1. The car ________ halfway for no reason.
( B% F) i( U: y, u2 D- n A) broke off B) broke down C) broke up D) broke out
5 @5 M$ w, e' w1 d; v% G 2. The newcomers found it impossible to ________ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country. # u) S G1 P& T3 b
A) suit B) adapt C) regulate D) coordinate
H4 K' @) C# }. u/ h 3. A ________ to this problem is expected to be found before long. 1 N% i$ {% f0 _8 q: K2 E
A) result B) response C) settlement D) solution
3 X/ I# p3 K+ y2 n 4. You have nothing to ________ by refusing to listen to our advice.
( j* {' z. ?8 g6 @ A) gain B) grasp C) seize D) earn 4 p4 _, [/ D% z* G
5. As a result of careless washing the jacket ________ to a child‘s size.
g, x) y4 |& P& p2 S A) compressed B) shrank C) dropped D) decreased * U, a, s2 \6 L
6. He hoped the firm would ________ him to the Paris branch.
2 q# ]2 i. Y/ q( \% B9 G A) exchange B) transmit C) transfer D) remove 6 A& I8 @% i& D" k& ?9 Z' T7 g4 K
7. Having decided to rent a flat, we ____ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.
- o- @* F5 b% l0 ` A) set about B) set down C) set out D) set up
2 {" O4 ]4 m7 f- f& P- z9 H 8. The relationship between employers and employees has been studied ________.
+ f9 l, N7 e4 O% L6 W6 @8 \- X% f- ` A) originally B) extremely C) violently D) intensively
$ n1 v& ? f0 n0 Q 9. ________ their differences. The couple were developing an obvious and genuine affection for each other.
3 @: W+ A3 s3 a* q A) But for B) For all C) Above all D) Except for / \5 {! A' v, ^. c! k: G
10. One day I ________ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college. ) T& V4 C9 x7 ]9 s6 s
A) came across B) came about C) came after D) came at ; {9 d4 \. L. S! P* w+ E
11. She was complaining that the doctor was ____ too much for the treatment he was giving her. ' K. U' _( D, Q- n2 r
A) expending B) offering C) costing D) charging : I6 x G; b. h& T) k
12. The manager spoke highly of such ________ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.
0 W4 V& f7 j' B6 j: Y5 p# ? A) virtues B) features C) properties D) characteristics
6 d+ X4 W. \: V) g9 j J% P 13. Since the matter was extremely ________, we dealt with it immediately.
4 a ]. {: X$ N4 x A) tough B) tense C) urgent D) instant % c/ m( R% B: Z
14. The shy girl felt ____ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher‘s questions.
+ Z3 ?$ l$ \. n8 I$ f+ E A) amazed B) awkward C) curious D) amused % m$ `# [$ E/ W4 Q' b9 v+ i& {
15. Frequently single-parent children ________ some of the functions that the absent adult in the house would have served. & D! L: l2 ?# y3 @% ^
A) take off B) take after C) take in D) take on
5 ~0 H3 P. H2 q9 D$ e8 @ 16. A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial ________.
! i8 e& B5 J$ l+ G. Y) U A) mark B) feature C) trace D) appearance
" J0 Q$ g& K* Y2 T' W 17. John Dewey believed that education should be a preparation for life, that a person learns by doing, and that teaching must ________ the curiosity and creativity of children.
) y2 n* x! F3 ?; z% ]3 n A) seek B) stimulate C) shape D) secure 2 |/ a: s2 E9 {% Q6 w7 L7 ]
18. Criticism and self-criticism is necessary ______ it helps us to find and correct our mistakes.
! Y1 K7 F4 b- V) \5 \, { A) by that B) at that C) on that D) in that
- h5 S5 k4 N& w" h4 w% Z/ E, l; } 19. However, at times this balance in nature is ________, resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects. ! o9 T5 t% K" g o1 [
A) troubled B) disturbed C) confused D) puzzled
! ]" ^4 J' Q: f/ j7 a% U 20. The patient‘s health failed to such an extent that he was put into ________ care. 3 a7 q8 @$ @* c7 p8 {2 s1 S
A) tense B) rigid C) intensive D) tight
' G& Q$ T }3 l n* N 21. Does everyone on earth have an equal right ________ an equal share of its resources?
' j5 k! R" T9 x A) by B) at C) to D) over $ g0 W h$ a. Z2 \
22. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe ________ Europe into a great war.
1 T8 k- y/ J5 U5 } A) inserted B) imposed C) pitched D) plunged
" ?( @6 V8 T. P 23. The British are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things, ________ is often the case in other countries.
, I' W6 u- F" b. X) D8 X0 O) |8 g A) as B) what C) so D) that
; V: a4 h9 {& E7 c. i3 M& z 24. We had to ________ a lot of noise when the children were at home. $ o& {% ^# o1 `* U# ]1 Y% |
A) go in for B) hold on to C) put up with D) keep pace with
- z* P0 f5 @* `3 M' w6 W 25. What he said just now had little to do with the question ________ discussion.
" y/ }! N1 h% w: Y A) on B) in C) under D) at
! E9 j( ^ n; [9 C1 K 26. Over a third of the population was estimated to have no ________ to the health service.
, }0 K: A. _0 v$ i, w) {% S' { A) assessment B) assignment C) exception D) access 6 t4 g& Q; Q$ ?3 W8 Y# [0 Y' q+ K
27. Professor Taylor‘s talk has indicated that science has a very strong ________ on the everyday life of non-scientists as well as scientists.
H7 g" M7 \% e. k% T A) motivation B) perspective C) impression D) impact ' T/ S0 D' H% L* L
28. These goods are _______ for export, though a few of them may be sold on the home market.
7 H- }! r- L, j6 I% }5 R A) essentially B) completely C) necessarily D) remarkably % s, r9 Q: J5 V7 B/ J8 Q
29. The shy girl felt ____ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher‘s questions.
9 P9 y9 W1 @/ }4 z A) amazed B) awkward C) curious D) amused . l8 w4 r5 Q2 P: `! V- E( q
30. Frequently single-parent children ________ some of the functions that the absent adult in the house would have served. 0 o& C: J: |# A% I. ^/ L7 h' G
A) take off B) take after C) take in D) take on
8 l3 |$ U& N! r KEY:1-5 BCADB 6-10 ADACC 11-15 CDBBD 16-20 BBDBC 21-25 CDACC 26-30 DCABD |