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. q`e0%^U
(A) admired )q$[uS_1[
(B)regarded voZaJ2ho/O
(C) expected #]Vw$X_S
(D) worshipped e#}t
am
2. A of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval. ?O25k!7
(A) shorthand TXB!Y!RG#
(B)scheme r`"_D%kc
(C) schedule ]D6<6OB
(D) sketch #hBqgG:>
3. A man has to make ______for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old . ihkZs3}
(A) supply P}6#s'07~
(B) assurance Md6u4
c
(C) provision l&H-<Z.8m
(D) adjustment @;EQ{d
4.The newly-built Science Building seems _______enough to last a hundred years. v=^^Mr"Z^
(A) spacious GVT 6cR
(B) sophisticated #o&T$D5
(C) substantial n l5+#e*\
(D) steady B~o3Z
5.It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are _________free medical care. eGMw:H
(A) entitled to $bp'b<jx
(B) involved in X
}B]5
(C) associated with
o]0E
(D) assigned to e\z,^
6.The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at ______. `c:r`Oi?
(A) danger d Np%=gIj
(B) stake >u%B
n\G
(C) loss 41R~.?
(D) threat o5],c9R9b
7. I felt _________to death because I could make nothing of the chairman’s speech. +46& Zb35
(A) fatigued %4VM"C4[
(B) tired Jn(|.eT|
(C) exhausted L{sFR^-G
(D) bored pDC`Fi
8. When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was at _____. y
Jx,4be
(A) wrong Z){fie4WM
(B) trouble T&dc)t`o
(C) fault Mf5kknYuL9
(D) difficulty __z/X"H
9. Your advice would be ______valuable to him, who is at present at his wit’s end. }lk9|U#6*`
exceedingly uxW |&q
(B) excessively y=GDuU%
(C) extensively B
\V;{:
(D) exclusively rl"yE=
10. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to ______the consequences. $SLyI$<gP
(A) answer for sI)jqHZG
(B) runsintos Ornm3%p+e
(C) abide by %AMF6l[
(D) stepsintos c:DV8'f
T
11. The river is already _______its banks because of excessive rainfall; and the city is threatened with a likely flood. F0xm%?
(A) parallel to p=Qo92
NH
(B) level in Ud-c+, xX
(C) flat on Zf)<)o*
(D) flush with Y
Odwd}M
12. People _______that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today. 5t-(MY
(A) convinced \n0Gr\:
(B) anticipated N[=R$1
\Z
(C) resolved BBoVn^Z*R
(D) assured G*VcAJ[
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. yV@~B;eW0
(A) adapted _t7aOH
(B) acknowledged {Cw>T-`
(C) assembled #w[Ie+
(D) appointed j&?@:Zg v
14.The mother said she would ________her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper. yzCamm4~0
(A) let down $T'lWD *
(B) let alone LwCf}4u"
(C) let off alQ:'K
(D) let out BG20R=p
15.We should always keep in mind that _______decisions often lead to bitter regrets . XgZ.U
T
(A) urgent _$qH\>se
(B) hasty )mXu{uowr
(C) instant IsiCHtY9
(D) prompt &p^8zE s
16.John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages _______in the dictionary. Z:%~Al:
(A) missing n#5%{e>
(B) losing 4T:@W C
(C) dropping d#3E'8
(D) leaking ER$qL"H
U