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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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