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I was speaking to Jane on the phone when suddenly we were___. A. cut off B. cut down C. cut back D. cut out

Peter complained to the owner of the book store that there were some pages ___ in the dictionary.

A. losing B. missing C. dropping D. falling

The shop-assistant was straightforward with her customers. If an article was of __ quality she’d tell them so.

A. miserable B. minor C. subordinate D. inferior With all its advantages, the laptop is by no means without its__.

A. limitation B. boundaries C. restraints D. confinements '

Look at the photo and you will find Diana __ her father. A. takes to B. takes after C. takes for D. takes over I want to buy a new tie to __ this brown suit. A. go into B. go after C. go by D. go with

He __ his lessons about Italy with photographs of the people who live there. A. illustrate B. cited C. quoted D. explained

In addition to rice, we need to __ our diet with fish, meat and vegetable. A. replace B. supplement C. replenish D. mix ~

What he has done is __ the doctor’s orders.

A. subject to B. opposite C. resistant to D. contrary to

The survival __ of some wild animals is not high because they are ruthlessly hunted for their skins.

A. ratio B. degree C. rate D. scale

Tim is good, smart and hardworking. __, I can’t speak too highly of him. A. As a result B. In a word C. By the way D. On the contrary

What he told me about the affair simply doesn’t make any . …

A. idea B. sense C. meaning D. significance

The lawyer’s question was a __ that cause the defendant to admit his guilty. A. plan B. trap C. tap D. plot

Why can’t you do this small __ for me I’ve helped you often enough in the past. A. demand B. request C. favor D. requirement

I know you think I’m talking nonsense, Tom, but __ you will realize that I was right. A. at one time B. in time C. at times D. on time

____ the dog was the first anima to be domesticated is generally agreed upon by authorities in the field. .

A. Until B. It was C. What D. That

My father didn’t go to New York; the doctor suggested that he __ go there. A. not B. won’t C. does not D. not to

If the work __ completed by the end of the year is delayed, the construction company will be

fined.

A. being B. to be C. will be D. has been He sat there dong nothing else __. A. but to laugh B. than laughing C. but laughed D. than laugh ）

Who __ has read Shakespeare’s great plays can forget their fascination. A. that B. which C. who D. ever There is no mother __ loves her own children.

A. who B. that C. but D. who not I would just as soon __ rudely to the child.

A. you not speak B. you won’t speak C. you not speaking D. you didn’t speak

I admit I have made a mistake, __ I deny the serious consequence it may have. ，

A. so will B. so C. nor will D. how can

Most parents encourage their children to take an active part in social events, __ those events do not interfere with their studies A. so that B. lest C. unless D. provided In no circumstances can more work be got out of a machine than__ A. to put into it B. be put into it C. is put into it D. that is to be put into it

Everyone congratulated the captain, __ whom the team could not have won, A. without B. beyond C. besides D. except [

He often sat in small pub drinking considerately more than __. A. was good for his health B. his health was good C. was in good health D. his good health

The dressing- table was bare, __ a pair of ivory hair brushes.

A. in addition to B. except C. except for D. besides ____, if he doesn’t learn he knows nothing.

A. A man is ever so clever B. Be a man ever so clever

C. So clever as a man ever is D. No matter how a man is clever ！

Five minutes earlier, __ they could have caught the last bus. A. but B. so C. and D. or

The discovery of new facts___ the rational thinker to reexamine the adequacy of his previous generalization.

A. compelled B. repelled C. expelled D. constrain The change in government is a(n) ________ event of our time.

A. historic B. historical C. permanent D. eternal She came to my office to ask me for advice _____ how to write an essay. A. as for B. as to C. as on D. as about ，

Only when capitalism has been ________will it be possible to ________poverty, unemployment and war.

A. abolish … abolish B. abandoned …abate

C. annihilated … ban D. extinguished … extinguish

To call the music of another music-culture “primitive” is ____ one’s own standards on a group that does not recognize them.

A. putting B. emphasizing C. forcing D. imposing

I could see that my life was________ having that fur coat, whether I approved of it or not. A. adequate for B. intent on C. short of D. deficient in ~

The government is trying to do something to ______ better understanding between the two countries.

A. raise B. promote C. heighten D. increase A desire to go to medical school ______ her to study hard everyday.

A. motivates B. inspires C. stimulates D. encourages Being somewhat short-sighted, she has the habit of _____ at people. A. staring B. glancing C. peering D. peeping

If the fire alarm is sounded, all residents are requested to______ in the courtyard. A. assemble B. converge C. accumulate D. crowd (

Before the school ______ what students must wear, they just wore anything. A. managed B. authorized C. regulated D. standardized He speaks French well enough to pass ____ a French man.

A. into B. over C. through D. for His job at the hospital did not pay much, so he found another___. A. on the rise B. on the decline C. on the spot D. on the side

Astronauts are ___ all kinds of tests before they are actually sent up in a spacecraft. …

A. inclined to B. subjected to C. prone to D. bound to

It was felt that he lacked the ____ to pursue a difficult task to the very end. A. persuasion B. commitment C. engagement D. obligation

It’s easy to blame the decline of conversation on the pace of modern life and on the vague changes ____ place in our ever-changing world.

A. taking B. to take C. take D. taken

_____ can be seen from the comparison of these figures, the principle involves the active participation of the patient in the modification of his condition. A. As B. What C. That D. It

California has more light than it knows ____ to do with, but everything else is expensive. @

A. how B. what C. which D. where

Anyone with half an eye on the unemployment figures knew that the assertion about economic recovery_____ just around the corner was untrue.

A. would be B. to be C. was D. being

Marlin is a young man of independent thinking who is not about _____ compliments to his political leaders.

A. paying B. having paid C. to pay D. to have paid

As I’ll be away for at least a year, I’d appreciate ____ from you now and then telling me how everyone is getting along. A. hearing B. to hear C. to be hearing D. having heard

Doctors see a connection between increased amounts of leisure time spent____ and the increased number of cases of skin cancer. （

A. to sunbathe B. to have sunbathed C. having sunbathed D. sunbathing

Christie stared angrily at her boss and turned away, as though ______ out of the office. A. went B. gone C. to go D. would go

It wasn’t so much that I disliked her____ that I just wasn’t interested in the whole business. A. rather B. so C. than D. as

Countless divorced politicians would have been elected out of office years ago had they even thought of a divorce, let alone_____ one. ）

A. getting B. to get C. gotten D. get

This is an exciting area of study, and one_____ which new applications are being discovered almost daily.

A. from B. by C. in D. through

Greatly agitated, I rushed to the apartment and tried the door, _____ to find it locked. A. just B. only C. hence D. thus

These proposals sought to place greater restrictions on the use and copying of digital information than those that ______ in traditional media.

A. exist B. exists C. existing D. to exist

Talk to anyone in the drug industry, _____ you’ll soon discover that the science of genetics is the biggest thing to hit drug research since penicillin was discovered. —

A. or B. and C. for D. so

The solution works only for couples who are self-employed, don’t have small children and get along ____ to spend most of their time together.

A. So well B. too well C. well as D. well enough The red words ______against the white wall.

A. stand by B. stand for C. stand out D. stand back Since 1970s this small town has gradually been______into a huge modern city. A. transferred B. transplanted C. transmitted D. transformed The poorly-paid civil servants are______to bribery. {

A. vulnerable B. sensitive C. subjected D. susceptible

Influenced by the financial crisis, export has dropped by a large______since last year.

A. gap B. difference C. balance D. margin

When children are criticized by their teacher, parents often see it as a reflection______themselves.

A. on B. to C. up D. about Hearing the news, I was______in enormous joy.

A. buried B. indulged C. bathed D. absorbed She endured the hardships without ______ a complaint. 、

A. as much as B. so much as C. as many as D. so many as The firm moved to its new ______ in 1997.

A. sites B. places C. premises D. locations

The discrimination against women was _________ system from the very beginning. A. built into B. built up C. built on D. built over The commander ordered his troops to ________ on the enemies.

A. close up B. close down C. close off D. close in This film ________ two of my favorite actors. ?

A. features B. shows C. specializes D. specifies ____ delicious food, she is determined to become a gourmet.

A. Hooked up to B. Hooked off C. Hooked on D. Hooked in

His father ________ a fence around the garden to protect the flowers inside. A. put into B. put up C. put off D. put down The students found it easy to _______ what the young professor taught.

A. take to B. take on C. take off D. take in ;

________ are that he will not show up at the board meeting.

A. Opportunities B. Possibilities C. Chances D. Occasions

Yesterday the salesclerk caught two boys ______ two packs of cigarettes from the convenience store.

A. steal B. to steal C. stolen D. stealing

He claims to be an expert in astronomy, but in actual fact he is quite ignorant on the subject. ______he knows about it is out of date and inaccurate. A. So much B. How much C. So little D. What little

Although _________ instant critical acclaim in 1952， he never completed a second novel， publishing many short works instead.

A. first received by Ralph Ellison, the novel Invisible Man was {

B. Ralph Ellison's first novel, Invisible Man, received

C. Invisible Man was the first novel by Ralph Ellison received D. Ralph Ellison's first novel, Invisible Man, was received

Most doctors of the Colonial period believed ______ was caused by an imbalcance of humors in the body.

A. that disease B. of disease C. about disease D. in disease

My father closed all the doors before he left the house ________ that it might rain. A. so that B. lest C. for fear D. unless A few species of mushrooms cause death or serious illness _________. ?

A. having eaten B. are eaten C. when eaten D. being eaten Although a teenager, Johnny could resist ________ what to do and what not to do.

A. being told B. having been told C. to be told D. to have been told _________ places on the Earth where plant and animal life has not been affected by the activities of humans.

A. Few B. There are few C. Being few D. The few It is necessary that he _________ the project by the end of next week.

A. finish B. finishes C. finished D. will finish It is good _________ for what has already happened. ·

A. regretted B. to regret C. regret D. regretting Navigators on ships and aircraft use a compass to determine _______ they are heading. A. to where the direction B. that direction of which C. where the direction D. the direction in which

The city of Kalamazoo, Michigan, derives its name from a native American word _________ \"bubbling springs\".

A. meant B. that is meant C. meaning D. whose meaning Many English ________ were opposed to the American Revolution of 1776 moved to Canada, where they were known as United Empire Loyalists.

A. settling there B. settlers who C. they settled D. who were settles

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Perhaps even more important than the accuracy and reliability of a meteorological instrument ___.

A. that its correct position B. that positioning it is correct C. is positioned correctly D. is that it be positioned correctly He doesn’t want to stay at home _______ go to the movie theatre.

A. more than B. much less than C. any more than D. no less than The new theory is gaining _______with economists. A. trust B. credit C. reputation D. money 】

There are certain standards of civilized behavior in international relations which it should be possible to _______in the family of nations.

A. take for granted B. come into being C. be occupied D. be intent on She won the competition three times in a ______. A. chain B. line C. row D. bank I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into ______when judging my examination. A. regard B. counting C. account D. observation In criminal psychology, the absence of facial expression is as important as the of it. A. being B. presence C. existence D. beauty %

The changing image of the family on television provides ______into changing attitudes toward the family in society. A. insights B. fabrics C. revelations D. specifications The doctrine that “______is right” is not true in all cases. A. power B. might C. muscle D. force They were all dressed _______in white dresses. A. alike B. same C. similar D. like It’s two o’clock in the morning but the children are still wide_______. A. wake B. awake C. wakeful D. alert {

If you want to call me _______, I’ll be there all day. A. if anything B. or anything C. anything but D. anything else It would be considered very ______for a man not to take his hat off in church. A. irrelevant B. irreverent C. irresponsible D. irreversible Someone within the gang ______him to the police. A. give way B. give away C. give out D. give over The singer’s _______performance turned all the people present on. A. passionate B. positive C. excited D. negative }

My father wants to ______our old house and buys a new one. A. dispose to B. dispose towards C. dispose with D. dispose of The officer was ______from his position for accusation of bribery. A. removed B. replaced C. moved D. fired

With _____their way, people attempting to walk a straight course through unfamiliar territory really do end up walking in circles.

A. nothing to guide B. anything to guide C. nothing on D. anything on Back in the years when he worked ______the CEO, the company was in a good condition. A. like B. as C. above D. below ~

________to be recognized by anybody, she attended party from the back door. A. Wishing B. Not to wish C. Not wishing D. No wishing Bread and butter _______what Americans usually have for breakfast. A. are B. is C. was D. were You _____all those clothes! We have a washing machine to do that sort of thing. A. needn’t have washed B. shouldn’t have washed C. mustn’t have washed D. can’t have washed

As he______, Einstein built models and mechanical devices for fun and began to show a talent for mathematics. ！

A. grew B. grows C. is growing D. was grown The ancient Egyptians are supposed ______rockets to the moon. A. to send B. to be sending C. to have sent D. to have been sending

________with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.

A. When compared B. While comparing C. Compare It was Philip who drove Miss Sophia yesterday, wasn’t _______ A. he B. she C. it _______that you mentioned it, I do remember the incident. ，

D. Comparing

D. him

A. Now B. Presently C. Currently D. The moment ________to give a performance, she couldn’t very well refuse. A. Asking B. To ask C. Being to ask D. Being asked His appearance has changed so much that you _____well not recognize him. A. can B. may C. maybe D. could She ______him to ask her out. A. longed to B. longed for C. counted on D. cared for His comments, although unpleasant, were_______. [

A. well-meaning B. good-meaning C. well-meant D. good-meant _______Einstein had early speech difficulties, he was a top student in elementary school. A. In spite of B. Be it C. Although D. Despite It's harmful to one's health to ______ smoking and drinking. A. take on B. take to C. take in D. take off Peach trees are considered ______ when they began bearing fruit.

A. mutual B. massive C. mature D. marvelous You may look at things ______, but society won't. ，

A. under way B. that way C. in way D. out of way The concert ______ a guitarist and singer.

A. personifies B. depicts C. features D. typifies He will surely finish the job on time ______ he's left to do it in his own way.

A. in that B. in case C. as far as D. so long as He ______ the light and followed his wife upstairs.

A. turned down B. turned out C. turned to D. turned over

Classroom testing, if well done, most certainly ______ a stimulus to study and real learning. 、

A. acts for B. acts on C. acts as D. acts to

I feel quite confident in ______ Mr. Smith to you for the vacant post of research assistant. A. submitting B. proclaiming C. recalling D. recommending The students showed ______ when solving the math problems.

A. validity B. purity C. ingenuity D. reliability This document is______ unless it is officially stamped.

A. acute B. confidential C. invalid D. deliberate Although the main characters in the novel are so true to life, they are certainly______. ）

A. imaginary B. imaginable C. imaginative D. imagining

William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, ______ defended the right of every citizen to freedom of choice in religion.

A. peculiarly B. indifferently C. vigorously D. inevitably Since the couple couldn’t ______ their differences, they decided to get a divorce.

A. repel B. reconcile C. resume D. revise I saw them bending with great ______ over the machines.

A. concentration B. absorption C. endeavor D. remarkable The same factors push wages and prices up together, the one ______ the other. —

A. increasing B. emphasizing C. reinforcing D. multiplying

______ rapid spread of railways and the increase in the ocean transport, long-distance traveling became more common.

A. The B. It was the C. With the D. There was a Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than ______ eastern Nebraska.

A. does B. in C. it does D. in it does A body weighs ______ from the surface of the Earth.

A. less the farther it gets B. the farther it gets, the less C. less than it gets farther D. less than it, the farther it gets \"

______, we need to improve the equipment in our factory right now.

A. As it is B. As it was C. As it were D. As it will be ______, we should be glad.

A. Were they to come tomorrow B. They were to come tomorrow C. They would come tomorrow D. They come tomorrow

How did it come______ that you made a lot of mistakes in your homework

A. about B. along C. around D. by I ______to him because he phoned me shortly afterwards. $

A. need have written B. needn’t have written C. must have written D. may have written

Agriculture was a stern in human progress ______ which subsequently there was not anything comparable until our own machine age.

A. to B. in C. for D. from ______ is indispensable to the economy of that region.

A. That copper mining B. It is copper mining that C. Although copper mining D. Copper mining ~

Do you think there’s any ______ of him passing the exam

A. chance B. opportunity C. occasion D. expectancy Every boy and girl must have ______ hair neatly combed.

A his B her C its D their ______ it is you’ve found, you must give it back to the person it belongs to.

A. That B. Because C. Whatever D. However

He was very strong. Indeed, people said he had ______ of three men. [

A. strength B. a strength C. the strength D. as strength

I should very much like to have gone to the party but I ______.

A. am not invited B. shall not be invited C. am not being invited D. was not invited

I’d rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than______ a room with someone else. A. to share B. to have shared C. share D. sharing The leading group of three continue to the rest of the runners and were soon half a mile clear of them. A. gain over B. gain around C. gain on D. gain in >

Jerry asked Mrs. White to him at the library on her way downtown. A. drop...by B. drop...in C. drop...off D. drop...out The radio carries a twelve month’s . A. protection B. guarantee C. guard D. promise Maria’s weak ankle was a on her walks. A. limitation B. limit C. shortcoming D. demerit He has been for several months with a sprained back. A. laid up B. laid down C. laid in D. laid over -

He formed the habit of taking long walks through the street. A. solid B. solitary C. sociable She was blown her by the shock wave from the explosion. A. off...feet B. out of...feet C. on...feet This instrument was too insensitive to the tiny changes. A. regulate B. register C. relate I was so angry that I throwing something at him. A. feel out B. feel like C. feel as if <

D. solo D. down...feet D. release D. feel for

There is a vast dealing with the teaching of reading to native speakers of English. A. book B. data C. literature D. article Several people were to death as they tried to escape from the burning theatre. A. crushed B. crashed C. cracked D. shattered The question was so unexpected that I was for a moment. A. on balance B. out of balance C. in the balance D. off balance Many salesmen receive a of 10 per cent on all sales made. A. committee B. commission C. commodity D. commerce —

The new employee that he will work for the company for at least three years. A. pledged B. plotted C. pleaded D. pleased On our last journey we traveled over a lot of . A. temper B. terminal C. terror D. territory “Can lions kill with their tails” “No, but with their paws.”

A. they can B. they so do C. so they did She wants to have dates, but her mother . <

D. they did so

A. won’t let to B. won’t let she to C. will not let her D. will not let having I abuse my own students. A. have and will never B. have never and will C. have never and shall never D. have never abused and will never If heavy pressure, cast iron will crack. A. subjected to B. having subjected to C. subject to D. to subject to 【

The women got on the bus, . A. with babies in arm B. babies in their arms C. their babies in arm D. baby in arm

It is necessary that the director the facts up before writing the report. A. checks B. would check C. should check D. has checked If he were to come tomorrow, I him to help me with my study. A. will ask B. shall ask C. should ask D. should have asked I came tomorrow instead of this afternoon ：

A. Only if B. If what C. What if D. Which if I had hoped that I to go back again, but I do. A. don’t have B. won’t have C. hadn’t have D. wouldn’t have They took away the knife for fear that the child himself. A. would harm B. should harm C. harms D. harmed He didn’t come today, thereby for us to find someone to do his work. A. to make it necessarily B. making it necessarily C. to make necessary D. making it necessary 。

, she went back to her room. A. There is no cause for alarm B. Being no cause for alarm C. There being no cause for alarm D. Without having cause for alarm Take this large box and you can find enough space. A. put it which place B. put it in which C. put it wherever D. put it whereabout We have to put the meeting off the chairman comes back tonight. A. since B. while C. as though D. unless ￥

We were lucky, for no sooner home it started to rain. A. had we returned... than B. we returned...and C. after we returned...than D. and we return...when Urged ______ an extreme necessity, he had come there to steal food. A. of B. with C. by D. in

American surgeon performed the first artificial heart ______ on a human being in 1969. A. transparent B. transplant C. implant D. transmission

His style has been described variously as abrasive and ________, overbearing and pompous. {

A. quarrelsome B. troublesome C. respectable D. contentious

Almost all the recent criticism from the mass media is ________ the ever increasing rate of unemployment. A. directed at B. resulted from C. resulted in D. directed of

The mathematical concept of frames is utilized in the ________ of the properties of the sequence of sampling functions. A. analyst B. analysis C. analyses D. analyze The Great Wall seems to belong to the entire world ________. -

A. in other ways B. in some ways C. in various ways D. of some degree Fairness and justice are synonymous with socialism ________. A. in no case B. in case C. in all senses D. in a sense What's the ________ for opening a savings account A. procedure B. series C. method D. measure No one has ________ with information about the murder. A. come along B. come across C. come forward D. come down He was quite ________ and was promoted almost at once. 《

A. brilliant B. tremendous C. appropriate D. prompt What is at ________ is whether she was responsible for her actions. A. problem B. issue C. discussion D. reply Anyone has the right to initiate ________ in Parliament by means of a private bill. A. standpoint B. legislation C. representative D. presentation The brutal murder has been widely ________ by human rights groups. A. condemned B. applied C. attracted D. dragged Both the speaker and his speech were drowned out by the ________ of the crowd. A. approving B. approval C. disapproval D. disapproving The car ran out of petrol, and as a further ________I had no money! A. fraud B. complex C. complication D. deception

February normally has twenty-eight days, but every fourth year, ________ has twenty-nine. A. there B. a leap year C. which is a leap year D. a leap year, it

Evidence suggests that one-quarter of operations ________bypass surgery may be unnecessary. A. they involve B. involve C. involving D. which they involve

________ a tornado spins in a counterclockwise direction in the northern hemisphere, it spins in the opposite direction in the southern hemisphere. A. However B. Because C. Although D. That

The Caldecott Medal, ________ for the best children's picture book, is awarded each January. A. is B. which C. a prize D. is a prize

________is a medical specialty which deals with the identification and treatment of injuries to persons involved in sports. A. Sports B. Sports medicine C. Because sports medicine D. There is sports medicine

________ and a mechanics instructor, interviewed at the air base, said that they were under orders not to fight. A. A flight instructor B. There were an instructor C. Because of the instructor D. Because the instructor

The Wilmington Oil Field, in Long Beach , California, is one of ________ oil fields in the continental United States. A. Productive B. the most productive C. most are productive D. productivity

The population of Houston was ravaged by yellow fever in 1839 ________ in 1867. A. it happened again B. and again C. was ravaged again D. again once more

Thunder occurs when an electrical charge passes through air, causing the heated air to expand and ________ layers of cooler air. A. collides violently with B. violently colliding C. collided with D. collide violently with

People who reverse the letter of words ________ to read suffer from dyslexia. A. when trying B. if they tried C. when tried D. if he tries

According to Bernoulli's Principle, the higher the speed of a fluid gas, ________ the pressure. A. it will be lower B. lower than the C. the lower D. lower it is

American public school curriculum is determined at the state or local level ________ the federal level.

A. rather than B. nor at the C. is not determined D. whereas

Speed consists not merely of sounds but ________that follow various structural patterns. A. of organized sound patterns B. organized sound patterns C. that sound patterns are organized D. in organizing sound patterns Rarely ________located near city lights or at lower elevations. A. observatories B. are C. in the observatories D. are observatories Nowhere ________ more skewed than in the auto industry. A. that retail trade figures B. retail trade figures C. are retail trade figures D. retail trade figures are