A) explain C) talk

B) scold D) comment

210. I have been trying to read this book all day, but somehow I can‘t ______ to it properly.

A) settle for C)settle up

B) settle in D) settle down

211. Every morning the managing director carries out an inspection of his factory to ______ that everything is ready for the production of the

day.

A) see B) find C) look

D) expect

212. That picture doesn‘t ______ here. It‘s too modern for the rest of the furniture.

A) suit B) fit in C) fill in

D) match in

213. The mother ______ yellow balls for green, to see if the baby would notice.

A) replaced B)shifted substituted

214. It was reported that an airliner ______west of Denver in the newspaper.

A) banged B) crashed C) struck D) smashed 215. He had his leg ______trying to save a mate from a fall of coal.

A) damaged B) spoiled C) injured

D) wounded

216. Children who are always given ______to by their parents soon become spoiled.

A) in B) up C) out

D) away

217. Difficulties and hardships have ______ the best qualities of the young geologist.

A) brought up B) brought out C) brought about

D) brought forth

218. Don‘t panic; just______ that rock and I‘ll come and fetch you down.

A) hold on B) hold back C) keep on

D) keep up

219. The little boy ______ his hiding place when he coughed.

A) gave up B) gave over C) gave off

D) gave away

220. Jean often makes good plans but she cannot ______ with any of them.

A) carry on B) carry off C) carry through

D) carry forward

221. The chairwoman doesn‘t often have much free time as her work ______ all her time.

A) takes over B) takes away C) takes in

D) takes up

222. The meeting was originally fixed for the 14th, but has been ______ to the 7th.

A) brought forth B) brought in C) brought about D) brought forward

16

C) transformed D)

223. When all the tickets were sold, about fifteen people had to be ______.

A) pushed away C) driven back

B) forced out D) turned away

224. Mr.Lamb tried to cope with the ever-increasing burden of his work, but finally he ______and had to take a complete rest.

A) broke up C) broke down

B) broke out D) broke away

225. All the information they have collected in relation to that case ______ very little.

A) makes up for C) adds up to

B) comes up with D) puts up with

226. With increased taxation and rising prices, Mrs Lamb are going to______ on quite a lot of their daily necessities.

A) cut off C) cut out

B) cut away D) cut down

227. His mother ______ at his rude words and slapped him across the face.

A) shouted C) flared up

B) cried D) took back

228. Mr. Manson really ought to _____; all these late nights are doing him no good.

A) bring down C) pull through

229. We can‘t ______why he has been behaving so oddly.

A) figure on C) figure out

B) figure in D) figure up B) slow down D) pass through

230. The graceful hill stands out clearly and distinctly ______ the blue sky.

A) beneath C) against

231. The dripping of that water is ______ this stone.

A) wearing on C) wearingout

B) wearing down D) wearing away B) against D) under

232. The smell of the new paint will ______ in about a week.

A) die off C) get off

B) go off D) wear off

233. It is said that a heavy______ is imposed on foreign radios.

A) tax C) duty

B) fine D) rate

234. Mrs. Pierce behaved in the most extraordinary way at the party. I can‘t _____her behaviour at all.

A) account for C) count in

B) count off D) take into account

235. Not long ago, Professor Lynd, whom you know very well, was ______ a car accident.

A) related to C) involved in A) hit C) shook

B) included in D) damaged by B) beat D) swept

17

236. The lack of job opportunities ______ the town hard that winter.

237. Would you mind repeating what you said, I didn‘t quite catch ______.

A) up C) on

B) at D) out

238. It is difficult to ______a conversation with someone who only says?Yes‘and ?No‘.

A) keep to C) keep on

B) keep up D) keep down

239. Michael stayed up late studying before the examination in physics, and it ______ . He made an A.

A) paid out C) paid up

B) paid off D)paid back

240. She couldn‘t ______ the lecture at all. It was too difficult for her,

A) take to C) take in

B) take down D) take on

241. No one wishes to deal with a person who is accustomed to _____ .

A) eat his words C) break his word

B) keep his word D) swallow his word

242. A university is an educational institution which awards degrees and _____ research.

A) carries out C) carries about

B) carries off D) carries through

243. Mr. Williams has been invited to _____ the next discussion on this subject.

A) address C) take over

B) supervise D) preside over

244. They did considerable work to acquaint Western readers _____ the present status of the People‘s Republic of China.

A) for C) from

B) in D) with

245. To be a good composer, one must _____ the people and create the music they need.

A) feel with C) feel out

B) feel like D) feel about

246. The nation‘s economy was_____ up and would certainly show a great improvement in the next five years.

A) rising C) looking

B) getting D) showing

247. Ready to give a good account of themselves the players _____ in high spirits at the tournament.

A) took the floor C) took the chair

B) took the field D)took the air

248. The microscopic viewpoint _____ the fundamental physical processes.

A) casts light in C) throws light on

B) sheds light in D)projects light on

249. We must _____ our ideas _____ with the laws of the objective external world.

A) bring…into correspondence C) bring…into contact

B) bring …into conflict D) bring…into relations

250. The foreign students were ______by the excellent spoken Chinese of their teacher.

A) carried out C) carried on

B) carried away D) carried over

18

251. The journey usually takes six weeks but you should _____ delays caused by bad weather.

A) account for C) apply for

B) allow for D) arrange for

252. He were very badly injured; only the very finest treatment could have brought him _____.

A) to C) off

B) through D) down

253. The vegetables are _____ nicely, thanks to the rain we‘ve been having.

A) coming on C) coming upon

B) coming off D) coming out

254. The doctor took X rays and ruled _____ the chance of broken bones.

A) against C) out

B) over D) off

255. They demanded a raise in their wages to make up _____ the increased cost of living.

A) in C) over

B) for D) with

256. He has a good centigrade thermometer which _____ changes in temperature very quickly.

A) reacts with C) reacts to

B) reacts against D) reacts on

257. Our company decided to _____ the contract because a number of the conditions in it had not been met.

A) resist C) cancel

B) assume D) destroy

258. The representatives of the company seemed very _____ to the living conditions of the workers.

A) liberal C) ignorant

B) responsible D)insensitive

259. For the term paper she _____ 35volumes of British history.

A) worked over C) made over

B) threw over D) handed over

260. The doorman _____ and telephoned the fire department immediately; otherwise the whole builing might have burned down.

A) shook his head C) held still

B) kept his head D) lost himself

261. The first row of the auditorium are _____ for distinguished scholars.

A) engaged C) stored

B) reserved D) arranged

262. The manager promised to keep me _____ of how our business was going in.

A) informed C) informing

B) on informing D) to be informed

263. People of all countries are expected to _____ the principles of the United Nations.

A) inspect C) uphold

B) upset D) integrate

264. Pipes _____ hot water from this boiler to every part of the company.

A) transfer C) convey

B) transform D) deliver

19

265. When Myron was seventeen he _____ going around with a strange set of people and staying out very late.

A) took to C) took up

B) took for D) took from

266. Not a slightest error in operation escapes Mr. Nasmyth‘s_____ eyes.

A) reared C) trained

B) educated D) practised

267. Students have access ______the library during the vacation.

A) to C) of

B) toward D) into

268. The doctors came to the conclusion that the patient‘s blindness was ______.

A) contemporary C) temperature

B) consistent D) temporary

269. In spite of her good salary, she measured _____ every dollar needed for household expenses.

A) by

C) out

B) off D) up to

270. The electric railway is scheduled to be opened to _____ on New Year‘s Day.

A) transportation C) vehicle

B) traffic D) movement

271. This is an key ______ an improvement of their living conditions.

A) to C) of

272. The room was bare of furniture ______ a few chairs.

A) but C) except

B) except for D) but that B) for D) in

273. You can easily get books _____ Shakespeare at any leading bookstores.

A) on C) in

B) to D) for

274. You should consider yourself _____ luck to get such an opportunity.

A) for C) in

B) out of D) of

275. The temperature here should not be allowed to fall _____ 60℉ahrenheit.

A) by C) behind

B) beneath D) below

276. It is said that even today thousands of Londoners set their watches _____ Big Ben.

A) of C) by

B) from D) below

277. The president______ the various factors leading to the present economic crisis at the meeting.

A) went for C) went into

B) went after D) went on

278. _____ his return, he learned that his wife had been at the shopping center and would not be back for several hours

A) On C) With

B) At D) During

20