A)registering B) chasing C) engaging D) pursuing
[1].
2. Drunken football fans began directing a stream of _____ language at the policemen.
A)cursed B) scolding C) abusive D) vowing
[2].
3. Too much ______ to the sun is bad for the skin.
A) exposure B) exhibition C) extension D) expansion
[3].
4. All of the participants are trained to _____ their minds _____ details.
A) focus…on B) devote… to C) look…up D) turn…on
[4].
5. Two or three days after the operation Bennett was beginning to feel ______better.
A)no B) somewhat C)somewhere D) anyhow
[5].
6. Mr. Smith had an unusual _____: he was first an office clerk, then a sailor, and ended up as a school teacher.
A)profession B) occupation C) positionD) career
[6].
7. Because he was ______ of the new limit, he was stopped and warned for speeding.
A)ignorant B) accustomed C) reluctant D) pathetic
[7].
8. I can’t _____ his being late for school.
A)enhance B) imagine C) expand D) limit
[8].
9. His body temperature has been _____ for three days, the highest point reaching 40.5 degree centigrade.
A) uncommon B) disordered C) abnormal D) extraordinary
[9].
10. I don’t feel inclined to get _____ college affairs again.
A)related to B) included in C) damaged by D) involved in
[10].
11. The work was almost complete when we received orders to ________ no further with it.
A)progress B) proceed C)march D) promote
[11].
12. The little girl woke up screaming because she had had a ________.
A) daydream B) nightmare C)fantasy D) illusion
[12].
13. Learning disabilities may help explain why some students do not _____ as well in school as intelligence tests suggest they should.
A)undertake B) hold C) play D) perform
[13].
14. The civilians who had been injured in the bomb explosion lay screaming in ______.
A) appeal B) agony C) annoyance D) aspiration
[14].
15. Floor-to-ceiling windows can look stunning, giving the _____ of extra height.
A)illusion B) illustration C) imagination D) illumination
[15].
16. Turn off the power before repairs ______.
A)carry back B) carry on C) carry through D) carry out
[16].
17. The stronger the ______, the more quickly a person will learn a foreign language.
A)motivation B) invention C) creation D) sensation
[17].
18. The police must have a search ________ to search a house, otherwise their search will be considered as illegal intrusion.
A)certificate B) guarantee C)license D) warrant
[18].
19. Arriving home, the boy told his parents about all the _____ which occurred in his dormitory.
A)incidents B) issues C)matters D) occasions
[19].
20. Without proper lessons, you could _____ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.
A)keep up B) pick up C) draw up D) catch up
[20].
21. He _____ the newspaper while having his breakfast.
A) neglected B) scanned C) issued D) deserved
[21].
22. Those high school students _____ to computer games will usually lose interest in their studies.
A) absorbed B) addicted C) approached D) adapted
[22].
23. Generally speaking, most people will _____ additional copies of documents for safekeeping in case the original copy is accidentally damaged or destroyed.
A) hold up B) back up C) make up D) take up
[23].
24. Surprised at the result of the match, people ______ a secret deal had been made.
A) doubted B) sustained C) suspected D) executed
[24].
25. Hearing the forecast of the storm, the captain ordered his ______to prepare for action.
A) gang B) agency C) crowd D) crew
[25].
26. It would be considered ________if you turn a blind eye to such a good opportunity.
A) pasty B) insane C) insecure D) initial
[26].
27. Since the matter was extremely ______, we dealt with it immediately.
A) tough B) tense C) urgent D) innocent
[27].
28.They brought out guns and for a ______ second nobody moved.
A) disconnected B) disunited C) fragmented D) split
[28].
29. The roads were very busy so traffic ______ along at 10 miles an hour.
A) climbed B) dashed C) crawled D) drifted
[29].
30.The charged man was judged guilty despite his protest of ______.
A) commitment B) improvement C) innocence D) requirement
[30].
31.Tokyo has been______ as the host city for 2020 Olympics.
A) exposed B) enforced C) accorded D) designated
[31].
32.Now that we have made the decision, we may ____________ the scheme as previously agreed.
A)distribute B) assign C) execute D) designate
[32].
33.He says that in Prague he will______ a plan to seek the goal of a world without nuclear weapons.
A) lay out B) lay off C) set in D) set off
[33].
34.The bank is reported in the local newspaper to have been robbed in ___ daylight yesterday.
A) broad B) exclusive C) extensive D) abroad
[34].
35.A good swimmer should learn to __________ the movements of his arms and legs.
A) combine B) connect C) cooperate D) coordinate
[35].
36.Three days after the trial the prisoner was ____ secretly, and the body was buried under a tree inside the prison.
A) murdered B) convictedC) executed D) punished
[36].
37.I don’t know why everything around me is going into ____.
A) attraction B) confusion C) pulse D) sanity
[37].
38.Though ______ in a big city, Peter always prefers to paint the primitive scenes of country life.
A) grown B) raised C) tended D) cultivated
[38].
39. As a result of the depression, many people lost their jobs and were thrown into ______ poverty.
A) usual B) normal C) utter D) broad
[39].
40. The pages of the dictionary had______ from constant use.
A)chipped away B) pulled off C) curled up D) split up
[40].
41. Michael Jemal was Haier’s first US___________before setting up the unit in 1999.
A)squad B) cartel C) lord D) distributor
[41].
42. The sight of the rats running about in the house made my flesh______.
A)throb B) curl C) split D) creep
[42].
43. It was so dark in the cave that I didn’t dare to ______ any step further.
A)strike B) venture C) stretch D) race
[43].
44. The London underground railways served as shelters for London citizens during German air ______.
A)relief B) pulse C) gang D) raids
[44].
45. The city government will soon ______ street litter control notices.
A)coordinate B) publish C) issue D) throb
[45].
46. The military ______ says that the enemy attack will probably start tomorrow morning.
A)intelligence B) resourceC) source D) diligence
[46].
47. The employees were afraid to ask for a salary raise______they should lose their jobs.
A)lestB) or elseC) so thatD) in order that
[47].
48. If I hadn’t turned off the power before you touched the wires, you ______now.
A) wouldn’t have smiledB) didn’t smileC) wouldn’t be smilingD) couldn’t have smiled
[48].
49. What did you put in your suitcase? It’s almost ______mine.
A) four times as heavy as B) four times heavier as
C) as four times heavy asD) as heavy as four times
[49].
50. In the course of a day our students do far more than just ______classes.
A) attendingB) attendedC) to attendD) attend
[50].