高中英语单选题

It was essential that the application forms ___________ back before the deadline .

A．must be sent	B．would be sent
C．be sent	D．were sent

Much labor would have been saved if the electronic computers_____________ before.

A．had invented	B．were invented
C．should have been invented	D．had been invented

“Goodbye Mr. Loser”became a dark horse during the past National Day holiday film season, _________ 1300 million yuan in box office since its release, though not _________ （超越）Xu Zheng's 'Lost in Hong Kong'.

A．earning; surpassing	B．earning; surpassed
C．has earned; surpassing	D．earned; surpassed

____________ cease（终止） advertising, prices would be significantly reduced.

A．Were they to	B．Could they
C．If they	D．Would they

—You didn’t invite Mary to the ball?
—___ her, too?

A．Must I invite	B．Would I have invited
C．Must I have invited	D．Should I have invited

I hate ______ when the weather becomes freezing cold because there is no heater inside.

A．this

B．that

C．it

D．so

Of all the Sony earphones, Maggie preferred the blue pair and paid for it with the _________.

A．50 euros remained	B．50 euros that remaining
C．remaining 50 euros	D．remained 50 euros

Rather than _______ on a crowded bus, he always prefers ______ a bike.

A．ride; to ride	B．riding; ride
C．ride; ride	D．to ride; riding

His eyes ________ on the PPT, Lee listened to the teacher ________.

A．fixed; attentively

B．have been fixed; carefully

C．fixing; interestingly

D．fixed; purposefully

In China when caught, those corrupt(腐败的) officials are sometimes limited to _________ in a certain place, only __________ their problems within an appointed time(规定的时间).

A．living, to report	B．living, reporting
C．live, reporting	D．live, to report

This old professor insisted that he _____energetic enough and that he _____．

A．be, shouldn’t retire	B．was, not retire
C．should be, shouldn’t retire	D．was, should retire

We waited and waited.________ we had been looking forward to．

A．Then came the moment	B．Then did the moment come
C．Then the moment came	D．The moment then came

Had it not been for the fact that about 30 pupils __________ in the state of Connecticut a fortnight ago, their parents ___________ in deep sorrow now.

A．had been killed, wouldn’t be

B．were killed, couldn’t be

C．would have been killed, mightn’t be

D．should be killed, wouldn’t be

All her time________ experiments, she has no time for films.

A．devoted to do	B．devoted to doing
C．devoting to doing	D．is devoted to doing

When we first met Eliza, she had no manners, but said ______ her head, without thinking.

A．no matter what entered	B．anything came into
C．whatever entered	D．what there was came into