1. I went along thinking of nothing ________, only looking at things around me,
# ]3 Z7 y& L7 p A) in particular B) in harmony C) in doubt D) in brief
u: d- c+ o0 [6 G9 K6 h 2. Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has ________ the quality of the programs. & W0 e7 \7 O3 o- W( T
A) lessened B) declined C) affected D) effected ' i% ?3 r( ]* a2 A
3. I must congratulate you ________ the excellent design of the new bridge. ) z# ^' L ]/ S' o [9 L, @5 {
A) with B) of C) at D) on * P+ ~# V% M1 g9 H, q" d2 h. r k9 d
4. There is a fully ________ health center on the ground floor of the main office building.
3 X0 ~' K. N( y% C A) installed B) equipped C) provided D) projected
5 R4 n1 [, o! U! w7 e8 I 5. For more than 20 years, we‘ve been supporting educational programs that ________ from kindergartens to colleges. 9 Z1 Q# p* }; x6 \0 d$ X, o
A) move B) shift C) range D) spread 1 W$ b% M/ A. g& Y% i6 ]- M
6. The ________ at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it. : A7 ?9 ]7 R7 i$ X0 g
A) convention B) confinement C) principle D) discipline
0 R) D V' y8 b; B3 N3 V 7. The test results are beyond ________; they have been repeated in labs all over the world.
# v$ |6 E! J, ]: P, b# I A) negotiation B) conflict C) bargain D) dispute 1 k6 R. }9 v6 b0 p- u1 j' }
8. I was so ________ in today‘s history lesson. I didn’t understand a thing. ( ]% B: g7 _' ~8 e+ R# U/ Q
A) amazed B) neglected C) confused D) amused
* ]5 l: m& u" x) } 9. It ____ you to at least 50% off the regular price of either frames or lenses when you buy both. 8 S8 E, ]8 W0 m# X! Z, G3 h
A) presents B) entitles C) credits D) tips
1 n, u# i4 g, l) v3 W0 I. E 10. Deserts and high mountains have always been a ________ to the movement of people from place to place.
4 @1 x( N7 z: K2 Z& e6 w; F A) barrier B) fence C) prevention D) jam
) `' ^' K6 ^$ v3 F3 D7 g 11. In order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to set up some ________shops in the residential area. 5 [% ` C5 D- \2 Q7 H9 \ r, ]
A) flowing B) drifting C) mobile D) unstable , O, U1 M2 N0 B: I t
12. Mr. Smith says: “The media are very good at sensing a mood and then ________ it.”
% @+ A3 b) C4 W$ Z, g9 A A) overtaking B) enlarging C) widening D) exaggerating
7 o/ q/ ^0 D8 I" S9 \# R$ N5 M 13. This is not an economical way to get more water; ________, it is very expensive. 9 M+ Z+ |' X, m1 Z0 Y7 D
A) on the other hand B) on the contrary C) in short D) or else ; O2 \1 ?' q: h/ X6 a1 p& T
14. It was the first time that such a ________ had to be taken at a British nuclear power station. 7 A& n, p- E+ ^' B
A) presentation B) precaution C) preparation D) prediction ; u$ A9 @1 o) z) Q- I
15. ________ that he wasn‘t happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a different hotel.
$ i2 t6 m- U/ d A) Perceiving B) Penetrating C) Puzzling D) Preserving
* O) d$ f( l7 v/ a$ y 16. The board of the company has decided to ________ its operations to include all aspects of the clothing business.
) P* i, N8 U% z3 O: e* t0 ]9 n A) multiply B) lengthen C) expand D) stretch 3 d. [( X! I5 _7 U5 @) o$ z0 o
17. His business was very successful, but it was at the ________ of his family life. 4 i; Q/ B/ Q/ k% {2 p% Q
A) consumption B) credit C) exhaustion D) expense
0 d, O3 S4 u6 ^& g 18. First published in 1927, the charts remain an ________ source for researchers.
0 d& b1 N- _' P( `& x A) identical B) indispensable C) intelligent D) inevitable $ G8 P6 x: t$ g# l% z$ D( }
19. Joe is not good at sports, but when it ________ mathematics, he is the ‘best in the class. 1 T5 h1 H- } Q4 X& a2 k
A) comes to B) comes up to C) comes on to D) comes around to
- I1 \) A0 k# _) d 20. Doctors warned against chewing tobacco as a ________ for smoking. ) W0 M4 l* f: U- M5 \+ `% s1 Y
A) relief B) revival C) substitute D) succession
2 z* D3 b9 z4 b9 o 21. When carbon is added to iron in proper ________ the result is steel. & X' j/ ^* K9 d. L3 W$ i- w% {3 O
A) rates B) thicknesses C) proportions D) densities 7 X/ R0 k% _% [. B% ~* L: |
22. You should try to ________ your ambition and be more realistic. 1 N, s& `2 Q/ ^% ^3 M( x' O
A) reserve B) restrain C) retain D) replace % g; E( X" `- K9 p
23. Nancy is only a sort of ________ of her husband‘s opinion and has no ideas of her own. A) sample B) reproduction C) shadow D) echo 4 M8 W6 E6 n: E. L7 P' e
24. Now that spring is here, you can _____ these fur coats till you need them again next winter.
9 H k7 ?. J3 A( T A) put over B) put away C) put off D) put down 5 Y3 r" R0 D) T) q! @8 [. k
25. There is a ________ of impatience in the tone of his voice.
" D1 e& i+ u, S) S; E2 q A) hint B) notion C) dot D) phrase ' R$ w+ U2 ~2 d3 `
26. Please ________ dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning.
1 u Y/ N- F" j- R" P9 {* r+ }- C* r A) seek B) inquire C) search D) consult ( e7 k# K9 W2 x; z7 M6 V) p/ Z
27. At yesterday‘s party, Elizabeth’s boyfriend amused us by ________ Charlie Chaplin.
+ W8 f% z5 f3 E$ ~% z* E A) copying B) following C) imitating D) modeling
, T' T$ C5 f& F$ r [" W. R 28. She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power ________. A) failure B) lack C) absence D) drop
0 r* A0 B" _9 x0 v) g 29. The group of technicians are engaged in a study which ______ all aspects of urban planning. 0 a6 ` ~5 ~! p( C& y4 v0 A1 S* t
A) inserts B) grips C) performs D) embraces
N/ o1 V1 I0 \# I$ @& K2 P: t 30. The lecture which lasted about three hours was so ________ that the audience couldn‘t help yawning.
- D, k% }* s# x. O, a4 C A) tedious B) bored C) clumsy D) tired
7 }5 Q* v, v! t8 h: L3 p KEY:1-5 ACDBC 6-10 DDCBA 11-15 CDBCA 16-20 CDBAC 21-25 CBDBA 26-30 DCADA |