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. $*tq$DZ4&
(A) admired ^F"Q~
?D)
(B)regarded w O;\,zU
(C) expected 2 ;VggPpT
(D) worshipped V\^3I7F
2. A of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval. Pwn"!pk
(A) shorthand (iXo\y` z
(B)scheme T0 J"Wr>WY
(C) schedule {f3&s4xj=
(D) sketch Sp3?I2 o
3. A man has to make ______for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old . {{7%z4l
(A) supply /B7
3|KB+
(B) assurance @-|{qP=Dy
(C) provision Yq-N
k:H|
(D) adjustment :biM}L
4.The newly-built Science Building seems _______enough to last a hundred years. ]PJb 9$f2
(A) spacious ~( 54-9&
(B) sophisticated @AYO )Y8
(C) substantial c%%r
(D) steady u4*7 n-(
5.It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are _________free medical care. _R-[*ucq
(A) entitled to {KYbsD
(B) involved in ]@ )T]
(C) associated with f|G,pDL x
(D) assigned to eJFGgJRIvF
6.The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at ______. HQl hT
(A) danger a=}JW ]
(B) stake s\A"B#9r
(C) loss 8q*MhH>6I
(D) threat -S5M>W.Qb{
7. I felt _________to death because I could make nothing of the chairman’s speech. ,b ! !h]t
(A) fatigued Rd7[e^HSN
(B) tired 04 >dxw)8
(C) exhausted CMn&1
(D) bored #Bq.'?c'~
8. When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was at _____. HPJ\]HV(
(A) wrong Ln/6]CMl
(B) trouble &Ohm]g8{ 2
(C) fault _q *4+ x
(D) difficulty ue8C pn^M
9. Your advice would be ______valuable to him, who is at present at his wit’s end. $OOZ-+8
exceedingly pUtd_8
(B) excessively + <A D
(C) extensively '6U~| d
(D) exclusively `; Qw/xl_N
10. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to ______the consequences. `tZu~
n
(A) answer for #Hm*<s.
(B) runsintos *xm(K +j
(C) abide by <WXO].^
(D) stepsintos Cw`8[)=}o
11. The river is already _______its banks because of excessive rainfall; and the city is threatened with a likely flood. "JI FF_
(A) parallel to Q(@/ ,%EF
(B) level in [KrWL;[1 <
(C) flat on 27mGX\T
(D) flush with x:'M\c 7
12. People _______that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today. l|#WQXs*c{
(A) convinced "-aak )7w
(B) anticipated R? aE:\A
(C) resolved 'u@_4wWp
(D) assured
~" \qX+
13. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or _______ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic programme for the reading skills. ~F5JN ^5Y
(A) adapted 5f+ziiZ
(B) acknowledged Nxk3uF^
(C) assembled |$[Wn YP
(D) appointed LW?Zd=
14.The mother said she would ________her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper. qyXx`'e
(A) let down R Wa4O#
(B) let alone HI}$Z =C
(C) let off gH87 e
(D) let out ejq2]^O4c
15.We should always keep in mind that _______decisions often lead to bitter regrets . & P8 Run
(A) urgent piIr .]
(B) hasty 9G8n'jWyY
(C) instant =GO/r; 4
(D) prompt |12Cg>;j*n
16.John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages _______in the dictionary. ^B9rt\,q
(A) missing ;K[ G ]8
(B) losing oZvQ/|:p!
(C) dropping .H1 kl)~V
(D) leaking V\axOz!
