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. iB#xUSkS
(A) admired UFnz3vc
(B)regarded S]3K5Z|
(C) expected {@K>oaZ
(D) worshipped hKP7p
2. A of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval. 7UQFAt_r
(A) shorthand ,Bh!|H(?L1
(B)scheme A:$Qt%c
(C) schedule 5~&9/ALk5
(D) sketch [DS.@97n
3. A man has to make ______for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old . WW33ZJ
(A) supply G gmv(!
(B) assurance 9PXG*r|D
(C) provision E ,5XX;|
(D) adjustment oujg(
^E
4.The newly-built Science Building seems _______enough to last a hundred years. 7:7i}`O
(A) spacious m\QUt ;
(B) sophisticated o^P/ -&T
(C) substantial
];& @T\Rj
(D) steady LWG%]m|C
5.It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are _________free medical care. ;&mefaFlWp
(A) entitled to JJ\|FZN
(B) involved in )kLTyx2&
(C) associated with D@9adwQb
(D) assigned to fBtTJ+51}
6.The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at ______. o+{]&V->gN
(A) danger `[)
awP
(B) stake CK4C:`YG
(C) loss [D/q
(D) threat ~mAv)JK
7. I felt _________to death because I could make nothing of the chairman’s speech. jz
CA2N%
(A) fatigued (^h2'uB
(B) tired zfS0M
(C) exhausted 44e:K5;]7
(D) bored Rr>nka)U
8. When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was at _____.
g!/O)X3
(A) wrong 2G=prS`s
(B) trouble GYp}V0
(C) fault .W;,~.l
(D) difficulty j
P(|pz
9. Your advice would be ______valuable to him, who is at present at his wit’s end. .J?cV;:`
exceedingly 94uAt&&b(
(B) excessively PBkTI2 v
(C) extensively 3^!Y9$y1
(D) exclusively \0)v5u
10. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to ______the consequences. x-E@[=
(A) answer for VD.wO%9?)
(B) runsintos E@.daUo
B
(C) abide by T?lp:~d
(D) stepsintos V -X*e
11. The river is already _______its banks because of excessive rainfall; and the city is threatened with a likely flood. A,PF#G(
(A) parallel to o5h*s
Q9
(B) level in a_z1S Z2[
(C) flat on rS|nO_9 f
(D) flush with 5MX7V4ist
12. People _______that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today. Rz03he
(A) convinced 4tA`,}ywPq
(B) anticipated O3/w@q Q
(C) resolved }uFV\1
(D) assured H`T8ydNXa
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. k-jlYHsA
(A) adapted X$A[~v
(B) acknowledged ]H-5
(C) assembled z
k m#w
(D) appointed rnSrkn"j{
14.The mother said she would ________her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper. x'iBEm
(A) let down w+][L||4c
(B) let alone w678
(C) let off
[1Q:
(D) let out bMGU9~CeJ
15.We should always keep in mind that _______decisions often lead to bitter regrets . 1$n!
Lj=5
(A) urgent fn3DoD+I
(B) hasty "ivSpec.V
(C) instant __Egr@
(D) prompt ;s^F:O
16.John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages _______in the dictionary. uB;PaZG?{
(A) missing L"It0C
(B) losing V8947h|&
(C) dropping v$~ZT_"(9
(D) leaking g{e@I;F