1. The car ________ halfway for no reason.
7 {7 P+ ]% W- y A) broke off B) broke down C) broke up D) broke out
3 Q5 E! B: Y( l5 c) ]3 H$ L; r 2. The newcomers found it impossible to ________ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country.
( |6 A5 C B7 s A) suit B) adapt C) regulate D) coordinate
$ q1 \! B. B f4 u/ H" M 3. A ________ to this problem is expected to be found before long.
( l0 ]1 ]% e: R! `8 x' {; b. j A) result B) response C) settlement D) solution : V/ ?+ f& P0 c& T$ u& [5 f# T2 e
4. You have nothing to ________ by refusing to listen to our advice.
- C& t( R0 k; p* Y& S$ F A) gain B) grasp C) seize D) earn 2 T7 y3 J2 q {. B( t( W
5. As a result of careless washing the jacket ________ to a child‘s size. + `5 |# p# ^; n5 x
A) compressed B) shrank C) dropped D) decreased
* E) c+ j% P/ | 6. He hoped the firm would ________ him to the Paris branch.
% r+ A$ M; z# Q! v" k5 {3 j A) exchange B) transmit C) transfer D) remove
/ O7 U1 g5 g$ Z0 x- u# o: C 7. Having decided to rent a flat, we ____ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city. * x: T8 Q( }5 _) T/ v7 |# J
A) set about B) set down C) set out D) set up
9 C3 Z2 Z) g- k$ I. r) U 8. The relationship between employers and employees has been studied ________.
$ p. m' N( {* L+ ]+ c- N- b A) originally B) extremely C) violently D) intensively
' l/ q0 ^" O+ k# J# T, a 9. ________ their differences. The couple were developing an obvious and genuine affection for each other.
6 }& Q) U h* v: D A) But for B) For all C) Above all D) Except for ; H" |# _! l8 ]3 |4 o
10. One day I ________ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college.
& F0 w7 w" q- [% a/ a0 g A) came across B) came about C) came after D) came at
- I: T& e: L: K2 E7 M, W 11. She was complaining that the doctor was ____ too much for the treatment he was giving her. 9 H0 a5 Z8 J: |
A) expending B) offering C) costing D) charging
5 R8 `8 n8 v+ _# u$ T) } 12. The manager spoke highly of such ________ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees. & O6 I1 \) |$ Y1 \8 o4 m b) f
A) virtues B) features C) properties D) characteristics
# R5 z! f% i& q+ m+ M 13. Since the matter was extremely ________, we dealt with it immediately. ( o y% O) P" Q3 g' y
A) tough B) tense C) urgent D) instant 9 V0 r# U7 } Z$ N0 x
14. The shy girl felt ____ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher‘s questions.
~# @ S' y5 k A) amazed B) awkward C) curious D) amused ( C7 A4 z* f7 x( w g1 x5 J/ Q
15. Frequently single-parent children ________ some of the functions that the absent adult in the house would have served.
( @3 `5 A# d' P+ X A) take off B) take after C) take in D) take on
# V5 Y5 f; v' b5 a) _) n& [ 16. A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial ________. ) D5 S! }; g. J+ d( x3 M) Q
A) mark B) feature C) trace D) appearance ) l6 r9 d" W- S" w; d$ v6 u+ W- R
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.
' W6 \9 _7 F' P% K A) seek B) stimulate C) shape D) secure , R% N5 d# W" ~" p& p: Y
18. Criticism and self-criticism is necessary ______ it helps us to find and correct our mistakes. 1 }* m+ [1 K- s' `9 N; w6 Y
A) by that B) at that C) on that D) in that ( i& B& m6 K1 f$ B! t
19. However, at times this balance in nature is ________, resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects. 1 y1 g8 P3 s7 K* ~8 P# B: \8 ?5 [
A) troubled B) disturbed C) confused D) puzzled |- O- G. r! R2 o6 G
20. The patient‘s health failed to such an extent that he was put into ________ care.
( @$ u/ X6 D4 ~1 J# U# J$ \6 C A) tense B) rigid C) intensive D) tight
$ e" i7 _5 K) Z7 V" _0 _ 21. Does everyone on earth have an equal right ________ an equal share of its resources? 5 N: A7 ?8 H+ d% U a
A) by B) at C) to D) over
5 [4 l6 k0 \$ E$ ?0 v# j' L 22. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe ________ Europe into a great war. 3 j4 B2 q9 n' T% s) n3 R
A) inserted B) imposed C) pitched D) plunged
' p, G, J0 |$ J% d: l2 Z 23. The British are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things, ________ is often the case in other countries.
8 |5 D( m' s5 @2 v4 }7 q1 u' { A) as B) what C) so D) that
+ d2 c: R) c3 o4 R% `+ B9 M# S 24. We had to ________ a lot of noise when the children were at home.
# i7 v( h5 i, X, C) t [3 p A) go in for B) hold on to C) put up with D) keep pace with ' s) X j5 w+ s: y) `
25. What he said just now had little to do with the question ________ discussion.
/ q* {7 a: E+ t1 t A) on B) in C) under D) at
8 c6 M& x$ g, a7 Q8 [ 26. Over a third of the population was estimated to have no ________ to the health service.
! ?! M4 X1 C% d# Y+ v4 ] A) assessment B) assignment C) exception D) access
5 X/ l- V6 u8 H; P' W" L; g 27. Professor Taylor‘s talk has indicated that science has a very strong ________ on the everyday life of non-scientists as well as scientists.
x9 B" @- H0 f! I4 s) U A) motivation B) perspective C) impression D) impact 6 \5 y: U& N. o1 n
28. These goods are _______ for export, though a few of them may be sold on the home market.
8 z" S- R+ |* I A) essentially B) completely C) necessarily D) remarkably 4 L' I5 c" z8 x) |4 _
29. The shy girl felt ____ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher‘s questions.
, k+ u& H% f* B% u A) amazed B) awkward C) curious D) amused
: v8 u; a6 C! L( a6 B0 D# O) M 30. Frequently single-parent children ________ some of the functions that the absent adult in the house would have served.
4 y8 B/ S% {' g' }) O& O" s A) take off B) take after C) take in D) take on
$ E& Q9 a5 m; c( L) \0 u) ^ KEY:1-5 BCADB 6-10 ADACC 11-15 CDBBD 16-20 BBDBC 21-25 CDACC 26-30 DCABD |