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8. the population is too large, the government has to take measures to control the
birth rate. (2002年12月B级)
A)Although B)Since C)If D)Until
9. Mr.Johnson has not decided whether he will the branch company set up in the
small town. (2002年12月B级) A)hand in B)put on C)take over D)lead to
10.All the time his ________eyes locked onto a listener. A) intensive B) intense C) forceful D) fierce
11. He carved out a _______for himself in the army. A) vocation B) job C)employment D) career
12. You could consult the _________of births and deaths. A) negotiation B) consultation C) register D) enquiry
13. Let us _____ the problem _______and take up anther one first. A) put...aside B) put…out C) put…away D) put…forward
14. He _________ his fortune in stock market speculation. A) tires B) injures C) wastes D) exhausts
15. He ____________ the old furniture at eighty-five dollars a piece. A) devaluated B) evaluated C) appreciated D) indicated
16. The young women has a__________, leggy grace. A) short B) skinny C) light D) slender
17. May we _________you on your walk?
A) accompany B) companion C) company D) accomplish
18. We’d better make the plan more__________.
A) virtual B) realistic C) actual D) imaginative
19. I did not have________ idea that he had some sort of problem. A) slight B) light C) simple D) least
20. She had little ________for him and certainly did not love him. A) affect B) effect C) effectiveness D) affection
21. A ____________ monument was built in memory of the hero. A) lasting B) permanent C) prompt D) temporary
22. Most people agree that the present role of women has already affected U.S. society. _________, it has affected the traditional role of men. A) In all B) At most C) At last D) Above all
23. Each worker _____________a dollar to the Red Cross. A) contributed B) paid C) spent D) attached
24. The subject is all but inexhaustible in its depth and________. A) frame B) structure C) range D) number
25. This is what you should bear in mind.Do not ____ a salary increase before you actually get it. A) count on B) draw on C) put on D) take on
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1. The ship’s generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated _______ instead of mechanically.
A) artificially B) automatically C) manual D) synthetically
2. Over the years, the screws holding the bed together_________. A) relaxed B)lessened C) removed D) loosened
3. The reader can make his own __________ from that limited information. A) conference B) reference C) inference D) preference
4. She is _________about what she wears.
A) special B) particular C) especial D) specific
5. He saw two dark _______ enter the building, and then there was the explosion. A) numbers B) features C) images D) figure
6. My short brother was the __________ to our family tradition of tall men. A) exception B) exceptional C) except D) besides
7. They have moved upwards from the class of commoners into the ______ of the nobility. A) lists B) categories C) ranks D) grades
8. Metaphors ___________ our general ideas at a single stroke. A) display B) illustrate C) cite D) hint
9. Only those who can ________ to lose their money should make high-risk investments. A) afford B) maintain C) remain D) sustain
10. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ________ supplies of petroleum.
A) stable B) steady C) continuous D) sufficient
11. Her photographs of the tour scenery __________ almost half the book. A) consist B) compose C) compound D) combine
12. The birds are quite________ and will not shy away from people. A) trained B) cultivated C) bred D)tame
13. My father __________from the diplomatic service. A) assigned B) resigned C) consigned D) signed
14. I ________you that I will not say a word about this to anyone. A) insure B) assure C) measure D) deposit
15. Friends and relatives came to __________ the parents and to see the baby. A) congratulate B) construct C) confine D) confirm
16. He _________ an air-conditioner in his own room. A) provided B) equiped C) facilitated D) installed
17. We must crack down on violation of ________.
A) dispose B) discipline C) discussion D) distribution
18. The politicians ___________ with each other on various issues. A) dispute B) depute C) disrupt D) dismiss
19. Introducing a new set of road signs would simply tend to _______the public. A) contend B) confuse C) confront D) conflict
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20. Children are _________ to affections and association of two parents, not one. A) entitled B) engaged C) endorsed D) endured
21. The police erected _________ to keep back the crowds. A) barren B) barrel C)barrier D) battery
22. You should __________ to one or more weekly magazines such as Times or Newsweek. A) subscribe B) order C) reclaim D) ascribe
23. She did not _____________ about the height of the tower. A) exaggerate B) aggression C) enlarge D) excavate
24. His action this time was so __________ to my conception of him. A) contrast B) contrary C) contract D) contact
25. They took ____________ against the possibility of cold weather. A) precision B) prelude C) predator D) precautions
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1. I ____________ a man approaching my house.
A) perceived B) received C) touched D) permitted
2. He hopes to _________his company.
A) extend B) enlarge C) exaggerate D) expand
3. _____________ of oil has declined in recent years. A) Consumption B) Waste C) Spill D) Flow
4. It is________________ that I would be transferred.
A) inevitable B) unnecessary C) unavoidable D) negative
5. The material was just a perfect ___________ for fat.
A) replace B) substitution C) substitute D) displace
6. The ____________ of sand to cement is three to one.
A) proportion B) proposal C) proposition D) percent
7. The general conference has ____________ more than 100 rooms. A) conserved B) reverse C) preserved D)reserved
8. His words aroused no ___________ in our heart. A) voice B) sound C) echo D) respond
9. Mother washed the bowls and ________them ________. A) put…away B) put…up C) put…out D) put…down
10. Harry dropped the __________ that he wanted to be invited to the party. A) hinder B)hint C) opinion D) imply
11. __________ your dictionaries for the meaning of the word. A) Consult B) Constitute C) Conduct D) Confirm
12. The student ___________ his teacher behind his back. A) followed B) distracted C) imitated D) imposed
13.You are obliged to _____________ what you have promised. A) make B) perform C) permit D) guide
14. While some office jobs would seem __________ to many people, there are quite a few jobs
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that are stimulating, exciting and satisfying. A) tedious B) bored C) moody D) tire
15. He ____________ in working out the plan by himself. A) insisted B) stuck C) kept D) persisted
16. The house was very quiet, _________ as it was on the side of mountain. A) isolated B) isolating C) being isolated D) having been isolated 17. She could remember every trivial ____________ in great detail. A) incident B) accident C) event D) affair
18. Manufacturing industry’s profit has been greatly __________. A) scooped B) swapped C) squeezed D) spilled 19. You can ___________ a talent which you already possess. A) explore B) explode C) export D) exploit
20. A budget of fifty dollars is totally ___________ for a trip round Europe. A) inadequate B) incapable C) incompatible D) invalid
21. He made a _______________ announcement that he had won the election. A) premature B) precision C) pervasion D) precious
22. Professor Smith and Professor Mary will ________ in presenting the series of lectures on American literature.
A) alter B) alternate C) substitute D) exchange
23. Not having a good command of English can be a serious ____________ preventing you from achieving your goals.
A) stop B) obscure C) obstacle D) obvious
24. It was very ____________ of you to remember her birthday.
A) considerable B) considerate C) consider D) consideration 25. Darkness ______________ at the approach of light.
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1. With the drive of ________China came more liberal policies in industry and agriculture. A) modernization B) modest C) moderate D) modification
2. He was summoned to the ________ of the company, then ailing and debt ridden. A) rescue B) survival C) recovery D) save 3. The two teams prepared to debate the given __________.
A) proposition B) proportion C) provision D) prospect
4. These ideas of his ___________ the realism which his principles suggest. A) against B) fought C) combated D) campaign 5. She was very ____________ in her handling of the problem. A) decided B) determined C) solved D) decisive 6. Who can say she may not have some flying____________? A) visions B) images C) sights D) illusion 7. His ________ was telling me that he was wrong.
A) hypothesis B) inspiration C) intuition D) sentiment 8. Immediately he froze ___________ with horror and despair. A) tight B) firm C) rigid D) refined
9. I’d choose the small car in ____________ to the large one.
A) reference B) preference C) precaution D) conference
10. I would never have _____________ a court of law if I had not been desperate. A) sought for B) accounted for C) turned up D) resorted to 11. The sky suddenly _____________ open in a flash of lightning. A) broke B) interrupt C) split D) crack
12. I am afraid that you have to alter your ______ views in light of the tragic news that has just arrived.
A) pessimistic B) indifferent C) distressing D) optimistic
13. The author was required to submit an _____________ of about 200 words together with his research paper.
A) edition B) version C) abstract D) idea
14. The economic crisis in that country have threatened the _____ of the government. A) stability B) capability C) persistence D) permanence
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