1. Our manager is ________ an important customer now and he will be back this afternoon. 3 @8 e/ C; Z. R* ?
A) calling on B) calling in C) calling up D) calling for
2 Q' N* R) b% R, S- m 2. A fire engine must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of ________. 6 H6 c( P9 Y: e+ |
A) precaution B) crisis C) emergency D) urgency
5 _/ O* M r$ }2 }& i 3. The film provides a deep ________ into a wide range of human qualifies and feelings. / J% j# F- L( b% _
A) insight B) imagination C) fancy D) outlook
3 H8 y: E" _2 d 4. Urban crowdedness would be greatly relieved if only the ________ charged on public transport were more reasonable.
3 \, X0 @" P: ]6 \) Z. Y9 v$ U. a A) fees B) fares C) payments D) costs
( q/ z: c) U0 d ^5 U& @1 t 5. The doctor had almost lost hope at one point, but the patient finally ________.
4 b/ Z" G0 W6 a% m A) pulled out B) pulled through C) pulled up D) pulled over
; i+ V& a( X. E. ^5 [( ] 6. She ________her trip to New York because she was ill. # s( q( b' h. o1 G
A) called off B) closed down C) put up D) went off 4 H- h& g# N7 D+ u/ f) ^
7. ________ the storm, the ship would have reached its destination on time.
% H' `5 F! i- b, k! h4 _. h A) But for B) In case of C) In spite of D) Because of * O6 Z# p5 [: \0 [' b, o; ]
8. We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of _______. & I7 r* H) @' h# U4 g' X \/ O
A) rejection B) restriction C) retreat D) recession 5 |/ o1 w# A& P! D9 S
9. The ________of finding gold in California attracted a lot of people to settle down there. 6 L2 v; k2 @5 A
A) prospects B) speculations C) stakes D) provisions
' [1 g& q1 y4 n, b6 }. O$ X( v2 |6 q 10. I suffered from mental ________because of stress from my job.
+ Q# o6 X; }# q- D/ a% w A) damage B) release C) relief D) fatigue . }% M1 f j! `# A! G+ y
11. The rest of the day was entirely at his________ for reading or recreation.
2 y% @8 g: B; }" V0 a A) dismissal B) survival C) disposal D) arrival
7 C. P9 \! D' v9 D( H m 12. You will not be ________about your food in time of great hunger.
0 `' U- ?$ p; X/ A) |4 Y+ |9 }; a A) special B) particular C) peculiar D) specific
4 E, g1 v. P3 `; G. B 13. Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every ________reason to believe the will continue into the next decade.
}* P6 h8 \9 ~ A) emergency B) trend C) pace D) schedule 3 ^2 w/ Z+ l' p/ t+ G
14. You shouldn*t have written in the ________ since the book belongs to the library. 2 _( A. _' d$ [ @1 E4 s+ c/ ^
A) interval B) border C) margin D) edge 1 N% V! q# R; }& i0 \
15. The ________of airplane engines announced a coming air raid. 3 M" ]$ m5 w- l' Z7 j9 S9 `
A) roar B) exclamation C) whistle D) scream 1 P, \" X6 C2 Z
16. This ticket ________you to a free boat tour on the lake. $ o2 r. n% ]# s* T& Y; @
A) entities B) appoints C) grants D) credits % F1 y2 u' |6 z7 w
17. This is the nurse who ________to me when I was ill in hospital.
. u8 ^! C* p: v/ k A) accompanied B) attended C) entertained D) shielded
# j- b: }% i& W) a; a 18. I was about to ________a match when I remembered Tom*s warning. 1 c; s8 o8 E- ]: m
A) rub B) hit C) scrape D) strike
. S9 F4 y1 A/ q 19. The advertisement says this material doesn*t________ in the wash, but it has.
# t u3 ]& P* a+ l9 v8 S A) contract B) shrink C) slim D) dissolve
1 k# W9 j5 z( r$ ^ 20. He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he ________ us that he would try as hard as possible.
7 u1 Z6 V( T. E; T7 l* P! O: Q A) insured B) guaranteed C) assumed D) assured 9 Q1 W2 O2 p; L: F) g( k# l& e
21. Not only the professionals but also the amateurs will _______from the new training facilities.
$ L9 w z3 i* p; ^+ b0 V# c A) derive B) acquire C) benefit D) reward
& B \% g) b1 ?- D 22. The work was almost complete when we received orders to ________ no further with it.
% e& C; N" e4 \ A) progress B) proceed C) march D) promote
* ?# A9 A2 P# r 23. I waited for him half an hour, but he never ________. . N, |7 W$ O) N4 U$ d
A) turned in B) turned down C) turned off D) turned up $ k) `* F3 Y8 X4 Q+ p; a) ^
24. A house with a dangerous gas ________can be broken into immediately. & u! d/ K; e' M7 O8 Q
A) leak B) split C) mess D) crack
# b& f* W. }, P) W1 R; h, Z 25. A dark suit is ________to a light one for evening wear.
, K; l, \5 t5 f3 X" v5 X A) favourable B) suitable C) preferable D) proper 7 y: m* x, ]% O) w
26. It was in the United States that I made the ________of Professor Jones.
7 H! ~( o9 U: E3 L3 U A) acknowledgement B) acquaintance C) recognition D) association + G* ]% K0 u* | i0 K
27. Could you take a ________sheet of paper and write your name at the top
8 x- h. ~* j, o/ j9 f( C& V A) bare B) vacant C) hollow D) blank
$ ?& @( g# @5 n+ b2 b 28. A culture in which the citizens share similar religious beliefs and values is more likely to have laws that represent the wishes of its people than is a culture where citizens come from ________backgrounds.
0 M# u m8 \7 T A) extensive B) influential C) diverse D) identical
2 F7 E+ R, ]3 b* ]& j( W 29. He gave a ________to handle the affairs in a friendly manner.
- Z- T. m+ r1 i1 G A) pledge B) mission C) plunge D) motion 7 E( q/ x+ b" r
30. Don‘t let the child play with scissors ________he cuts himself.
+ ~) m) v1 R9 f8 p3 G A) in case B) so that C) now that D) only if ) Z3 [( `7 h4 k, I
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