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. e%U0^! 8
(A) admired nRPy)L{
(B)regarded 9`$fU)K[Pl
(C) expected ' n#;~
(D) worshipped b{b2L .
2. A of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval. # ~}
26
(A) shorthand uv/I`[@HK8
(B)scheme #78p# E
(C) schedule Z q}w}v
(D) sketch /![S 3Ol
3. A man has to make ______for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old . 0 gL]^_+7
(A) supply h*Rh:yCR>
(B) assurance 3qXOs a7
(C) provision `kpX}cKK}
(D) adjustment ( Ub=s C
4.The newly-built Science Building seems _______enough to last a hundred years. SsIy ;l
(A) spacious {Uz @`QO3
(B) sophisticated JN .\{ Y
(C) substantial G Lp2
?fon
(D) steady h q6B
pE
5.It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are _________free medical care. X|TEeE c[L
(A) entitled to h3Nwxj~E
(B) involved in j 6%X
(C) associated with &=Gz[1
L
(D) assigned to z\Rs?v"
6.The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at ______. 9f+|m9~2
(A) danger ([R}s/)$
(B) stake 8c(}*,O/
(C) loss P~Q5d&1SO
(D) threat KE1S5Mck>
7. I felt _________to death because I could make nothing of the chairman’s speech. gh=s#DQsFw
(A) fatigued Q/m))!ikMt
(B) tired K QXw~g?
(C) exhausted 7?-eR-
(D) bored $e& ( ncM
8. When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was at _____. qR4('
(A) wrong d"<Q}Ay
(B) trouble O{ zY (`[
(C) fault z`q Bs
(D) difficulty ;
Xrx>( n
9. Your advice would be ______valuable to him, who is at present at his wit’s end. W{O:j
exceedingly CP_ ?DyWU
(B) excessively DeE -M "
(C) extensively Pk9s~}X
(D) exclusively } d
dwL
10. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to ______the consequences. !<H [h4g
(A) answer for 4o8uWS {`
(B) runsintos oEbgyT gB
(C) abide by Zq=t&$*
(D) stepsintos yn<H^c
11. The river is already _______its banks because of excessive rainfall; and the city is threatened with a likely flood. _+g5;S5
(A) parallel to n)u vN
(B) level in =A={ Dpv[>
(C) flat on 9PjL
4A
(D) flush with WJ=DTO N
12. People _______that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today. 9 P_`IsVK
(A) convinced 0h-holUf}~
(B) anticipated %^[45 e
(C) resolved
,X(P/x{B
(D) assured !|_b}/
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. jIJ
Vl \i]
(A) adapted vzK* 1R5
(B) acknowledged s^ rO I~
(C) assembled 3{RuR+yi
(D) appointed GdG1e%y]z
14.The mother said she would ________her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper. 95B w;U3E
(A) let down E* y bf'
(B) let alone VTk6.5!8
(C) let off <HM\ZDo@P
(D) let out u8qL?Aj^
15.We should always keep in mind that _______decisions often lead to bitter regrets . _H}y7
(A) urgent vF"<r,pg
(B) hasty 0fA42*s;
(C) instant ,!t1( H
(D) prompt 4 "1OtBU3
16.John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages _______in the dictionary. &[,g `S0
(A) missing ;~T)pG8IS
(B) losing 6g4CUP'Y
(C) dropping kRs[H xI3
(D) leaking 5MV4N [;
