Word study of unit4

1. It was some time _____ we realized the truth. A. when B. until C. since D. before What was the party like? -- Wonderful. It’s years _____ I enjoyed myself so much. A. after B. before C. when D. since 3. It was midnight ______ he drove home. A. that B. when C. since D. before How long do you think it will be _____ we meet again after graduation? -- At least ten years. A. when B. until C. before D. since

5. Hurry up, ____ you will be late. A. and B. or C. if D. unless 6. Study hard, _____ you will make progress. A. and B. or C. if D. unless 7. Study hard _____ you will not pass the exam. A. and B. otherwise C. if D. unless

8. We lost our way in that small village, otherwise we _____ more places of interest yesterday. A. visited B. had visited C. would visit D. would have visited The boy is naughty, but _____ a nice boy. A. otherwise B. besides C. however D. consequently

9. Every student as well as teachers who ____ to visit the museum ____ asked to be at the school gate on time. A. is; is B. are; are C. is; are D. are; is 10. Either you or the headmaster ____ the prize to these gifted students at the meeting. A. is handing out B. are to hand out C. are handing out D. is to hand out 11. A library with five thousand books ____ to the nation as a gift. A. is offered B. has offered C. are offered D. have offered

12. It is not the money and station, _____ the attitude to life _____ whether one lives happily depends on. A. not; which B. also; that C. but; that D. only; if

13. The old man died ____ cold ____ a cold night. A. from; at B. of; in C. of; on D. for; during 14. Kate! I am _____ to know how you’re living alone when I haven’t heard from you for so long. A. dying B. urging C. begging D. long 15. It remains a mystery in the field of science why dinosaurs _____ many years ago. A. died down B. died off C. died out D. died away 16. It took a long time before the wild wind _____. A. died down B. died off C. died out D. died away

Have you found the missing couple in the mountain? -- No, but we _____ hard to get in touch with them. A. have tried B. have been trying C. had tried D. had been trying 18. I _____ in London for many years, but I’ve never regretted my decision to move back to China. A. lived B. was living C. have lived D. had lived 19. So far this year we ____ a fall in house price by between 5 and 10 percent. A. saw B. see C. had seen D. have seen

Was the driving pleasant when you had holidays in Guilin, Yunnan last summer? --No, it _____ for 4days when we arrived, so the roads were very muddy. A. was raining B. has been raining C. has rained D. had been raining