor of the new

theory.

A. to be based on

B. to base on

C. which to base on

D. on which to base

( )8. The result of the election was not made ___ until last Friday.

A. knowing

B. known

C. to know

D. to be known

( )9. ___ where to go, the old man turned to a policeman for help.

A. Lost his way and not knowing

B. Lost his way and didn’t know

C. Losing his way and didn’t know

D. Having lost his way and not knowing

( )10. We went in and found the hotel ___.

A. well furnishing

B. to be furnished badly

C. poor furniture

D. poorly furnished

( )11. Have you forgotten ___ a ruler from Mike? Please remember ___ it to him tomorrow.

A. borrowing, to return

B. borrowing, returning

C. to borrow, to return

D. to borrow,

returning

( )12. A decision was made that those who once ___ to the company in order to get a job would

not be let ___.

A. lied, to stay

B. lay, stay

C. lying, staying

D. laid, stay

( )13. –Your brother looks tired. What’s wrong with him?

–Well, that’s because his boss had him ___ all day.

A. works

B. to work

C. working

D. worked

( )14. Such a problem is ___difficult for a primary school student ___.

A. so, to work

B. rather too, to work out

C. very too, to work out

D. quite too, to answer

( )15. Questions of that kind ___ difficult ___.

A. is, to answer

B. is, to be answered

C. are, to answer

D. are, to be answered

( )16. Please push the window ___ to let in some fresh air.

A. open

B. to open

C. opened

D. opening

( )17. I was made to write a letter in English, but I don’t know ___.

A. what to write about

B. how to begin with

C. how to write about

D. what to begin

( )18. John Bell was generally considered ___ the first telephone.