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.
c\n_[r
(A) admired F. U@8lr
(B)regarded {C&Uq#V
(C) expected @'>RGaPV
(D) worshipped I;Mm +5A
2. A of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval. T; tY7;<
(A) shorthand =Rx4ZqTI|
(B)scheme r
JGh3%
(C) schedule 0U~$u
(D) sketch sJKr%2nVV
3. A man has to make ______for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old . _{c_z*rM8
(A) supply %SB4_ r*<
(B) assurance Xk.OyQ@
(C) provision 8Azh&c
(D) adjustment 7Tk//By7
4.The newly-built Science Building seems _______enough to last a hundred years. lIS`_H}
(A) spacious R& t*x
(B) sophisticated V\m"Hl>VIU
(C) substantial 3N$@K"qM#
(D) steady &(,\~
5.It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are _________free medical care. 7zCJ3p
(A) entitled to Awa|
(]
(B) involved in rw
JU;wy
(C) associated with \{`^Q+<
(D) assigned to w^Y/J4 I0
6.The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at ______. EtzS
aB*|
(A) danger -_n Qn
(B) stake Wz.iDRFl
(C) loss :se$<d%
(D) threat =s":Mx,o
7. I felt _________to death because I could make nothing of the chairman’s speech. dJ
I }uQ
(A) fatigued 3as=EYm
(B) tired ZN#b5I2Pf
(C) exhausted cy.r/Z}
(D) bored VA[EY`8
8. When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was at _____. m|W17LhW{
(A) wrong ,B'=$PO%
(B) trouble BeLD`
4K
(C) fault _M/N_Fm
(D) difficulty LH2B*8=^2
9. Your advice would be ______valuable to him, who is at present at his wit’s end. $,@}%NlHc
exceedingly x3&gB`j-
(B) excessively ,i6E L
(C) extensively AMjr[!44 @
(D) exclusively ]Z5m
_-I
10. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to ______the consequences. Qz(2Iu{E]
(A) answer for QO}~"lMj
(B) runsintos <b
H*f w
(C) abide by k!x|oC0
(D) stepsintos xH\\#4/
11. The river is already _______its banks because of excessive rainfall; and the city is threatened with a likely flood. 3GF67]
(A) parallel to -$<oY88
(B) level in }R<t=):
(C) flat on u!|_bI3
(D) flush with Axsezr/
12. People _______that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today. 4,LS08&gh
(A) convinced l%2VA
(B) anticipated 7FoX)54"
(C) resolved 9SsVJ<9,R
(D) assured ;/$pxD
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. tV(iC~/
(A) adapted U!q2bF<@
(B) acknowledged @/kI;8
(C) assembled _C5i\Y)
(D) appointed aeUgr!
14.The mother said she would ________her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper.
a%Q`R;W
(A) let down >u>
E !5O
(B) let alone +h"i6`g
(C) let off !6-t_S
(D) let out *d C| X
15.We should always keep in mind that _______decisions often lead to bitter regrets . 5Jo'h]
(A) urgent u!D?^:u=)
(B) hasty c;]\$#2
(C) instant Wd7*7']
(D) prompt [8za=B/
16.John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages _______in the dictionary. 2?%*UxcO
(A) missing A[m?^vk q
(B) losing Q.$8
>)
(C) dropping pP.`+vPi
(D) leaking DL V ny]