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It is not profitable to provide bus services in districts where the population is widely _____.

A.scattered B.dismissed C.separated D.spread

There are usually at least two _____ of looking at every question.

A.ways B.directions C.views D.opinions

He left in such a hurry that I _____ had time to thank him.

A.almost B.even C.nearly D.scarcely

As more and more cars are produced and used, so the _____ from their exhaust-pipes contains an even larger volume of poisonous gas.

A.exposure B.distribution C.expansion D.emission

The book seems to have been _____ from various books and articles.

A.pieced together B.taken off
C.broken away D.pulled out

We had a marvelous holiday: only the last two days were slightly _____ by the weather.

A.damaged B.hurt C.ruined D.spoiled

I could tell he was surprised from the _____ on his face.

A.appearance B.view C.sight D.expression

I'd like to take _____ of this opportunity to thank you all for your cooperation.

A.profit B.benefit C.advantage D.interests

If you ever have the _____ to go abroad to work, you should take it.

A.possibility B.offer C.luck D.chance

Scientists think they have _____ in their attempt to find the causes of some major dieases.

A.broken through B.worked out
C.fallen out D.got round

His test results are not very _____. He does well one week and badly the next.

A.invariable B.consequent C.continuous D.consistent

The new safety regulations were agreed on after _____ with the work-force.

A.conference B.participation
C.intervention D.consultation

The room was so quiet that she could hear the _____ of her heart.

A.hitting B.beating C.tapping D.knocking

During World War II Malta managed to _____ most of Italian and German bombers by throwing up an effective anti-aircraft screen.

A.put out B.shut out C.come across D.get across

I think we should let Maria go camping with her boyfriend. _____, she's a big girl now.

A.Above all B.After all C.First of all D.For all

Jim's close _____ to his brother made people mistake them for one another.

A.confusion B.similarity C.resemblance D.imitation

It has been decided that this company has the _____ right to print Mr. Smith's novels.

A.eventual B.versatile C.extensive D.exclusive

He has recently _____ chess to provide himself with some relaxation.

A.taken on B.taken up C.held on D.held up

What a terrible experience! _____ , you are safe, that's the main thing.

A.Somehow B.Anyhow C.Somewhat D.Anywhere

John always tries to _____ people who are useful to him professionally.

A.develop B.provoke C.correspond D.cultivate

Although he hasn't any formal qualifications, Betas _____ to do well for himself.

A.managed B.succeeded C.arranged D.convinced

The family is a cooperative enterprise for which it is difficult to _____ rules, because each family needs to work out its own ways to deal with its own problems.

A.set up B.put down C.keep up D.lay down

After a short holiday, he _____ himself once more to his studies.

A.applied B.converted C.engaged D.exerted

She felt _____ of having asked such a silly question when the audience couldn't help laughing.

A.guilty B.crazy C.miserable D.ashamed

The driver can adjust the heating in winter and the air conditioning in summer to suit his own _____.

A.leisure B.preference C.convenience D.selection

There is not much time left; So I'll tell you about it _____.

A.in detail B.in brief C.in short D.in all

She got married although her parents had not given her their _____.

A.allowance B.consent C.permit D.appreciation

The rain was heavy and _____ the land was flooded.

A.consequently B.constantly C.continuously D.consistently

Magnificent views over the countryside have often _____ people to write poems.

A.convinced B.inspired C.induced D.attracted

From the cheers and shouts of _____, I gathered that he was winning the race.

A.stimulus B.urgency C.encouragement D.promotion

She once again went through her composition carefully to _____ all spelling mistakes from it.

A.withdraw B.abandon C.diminish D.eliminate

When the little child caught sight of the young woman _____ in white he started brawling immediately.

A.dressed B.wearing C.worn D.putting on

Some areas, _____ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.

A.due to B.but for C.in spite of D.with relation to

Many university courses are not really _____ to the needs of students or their future employers.

A.associated B.relative C.geared D.sufficient

If we can _____ our present difficulties, then everything should be all right.

A.get off B.come across C.come over D.get over

Be careful how you _____ that jug, it will break very easily.

A.pour B.operate C.handle D.employ

We suddenly saw the bus about to leave and had to run _____ to catch it.

A.hardly B.awkwardly C.hard D.strongly

He hated the war so much that he decided to leave the army _____.

A.for long B.once in a while C.for good D.once upon a time

This year the farmers were just able to gather in the _____ before the fine weather came to an end.

A.collection B.harvest C.flower D.plant

A successful scientist needs _____ if he wants to make hypothesis (假设) of how processes work and how events take place.

A.permission B.penetration C.imagination D.convention

Tell your brother to come _____, because it's going to rain in a minute or two.

A.indoors B.outdoors C.outward D.inwards

I can't advise you what to do. You must use your own _____.

A.opinion B.guesswork C.justice D.judgment

Because of the poor harvest, wheat prices have _____ in the last six months.

A.added B.jumped C.amounted D.developed

There is a 20 minute parking _____ here, so we must get back to the car very quickly.

A.freedom B.limit C.allowance D.prohibition

The country needs a _____ government. We have had three Prime Ministers in a year.

A.stationary B.changeless C.constant D.stable

Having said he would mend the clock, he discovered that he had not brought the _____ tools for the job.

A.concise B.correct C.right D.precise

Radium salts, which have been found to _____ in bones, give rise to cancers of the bone.

A.pile up B.build up C.keep up D.pull up

It has been laid down that each student must _____ a composition to the teacher once a week.

A.turn in B.give up C.put forward D.bring out

Our house is the most _____ one in the street; it is painted red.

A.permanent B.indifferent C.predominant D.prominent

I shall take you back to Beijing _____ you are well enough to travel.

A.presently B.promptly C.immediately D.shortly

The writer was always looking for suitable _____ to use in his next story.

A.contents B.articles C.notions D.ideas

He gave me some very _____ advice on buying a house.

A.precious B.worthy C.precise D.valuable

You will get to the church more quickly if you take this _____ across the fields.

A.track B.passage C.method D.journey

A landing on Mars is within the _____ of current physical theory.

A.scheme B.scope C.scrap D.scale

He was _____ by a bee when he was collecting the honey.

A.scratched B.pricked C.stung D.bitten

Don't go too far into the sea, children, or the waves will _____ you off your feet.

A.flow B.cut C.press D.sweep

The store had no more red shoes _____, so Mary chose brown ones instead.

A.in demand B.in store C.in need D.in stock

Bill is not a fast runner and he doesn't have a chance of winning the marathon, but he will _____ the race even if he finishes last.

A.keep on B.keep to C.stick out D.stick to

Can you _____ me _____ two hundred copies of this article by tomorrow.

A.give .. out B.send .. in C.write .. off D.run .. off

The current political _____ of our country is favorable for foreign investments.

A.climate B.weather C.state D.occasion

It was with great delight that I read in your February _____ the letter to the Editor written by Prof. Johnson.

A.issue B.printing C.magazine D.copy

What I'm telling you is strictly _____. Do not let anyone know of it.

A.secretive B.special C.individual D.confidential

The author had qualified as a doctor but later gave up the _____ of medicine for full-time writing.

A.prescription B.procedure C.treatment D.practice

Julie is one of those women who always _____ the latest fashions.

A.put up with B.come up with C.get on with D.keep up with

Having made his first film earlier this year, he is _____ starting in a new one.

A.currently B.actually C.recently D.lately

My house is very _____ for getting to work as it is only a few minutes from the station.

A.comfortable B.suitable C.convenient D.available

When college students _____ future employment, they often think of status, income, and prestige.

A.demand B.assume C.apply D.anticipate

Alice _____ her father that both she and her husband would be happy if he would live with them.

A.convinced B.reinforced C.pledged D.required

. Neither of them thought highly of him and they both tried to _____ him in his work.

A.hamper B.support C.depress D.prevent

She chose cushions of a color which would _____ her carpet.

A.equal B.agree C.help D.match

We finally managed to _____ the committee's approval of our plans.

A.secure B.arouse C.acquire D.exert

I have such a bad cold that I have lost all _____ of smell.

A.degree B.sense C.strength D.scent

She is so _____ that she cried for days when her pet rabbit died.

A.sensitive B.sensible C.imaginative D.impressive

The lorry driver was badly _____ when his lorry crashed into a wall.

A.damaged B.hit C.hurt D.harmed

I caught a _____ of the car before it disappeared around the bend.

A.glance B.glimpse C.glare D.gleam

The car salesman took the customer for a driver in the new model in order to _____ its improved features.

A.advocate B.demonstrate C.exhibit D.reveal

The rainbow _____ as the sun came fully out from behind the clouds.

A.dissolved B.removed C.resigned D.disappeared

All too _____ it was time to go back to school after the glorious summer holidays.

A.often B.fast C.soon D.late

. Deserts, dry areas with _____ no vegetation, cover more than one-third of the Earth's land surface.

A.surprisingly B.eventually C.permanently D.virtually

After dinner the minister made a short _____ to the guests.

A.delivery B.pronunciation C.conversation D.speech

When there's doubt the examiner's decision is _____.

A.right B.final C.definite D.fixed

Busy and successful as he was, the novelist was willing to _____ any promising young man and give him all the help he could.

A.take up B.pick up C.make up D.look up

He did not find a job yet because he had no _____ to men who could help him.

A.approach B.application C.access D.approval

The old man got into the _____ of storing money under the bed.

A.tradition B.habit C.use D.custom

The beauty of the place is more than I can describe. I am sure whoever sees it will _____ its charm.

A.appeal to B.stick to C.keep to D.yield to

Children are likely to get _____ if no one cares about their upbringing.

A.out of hand B.out of order C.out of place D.out of work

When the Greeks had _____ the Persians, a soldier ran from Marathon to Athens.

A.won B.bitten C.beaten D.hit

There was a large box behind the door and Peter couldn't _____ falling over it in the darkness.

A.help B.resist C.avoid D.prevent

Maria is a _____ person and never makes any unreasonable demands.

A.sensitive B.sensible C.obedient D.jealous

Violent programs on television may have a bad _____ on children.

A.affection B.pressure C.influence D.control

The shop-assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of _____ quality, he'd tell them so.

A.humble B.minor C.inferior D.awkward

If you put too many potatoes in that paper-bag it will _____.

A.fail B.explode C.crack D.burst

One-room schoolhouses can still be found in _____ areas where there are no other schools for many miles.

A.disposed B.deserted C.isolated D.abandoned

I'm afraid you have no _____ but to come along with us.

A.possibility B.permission C.choice D.selection

I shall never beat John at tennis; we are clearly not in the same _____.

A.set B.band C.group D.class

As soon as Charles had _____ a little from his surprise, his one thought was to get away.

A.returned B.absorbed C.dissolved D.recovered

When I arrived in this country, I had to start learning the language from _____.

A.scratch B.scrap C.snatch D.scrape

The thieves _____ him _____ in the park, took his wallet and escaped.

A.held .. back B.held .. up C.held .. on D.held .. out

Japan has to employ an increasing number of overseas workers because there is no easy solution to its labor _____.

A.decline B.rarity C.vacancy D.shortage

The two dogs started to fight, so we tried to _____ them.

A.split B.separate C.tear D.divide

The rapidly growing birth rate brings about a lot of environment problems, which the government is supposed to take _____.

A.significantly B.severely C.earnestly D.seriously

Carl wanted to play a joke on Bob but gave himself _____ by laughing.

A.away B.in C.out D.up

The government is _____ and will take the necessary steps to maintain security and stability.

A.on the alert B.out of control C.on guard D.in vain

Many people complain of the rapid _____ of modern life.

A.rate B.pace C.speed D.growth

She has lost her handbag with the _____ sum of $150 in it.

A.extraordinary B.important C.considerable D.valuable

Russia's withdrawal of its experts from China did not strangle (压垮) the Chinese people; _____ it stirred up their enthusiasm for greater exertions.

A.on the other hand B.on the contrary C.to the contrary D.in consequence

. As he had no friends and relatives in the town, the traveler tried to find a _____ somewhere.

A.log B.lodge C.landing D.lodging

Because the children keep interrupting her whenever she reads a book, she is always _____ her place.

A.loosing B.missing C.losing D.looking for

The manager said that they had an _____ plan if the plan they had submitted was not accepted.

A.alternate B.alternative C.absolute D.appreciable

Jim isn't _____, but he did badly in the final exams last semester.

A.gloomy B.dull C.awkward D.tedious

At first Bob was puzzled by Virginia s waving, but then it _____ his mind that she was trying to tell him something.

A.crossed B.passed C.occurred D.opened

His job at the hospital did not pay much, so he found another _____.

A.on the rise B.on the spot C.on the decline D.on the side

The filling station _____ because there were too many others on the street.

A.fell through B.went under C.fell out D.went through

Air and the sun's rays create much distortion, and whatever tends to _____ their influence is useful to the astronomer.

A.exclude B.eliminate C.extinguish D.impose

The lady who had invited us heard me telling my wife that the dinner was terrible so I was _____.

A.confused B.nervous C.shameful D.embarrassed

Animals should not be locked in cages; they should be in their normal _____.

A.environment B.position C.residence D.dwelling

I'm sorry but what he thinks is not of the _____ importance to me.

A.merest B.lowest C.last D.least

He offered to _____ her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry.

A.lend B.help C.show D.loan

I have been looking for this book for months, and _____ I have found it.

A.at least B.in no time C.at last D.at present

It was the largest experiment we had ever had; it _____ six hours.

A.ended B.finished C.prolonged D.lasted

The _____ stuck on the outside of the envelope said "By Air".

A.label B.ticket C.signal D.sign

Psychological studies show that some people are quick-tempered _____.

A.at heart B.on purpose C.in person D.by nature

She was putting on her watch when the _____ broke and it fell to the ground.

A.belt B.strap C.tie D.string

Feudal landlords, and imperialists are in no way more _____ than wolves.

A.reasonable B.regardless C.ridiculous D.rational

His name was on the _____ of my tongue, but I just couldn't recall it.

A.end B.point C.edge D.tip

The authorities declared that because of the war petrol was _____ and had to be rationed (定量供应).

A.inadequate B.rare C.lacked D.scarce

How did it _____ that the two men arrived to address the same meeting at the same time.

A.fall out B.take place C.get around D.come through

He looked incredulous(不轻信的) on hearing the news. He seemed to think it _____.
  A. incompatible B.incredible C.inclusive D indifferent

In my opinion, your work does not _____ what I expected of you.

A.catch up with B.add up to C.come up to D.go in for

I broke my relationship with John because he always found _____ with me.

A.error B.mistake C.fault D.failure

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