487. It is said that there is a ______of a thousand dollars offered for the capture of the murderer.

A) prize C) credit

B) reward D) award

488. All the information we have collected in relation to that case _____ very little.

A) makes up for C) comes up with

B)adds up to D) puts up with

489.______ that there is no opposition, I will act as representative of our class. A)provided

C) though

490. The day he got married is a day he always _____.

A) look up to C) look back on A) save C) shield

B) look forward to D) look down upon shelter D) cover B) unless D) until

491. Dark glasses serve to _____ eyes from the glare of the sun.

492. The final exam is divided into three ______, namely, reading, writing and translation.

A) fractions C) portions

B) fragments D) sections

493. We cannot always _____ the wind, so new windmills should be so designed that they can also be driven by water.

A) hang on C) hold on

B) count on D) take on

494. Californians and New Englanders speak the same language and _____by the same federal laws.

A) stand C) abide

B) conform D) sustain

495. The engineers are going through with their highway project, _____ the expenses have risen.

A) even though C) now that

B) just because D) as though

496. Although we had told them not to keep us waiting, they made no _____ to speed up deliveries.

A) trial C) action

B) attempt D) progress

497. Stressful environment lead to unhealthy behaviors such as poor eating habits, which _____ increase the risk of heart disease.

A) in turn C) by chance

B) in return D) by turns

498. The tourist who doesn‘t have _____ passport is prevented from entering a country .

A) an operative C) an efficient

B) a valid D) an effective

499. I like to go to the cinema when I am in the _____ for it.

A) motive C) mood

B) mind D) intention

500. Circus tigers, although they have been tamed, can _____ attack their trainer.

A) unexpectedly C)reluctantly

B) deliberately D) subsequently

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501. There is not much time left so I‘ll tell you about it _____.

A) in detail C) in short

B) in brief D) all in all

502. In this factory, suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully _____ .

A) admitted C) absorbed

B) acknowledged D) considered

503. Jim isn‘t _____, but he did badly in the final exams last semester.

A) gloomy C) awkward

B) dull D) tedious

504. The perfection to which the pianist had _____ was achieved only by years of hard work.

A) assumed C) attained

B) accomplished D) completed

505. _____ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.

A) In spite of C) Because of

506. Bob was completely _____ by the robber‘s disguise.

A) taken away C) taken to

B) taken down D) taken in B) But for D) As for

507. Even if they are on sale, these refrigerators are equal in price to, if not more expensive than, _____ at the other store.

A) anyone C) that

B) the others D) the ones

508. He has spent five years as _____ to a master-builder so that he might learn the trade.

A) learner C) apprentice

B) applicant D) sustitute

509. Those people _____ a general understanding of the prescient situation.

A) lack of C) lack

510. The book contained a large _____ of information.

A) deal C) number

B) amount D) sum

B) are lacking of D) are in lack

511. When she saw the clouds she went back to house to _____ her umbrella.

A) carry C) bring

B) fetch D) reach

512. We must _____ that the experiment is controlled as rigidly as possible.

A) assure C) ensure

513. He was knocked down by a car and badly _____.

A) injured C) harmed

B) damaged D) ruined B) secure D) issue

514.Industrial growth is _____ the wealth of a nation‘s economy.

A) typical of C) essential to

B) dependent on D) responsible for

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515.It was a long time, however, before man began to build _____ shelters, because, until man learned to farm, he lived by hunting.

A) permanent C) eternal

516. He is indifferent _____ hardships and danger.

A) of C) in

B) at D) to

B) persistent D) perpetual

517. Please allow me to enter; I know you close the shop at noon, but it‘s _____ noon yet.

A) hardly C) almost

B) already D) nearly

518. In reading this document one should pay attention to even the _____ detail.

A) smallest C) faintest

B) least D) weakest

519. Because the government was weak, the army became the _____ ruler of the country.

A) obvious C) alternative

B) appropriate D) virtual

520. His compass proved _____ to him when he was lost in the unknown country.

A) valuable C) precious

B) expensive D) costly

521. Choose furniture that is______ with the modern style of the house.

A) continuous C) consistent

522. On her face there was a look of the _____ despair.

A) heaviest C) longest

B) thickest D) deepest B) consequent D) considerate

523.We were _____ going to bed when the door bell rang.

A) by virtue of C) at the mercy of

B) on the point of D) on account of

524. You have to be patient because there are a lot more applications _____ yours.

A) up to C) prior to

B) due to D) as to

525. The ceremony was not for the _____ of the dead, but for the comfort of the living.

A) sake C) respect

B) purpose D) impression

526. Mr. Smith refused to ______ the car keys to her husband until he had promised to wear his safety belt.

A) hand in C) hand out

527. Using the right hand to shake hands is a ______.

A) custom C) practice

B) habit D) convention B) hand over D) hand back

528. More and more students take law as their major because lawyers‘ _____ are rather high.

A) salaries C) fees

B) wages D) charges

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529. Any _____ to his illness as an excuse of his absence would only add to the teacher‘s doubt.

A) reference C) introduction

B) consent D) exception

530. Please join us if you have a _____for some wine tonight.

A) attraction C) fancy

531. The dress is available in a wide _____ of colors.

A) line C) range

B) scale D)extent B) appeal D) regard

532. The _____ of reliable data makes it impossible to reach a prompt decision.

A) presence C) dependence

B) consequence D) absence

533. When we finally _____ to get home after the tiring journey, we could hardly move a step further.

A) tried C) managed

B) succeeded D) endeavored

534. The newest satellites can _____ a thousand telephone conversations and a color TV program at the same time.

A) carry C) extend

B) bring D) take

535. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _____ when judging my examination.

A) regard C) account

B) count D) observation

536. Cambridge has announced plans to establish a business school _____ the master‘s degree in business administration.

A) representing C) presenting

B) offering D) supplying

537. Many Europeans _____ the continent of Africa in the 19th century.

A) exploded C) exposed

B) expanded D) explored

538. Pupils who pass the test will be _____ to the next grade.

A) progresses C) promoted

B) proceeded D) proposed

539. Splendid views over the mountain have often______ people to write poems.

A) attracted C) driven

B) induced D) inspired

539. Temperature in this district _____ from 30℉ to 106℉.

A) arrange C) alter

B) rank D) range

540. Data obtained from experiment are often used to ______ a scientific theory.

A) confine C) conform

B) confirm D) confess

541. There‘s little chance that mankind would _____ a nuclear war.

A) retain C ) maintain

B) endure D) survive

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

A) destroy C) spoil

B) resist D) cancel

543. The poet has ______ fame all his life, but has never experienced it.

A) pursued C) chasing

B) followed D)proceed

544. When the whole area was _____ by the flood, the government sent food there by helicopter.

A) cut across C) cut down

B) cut in D) cut off

545. Mr. Wilson said that he did not want to _____ any further responsibilities.

A) resume C) assume

546. Jack likes _____ how well he could speak Chinese.

A) writing off C) showing off

B) taking off D) sending off B) consume D) restore

547. George took _____ of the fine weather to do a day‘s work in his garden.

A) chance C) advantage

B) interest D) charge

548. Hello. Is that 21035? Please put me _____to the manager.

A) across C) through

549. He ______ a match and lit his cigarette.

A) burnt C) fired

B) struck D) hit B) up D) over

550. Please _____ it that each of the students get a copy of the book.

A) see to C) manage

B) see about D) try

551. Smith drove all the _____ to Los Angeles and was just in time for the opening ceremony of the 23rd Olympic Games.

A) way C) journey

B) road D) trip

552. He thought the painting was of little _____, so he let me have it for only ten pounds.

A) cost C) price

B) value D) expenses

553. When I was about seventeen, I suddenly developed an extraordinary passion _____ literature.

A) for C) on

B) in D) at

554. When I saw Jane, I stopped and smiled, but she _____ me and walked on.

A) ignored C) missed

B) denied D) neglected

555. Although John was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister _____ charge of the house.

A) take C) make

B) hold D) get

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