1. I like _______ in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright.
A. this
B. that
C. it
D. one
2. —Shall we meet next week?
—OK. We just make _______ next Friday.
A. one
B. it
C. that
D. so
3. It is nearly half a century _______ the first computer was invented.
A. when
B. that
C. since
D. until
4. It _______ to accomplish the return journey.
A. cost us 15 days
B. spent 15 days for us
C. was 15 days
D. took us 15 days
5. _______ from Beijing to London!
A. How long way it is
B. What long way is it
C. How long way is it
D. What a long way it is
6. _______ is reported in the newspaper, talks between the countries are making progress.
A. It
B. As
C. That
D. What
7. _______ is known to all that China is rich in natural resources.
A. It
B. That
C. What
D. As
8. _______ quite a few techniques to learn language well.
A. It seems to have
B. There seem to be
C. There seems to have
D. It seems to be
9. Someone is ringing the doorbell. Go and see _______.
A. who is he
B. who he is
C. who is it
D. who it is
10. It was 7 o'clock _______ he came here yesterday.
A. that
B. when
C. before
D. since
11. _______ that I was watching TV when he came to see me.
A. It happened
B. What happened
C. That happened
D. It was happened
12. The chairman thought _______ necessary to invite Professor Smith to speak at the meeting.
A. that
B. it
C. this
D. him
13. The Foreign Minister said, “_______ our hope that the two sides will work towards peace.”
A. This is
B. There is
C. That is
D. It is
14. _______ is reported in the newspaper that the terrible flood has caused a loss of 10 million yuan.
A. It
B. This
C. That
D. As
15. It's up to you _______ whether we should go to art exhibition right now.
A. deciding
B. to decide
C. of deciding
D. decide
16. Was _______ that I saw last night at the corner?
A. it you
B. not you
C. you
D. that yourself
17. It will be about two months _______ James leaves school. He is going to be a lawyer.
A. when
B. before
C. since
D. that
18. _______ turn is _______ to clean the blackboard?
A. Which; it
B. whose; it
C. Which; that
D. Whose; that
19. The seriously injured man has stopped breathing. _______ will be no possibility of making him come to life.
A. It
B. There
C. That
D. This
20. Space exploration has been made _______ with the development of modern science.
A. it possible
B. it was
C. that being possible
D. possible
21. To improve my spoken English, I make _______ to recite a passage of English every day.
A. a rule
B. it a rule
C. a rule that
D. a rule it is
22. He moved to a new flat because _______ is only five minutes' walk from the new flat to his office.
A. it
B. this
C. that
D. there
23. It was _______ several years _______ I had an opportunity of seeing the bird again.
A. for; before
B. not for; that
C. for; when
D. not for; then
24. It was with the greatest difficulty _______ the boy gathered the strength to rise.
A. with which
B. that
C. which
D. what
25. It is of great help _______ Radio English on Sunday. It is well received.
A. to pick up
B. of picking up
C. to pick
D. picking up
26. It is high time that our child _______ to do some homework.
A. learned
B. learn
C. will learn
D. would learn
27. It is essential that every child _______ the same educational opportunity.
A. has
B. could have
C. have
D. had
28. It was going to be some time _______ he saw his parents again.
A. since
B. until
C. when
D. before
29. _______ the 1500's _______ the first European explored the coast of California.
A. It is not until; then
B. It was until; that
C. It's not until; when
D. It was not until; that
30. I just wonder _______ that made them so depressed.
A. why it did
B. what they did
C. how it was
D. what it was
31. It was eight o'clock _______ I got to the school this morning, _______ made our teacher very angry.
A. when; that
B. that; that
C. that; when
D. when; which
32. _______ , they all went to the lake to swim.
A. It was a hot day
B. Being a hot day
C. It being hot
D. For it was a hot day
33. I don't mind her criticizing me, but _______ is how she does that I object to.
A. it
B. that
C. this
D. which
34. —_______ seems to be something wrong with the machine.
—Yes, _______ got a lot of noise.
A. It; it's
B. There; it's
C. It; there's
D. There; there's
35. _______ a certain doubt among the workers as to the necessity of the work
A. There are
B. There is
C. They are
D. It is
36. Joan had often heard _______ said that Marley had no money.
A. one
B. once
C. it
D. her
37. When you go outing with your sisters, you must see to _______ that they are safe.
A. everything
B. it
C. that
D. yourself
38. He said, “_______ a long way to school. _______ a long way to go yet before we arrive.”
A. It is; There is
B. There is; It is
C. There is; There is
D. It is; It is
39. —Is it my age _______ the boss minds?
—I'm afraid not. He will consider _______ necessary to have an experienced assistant.
A. which; it
B. that; it
C. which; that
D. that; that
40. _______ easy to do the repair. All you need is a hammer and some nails.
A. You are
B. That is
C. There is
D. It is
41. The doctor thought _______ would be good for you to have a holiday.
A. this
B. that
C. one
D. it
42. The fact that she was foreign made _______ difficult for her to get a job in that country.
A. so
B. much
C. that
D. it
43. Helping others is a habit, _______ you can learn even at an early age.
A. it
B. that
C. what
D. one
44. The cost of renting a house in central Xi'an is higher than _______ in any other area of the city.
A. that
B. this
C. it
D. one
45. Since you have repaired my TV set, _______is no need for me to buy a new one.
A. it
B. there
C. this
D. that
46. Sara made _______ to the airport just in time to catch her plane this morning.
A. herself
B. this
C. that
D. it
47. New technologies have made _______ possible to turn out new products faster and at a lower cost.
A. that
B. this
C. one
D. it
48. No matter where he is, he makes _______ a rule to go for a walk before breakfast.
A. him
B. this
C. that
D. it
49. The two girls are so alike that strangers find _______ difficult to tell one from the other.
A. it
B. them
C. her
D. that
50. The employment rate has continued to rise in big cities thanks to the efforts of the local governments to increase _______.
A. them
B. those
C. it
D. that
51. We feel _______ our duty to make our country a better place.
A. it
B. this
C. that
D. one
52. Japanese is so similar to Chinese that we sometimes find _______ not hard to tell the general meaning of its sentences.
A. it
B. them
C. her
D. that
53. We have various summer camps for your holidays. You can choose _______ based on your own interests.
A. either
B. each
C. one
D. it
54. —Silly me! I forget what my luggage looks like.
—What do you think of _______ over there?
A. the one
B. this
C. it
D. that
55. Why don't you bring _______ to his attention that you're too ill to work on?
A. that
B. it
C. his
D. him