A) income C) interest
B) wages D) salary
71. Every day thousands of ______ fly the Atlantic for negotiations with American firms.
A) merchants C) businessman
B) dealers D) tradesmen
72. He ______ spends his holidays in the mountains though occasionally he goes to the seaside instead.
A) usually C) rarely
B) invariably D) always
73. Before you ______ down other people, it is as well to consider your own faults.
A) turn C) run
B) bring D) send
74. Though it was only a ______fever, the doctor gave me an injection.
A) mild C) weak
B) small D) faint
75. This was one of many horrible crimes they ______ against Chinese people.
A) make C) commit
B) perform D) achieve
76. As a result of the radio ______ for help for those who lost their homes in the earthquake, over a million pounds has been raised.
A) appeal C) program
B) call D) demand
77. An ambulance must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of ______.
A) urgency C) crisis
78. The brain needs a ______ supply of blood.
A) continual C) continuous
B) constant D) lasted B) danger D) emergency
79．The explorer ____ all the way to the source of the river by boat.
A) drove C) travelled
B) rode D) followed
80. Remember not to ______ your stomach by eating too much rich food.
A) hurt C) harm
B) destroy D) upset
81. The kindergarten is half empty as a serious epidemic of measles has broken ______.
A) up C) in
B) out D) down
82. To our amazement, both his health and his business ______ within a year.
A) fell C) dropped
A) relieved C) released
B) sank D) collapsed B) relaxed D) relayed
83. The old couple were ______ to hear that their son had been sentenced innocent.
84. Tom failed in the physics exam, it ______ him right because he had not studied for the semester.
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A) served C) got
B) taught D) put
85. The country is well-known for its impressive mountainous ______ .
A) views C) scenery
B) scenes D) nature
86.The _______ in which a child grows up may have an effect on his development.
A) condition C) surroundings
B) atmosphere D) environments
87. These figures can not be ______ with the results obtained in previous experiments.
A) constant C) conventional
B) consistent D) convenient
88. It is frightening to think that the cruel murderer is still ______.
A) as follows C) at intervals
B) in place D) at large
89. As the cloud is drifted away, an even higher peak became ______ to the climbers.
A) in sight C) obvious
B) visible D) clear
90. They were required to ______ the house to the way it might have looked on the 1930s.
A) repaired C) recovered
B) built D) restored
91.The rise in the price of raw material will _____ the market.
A) affect C) confirm
B) effect D) depress
92. A historical novel is a form of ______, which may include many facts.
A) legend C) myth
B) tale D) fiction
93. All of us had been exhausted but felt considerably ______ after a meal and a rest.
A) relieved C) recreated
B) refreshed D) renewed
94. It is really impolite to ______ when someone is speaking to you on the phone.
A) hold up C) hang up
B) give up D) hang on
95. I was sorry to see that you were ______ me as if I had been a criminal.
A) regarding C) thinking
B) tre D) considering
96. Since many students like to fin an apartment near the University, there are very few _____ apartments in the area.
A) free C) bare
B) empty D) vacant
97. The invention of the train enabled many more people to travel ______.
A) independently C) readily
B) freely D) free
98. Our compass and maps proved ______ to us in the walking tours.
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A) valuable C) profitable
B) worth D) valueless
99. As one of the four ______ of the company he often had to attend important policy meetings.
A) directors C) presidents
B) bosses D) governors
100. Under the Constitution, government can not interfere ______ the private lives of citizens.
A) in C) with
B) into D) of
101. There was a short______ after the second act of the play.
A) gap C) break
B) pause D) interval
102. The city government has planned to ______ the two islands with a bridge.
A) connect C) combine
B) contact D) unite
103. I can‘t advise you what to do; you must use your own ______.
A) opinion C) thought
B) justice D) judgement
104. By that time, Li siguang had already risen to ______ in the geographical circle in the world..
A) elevation C) phenomenon
B) prominence D) significance
105. The fundamental ______, which govern all physical processes, are also related to many everyday occurrences.
A) rules C) principals
B) regulations D) principles
106. Negotiations about fixing the ______ between the two countries are still going on.
A) border C) edge
107. It is difficult to express it in ______ of science.
A) words C) expressions
108. It is said that great men often have great ______.
A) errors C) faults
109. His wife earns a high ______ as an account.
A) salaries C) incomes
B) wages D) savings B) mistakes D) flaws B) terms D) vocabulary B) boundary D) frontier
110. Some famous experts and engineers have been called in to plan ______ for boating , tennis, refreshments and children‘s games in the
projected town park. A) equipment C) implement
B) instruments D) facilities
111. Canadians use their cars for nearly 90 per cent of all personal ______.
A) trips C) travels
B) voyage D) journey
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112. Would you mind repeating what you said, I didn‘t quite ______.
A) catch at C) catch up
B) catch on D ) catch out
113. It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name ______.
A) in print C) for publication
B) in press
D) out of the newspaper
114. To my great delight, I read in your February ______the letter to the Editor written by my uncle.
A) issue C) magazine
B) copy D) printing
115. It is said that old people do not like having their daily ______ upset.
A) custom C) routine
B) habit D) practice
116. Anyone who has spent time with children is aware of the difference in the way boys and girls respond to ______ situations.
A) similar C) alike
B) same D) likely
117. Though Mr. Ker is not a professional writer, he has became an ______ member of the Writers‘ Association.
A) honor C) honorary
B) honored D) honorable
118. It is absolutely ______ that our team will win the game.
A) exact C) right A) yield to C) stick to
B) sure D) certain B) appeal to D) draw to
119. The beauty of the mountain is more than I can describe. I‘m sure whoever sees it will ______ its charm.
120. The new secretary has written a remarkable ______ report in a few pages but with all the details.
A) concise C) exact
B) clear D) precise
121. The foreigner reads the Chinese article remarkably well, with a clear ______ agreeable voice.
A) delicious C) distinct
B) sincere D) distant
122. We made plans for a visit but ____ difficulties with the car prevented it.
A) frequent C) inefficient
B) subsequent D) insufficent
123. They have the ____ rights for the sale of Ford cars in this town.
A) flexible C) essential
B) virtual D) exclusive
124. It is a ____ error for people to fancy others in their own position.
A) general C) usual
B) common D) ordinary
125. The difference is only very ____; we can hardly see it.
A) slight C) light
B) delicate D) careful
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126. It is the practice of the local club to give ____ performances during the summer.
A) desperate C) dramatic
B) dangerous D) domestic
127. He told me his digestive trouble is cured ____ and all.
A) for long C) for ever
B) for life D) for good
128. Today‘s newspaper ______ that there will be campaign for find raising.
A) writes C) tells
B) reports D) states
129. Your socks ______ your shoes, they look very well together.
A) fit C) match
B) suit D) correspond
130. The speaker talked about sports in general and about football in ______.
A) peculiar C) particular
B) special D) unusual
131. As it is possible now to import food from distant countries, people today have a more ____ diet than their ancestors.
A) various C) varied
B) variety. D) variable
132. Never use such ____ language in front of your children.
A) strong C) heavy
B) forceful D) rigid
133. Although the area is very poor now, its _____ wealth is great.
A) practical C) potential
B) possible D) powerfu
134. The ____ length of a meter is 40 inches; the exact length is 39.37 inches.
A) appropriate C) nearby
B) approximate D) strict
135. Someone shouted ―fire‖ but it was a ____ alarm and there was no danger.
A) untrue C) false
B) wrong D) fierce
136. You must obtain ______ from the landowner to fish in the river.
A) right C) permission
B) freedom D) allowance
137. That ____ instrument can record even very slight changes.
A) tender C) delicious
B) tense D) delicate
138. The boss failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to ______ the consequences.
A) answer for C) run into
B) apply for D) blame on
139. Government institutes of statistics are usually ____ the birth rate and the death rate, and the collection and interpretation of other official
statistics. A) familiar with
B) concerned with
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