30. The brakes for my motorcycle don't work. Can you ______ them for me? A. assemble B. fix C. operate D. resemble
31. My assistant is not qualified enough. I've given her notice to ______ . A. resign B. hire C. quit D. remain
32. I am ______ to sell my car, but I have to do it because I need the money. A. reluctant B. relative C. religious D. residential 33. Tom ______ what he had learned in class to the new experiment. A. complied B. replied C. applied D. implied 34. Please ______ my best regards to your family.
A. pass B. transform C. transmit D. transfer
35. People living in the locality complain of the traffic noises which ______ them at night. A. disturb B. prevent C. bother D. interfere
36. We were completely ______ when we finally reached the destination. A. worn off B. worn down C. worn out D. worn away 37. This heavy traffic is ______ for this time of the day. A. normal B. natural C. formal D. actual
38. Please don't hesitate to ______ us if additional information is required. A. connect B. conduct C. confirm D. contact 39. It's no use talking only. Let's ______ to some solid work.
A. look down B. keep up C. get down D. stand up 40. Of course he behaves awfully, but ______ he is your brother. A. above all B. all over C. after all D. for all
41. When you apply for your passport to be renewed, you have to send a ______ photograph. A. fresh B. present C. recent D. modern
42. I warned him time and again, but he took no ______ of it. A. concern B. notice C. attention D. regard 43. Many residents ______ about their irregular bus services.
A. criticize B. comment C. complain D. condemn
44. We should not be ______ of the progress being made in other countries. A. invisible B. unclear C. ignorant D. senseless
45. In some countries private citizens are ______ from carrying and using guns and firearms. A. prohibited B. forbidden C. suppressed D. restricted 46. I am sure he is ______ to the job if only he would give his mind to it. A. satisfied B. confirmed C. equal D. determined
47. The Chinese dialects ______ so widely that the speech of Beijing, for example, is as different from the speech of Guangzhou as English is from German.
A. vary B. change C. spread D. range
48. There is a mystery about his death and the police are ______ it.
A. looking for B. looking into C. looking after D. looking over 49. A ______ medical checkup is advisable at least once a year. A. routine B. necessary C. normal D. frequent
50. It is difficult to ______ the climate of England because the variations are so frequent and unpredictable. A. explain B. indicate C. describe D. remark
51. The journalist claimed that the information came from a ______ source. A. confident B. dependent C. trustful D. reliable 52. I quarrel with him ______ but usually not very seriously.
A. all times B. in time C. at times D. on time
53. When he was in prison he was not allowed to ______ with his family. A. commit B. communicate C. commission D. command 54. The policeman ______ the thief in the forest.
A. rushed into B. ran C. hunted down D. raced 55. Six o'clock is his ______ hour for getting up.
A. frequent B. regular C. uniform D. settled 56. When I am tired I frequently make silly arithmetical ______ . A. mistakes B. follies C. faults D. defects 57. The ______ earthquake left 3,000 homeless.
A. violent B. extensive C. endless D. furious 58. They ______ the aid of the United States but did not receive it. A. fought B. found C. sought D. obtained
59. We shall have an opportunity to exchange ______ tomorrow. A. sights B. views C. meanings D. minds 60. This shirt is much ______ to the one I bought last week. A. worse B. lower C. inferior D. equal Exercise Six
1. You should not ______ too much from him.
A. expose B. expect C. express D. experience
2. The novel ended happily, and the young couple were married in the ______ . A. final B. closing C. end D. conclusion 3. The desert was regarded as ______ for settlement.
A. uncertain B. unable C. unfit D. unlike 4. I ______ watching this program because it is very interesting. A. amuse B. please C. delight D. enjoy
5. Living here at the top of the mountain with no one else near you must be very ______ A. lonely B. alone C. single D. sole
6. It was a good game, and at the end the ______ was Argentina 3, Germany 2. A. account B. mark C. score D. record
7. I didn't know what to do but then an idea suddenly ______ to me. A. occurred B. happened C. appeared D. lighted
8. Is there anyone who ______ the plan put forward by the committee? A. differs B. disagrees C. objects D. opposes
9. Our public transportation system is not ______ for the needs of the people. A. complete B. adequate C. normal D. perfect 10. Tom and I are ______ seeing you, so don't disappoint us!
A. looking for B. looking forward to C. looking to D. looking after 11. Smoking in bed ______ 1000 fires a year.
A. burns B. catches C. keeps D. causes 12. The United States ______ a population of over 200 million. A. possesses B. contains C. owns D. has
13. Solar cells have been developed primarily to ______ electric power for spacecraft. A. seek B. provide C. apply D. ensure
14. I don't think I could ______ another night without sleep. A. put up B. endeavor C. stand D. last
15. Good ______ ! I hope you win the race.
A. fortune B. luck C. chance D. fate 16. He is the most ______ singer in his country.
A. public B. popular C. populous D. referred 17. He's far ______ of the others in mathematics.
A. advanced B. forward C. progressive D. ahead 18. He stood waving until the train was out of ______ . A. scene B. sight C. look D. reach
19. What you say is, in a ______ , true; but I should express it differently. A. sense B. meaning C. concept D. significance 20. The police took drastic ______ to crack down the criminals. A. ways B. methods C. procedures D. steps
21. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are ______ . A. out of work B. out of reach C. out of stock D. out of practice 22. The teacher explained the lesson ______ to the students. A. at all B. at length C. at leisure D. at large 23. The neighbour's windows ______ our garden.
A. overhear B. overtake C. overlook D. oversee 24. She did not study hard, so she had to take the ______ .
A. consequences B. effects C. sequences D. outcome
25. ______ student with a little common sense should be able to answer the question. A. Each B. Either C. Any D. One
26. Modern industry ______ in opportunities for young men with imagination. A. rests B. develops C. abounds D. competes
27. ______ no one present at the meeting agreed with the speaker. His suggestions seemed so impractical. A. Superbly B. Virtually C. Remarkably D. Invariably
28. The coming of the railways in the 1830s ______ our society and economic life. A. transformed B. translated C. transcended D. transplanted
29. Frankfurt, Germany, is one of the most ______ populated regions of Western Europe. A. densely B. vastly C. enormously D. largely 30. The police set a ______ to catch the thieves. A. plan B. device C. trap D. trick
31. In America, the lawyers and doctors charge a lot of ______ for their services. A. fines B. fees C. pay D. fares
32. Mary was asked to ______ the man who stole her purse.
A. identify B. recognize C. claim D. confirm
33. To call the music of another music-culture \them.
A. imposing B. forcing C. emphasizing D. putting
34. While in London, we paid a visit to the hospital founded ______ the nurse Florence Nightingale. A. in place of B. in honor of C. in favor of D. in line with
35. The three partners in the business agreed to ______ the profits in proportion to their investment. A. spread B. share C. separate D. show
36. There was a large crowd of demonstrators ______ against the war.
A. protecting B. preserving C. protesting D. prosecuting 37. To a novice, problems and trials seem to come ______ .
A. successfully B. seriously C. successively D. sufficiently
38. He made such a ______ contribution to the university that they named one of the new buildings after him. A. generous B. minimum C. modest D. genuine
39. Having been found guilty, the man was given a severe ______ by the judge. A. crisis B. sentence C. crime D. service 40. I want to buy a new tie to ______ this brown suit.
A. go into B. go after C. go with D. go by 41. The public service industries are rapidly ______ in China.
A. expending B. expanding C. spending D. stretching 42. If I take this medicine twice a day, it should ______ my cold. A. heal B. cure C. treat D. recover
43. The banker offered to ______ us some money, but at an annual charge to us of 15 percent interest. A. borrow B. loan C. lend D. leave
44. Conservative(保守的) people tend to ______ traditional ideas. A. stick to B. owe to C. set aside D. add to
45. The development of industry ______ the attitudes of men toward art and architecture. A. effected B. assented C. influenced D. instructed 46. My ______ to this problem is quite different from his.
A. manner B. approach C. behavior D. means 47. John ______ the results of the election with amazing accuracy. A. preferred B. predicted C. prepared D. entailed
48. Disabled people should not be ______ the chances to study in university. A. forbidden B. prevented C. withheld D. denied
49. The Prime Minister refused to ______ on the rumour that he had planned to give up his position. A. relate B. treat C. comment D. state
50. What a ______ party it's been! I have enjoyed every minute of it. A. enormous B. worthy C. content D. wonderful 51. He has the ______ of saying the right thing at the right time.
A. capability B. advantage C. intelligence D. personality 52. He ______ to get ill-tempered when he is drunk. A. tends B. tests C. testifies D. tempts 53. This hotel ______ $ 60 for a single room with bath. A. claims B. demands C. prices D. charges 54. His courage and confidence were ______ knowledge.
A. relied on B. founded on C. based on D. depended on 55. Where did you ______ the magazine I was reading? A. lay B. lie C. remain D. let
56. It's my turn on ______ tonight, but I don't feel at all well. A. work B. task C. duty D. obligation
57. ______ these books to the library, as they will soon be overdue. A. Bring B. Take C. Fetch D. Leave 58. They say more boys are born than girls ______ .
A. as a whole B. in whole C. wholly D. on the whole 59. The chairman ______ a question for discussion.
A. awoke B. presented C. arose D. introduced
60. He is an honest official and never ______ any gifts from people who sought his help.
