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. ,.<l^sj5
(A) admired q.>{d %?
(B)regarded m [FH>
(C) expected @9^ozgg
(D) worshipped 7Z/KXc[b
2. A of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval. iWZrZ5l
(A) shorthand fWywegh
(B)scheme Gt^Fj&^
(C) schedule B V X6
(D) sketch fE;< )tU
3. A man has to make ______for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old . ("k.5$
(A) supply gZe (aGh
(B) assurance j ,' $i[F'
(C) provision c3&;Y0SD
(D) adjustment {re<S<j&
4.The newly-built Science Building seems _______enough to last a hundred years. ,=tPh4>
(A) spacious *1fq :--
(B) sophisticated e:E:"elr]
(C) substantial 25RFi24>D
(D) steady 9"3 7va
5.It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are _________free medical care. mjDaus59
(A) entitled to 8[S
srk
(B) involved in @ -9I<)Z/2
(C) associated with 'a`cK;X9F
(D) assigned to )A}u)PH4O
6.The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at ______. &>zzR$#1
(A) danger yF-EHNNf
(B) stake : nZVP_d+
(C) loss a7+w)]r
(D) threat iYi3x_A`
7. I felt _________to death because I could make nothing of the chairman’s speech. 7{%_6b"
(A) fatigued h\
#\hx
(B) tired t'e1r&^:r~
(C) exhausted a\60QlAk~
(D) bored B|9)4f&\=R
8. When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was at _____. 1 ]Q;fe
(A) wrong F <K;tt
(B) trouble m5c?A+@fZ
(C) fault F7!g+LPc<
(D) difficulty &\8qN_`
9. Your advice would be ______valuable to him, who is at present at his wit’s end. ]}t6V]`Q
exceedingly T I^W=5W@@
(B) excessively km@V|"ac
_
(C) extensively |]--sUx :
(D) exclusively kj_MzgC'?
10. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to ______the consequences. gEghDO_G
(A) answer for e"7<&%
Oq
(B) runsintos Y f Rjr
(C) abide by -;NGS
)RM
(D) stepsintos <v&L90+s\;
11. The river is already _______its banks because of excessive rainfall; and the city is threatened with a likely flood. 52X[ {
(A) parallel to _"_
21uB
(B) level in tuT>,BbR
(C) flat on R;mA2:W)x
(D) flush with J,iS<lV_
12. People _______that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today. G kwdBy+
(A) convinced b suGZ
(B) anticipated |7Dc7p"D
(C) resolved C{{RU7iqc&
(D) assured _3K ow{y\
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. [3K& cX}B
(A) adapted v1 1Uw?CM
(B) acknowledged >X@4wP 7l
(C) assembled ` T'[H/
(D) appointed k|hy_? *
14.The mother said she would ________her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper. 7%j1 =V/
(A) let down # %9t-
(B) let alone .-Z=Aa>
(C) let off ^; 8dl.;
(D) let out ylGT9G19
15.We should always keep in mind that _______decisions often lead to bitter regrets . ,=a+;D]'
(A) urgent $.Ia;YBf
(B) hasty
9q/k,g
(C) instant F
,;B
(D) prompt p=XEMVqm
16.John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages _______in the dictionary. !We9T )e
(A) missing 9kzJ 5}
(B) losing *Uw" `l
(C) dropping 9^?2{aP %
(D) leaking d53Eu`QW?
