16. This is what you should bear in mind: Don‘t ________ a salary increase before you actually get it.. {; Y' P9 O8 v( R& D! u9 f
A) hang on B) draw on C) wait on D) count on4 v9 h9 s- |# g: ^" \3 `
17. The ship‘s generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated ________ instead of mechanically. & B: ]! x- i3 [9 J0 [6 w: |$ tA) artificially B) automatically C) manually D) synthetically( O" f1 n4 `/ |6 N4 a
18. The little girl was so frightened that she just wouldn‘t ________ her grip on my arm.6 h6 ?: O9 y* M' E+ m, i
A) loosen B) remove C) relieve D) dismiss7 f7 d3 U: E1 ]) ^& g
19. He never arrives on time and my ________ is that he feels the meetings are useless. . k7 N- V8 R- |1 p; n% nA) preference B) conference C) inference D) reference3 u, [0 I4 k) X! n& K
20. Mrs. Smith was so ________ about everything that no servants could please her. ) M4 O6 j1 d( d# a4 D( Z8 g. DA) specific B) special C) precise D) particular, E0 S: S" m! r# {' s
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