6. ______ no air or water, there would be no life in the world. A. Were there B. There are C. There was D. Is there ...

4. We ______ fine weather for the past few days. A. have B. are having C. have been had D. have been having ...

40. All his ______ far from satisfaction A. conduct is B. conduct are C. conducts is D. conducts will be ...

39. If you go by train you can have quite ______ comfortable journey. A. the B. one C. a D. that ...

37. Milk is ______ memories of home and mother so people away from home drink more milk. A. bound to B. kept to C. referred to D. tied to ...

35. ______ is only surpassed by that of monkeys’ and apes’. A. The intelligent dog B. The dogs whose intelligence C. The intelligence of dogs D. The dogs being intelligent ...

29. There were ______ students in the reading room. A. neither B. not C. no D. none ...

26. The salary of a taxi driver is much higher _______. A. in comparison with the salary of a teacher B. than a teacher C. than that of a teacher D. to compare as a teacher ...

25. The purse has returned to the original owner ______. A. in a long time B. in a long run C. in no time D. at no time ...

23. ______ the first and largest ethnic group to work on the construction of the transcontinental railroad. A. Chinese were B. The Chinese was C. Chinese was D. The Chinese were ...