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31. John remarked after the meeting that the speaker was a woman of ___________ wit.

A. emotional B. accurate C. excellent D. exceptional

32. “Are you worried about your son being alone in a strange country?” “__________ . I’m

sure he’ll manage fine.”

A. By all means B. Of course C. Not in the least D. No wonder

33. The plot of the novel __________ the economic development of the village.

A. evolves with B. emerges from C. blends with D. attaches to

34. The decision to quit school at that young age is, ___________, the most stupid thing I

have ever done.

A. at times B. at first sight C. in retrospect D. by

comparison

35. At the conference yesterday, our differences were further __________. The next step is to

work out a solution acceptable to both sides.

A. narrowed down B. cooled down C. driven home D. brought

about

36. Brian cheated in the last math exam, so he thought he could ___________ it again this

time, but he war wrong.

A. get rid of B. get away with

C. avoid being caught D. mess around with

37. Wendy ____________ my letter, otherwise she would have replied before now.

A. hasn’t received B. ought to have received

C. couldn’t have received D. shouldn’t have received

a cleaning woman, her __________ duties include cleaning the desk and mopping the

floor.

A. continuous B. routine C. initial D. constant

39. Even ___________ what she said about his personal life is true, it is irrelevant to this

qualifications as a software engineer.

A. knowing B. assuming C. recognizing D. acknowledging

40. Bonuses are meant to __________ hard work and outstanding performance. This means

that not all workers are entitled to them.

A. restore B. grab C. push D. reward

41. As a senior student, you are supposed to know better than just __________ until the

examination time.

A. fooled around B. to fool around

C. having fooled around D. to have fooled around

42. The president of the automobile company said that short-term profit is not at the top of

the company’s __________ list. Their major concern at present is developing a more

competitive model.

A. interest B. priority C. assignment D. job

43. In the past ten years Jack has been with us, I think he has proved that he _________

respect from everyone of us.

A. qualifies B. expects C. reserves D. deserves 44. He has been ___________ since he was appointed as president of this university last year.

A. putting up B. getting away

C. making use of his relationship D. throwing his weight around

45. A market economy allows businesses to compete against each other free from government

_________.

A. restriction B. planning C. interference D. arrangement

46. Mark does not take his schoolwork seriously. ____________, no one expects a

millionaire’s son to work hard.

A. However B. Conversely C. But then D. Nevertheless

47. Despite a very tight schedule, everyone who came to the meeting agreed that at least one

day should be _____________ for sightseeing.

A. set apart B. added C. put in D. inserted

48. His ___________ argument against our proposal is based on misinformation.

A. organic B. valid C. formal D. principal

49. As a receptionist, my job ______________ answering phone calls and offering general

information about the company.

A. is involved with B. consists of C. requires D. evolves

50. This entrance is in __________ use: don not block it.

A. constant B. tender C. creative D. critical

51. “Take the medicine and go to bed early. If the headache ________________, you should

come for an X-ray examination,” said the doctor.

A. recurs B. happens C. recovers D. repeats

52. ______________ by a strange loud noise downstairs, the two girls jumped from their bed

and screamed.

A. Stunned B. Amazed C. Promoted D. Startled

53. I have told her on ____________ occasions that George is not a man to be trusted.

A. ridiculous B. numerous C. sentimental D. alternative

54. The renewal f the debate was anticipated but its _________ was not.

A. intensity B. tension C. degree D. sensitivity

55. While the doctors analyzed the patient’s condition, his family waited outside in

considerable ___________.

A. tension B. anticipation C. eagerness D. anxiety

56. It wasn’t the dinner. It was ___________ people talked about at the dinner that disgusted

him.

A. what B. that C. whatever D. those

57. ______________ a little earlier this morning! I missed the school bus by only a minute

and had to wait in the cold for nearly an hour!

A. If I had got up B. If only I get up

C. If only I had got up D. If I got up

58. Though this house is very old and may not be worth much, it is ____________ great

emotional value to my father who spent all his childhood days here.

A. by B. of C. with D. for

59. The _________ breakdowns of the computer have caused serious delays in our work.

A. continuous B. continued C. continuing D. continual 60. Sports help to build character and _________ competitiveness.

A. cultivate B. accomplish C. assist D. restore

31-35 D, C, A, C, A 36-40 B, C, B, B, D 41-45 B, B, D, D,C

46-50 C, A, D, B, A 51-55 A, D, B, A, D 56-60 A, C, A, D, A

36. As people’s living standards improve, the health and beauty business is _____ with

more sophisticated products than ever before.

A) astonishing B) flourishing C) exaggerating D) diminishing

37. In the last few years, the Internet and the World Wide Web have become _____ words;

almost everyone has heard of them.

A) family B) home C) house D) household

38. As she matured as an artist, she _____ realize that “all artists are a product of their

culture.”

A) came to B) kept to C) took to D) went to

39. Bicycle riders want the city government to set aside special lanes for bicycles on some of

the main streets, but though they have got some supporters, _____ likes the idea.

A) everyone B) not everyone C) no one D) someone

40. If your monthly salary exceeds 10,000, you have to _____ 20% tax from the sum you

receive.

A) designate B) repay C) subtract D) snatch

41. I made _____ use of my spare time, mixing with a lot of different people and practicing

my English.

A) mobile B) fierce C) profitable D) swift

42. Henry stood by me when I most needed it. I’ll always _____ it.

A) impress B) register C) pledge D) appreciate

43. He _____ the problem _____ in his mind for a whole week before he did anything about

it.

A) switched …on

C) turned … over

B) kicked …up

D) took …on

44. The woman is a _____ offender and has been arrested five times this year for

shoplifting.

A) persistent B) inevitable C) blunt D) dreary

45. For convenience’s sake, most couples in America have a _____ bank account instead of

separate accounts.

A) twin B) handy C) dual D) joint

46. Three people were killed in the bomb explosion, but police have not yet identified the

_____. A) representatives B) statistics C) circumstances D) victims

47. The chances of the disease being _____ to humans are extremely remote.

A) exposed B) commuted C) transferred D) migrated

48. As the semester is drawing to an end, the student union is calling on all the student to

_____ the temptation to cheat on exams.

A) refuse B) reject C) resist D) resolve

49. My son failed to come back home last night. This morning the police came to our house

and _____ my worst fears that he was injured in a car accident.

A) advocated B) confirmed C) insured D) promised

50. While freshmen are considered part of the academic elite, some of them appear to lack

common sense _____ following traffic regulations.

A) coming to

B) when coming to

D) when they come to C) when it comes to

51. In some areas China is _____ the developed countries, but it will take some years before

we can catch up with them.

A) growing into B) whipping up C) gaining on D) heading for

problem of poverty is particularly _____ in rural areas where one in three adults is

unemployed.

A) offensive B) acute C) significant D) frail

53. The reason 800 million people go hungry today is not that there isn’t enough food in the

world, _____ that these people cannot get the food anyway.

A) but B) despite C) even D) except

54. As some of the rules concerning foreign trade ran contrary to the principles of the

WTO, the government decided to _____ them as soon as possible.

A) accomplish B) distinguish C) establish D) abolish

55. The _____ of older persons is relatively low in developing countries, but it is growing

much faster than in the west.

A) addition B) majority C) percentage D) statistic

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51. The Chinese Red Cross____ a generous sum to the relief of the physically disabled.

A. contributed B. assigned C. furnished D. provided

52. Nowadays advertising costs are no longer in reasonable ___ to the total cost of the

product.

A. proportion B. correlation C. connection D. correspondence

53. You can ____ your shorthand ability by taking notes in shorthand during lectures.

A. keep on B. keep up C. keep back D. keep down

54. John’s record in school was always ____, if never brilliant. A respected B. respectable C. respectful D. respective

55. Everything we eat and drink contains some salt; we can meet the body’s need for it from

natural sources without turning____ the salt bottle.

A. up B. to C. on D. over

56. The captive was ___ in a dungeon.

A. restricted B. confined C. controlled D. restrained

57. The old-tanker is running_____.

A. to the best of its ability B. of great capacity

C. to capacity D. at full capacity

58. “ The car is smashed so badly; it’s no good any more.”

“That’s____.”

A. no problem B. for certain C. for sure D. sure enough

59. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the

power of the medium is_____.

A. granted B. implied C. exaggerated D. remedied

60. Jack is especially ____ to lose his temper before his employees.

A. passive B. gaseous C. liable D. circular

61. The girl was ____ a shop assistant; she is now a manager in a large department store.

A. preliminarily B. presumably C. formally D. formerly

62. Bob thought he had all the right _____ for the job, so he went bravely to the manager.

A. qualifications B. diplomas C. certificates D. identification

63. Wherever there is matter, there is energy; all changes of matter_____ changes in the

form of the energy. A. retain B. include C. involve D. contain

64. When _____ with the evidence of his guilt, he confessed at once.

A. facing B. brought C. appeared D. confronted

65. His attitude to work mainly depends on _____ from the work.

A. the offer B. the award C. the reward D. the reflection

51.A 52.A 53.B 54.B 55.B

56.B 57.D 58.B 59.C 60.C

61.D 62.A 63.C 64.D 65.C

56. The headmaster ____ me permission to attend the seminar.

A. recorded B. accorded C. ordered D. discarded

57. A national debate is now ____ about how to protect our natural resources.

A. the way B. by way of C. under way D. all the way

58. His version of events does not ____ witnesses’ statements.

A. according to B. accord with C. in accord of D. bring into accord

59. The 1980s ____ the start of the development of some special zones in China.

A. seen B. will see C. saw D. has been seeing

60. No one can force you to ____ a medical examination.

A. undergo B. overcome C. appreciate D. quote

have helped to break down the old ____ between the two countries.

A. barricades B. barristers C. barracks D. barriers

a survey, 70% of adults thought that supervised activities should be available on school

____ up A. premises B. promises C. premiums D. positions

you have seen, the value of a nation’s currency is a ____ of its economy.

A. response B. revelation C. reaction D. reflection

the workers don’t agree to work extra hours, ____ they will be dismissed.

A. the chance is that B. chances are that C. there are chances D. chance is that

Romans ____ many of the tribes of northern Europe.

A. civilized B. stimulated C. improved D. bettered

66. In order to make students understand better, the teacher ____ his lesson with pictures.

A. provides B. illustrates C. imagines D. describes

67. Have you _____ everything that is important in the books?

A. understand B. digested C. endure D. directed

68. He ____ his explanation with some examples.

A. supplied B. offered C. supplemented D. provided

69. The number of cars owned by each ____ in the local area averaged 1.5 in 2001.

A. house B. household C. neighbor D. neighborhood

70. He won’t be content with a _____ share of the profit.

A. slight B. bad C. minor D. fewer

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31. The student was just about to _______ the question, when suddenly he found the answer.

A. arrive at B. submit to C. work out D. give up

32. I’m sure he is up to the job _______ he would give his mind to it.

A. if only B. in case C. until D. unless

33. However, at times this balance in nature is _______, resulting in a number of possibly

unforeseen effects.

A. troubled B. disturbed C. confused D. puzzled

34. They tossed your thoughts back and forth for over an hour, but still could not make

_______ of them.

A. impression B. comprehension C. meaning D. sense

35. The changing image of the family on television provides _______ into changing attitudes

toward the family in society.

A. insights B. presentations C. revelations D. specifications

36. I was deeply impressed by the hostess’ _______ and enjoyed the dinner party very

much.

A. hostility B. indignation C. hospitality D. humanity

37. Writing is a slow process, requiring _______ thought, time, and effort.

A. significant B. considerable C. enormous D. numerous

38. When he arrived, he found _______ the aged and the sick at home.

A. none but B. none other than C. nothing but D. no other than

39. A ______ to this problem is expected to be found before long.

A. result B. response C. settlement D. solution

40. The relationship between employers and employees has been studied ________.

A. originally B. extremely C. violently D. intensively

41. The clothes a person wears may express his ________ or social position.

A. curiosity B. status C. determination D. significance 42. Only a selected number of landladies in the neighborhood have been allowed by the

university to take in _______.

A. residents B. inhabitants C. lodgers D. settlers

43. It does not alter the fact that he was the man ________ for the death of the little girl.

A. accounting B. guilty C. responsible D. obliged

44. We don’t need air conditioning, ________.

A. nor can we afford it B. neither can afford it

C. and nor we can afford it D. and we can neither afford it

45. The _______ flow of the brook formed the valley.

A. consistent B. continuous C. considerable D. continual

46. An efficient engine is _______ fuel.

A. economic B. economical C. economize D. economy of

47. Most beginners of English find it hard to grasp expressions ________ to English.

A. peculiar B. strange C. odd D. queer

48. _______ restriction _______ attempts to cut the supplies of drugs have ever succeeded.

A. Either, or B. Neither, nor C. Nor, or D. Both, and

49. Stephen is one of the brightest students who _______ from New York University.

A. have graduated B. had graduated C. has graduated D. is graduated

50. John was so _______ in his reading that he did not notice me entering his room.

A. engaged B. concentrated C. absorbed D. tempted

51. Sheep raising and wheat farming are the two principle _______ of the Eastern

Highlands, which divide the coastal plains from the rest of Australia.

A. profession B. opportunities C. occupations D. occasion

52. The American economy is _________ to big fluctuations in interest rate.

A. immune B. immersed C. inclusive D. implicit

53. We must ________ unnecessary expense.

A. limit B. determine C. eliminate D. specify

54. I guess Jones didn’t have a chance to win the election since almost all of the people in the

city voted for his _______.

A. candidate B. opponent C. alternative D. participate

55. Los Angeles have set up country councils which coordinate the work of various public

and private agencies to _______ youth crime.

A. combat B. solidate C. preserve D. deceive

56. Some schools put great emphasis _______ language study.

A. at B. in C. on D. to

57. _______ popular belief that classical music is too complex, it achieves a simplicity that

only a genius can create.

A. Subject to B. Contrary to C. Familiar to D. Proceed with

58. Your excuse that an elephant fell on you and make you late is just ________.

A. inevitable B. indispensable C. incredible D. incurable

59. The vast majority of people in any given culture will _______ to the established

standards of that culture.

A. confine B. conform C. confront D. confirm

60. Since the matter was extremely _______, we dealt with it immediately. A. tough B. tense C. urgent D. instant

31-35 D, A, B, D, A 36-40 C, B, A, D, D 41-45 B, D, C, A, B

46-50 D, A, B, A, C 51-55 C, A, C, B, A 56-60 C, B, C, B, C

31.A dark suit is ____ to a light one for eveningwear.

A. proper B. suitable

C. favorable D. preferable

32. Although most birds have only a negligible sense of smell, they have ____ vision.

A. vigorous B. exact

C. acute D. vivid

33. A complete investigation into the causes of the accident should lead to improved

standards and should ____ new operating procedures.

A. result in B. match with

C. subject to D. proceed with

government has devoted a larger slice of its national ____ to agriculture than most

other countries.

A. resources B. potential

C. budget D. economy

35. The ____ of last week’s examination is not announced yet.

A. result B. consequences

C. effect D. conclusion

36. They tried to ___ hard plastics for metals in

manufacturing machine parts.

A. replace B. substitute

C. take the place of D. give way to

37. Using the right hand to shake hands is a(n) ____.

A. convention B. inheritance

C. tradition D. habit

38._______ whether he is right or wrong, we have to obey his decision.

A. Contribute to B. Despite

C. Inspite of D. Regardless of

39. New theatres and arts centers _______all over the world.

A. sprang up B. aimed at

C. converted into D. succeeded

40 “The Archers ” is a British radio______ that has been heard every day for many years.

A. flash B. succession

C serial D. series

41. I can ______ some noise while I’m studying, but I can’t stand loud noises.

A. come up with B. catch up with

C. put up with D. keep up with

42. Pupils who pass the test will be ______ to the next grade.

A. promoted B. proceeded

C. progressed D. projected

43. I have been ______ with that company for several years.

A. supplying B. treating C. concerning D. dealing

44. I am sorry I ______ your glasses off the desk when I was wiping it.

A. drew B. hit

C. struck D. knocked

old people don’t like pop songs because they can’t ______ so much noise.

A. resist B. intend C. tolerate D. hurt

46. I have not heard anything from him since his ______.

A. departure B. fault

C. foundation D. acceptance

47. As a chairman for nearly ten years, Professor Smith has never _______ to anything.

A. beard B. attached C. granted D. kept

48. These programs are designed for those young people who want to _______ higher

education but do not have enough time to go to university.

A. insure B .purse C. purchase D. pursue

49. Much of the news provided by this newspaper is _______, not foreign.

A. domestic B. strain C. purchase D. murder

50. During these ten years, many new methods have been _______ in the field of foreign

language teaching.

A. adopted B. adapted C. alarmed D. aided

’ll ____ you for any damage done to your house while we are in it.

A. filter B. hook

C. swallow D. compensate

52.I am not sure whether I can gain any profit from the investment, so I can’t make a(n)

____ promise to help you.

A. variable B. poisonous

C. definite D. pregnant

53. His salary ____ between $3,000 and $4,000 a month.

A. undermines B. fluctuates

C. slips D. batters

54. Martin made a ____ donation to our fund.

A. greedy B. prompt

C. gradual D. generous

55. Although cats cannot see in complete darkness their eyes are much more ____ to light

than human eyes.

A. bound B. sensitive

C. slim D. grateful

56. He has a(n) ____ to get angry if he is criticized.

A. accommodation B. contradiction

C. tendency D. advertisement57. The statesman has never ____ his stand

for human rights.

A. starved B. weakened

C. assigned D. submitted

58. Children who are over-protected by their parents may become ____ .

A. spoiled B. harmed C. hurt D. damaged

59. The secretary didn’t dare to ____ her general manager though she knew she was right.

A. pick up B. lean on

C. give in D. stand up to

60. The author attempted to write with plain words ____ humor.

A. packed with B. coupled with

C. dressed in D. died from

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46-50 ACDAB 51-55 DCBDB 56-60 CBADB

51. In the wife’s eyes, his _____ to their marriage life is far from perfect.

A) requirement B) commitment

C) participation D) reflection

52. As an ideal _____ to the spread of SARS, this medicine is now in great demand.

A) barrier B) commitment

C) challenge D) access

53. Anyone that goes against the social order is _____ to answer for his action.

A) possibly B) probably

C) likely D) normally

54. There is much that can be done about the accidents _____ from carelessness.

A) arose B) arisen

C) arising D) arise

55. Police have ____ for the public to come forward with any information which might

help them in their inquiries.

A) urged B) informed

C) called D) told

56. Please turn _____ the switch as soon as the water boils.

A) down B) off

C) out D) up

57. He is late again today. I’ll ____ that he will not be late tomorrow.

A) refer to it B) look to him

C) see to it D) turn to it

58. After failing the exams three times, Jack realized that he’d never ____in English.

A) see to it B) attain it

C) catch it D) make it

59. After so many years, he still ____ the hope that his lost son would return one day.

A) clang to B) clung to

C) inclined to D) subjected to

60. The action of cheating in an examination would ____ you ____ severe punishment.

A) cause…to B) subject…to

C) turn…to D) take…to

61. I don’t think that your watch is ____.

A) worthy the price B) worth the price

C) worthy to buy D) worth to buy

62. It is not polite to ____ a speaker with frequent questions. A) interpret B) intervene

C) interrupt D) interfere

63. She felt ____ at her sister’s good luck in finding jobs.

A) jealousy B) esteem

C) envy D) respect

64. Because the company was doing more business it was necessary to____ the factory.

A) increase B) extend

C) broaden D) grow

65. The young people are _____ of their responsibility toward society.

A) consistent B) conscious

C) sensitive D) sensual

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31. They are hoping to ____ the Japanese market with their latest product.

A. transmit B. plunge C. penetrate D. filter

32. I’ve already had one holiday in Africa, and I’m not ____ on going there again.

A. willing B. ready C. eager D. keen

33. The manager needs an assistant that he can ____ to take care of problems in his

absence.

A. count in B. count on C. count up D. count out

34. If a man is easily taken in by emotional traps, he will not be able to make ____

judgments.

A. sensible B. sensitive C. sentimental D. sensational

35. ____ your long service to this country, we have decided to give you this gold

watch as an expression of our thanks.

A. By means of B. By nature of

C. By way of D. By virtue of

36. The wood was so rotten that, when we pulled, it ____ into fragments.

A. broke off B. broke away C. broke up D. broke through

37. The working of the machine ____ that of the human brain.

A. compromises with B. competes with

C. communicates to D. corresponds to

38. The oppressed peasants rose up in armed ____.

A revolt B. rebel C. chaos D. challenge

39. Three people were killed in a head-on ____ between a bus and a car.

A. collapse B. conflict C. collision D. crush

40. It is my ____ wish that you use this money to further your research.

A. intensive B. generous C. earnest D. voluntary

41. As a summary, the long story was ____ into a few sentences.

A. condensed B. condemned C. concealed D. concentrated

42. The problem with the country is how to lift its economy out of ____.

A. reservation B. recreation C. reversion D. recession

43. The ____ on this apartment runs out in a year’s time.

A. treaty B. lease C. agenda D. deadline

44. John Smith is the New York Times ____ at Beijing. A. resident B. correspondent C. ambassador D. applicant

45. The whole idea ____ from a casual remark.

A. evolved B. involved C. generated D. adapted

46. I don’t think it was an accident. He did it on ____.

A. choice B. purpose C. intention D. design

47. We might say that ____ has been done when a man’s innocence and guilt has

been proved beyond doubt.

A. judgment B. jury

whole book.

A. abstract B. practical C. concrete

escape.

A. resort

____.

A. booms B. nightmares C. depressions D. disadvantages

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31. Both the labor and the management made a lot of ____ and at last they came to

an agreement.

A. sessions B. recessions C. concessions D. conferences

32. She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it ____ enough to eat.

A. mild B. slight C. light D. tender

33. Paul said he would give me a piece of cake if I stayed here, but I didn’t give in to

the ____.

A. intention B. appeal C. temptation D. charm

34. Parents have a legal ____ to ensure that their children are provided with efficient

education suitable to their age.

A. instinct B. influence C. sympathy D. obligation

35. The homeless ____ from the flooded town were helped by the Red Cross.

A. scouts B. saints C. beggars D. refugees

36. We shall have to ____ the meeting until next week, I’m afraid.

A. postpone B. conduct C. replace D. last

37. To our ____, Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.

A. entertainment B. judgment C. relief D. relaxation

38. Three days after the trial the prisoner was ____ secretly, and the body was buried under

a tree inside the prison.

A. murdered B. convicted C. executed D. punished

39. I guess Jones didn’t have a chance to win the election. Almost all of the people in the city

voted for his ____.

A. opponent B. candidate C. colleague D. advocate

40. In Britain today women ____ 44% of the workforce, and nearly half the mothers with

B. appeal C. proceed D. incline

50. Here were cycles of industrial prosperity which always collapsed into industrial

D. superficial

49. Generally, it is only when animals are trapped that they ____ to violence to

C. justice D. wrong

48. Although his ______ ideas were difficult to understand, I managed to go through the children are in paid work.

A. make up B. build up C. stand for D. conform to

41. She took an ____ course in cooking before her marriage.

A. integral B. intentional C. intensive D. intense

42. Be careful with a cat. It may ____ you if you make it angry.

A. punch B. scrape C. tear D. scratch

43. He has put his car entirely at our ____ for the holiday.

A. usage B. application C. disposition D. disposal

44. The town planning commission said that their financial outlook for the next year was

optimistic. They expected increased tax ____.

A. efficiency B. privileges C. revenues D. validity

45. Improved consumer confidence is ____ to an economic recovery.

A. crucial B. competitive C. acute D. satisfactory

46. The manager ____ the letter to his secretary, who wrote it down in short hand.

A. passed

wear masks.

A. blocked

A. detail

A. static

B. provoked C. choked D. stroked

48. He has given all the facts at great ____ so that you may judge for yourself.

B. extent C. degree D. length

B. stained C. stable D. stale

49. Preservatives (防腐剂) are added to bread to keep it from getting ____.

50. She hasn’t found an apartment yet; she’s staying with her aunt ____.

A. for a long time B. for the first time

C. for the time being D. from time to time

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51. We don’t know all the circumstances, so it would be pointless to ____ on what happened.

A. infer B. speculate C. guess D. infer

52. The explorers were told to ____ themselves with everything they would need for the

voyage.

A. associate B. equip C retreat D feed

53. Shaking hands when people meet each other for the first time is practiced as a _____ way

of greeting.

A. conventional B. conservative C. constant D. convenient

54. It will be safer to walk on the streets because people will not need to carry large amounts

of cash; virtually all financial _____ will be conducted by computer.

A. transformations B. transmissions C. transitions D. transactions

55. Mr. Bloom is not ______ now, but he will be famous someday.

A. significant B. dominant C. magnificent D. prominent

56. Very few scientists _____ completely new answers to the world’s problems.

A. catch up with B. come up with C. keep up with D. put up with

57. The company has _____ over the years into a multi-million dollar organization.

B. copied C. dictated D. declared

47. The smoke from the burning building almost ____ the firemen and forced them to A. involved B. resolved C. evolved D. revolved

58. He had a ____ look in his eyes. He must have been shocked.

A. empty B bare C blank D hollow

59. American women were ____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard

struggle.

A. ignored B. refused C. neglected D. denied

60. There is need to check the ____ of the report.

A. frequency B. accuracy C. emergency D. efficiency

61. I guess the whole paper has to be rewritten; only the first few paragraphs may be ____.

A. sustained B. contained C. maintained D. retained

62. He went ahead _____ all warnings about the danger of his mission.

A. in case of B. in place of C. in spite of D. regardless of

63. Doctors hope to _____ a human heart into the patient within the next few days.

A. transfer B. transform C. transplant D. transport

64. It was such a grand view that it ____ strong emotion in us sight-seers.

A. roused B. rose C. arose D. aroused

65. Wouldn’t it be wise to _____ the possibility of rain before planning the garden party?

A. check in B. check through C. check out D. check on

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56. This vast stock of computerized images has ____ the possibilities open to the artist.

A) speculated B) sponsored C) generated D) multiplied

57. The explorers were told to ____ themselves with everything they would need for the

voyage.

A) associate B) equip C) retreat D) feed

58. Whenever he writes to his parents, he ____ a cheque with his letter.

A) encloses B) contains C) reserves D) invests

59. Accidents are of frequent ____ on this motorway because the traffic is extremely heavy

here.

A) arrival B) proportion C) scale D) occurrence

60. When Jack was eighteen he ____ going around with a strange set of people and staying

out very late.

A) took to B) took for C) took up D) took on

61. She cut her hair short and tried to ______ herself as a man.

A) decorate B) disguise C) fabricate D) fake

62. Although these people knew that their boss was in a difficult situation, they were still __

him.

A) sticking to B) sticking with C) sticking on D) sticking by

63. After three hours of heated debate, the _____ bill was passed by a narrow majority .

A) virtual B) universal C) controversial D) substantial

64. The rest of the family had nearly reached the river, but Jane was _____ behind as usual.

A) declining B) delaying C) lacking D) lagging

65. Which is the most expensive ____ training equipment, players’ personal equipment and

uniforms?

A) in place of B) in terms of C) by means of D) by way of 66. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe _____

Europe into a great war.

A) imposed B) pitched C) inserted D) plunged

67. The medicine the doctor gave me ____ my headache.

A) reduced B) improved C) released D) relieved

68. Young children soon ____ words they hear their elders use.

A) put forward B) look forward to C) turn up D) pick up

69. Only hotel guests have the ____ of using the private beach.

A) occasion B) possibility C) privilege D) habit

70. The company has _____ over the years into a multi-million dollar organization.

A) involved B) resolved C) evolved D) revolved

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people feel hopeless, they don’t bother to _____ the skills they need to succeed.

A) acquire B) inquire

C) require D) enquire

52．When her business goes wrong, she tends to _____ for advice.

A) get access to B) come across

C) reach out D) speak up

53. There is much that can be done about the accidents _____ from carelessness.

A) arose B) arisen

C) arising D) arise

54. After failing the exams three times, Jack realized that he’d never ____in English.

A) see to it B) attain it

C) catch it D) make it

university ____ consists of full professors, associate professors and assistant

professors.

A) crew B) rank

C) circle D) staff

56. Although not an economist himself, Dr. Smith has long been a severe critic of the

government’s _____ policies.

A) economical B) economy

C) economic D) economics

57. One rainy night the policeman had a chance _____ with a gang of smugglers.

A) acquaintance B) encounter

C) account D) interview

58. The days when he was _____ his best is already a thing of the past.

A) in B) on

C) with D) at

59. If it were not for the fact that he was a millionaire, she ____ him.

A) might never marry B) will never marry

C) would never have married D) would never marry

60. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication _____ the

advertiser pays for the message to be delivered.

A) which B) because of C) in that D) whereas

61. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor ______ and ill health.

A) experience B) appearance

C) performance D) imbalance

62. All things in the universe are interrelated and ______ on each other.

A) interplay B) interact

C) interfere D) intervene

63．If you are on a _________ , you must not have chocolate.

A) rise B) decline

C) drop D) diet

64. 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

65. Recycling wastes slows down the rate ________ which we use up the Earth’s finite

resources.

A) in B) of

C) with D) at

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31. I have gone to all this trouble _____.

A. in account with you B. for account of you

C. on your account D. on your own account

32. You may rely on _____ everything will be ready by Friday.

A. what B. which that C. that D. it that

33. Just a(n) ______ few were invited to the dancing party.

A. elect B. choosy C. select D. selective

34. We must get rid of _____ is wrong with us.

A. something B. anything C. everything D. whatever

35. She was so _____ in her job that she didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door.

A. attracted B. absorbed C. drawn D. concentrated

36. It’s reported that by the end of this month the output of cement in the factory _____ by

about 10%.

A. will have risen B. has risen C. will be rising D. has been rising

37. The clothes a person wears express his _____ or social position.

A. curiosity B. status C. determination D. significance

38. ______ in the United States, St. Louis has now become the 24th largest city.

A. The fourth biggest city it was B. Once the fourth biggest city

C. Being the fourth biggest city D. It was once the fourth biggest city

39. Some actresses like to be surrounded by a crowd of people all the time, while others

______ on their own instead.

A. have got to be B. had better be C. would rather be D. might as well as

40. They believed that this was not the ______ of their campaign for equality but merely the

beginning.

A. climax B. summit C. pitch D. maximum

41. Mr. Bush is on time for everything. How _____ it be that he was late for the opening ceremony?

A. can B. should C. may D. must

42. Peter will ______ what his parents expect of him.

A. watch for B. live up to C. stand up to D. gets along with

43. Proof-reading is not interesting, _____ so when it is one’s own work.

A. much B. little C. still more D. still less

44. No matter how frequently ______, the works of Beethoven always attract large audience.

A. performing B. performed C. to be performed D. being performed

45. American newspapers ______ from the sensational, which feature crime, sex and gossip,

to the serious, which focus on factual news and the analysis of world events.

A. cover B. rate C. range D. rank

46. A love marriage, however, does not necessarily ______ much sharing of interests and

responsibilities.

A. take over B. result in C. hold on D. keep to

47. He borrowed 40 dollars from me for the journey and then, ______ that, asked me if he

could borrow my car.

A. on the top of B. on top of C. at the top of D. on the top

48. The decision to quit school at that young age is, ______, the most stupid thing I have ever

done.

A. at times B. at first sight C. in retrospect D. by comparison

49. Even ______ what she said about his personal life is true, it is irrelevant to his

qualifications as a software engineer.

A. knowing B. assuming C. recognizing D. acknowledging

50. The ______ breakdowns of the computer has caused serious delays in our work.

A. continuous B. continued C. continuing D. continual

51. Many scientists and engineers are judged ______ how great their achievements are.

A. in spite of B. in ways of C. in favor of D. in terms of

52. We had to ______ a lot of noise when the children were at home.

A. go in for B. hold onto C. put up with D. keep pace with

53. Grain production in the world is ______ but still millions go hungry.

A. staggering B. shrinking C. soaring D. suspending

54. Students or teachers can participate in excursions to lovely beaches around the island at

regular ______.

A. gaps B. rate C. length D. intervals

55. Shoes of this kind are ______ to slip on wet ground.

A. feasible B. appropriate C. apt D. fitting

56. The falling inflation rate is ______ to a decrease in the amount of borrowing.

A. attributed B. referred C. subjected D. submitted

57. When he started to talk about the finances, right on ______, our financial minister came

into the hall.

A. cue B. spot C. purpose D. way

58. ______, criticize him and help him to behave well.

A. Anyone should misbehave in class B. If anyone misbehaved in class

C. Would anyone misbehave in class D. Should anyone misbehave in class 59. To our disappointment, the quality of the fridge we bought was ______ to what we had

expected.

A. interior B. exterior C. inferior D. superior

60. We are all ______ to dislike those who are critical of us.

A. suspicious B. easy C. desirable D. liable

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11. She _____ that it was a trick to get her involved in the matter, for she knew them too well.

A. doubted B. suspected C. conceived D. convinced

12. We find that some birds _____ twice a year between hot and cold countries.

A. transfer B. commute C. migrate D. emigrate

13. “ I’ll give you an example to _____ my point, “ said the speaker.

A. illustrate B. reveal C. expose D. display

14. Tom’s parents returned to find him ____ a goose over an open fire in the backyard.

A. roasting B. burning C. baking D. toasting

15. The person who ____ this type of approach for doing research deserves our praise.

A. originated B. speculated C. generated D. manufactured

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1. The rest of them used to be really nasty to me, but Susan always

___________me.

A. stand up to B. stand up for C. stand for D. stand in

2. More money is used for the preservation of buildings and monuments.

A. historical B. historic

3. The word “but ” in the following sentence means

i. only B. except

Loaning money from the bank is but one of the methods we can use to get through a

financial crisis.

4. The government has made a decision to _________ a further tax on wines and spirits.

A. compel B. force C. impose D. oblige

5. A _______ paper is printed every month. We read it monthly. (month)

6. She cut her hair short and tried to______herself as a man.

A. decorate B. disguise C. fabricate D. fake

7. Waterloo is a ______battlefield.

A. historic B. historical C. history D. prehistoric

8. The Car Club couldn’t____meet the demands of all its members.

A. assure B. ensure C. guarantee D. confirm

9. Only when capitalism has been____will it be possible to____poverty, unemployment and

war.

A. abolished…abolish ned…abate

lated… ban uished… extinguish

10. It is reported during the National Holidays in 2009 more than 500,000,000 passengers

were__________by air, land and water.

A. transmitted B. transplanted C. transported D. transferred I. 1. B 2. B 3.A 4. C 5. monthly

6 .B 7. A 8. C 9.A 10. C

1. The goods of the cargo are _______for all risks.

A. assured B. insured C. reassured D. ensured

2. ______music has come to stay.

A. electrical B. electric C. electronic D. electricity

diseases are________by certain water animals.

A. transmitted B. transported C. transformed D. transplanted

4. British and American justice works on the ______that an accused person is innocent until

he’s proven guilty.

A. condition B. term C. premise D. situation

5. A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial_______.

A. mark B. feature C. trace D. appearance

B C A C B

1. These gifts of rare books that were given to us were deeply________.

a. appreciated b. approved c. appealed d. applied

2 Everybody________in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.

a. assembled lated d. joined

3. The government has failed to_______the economic decline.

a. retorted b. reserved ed d. resersed

4.-------I’d like your help tomorrow.

-------Can you be more_______?

a. special b. especial c. specific d. especially

5. Tom listened hard, but couldn’t______what his parents were saying because they were

talking too softly.

a. make up b. make out c. make for d. make up of

a a d c b

( ) 1. Any excitement you have at starting a new job is always _______ with a certain

amount of fear.

A.) mingled B.) dotted C.) joined D.) scarred

( ) 2. At the party we found that shy girl ________ her mother all the time.

A.) depending on B.) coinciding with C.) adhering to D.)clinging to

( )3. ________, Mr. Well is scarcely in sympathy with the working class.

A.) Being a socialist B.) Since he is a socialist

C.) Although he is a socialist D.) Despite he is socialist

( )4. We advised them to take a rest, but they _______in finish the work.

A.) struck B.) insisted C.) persisted D.) maintained

( )5. The driving instructor told me to __________ at the post office.

A.) pull over B.) pull up C.) pull off D.) pull round

( )6.) He was ashamed. That feeling __, and he was never comfortable in church after

that.

A.) lingered B.) stalked C.) saturated D.) flourished.

1. A 2. D 3. C 4.C 5. B 6. A