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. ,>eMG=C; g
(A) admired lq> +~zX{
(B)regarded l#H#+*F
(C) expected ;r>snJ=M
(D) worshipped #z2rzM@/:
2. A of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval. p Wt)
A
(A) shorthand 2cq I[t@0
(B)scheme LX@/RAd vz
(C) schedule _-9@qe
(D) sketch &*7?)eI!i
3. A man has to make ______for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old . 3'c0#h@VD
(A) supply k7>|q"0C
(B) assurance z-LB^kc8oQ
(C) provision ld^=#]g
(D) adjustment |iR T!
]
4.The newly-built Science Building seems _______enough to last a hundred years. C#t'Y*
(A) spacious )Jk0v_ X
(B) sophisticated +H
9 >A0JF
(C) substantial 8g:;)u4$P
(D) steady +[R/=$
5.It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are _________free medical care. h~p>re
(A) entitled to n[]tXrhU
(B) involved in 05spovO/'
(C) associated with #ssN027
(D) assigned to rc/nFl6#
6.The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at ______. lK4M.QV
?\
(A) danger Ty<L8+B|
(B) stake ,daKC
(C) loss ']>Mp#j
(D) threat Z0*ljT5|
7. I felt _________to death because I could make nothing of the chairman’s speech. ^.hoLwp.
(A) fatigued K\$J4~EtG
(B) tired [<{Kw=X__2
(C) exhausted ,uPJ_oZs
(D) bored <7n4_RlF!
8. When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was at _____. q-`RI*1]
(A) wrong wo3wtx
(B) trouble sk
2-5S
(C) fault 8?i7U<CB
(D) difficulty b
L]erYm
9. Your advice would be ______valuable to him, who is at present at his wit’s end.
WJ
d%2pO]
exceedingly c=
x,ijY
"
(B) excessively VL/|tL>E^
(C) extensively !p[9{U->o;
(D) exclusively v0kqu
10. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to ______the consequences. J8"[6vI d~
(A) answer for Qq@G\eRo
(B) runsintos 9Li%KOY
(C) abide by fsEzpUY:{W
(D) stepsintos I`w4Xrd
11. The river is already _______its banks because of excessive rainfall; and the city is threatened with a likely flood. *5wu
(A) parallel to +MB!B9M@
(B) level in Kv@eI$t5
(C) flat on `xc^_781\
(D) flush with `- \/$M9s=
12. People _______that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today. 'r@:Cz3e*I
(A) convinced nZ_v/?O
(B) anticipated k` {@pt.
(C) resolved O$g_@B0E1
(D) assured -w
v6s#"u
13. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or _______ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic programme for the reading skills. a2f^x@0k
(A) adapted Dgql?+2$
(B) acknowledged `s]4AKBO
(C) assembled ph}j[Co
(D) appointed DS2)@
14.The mother said she would ________her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper. kip`Myw+
(A) let down Otz E:qe
(B) let alone +xXH2b$wWC
(C) let off Dl&GJ`&:p
(D) let out ;+I/ I9~
15.We should always keep in mind that _______decisions often lead to bitter regrets . Gs
*G<P"
(A) urgent R|P_GN6>
(B) hasty
Dw
2Q 'E
(C) instant @-)t
M.8~
(D) prompt T%F0B`
16.John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages _______in the dictionary. F=)&98^v$_
(A) missing a{!r`>I\f
(B) losing o:Zd1"Z
(C) dropping 7dX/bzUVz8
(D) leaking oA
tsUF+a