1 It would ____ to leave before it got dark.
Amake a sense B. make sense C. sense D. make senses
2. I hope she soon ____ and stops fighting a battle she cannot win.
A.makes sense B. see sense C. sees sense D. makes a sense
3. Which would you rather have, the ____ fish or the eggs?
A.fried B. fuel C. ideal D. maid
4. None of us would like to live on ____.
A.charter B. charity C. cherish D. chip
5. They want to rent a bus which can ____ 40 people for their trip to Beijing.
A.load B. hold C. fill D. support
6. Let's leave the things as they are ____; we can always make changes later on if necessary.
A.for the present B. at present C. to the present D. up to the present
7. He admired my old watch so much, so I ____ it.
A.present B. presenting
C. made him a present of D. made him present of
8. May I ____ my new assistant ____ you?
A.present; with B. present; to C. present; of D. presenting; to
9. We introduced two teachers, and it was the ____ to all out problems.
A.solve B. salute C. solution D. settle
10. Richard was very bright and ____ the crossword in ten minutes.
A.solution B. solved C. settled D. ended
11. These clothes ____ too big.
A.rather B. fairly C. quite D. such
12. To enjoy the scenery, Irene would rather spend long hours on the train ____ travel by air.
A.as B. to C. than D. while
13. Imagine ____ at the top of the hill, and what wonderful view you will see.
A.standing B. stand C. to stand D. stood
14. The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without ____ his notes.
A.bringing up B. referring to C. looking for D. trying on
15. North winds kept blowing all night long ____, and the earth frozen.
A.with great effort B. with great violence C. in vain D. in vast amount
16. I ____ him of the opposition he would meet.
A.warned B. threatened C. treated D. threaded
17. I knew the lady ____ Bill when she spoke of a bright young boy.
A.referred to B. was referring to C. pointed at D. was pointing at
18. Mr. Hunter managed to ____ his neglect of his duty on the basis of his poor health.
A.remember B. forget C. reject D. justify
19The financial crisis ____ many Asian countries and it will take long time to become prosperous again.
A.beat B. stroke C. hit D. spread
20In time of danger, John lent ____ and we smoothly carried out the plan in the end.
A.at hand B. a hand C. by hand D. on hand
21 I would like a job which pays more, but ____ I enjoy the work I'm doing at present.
A.in other words B. on the other hand C. for one thing D. as a matter of fact