A. make out B. recognize C. discover D. understand
17. Usually carelessness_________ to failure.
A. result B. leads C. happens D. runs
18. He could hardly _________ laughing when he heard that story.
A. resist B. refuse C. reject D. rebel
19. The composition that Tom _________ yesterday is excellent.
A. turned in B. turn into C. turn in D. turned out
20. Miss Li will _________ at the hotel tomorrow morning.
A. pick up me B. pick me out C. pick me up D. pick out me
21. Lenny gradually _________ a knowledge of the subject.
A. attained B. acquired C. achieved D. enquired
22. Tom was found guilty. The court _________ him with six serious offences.
A. judged B. charged C. forced D. announced
23. The railway _________ as far as the border.
A. marches B. advances C. extends D. progresses
24. Hemingway was _________ by the army because of his bad eyes.
A. rejected B. refused C. forbidden D. declined
25. This medicine will help to _________ the patient from his pain.
A. suffer B. relieve C. treat D. cure
Unit 7
1. We _________ the houses for 50，000 dollars.
A. offered B. suggested C. afforded D. accepted
2. He advised me to _________ a hobby to relax.
A. pick up B. make up C. take up D. give up
3. Don't do it as he asks you to, you are _________ .
A. taken down B. taken off C. taken on D. taken in
4. When he was asked about the missing watch, Bill _________ ever seeing it.
A. denied B. pretended C. opposed D. proposed
5. They _________ the different parts into one country.
A. united B. connected C. joined D. linked
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6. The professor was _________ her answers.
A. satisfied with B. satisfied for C. satisfied at D. satisfied to
7. This novel is well written; it is worth _________ .
A. to read B. reading C. of reading D. to be read
8. The cinema has a seating ______ of two thousand.
A. ability B. capacity C. capability D. volume
9. The workers went on strike because their wages were too _________.
A. low B. few C. little D. small
10. We often have _________ fogs during winter.
A. great B. deep C. thick D. cloudy
11. In the old days my grandfather lived by begging. He led a _________ life.
A. wretched B. happy C. misery D. hardly
12. We are _________ to you for your help.
A. pleasant B. grateful C. pleasing D. thanking
13. You two are more _________ than I thought.
A. like B. alike C. same D. likely
14. He is fond of life in the _________ air.
A. outside B. clear C. open D. fill
15. He fell _________ during the meeting.
A. sleep B. sleepy C. asleep D. sleeping
16. I am _________ being an actor.
A. tired with B. tiring of C. tired of D. tired from
17. You'll earn _________ money if you work late tonight.
A. plenty B. many C. lots D. extra
18. I haven't had my lunch _________ .
A. already B. yet C. also D. neither
19. It was very hot and she felt _________ , but she had nothing to drink.
A. thirsty B. thirst C. angry D. hungry
20. He is _________ what he used to be.
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A. no more B. no longer C. not more than D. no more than
21. The wife was _________from being sure whether her husband came back dead or not.
A. away B. far C. by far D. faraway
22. No _________ things can live without water or air.
A. lively B. living C. alive D. lovely
23. Your forehead feels _________ . What's the trouble with you?
A. healthy B. hollow C. feverish D. fever
24. I am not quite _________ whether he will be present at the meeting or not.
A. sure B. certain C. exact D. right
25. Not having stayed in America long enough, I don't _______ know the customs of the people.
A. very B. very much C. quite D. rather
Unit 8
1. I am _________ at home, but I don't feel _________ at all.
A. alone, alone B. alone, lonely C. lonely, lonely D. lonely, alone
2. Keth has cut his smoking _________ to five cigarettes a day.
A. out B. off C. short D. away
3. Jack told his mother he was going to go over his lessons but _________ he went to bed.
A. almost B. actually C. immediately D. hardly
4. _________ can you complete it?
A. How long B. How often C. How soon D. How much
5. Hudie was quite _________ as an actor in the 1930s.
A. great B. high C. famous D. grand
6. I don't think that car is _________ the money you paid for it.
A. equal B. worth C. worthy D. valuable
7. Lei Feng was always _________ to help people.
A. remarkable B. recent C. regular D. ready
8. The price of the gold necklace was _________ .
A. too cheap B. too expensive C. very high D. very mean
9. There are tall trees on _________ side of the road.
A. either B. every C. both D. all
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10. _________ no one can solve the problem.
A. Nearly B. Almost C. Seldom D. Mostly
11. Don't make any _________ . I am enjoying the song by Wangfei. Her_________
sounds very nice.
A. sound.., voice B. noise...voice C. noise.., sound D. voice...noise
12. He said he would return the money, and I hope he keeps his _________
A. faith B. saying C. word D. rule
13. There are many policemen on _________ at the football ground during the match.
A. position B. duty C. the guard D. platform
14. The ______ driver thinks that accidents only happen to other.
A. common B. average C. usual D. general
15. Over the past decades the _________ of living has risen considerably.
A. price B. cost C. amount D. rate
16. In the theater, the front _________of seats was kept for invited guests.
A. string B. row C. chain D. area
17. You should reply to the letter without _________ .
A. pause B. delay C. rest D. stop
18. I closed the window and drew the _________ before turning on the light.
A. shadow B. curtains C. carpets D. doors
19. When they are far away from the earth and there is no more _______, the astronauts find they are unable to stay in one place.
A. phenomenon B. radium C. radiation D. gravity
20. I'd like to place an order for a _________ .
A. recycle B. reward C. recorder D. rock
21. He has forgotten the name of the _________ where he had lunch yesterday.
A. cinema B. restaurant C. concert D. theater
22. Have you ever tasted the _________ of the snail?
A. meat B. muscle C. skin D. wrist
23. The _________finished drawing a horse in less than five minutes.
A. musician B. pianist C. artist D. murderer
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24. They could make no room for me as the room was filled with _________ .
A. corners B. icebergs C. shades D. packages
25. Tomorrow morning, President Clinton will make a speech on TV to the whole _________.
A. state B. nation C. country D. people
Unit 9
1. A famous film star was killed in a motor _________ .
A. affair B. accident C. incident D: matter
2. My watch is in good _________ after being repaired.
A. order B. conditions C. use D. manner
3. Everything went on well according to __________.
A. decision B. management C. arrangement D. schedule
4. There are usually at least two _________ of looking at every question.
A. views B. opinions C. ways D. means
5. Thoughts are expressed by _________ of words.
A. way B. methods C. forms D. means
6. The train ran all the _________ to Washington.
A. road B. path C. way D. route
7. He took the umbrella by _________ .
A. crime B. mistake C. fault D. joke
8. When you meet somebody at the airport, you may say \
A. travel B. voyage C. journey D. trip
9. The computer can store a large _________of information.
A. deal B. amount C. number D. lot
10. It's a good _________ to get up early.
A. custom B. habit C. hobby D. character
11. Carelessness was the _________ of the fire.
A. cause B. reason C. result D. effect
12. We took pride in the _________ our son had made.
A. achievements B. benefit C. advantages D. celebration
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