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. _&M^}||UH
(A) admired <OrQbrWQa
(B)regarded T5-Yqz
(C) expected 1*f/Y9 Z
(D) worshipped Ih[k{p
2. A of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval. w}YcAnuB{%
(A) shorthand >x]ir
(B)scheme 7e[&hea
(C) schedule z%nplG'~|
(D) sketch lSy_cItF
3. A man has to make ______for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old . %"e hZd0r
(A) supply 4YXp,U
(B) assurance 8g?2( MT;
(C) provision x=N0H
(D) adjustment T#
KVN{O
4.The newly-built Science Building seems _______enough to last a hundred years. [xXV5 JU
(A) spacious )>N=B 2P
(B) sophisticated t1p[!
53(
(C) substantial xs?]DJj
(D) steady P)[QC
5.It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are _________free medical care. N_p^DP
(A) entitled to AgWG4C=
(B) involved in )o;n2T#O
(C) associated with ]sqp^tQ`e
(D) assigned to b~?3HY:t~K
6.The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at ______. +$R%Vbd
(A) danger &D` $YUl@
(B) stake ~Q)Dcit-
(C) loss ^t[br6G
(D) threat zc1~ q
7. I felt _________to death because I could make nothing of the chairman’s speech. CWkAc5
(A) fatigued (Li)@Cn%
(B) tired *
jl_,0g]
(C) exhausted Y|<1|wGG
(D) bored
KvEZbf3f
8. When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was at _____. X'5+)dj
(A) wrong {'Gu@l
(B) trouble >H?~2O
(C) fault QezDm^<
(D) difficulty w&}UgtEm
9. Your advice would be ______valuable to him, who is at present at his wit’s end. mh~n#bah
exceedingly ]K%D$x{+\
(B) excessively `=#ry*E^:
(C) extensively ~wd~57i@
(D) exclusively wqp(E+&
10. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to ______the consequences. Jm}zit:o
(A) answer for I[ I]C9D
(B) runsintos Vt
U
(C) abide by /J'dG
%
(D) stepsintos S?m4
11. The river is already _______its banks because of excessive rainfall; and the city is threatened with a likely flood. Q"H1(kG|
(A) parallel to h>K%OxR
(B) level in d:=:l?
(C) flat on PRF^<%mkI
(D) flush with `!g
XA.9Uv
12. People _______that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today. zf^F.wW
(A) convinced 7ip(-0
(B) anticipated h3
:dO|Z
(C) resolved [KjL`
(D) assured f<G:}I
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. `=f1rXhI+1
(A) adapted D*#r
V
P
(B) acknowledged v:$Y
|mh
(C) assembled (1b%);L7
(D) appointed ZN?UkFnE
14.The mother said she would ________her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper. dq
~=P>
(A) let down c\pPwG
(B) let alone v><uHjP
(C) let off I|?Z.!I|
(D) let out x?|
15.We should always keep in mind that _______decisions often lead to bitter regrets . qZ7/d,w
(A) urgent X`k[ J6
(B) hasty _'E,g@
(C) instant H A(e
(D) prompt 4!dN^;Cb
16.John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages _______in the dictionary. B[0XzV]Z
(A) missing glppb$oB\
(B) losing K}U}h>N
(C) dropping m,U`hPJ
(D) leaking lS(?x|dO