1. He asked us to ________ them in carrying through their plan.
o1 |# a$ @# @: g& z6 i A) provide B) arouse C) assist D) persist
* C3 [6 f# q6 ^3 Y) Z4 e 2. A good many proposals were raised by the delegates, ________ was to be expected. 1 U8 Z+ j4 x& [0 i& Z) ^: x# i) X
A) that B) what C) so D) as
6 _9 i1 M3 \6 w" n: K" p 3. He was such a ____ speaker that he held our attention every minute of the three-hour lecture.
5 a) r2 D9 j0 T6 t. O, S A) specific B) dynamic C) heroic D) diplomatic
1 O5 f1 C8 L: F* X 4. Arriving home, the boy told his parents about all the ______ which occurred in his dormitory.
) Y, ]! s/ i3 F- m A) occasions B) matters C) incidents D) issues
) F6 l# e( p( H' F, G 5. The opening between the rocks was very narrow, but the boys managed to ________ through.
/ j p4 r. `+ ~( @1 g* E A) press B) squeeze C) stretch D) leap
7 O7 I4 f. O0 N6 D& g! q4 F0 | 6. They are trying to ________ the waste discharged by the factory for profit.
! e7 |6 d9 R, q, D' i9 j1 C A) expose B) exhaust C) exhibit D) exploit % j& r. |- M \7 t
7. The manager urged his staff not to ________ the splendid opportunity.
( ^ f$ o0 l- X A) drop B) miss C) escape D) slide 7 \" [5 y5 D. |1 [3 Z
8. ________ I admire David as a poet, I do not like him as a man. 5 E. m4 X5 M2 S& k7 X4 X% _
A) Much as B) Only if C) If only D) As much
9 l( P+ I: Q0 I( x5 N 9. Because of a ________ engagement, Lora couldn‘t attend my birthday party last Saturday. A) pioneer B) premature C) prior D) past
( u; k0 M, c- ~$ u' J* ^ 10. The continuous rain ________ the harvesting of the wheat crop by two weeks. ) E8 \. ^" e4 Z
A) set back B) set off C) set out D) set aside - W9 Y- t& m+ S
11. Not having a good command of English can be a serious ________ preventing you from achieving your goals.
& C; m# \; @; j! D A) obstacle B) fault C) offense D) distress 4 w+ }! M0 @% _ T* d3 s6 j
12. It‘s very ________ of you not to talk aloud while the baby is asleep.
. X6 ~# R! R& a A) concerned B) careful C) considerable D) considerate 1 `/ y8 W2 \9 q
13. Many a player who had been highly thought of has ________ from the tennis scene. ! \ b0 }% i% x/ i4 W1 j
A) disposed B) disappeared C) discouraged D) discarded
9 u$ D; a7 q9 f 14. She‘s fainted. Throw some water on her face and she’ll ________.
* k+ h3 c/ e' x) D A) come round B) come along C) come on D) come out + j3 C! b9 D! j, G+ ~9 x2 o
15. All their attempts to ________ the child from the burning building were in vain.
, q; C& F- g8 W7 N& I! c A) regain B) recover C) rescue D) reserve 1 c% ~) A. T( @) E) k
16. Computer technology will ________ a revolution in business administration.
9 {7 P7 M0 H. O6 c+ X A) bring around B) bring about C) bring out D) bring up : |& D6 p/ A" \$ \- N$ O
17. The university has launched a research center to develop new ways of ________ bacteria which have become resistant to drug treatments. ) X. L: [* n \0 z8 }( K/ G3 ?1 n
A) regulating B) halting C) interrupting D) combating
& f; ^5 K9 n9 S' v 18. The ________ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly the gap between researchers and teachers.
8 U' E4 B. l) C, N A) joint B) intensive C) overall D) decisive
0 R5 c1 F9 G; J$ ]) l 19. The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the ________ in which people communicate across time and space. 0 O! V$ r0 V1 b9 v! o: S
A) route B) transmission C) vision D) manner - K2 R$ F3 {8 ^8 t, T* K
20. When I go out in the evening I use the bike ________ the car if I can.
$ _: @' Z1 z5 D( l) l" q2 h A) rather than B) regardless of C) in spite of D) other than
0 g8 H8 Z* A6 K1 _' \9 @ 21. There is no ________ evidence that people can control their dreams, at least in experimental situations in a lab.
' n% P' T" j) f' h- k9 Z& h% d1 q A) rigid B) solid C) smooth D) harsh
( Y8 G* A/ Y- e/ ~, h 22. Every culture has developed ________ for certain kinds of food and drink, and equally strong negative attitudes toward others. 9 j) t9 T- a4 }; l
A) preferences B) expectations C) fantasies D) fashions : O6 P. l9 N/ O1 g0 a7 Y
23. It is reported that Uruguay understands and ________ China on human rights issues.
) a6 _# {+ A7 e8 ^ A) grants B) changes C) abandons D) backs 2 E9 G* k `' ?( ?. s3 [# ^
24. Only a few people have ________ to the full facts of the incident.
1 G, w+ B$ i! ?; {- H5 U z% w A) access B) resort C) contact D) path , W$ t; s* K) z" M" H
25. His trousers ________ when he tried to jump over the fence. 2 \) L$ J" b' N3 i2 C- D
A) cracked B) split C) broke D) burst
0 |- @, i' T% ~) S" L 26. So far, ___ winds and currents have kept the thick patch of oil southeast of the Atlantic coast. . x, ^) E) q' i: |8 e5 v/ C
A) governing B) blowing C) prevailing D) ruling
* b* X+ W4 j0 t% X% g. |- x6 c5 e1 v 27. The author was required to submit an ________ of about 200 words together with his research paper.
" y& b5 U k/ o$ Y- l8 l A) edition B) editorial C) article D) abstract ) r$ l2 ]6 t6 z n( Y
28. As the old empires were broken up and new states were formed, new official tongues began to ________ at an increasing rate. 3 h5 W7 g$ `* v9 v5 N$ u
A) bring up B) build up C) spring up D) strike up
% Z$ j. l! c" s O5 t- c I, z 29. Many patients insist on having watches with them in hospital, ________ they have no schedules to keep.
- s. a& F z0 y7 p( T2 v) ]% X A) even though B) for C) as if D) since . Y$ c( L* x% \* Y% O6 U
30. Some plants are very ________ to light; they prefer the shade. + ~: I! r7 ^( T0 e$ f) s0 Z2 S! l
A) sensible B) flexible C) objective D) sensitive
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