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. o @ L0ET
(A) admired 6a,8t
(B)regarded sF! #*Y
(C) expected >S:(BJMo
(D) worshipped @l j|
2. A of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval. nvrh7l9nX
(A) shorthand aDRcVA$*
(B)scheme V _~lME
(C) schedule =|i_T%a
(D) sketch 3*</vo#`
3. A man has to make ______for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old . t~ {O)tt
(A) supply DehjV6t
(B) assurance l3Zi]`@r
(C) provision Nt $4;
(D) adjustment _ VuWo
4.The newly-built Science Building seems _______enough to last a hundred years. %mmV#vwp
(A) spacious w|&lRo@1
(B) sophisticated >Gpq{Ph
[
(C) substantial Cl&mz1Y;]1
(D) steady d?X,od6
5.It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are _________free medical care. X?t;uZI^
(A) entitled to 4\-11!'08
(B) involved in m:)&:Y0 (a
(C) associated with OS#aYER~/
(D) assigned to B$rhsK %
6.The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at ______. jm%s#`)g
(A) danger B<EqzP*#
(B) stake ^Saf
z8-3o
(C) loss K[iAN;QCe%
(D) threat |j0_^:2r=
7. I felt _________to death because I could make nothing of the chairman’s speech. t >"`rc
g
(A) fatigued < + *
(B) tired 2!-Q!c`y
(C) exhausted "T=j\/Q
(D) bored |1_
$\k9Y&
8. When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was at _____. }Ecv6&G
(A) wrong M#4;y,n<k
(B) trouble X8m-5(uW
(C) fault GkU _01C
(D) difficulty ~v(c9I)
9. Your advice would be ______valuable to him, who is at present at his wit’s end. `WH$rx!
exceedingly (!fx5&F
(B) excessively -}<R u)
(C) extensively ,G v}N&
(D) exclusively s~Ivq+ipr;
10. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to ______the consequences. /#T {0GBXe
(A) answer for r4P%.YO+X
(B) runsintos -Wa<}Tz
(C) abide by fSd|6 iFH
(D) stepsintos uT=r*p(v
11. The river is already _______its banks because of excessive rainfall; and the city is threatened with a likely flood. f 4pIF"U9>
(A) parallel to a^LckHPI>
(B) level in ]* zG*.C
(C) flat on k(RK AFj Y
(D) flush with
HYO/]\al
12. People _______that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today. lfb+ )s
(A) convinced Xbmsq,*]
(B) anticipated u: J( 0re
(C) resolved iC
hIW/H
(D) assured Eg1TF oIWl
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. Y>3zpeQ!&
(A) adapted %`pi*/(
(B) acknowledged `vzMuL;
(C) assembled eb}XooX
(D) appointed fcp_<2KH
14.The mother said she would ________her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper. ~rI2 RJ
(A) let down 8h)7K/!\
(B) let alone "
]k}V2l
(C) let off E3p$^['vx
(D) let out lE%
KzX?&
15.We should always keep in mind that _______decisions often lead to bitter regrets .
&Oz
(A) urgent ?A\ +s,9
(B) hasty \kV|S=~@
(C) instant \nyqW4nTm
(D) prompt }9U_4k
16.John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages _______in the dictionary. "D>/#cY1/
(A) missing QsPg4y3?D
(B) losing X! 6dg.n5
(C) dropping .KG9YGL#
(D) leaking ^GYVRD
