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'4gve 7!
(A) admired DI/yHs
(B)regarded LQy`, -&
(C) expected ?!PpooYK
(D) worshipped N@Ie VF
2. A of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval. ,MH9e!
(A) shorthand d9' gH#f?
(B)scheme P2lDi!q|
(C) schedule x x^7
(D) sketch 37:\X5)z/
3. A man has to make ______for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old . lO?d I=}]
(A) supply ^pAgo B
(B) assurance )~(( 6?k4e
(C) provision ?f9@
(D) adjustment }jF67c->
4.The newly-built Science Building seems _______enough to last a hundred years. 37j-FLbW
(A) spacious 4dfR}C
(B) sophisticated <$#;J>{WV
(C) substantial +YS0yTWeX
(D) steady LV$@J
5.It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are _________free medical care. 2m$\]\kCUv
(A) entitled to ~7$NVKE
(B) involved in s>i`=[qFc
(C) associated with }3{ x G+,
(D) assigned to Us5P?}
6.The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at ______. -UJ; =/
(A) danger VR/*h%
(B) stake xy/B<.M1
(C) loss *G]zN "Y
(D) threat 4 [\[Ho
7. I felt _________to death because I could make nothing of the chairman’s speech. 5*Wo/%#q
(A) fatigued G-vBJlt=t
(B) tired G)vq+L5%
(C) exhausted yXuc< m
(D) bored dZS v= UY)
8. When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was at _____. W7k0!Grrl
(A) wrong m2 j&v$
(B) trouble DU@ZLk 3
(C) fault %xa.{`}`U
(D) difficulty **] .d;~[l
9. Your advice would be ______valuable to him, who is at present at his wit’s end. ]HpKDb0+
exceedingly g$z9 ( i+
(B) excessively |H.i$8 _A
(C) extensively
n!nXM
(D) exclusively 0`{3|g
10. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to ______the consequences. aGl*h" &
(A) answer for ^rHG#^hA
(B) runsintos {giKC)!
(C) abide by ,3m]jp'
(D) stepsintos s 8/sH];
11. The river is already _______its banks because of excessive rainfall; and the city is threatened with a likely flood. _kgGz@/p
(A) parallel to %[l*:05
(B) level in x] 1G u
(C) flat on 'aq9]D_k
(D) flush with 3)? v
12. People _______that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today. *@E Itj `
(A) convinced _tl,- }~
(B) anticipated 3!+N} [$iy
(C) resolved 5W T^;J9V
(D) assured 3@d{C^\
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. ,wI$O8"!j
(A) adapted u-31$z<<5}
(B) acknowledged SkmL X @:(
(C) assembled JTK0#+?
(D) appointed H1FD|Q3
14.The mother said she would ________her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper. ~ miRnW*x
(A) let down qWQ7:*DL
(B) let alone X_j=u1*5
(C) let off ^m3[mY [a
(D) let out P,(T u.EPk
15.We should always keep in mind that _______decisions often lead to bitter regrets . w6^X*tE
(A) urgent 7 Q`'1oE?
(B) hasty
D<.zdTo
(C) instant z_Nw%V4kr
(D) prompt k:+Bex$g
16.John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages _______in the dictionary. uv:DO6 {
(A) missing c]pO'6]
(B) losing /(aKhUjhb
(C) dropping +<^TyIJ0
(D) leaking ?q68{!{bi
