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. )Xd2qbi
(A) admired #6qLu
(B)regarded MNsgD3
(C) expected mi$*,fz
(D) worshipped 5SmgE2 }
2. A of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval. 1M/_:UH`
(A) shorthand **lT 'D
(B)scheme O=wu0n
(C) schedule BX6]
d:S
(D) sketch P
:D6w){
3. A man has to make ______for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old . XKT2u
!Lx
(A) supply V/i7Z h#2:
(B) assurance U4$CkTe2Y
(C) provision 9<S};I;
(D) adjustment Y'%k
G5nF
4.The newly-built Science Building seems _______enough to last a hundred years. m;"dLUb
(A) spacious .jjvS
(B) sophisticated qT+:oMrTSm
(C) substantial a#:K"Mf.
(D) steady ![#>{Q4i
5.It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are _________free medical care. I4"U/iL51
(A) entitled to a)GT\1q
(B) involved in gzDNMM
(C) associated with 2
.)`8|c9
(D) assigned to wX*F'r"z
6.The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at ______. z^r
(A) danger ~)&im.Q4
(B) stake ?h4Rh0rkX
(C) loss 17{$D,P
(D) threat QL4BD93v
7. I felt _________to death because I could make nothing of the chairman’s speech. 4BgrG[l)
(A) fatigued 0ynvn9@t
(B) tired f~NGIlgR
(C) exhausted EsR$H2"
(D) bored 9s}y*Vp
8. When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was at _____. Y]R;>E5o|
(A) wrong :>'4@{'
(B) trouble j >wT-s
(C) fault 8P#jC$<
(D) difficulty ') -Rv]xe
9. Your advice would be ______valuable to him, who is at present at his wit’s end. vtS[Tkk|A
exceedingly (;o/2Q?
(B) excessively M(_1'2
(C) extensively GcL
:plz
(D) exclusively h7h[!>
10. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to ______the consequences. >(aGk{e1
(A) answer for .;&1"b8G
(B) runsintos %w YGI
(C) abide by jml
4YaG Z
(D) stepsintos DWQ@]\
11. The river is already _______its banks because of excessive rainfall; and the city is threatened with a likely flood. JWuF ?<+k
(A) parallel to e(NpX_8
(B) level in (gn)<JJS}
(C) flat on 8=#J:LeXj
(D) flush with E4nj*Lp~+
12. People _______that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today. 8=%%C:
(A) convinced G/*0*&fW
(B) anticipated )fo9Qwe
(C) resolved V>`xTQG
(D) assured p+;[i%`
13. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or _______ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic programme for the reading skills. *Hnk,?kPq
(A) adapted Q]q`+ Z65
(B) acknowledged S]7RGzFe
(C) assembled MU ;
L
7^
(D) appointed UoLvc~n7
14.The mother said she would ________her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper. @GB~rfB[
(A) let down jo.Sg:7&
(B) let alone o0nKgq'w|x
(C) let off AQ>8] `e`
(D) let out eJ+uP,$
15.We should always keep in mind that _______decisions often lead to bitter regrets . b-1cA1#_cP
(A) urgent [ET03 nZ
(B) hasty _oB!-#
(C) instant u'o."J^&'
(D) prompt }4!R
2c
16.John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages _______in the dictionary. p/4\O
(A) missing 4v"9I(
(B) losing p?mQ\O8F
(C) dropping 6iiH+Nc
(D) leaking C0xjM0