1. In that country, guests tend to feel they are not highly if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. f.` 8vaV
(A) admired C:&Sk\
(B)regarded 1r4NP
(C) expected g#fn( A
(D) worshipped | J'k9W"
2. A of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval.
*:\[;69[
(A) shorthand r]}6iF.
(B)scheme '% _K"rb
(C) schedule .mwW`D
(D) sketch Q u/f>tJN;
3. A man has to make ______for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old . X9c
<g;
(A) supply d|87;;X|u
(B) assurance LIJ#nb
(C) provision NG\'Ii:-J
(D) adjustment b&,ZmDJh
4.The newly-built Science Building seems _______enough to last a hundred years. eo;MFd%;
(A) spacious Qhe<(<^J,
(B) sophisticated 2xi;13?
(C) substantial 7CSn79E
(D) steady _lT'nFe=Q
5.It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are _________free medical care. v}5YUM0H `
(A) entitled to P1L+Vnfu
(B) involved in E!WlQr:b$
(C) associated with %H_-`A`
(D) assigned to ( ,mV6U%
6.The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at ______. WAuT`^"u
(A) danger s9Tn|Pm+!\
(B) stake K}n.k[Do
(C) loss it>Bf;
(D) threat u46Z}~xf b
7. I felt _________to death because I could make nothing of the chairman’s speech. ze
LIOw
(A) fatigued <AJRU
l
(B) tired U![$7k>,pr
(C) exhausted WcXNc`x
(D) bored <)_#6)z:
8. When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was at _____. &eO
.h%@
(A) wrong -)&lsFF
(B) trouble ]
fA5D)/m<
(C) fault zLxuxf~4@
(D) difficulty BTOl`U
9. Your advice would be ______valuable to him, who is at present at his wit’s end. TR
`
C|TV>
exceedingly s/3sOb}sA
(B) excessively !K= $Q Uq
(C) extensively vy7?]}MvV
(D) exclusively &liFUP?
10. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to ______the consequences. c8_,S[W
(A) answer for ?!c7Zx,(
(B) runsintos q+;lxR5D
(C) abide by 5ff5M=M
(D) stepsintos q{[y4c1bG{
11. The river is already _______its banks because of excessive rainfall; and the city is threatened with a likely flood. LF(S"Of
(A) parallel to /L]@k`.q@
(B) level in ~dgFr6
(C) flat on f*
m
^x7
(D) flush with *uxKI:rB:
12. People _______that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today. u2':~h?l
(A) convinced V6Of(;r
(B) anticipated }\A0g}
(C) resolved 8H3O6ro
(D) assured ,d
HAD
13. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or _______ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic programme for the reading skills. xo-{N[r
(A) adapted l{kacfk#
(B) acknowledged a6d|Ps.\!
(C) assembled p-z!i +
(D) appointed t?;=\%^<
14.The mother said she would ________her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper. p@?(m/m$
(A) let down :X 1Y
(B) let alone ;>]dwsA*P
(C) let off 0h('@Hb.K#
(D) let out [eDRghK
15.We should always keep in mind that _______decisions often lead to bitter regrets . eI-FJ/CJ
(A) urgent mm
|*
(B) hasty Xs2B:`,hh
(C) instant eW_EWVH
(D) prompt Wl,I %<&j}
16.John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages _______in the dictionary. fKs3H?|
(A) missing (<|1/^~=
(B) losing Y~OyoNu2
(C) dropping ?CpM.{{s
(D) leaking s6oIj$