A. received B. expected C. accepted D. took up Exercise Seven
1. I suddenly ______ that it was past ten o'clock.
A. realized B. recognized C. understood D. happened
2. The author of the report is well ______ with the problems in the hospital because he has been working there for many years.
A. informed B. acquainted C. enlightened D. acknowledged
3. The ship's generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated ______ instead of mechanically. A. manually B. artificially C. automatically D. synthetically 4. We'll visit Europe next year ______ we have enough money. A. lest B. until C. unless D. provided
5. My father seemed to be in no ______ to look at my school report. A. mood B. emotion C. attitude D. feeling
6. I was advised to arrange for insurance ______ I needed medical treatment. A. because of B. even if C. in case D. so that
7. The committee is totally ______ any changes being made in the plans.
A. opposed of B. opposed on C. opposed to D. opposed against
8. When he realized the police had spotted him, the man ______ the exit as quickly as possible. A. made off B. made for C. made out D. made up
9. Purchasing the new production line will be a ______ deal for the company. A. profitable B. tremendous C. forceful D. favorite
10. Though he was born and brought up in America, he can speak ______ Chinese. A. smooth B. fluent C. fluid D. flowing
11. He is ______ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year. A. optimistic B. optional C. outstanding D. obvious 12. The director was ______ of the way we were doing the work. A. good B. diligent C. critical D. skillful
13. In a sudden ______ of anger, the man tore up everything within reach. A. attack B. burst C. split D. blast
14. He is late again today. I can ______ that he will be late tomorrow. A. suspect B. gamble C. bet D. swear
15. Changing from solid to liquid, water takes in heat from all substances near it, and this ______ produces artificial cold surrounding it.
A. absorption B. consumption C. description D. prescription
16. A love marriage does not necessarily ______ much sharing of interests and responsibilities. A. win over B. result from C. take over D. keep to
17. These international events seem likely to ______ , or at least weaken, the trends that emerged in the 1990s. A. adverse B. converse C. reverse D. universe 18. Money ______ as it goes from person to person.
A. spreads B. scatters C. circulates D. distributes
19. Many elderly people have to live on the money they ______ when they were working. A. set off B. set up C. set aside D. set out
20. The grading of the oral test was quite ______ , so most students thought the results were fair. A. subjective B. optimistic C. objective D. pessimistic 21. They have ______ what I suspected long ago.
A. continued B. contained C. convinced D. confirmed
22. Pioneers from New England ______ to all parts of the U. S. A. merged B. migrated C. survived D. swayed 23. He sank into ______ after his business failed.
A. destruction B. despair C. shortage D. chaos
24. They would receive ______ training under the watching eyes of the government. A. intensive B. massive C. striking D. exterior
25. When the whole area was ______ by the flood, the government sent food there by helicopter. A. cut away B. cut down C. cut up D. cut off
26. Some old people don't like pop songs because they can't ______ so much noise. A. resist B. sustain C. tolerate D. undergo 27. I can't ______ his ability without seeing his work. A. consider B. evaluate C. think D. expect 28. He was hit by a falling stone and killed ______ .
A. in the spot B. on the spot C. on a spot D. in a spot 29. Those who write good stories for children are ______ writers.
A. imagination B. imaginative C. imaginary D. imaginable 30. She got into a real ______ when she thought she'd lost all her keys. A. panic B. anxiety C. fear D. joy
31. Students' interests were quite ______ from those of the workers. A. extinct B. instinct C. distinct D. distinctive 32. We've ______ a wide range of subjects in today's class. A. covered B. talked C. spread D. spoke
33. The sun was not high enough yet to ______ the thick leaves overhead. A. pass B. penetrate C. cross D. frustrate
34. She may be ______ if you don't accept her apology and forgive her. A. answered B. angered C. eager D. animated 35. No two leaves from the same tree are ______ .
A. identical B. original C. analytical D. critical 36. The educational plan will fail because it has no ______ . A. variation B. version C. vacation D. vision
37. One method by which stores advertise their goods is to ______ them in attractive ways in the store windows. A. convey B. display C. consult D. confront 38. Mark offered to help me to learn English ______ .
A. on duty B. in vain C. on purpose D. in earnest
39. Whether he can pass the examination is thought to be ______ for his going abroad. A. personal B. crucial C. conventional D. special
40. ______ the advances of science, the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us. A. Except B. Besides C. As for D. Despite
41. A large part of human activity, particularly in relation to the environment, is ______ conditions or events. A. in contrast to B. in response to C. in favor of D. in charge of 42. Mary and her father are ______ in many ways.
A. like B. likely C. parallel D. similar
43. Children are ______ to have some accidents as they grow up. A. apparent B. obvious C. bound D. keen
44. This is a(n) ______ time in his life, so he may think twice before taking any action. A. abstract B. amazing C. critical D. ambitious
46. They are not the kind of people to ______ to threats. A. yield B. classify C. contend D. comply
47. The French pianist who had been praised very highly ______ to be a great disappointment. A. displayed B. proved C. showed D. turned up 48. Half the people didn't ______ until nine o'clock.
A. show in B. show off C. show to D. show up 49. The topic is ______ my field.
A. off B. beyond C. below D. beneath
50. I was ______ by my grandmother in the western suburbs of Hangzhou.
A. brought forth B. brought about C. brought up D. brought out 51. I'm sorry to ______ on your conversation.
A. cut across B. cut out C. cut in D. cut down 52. A fire ______ during the night when all the workers were asleep.
A. broke up B. broke through C. broke in D. broke out 53. The plane took off despite the ______ rain.
A. heavy B. great C. huge D. large
54. Carter agreed to try to reduce American oil imports and control ______ in the United States. A. infection B. inflation C. inspection D. inspiration
55. After Tom passed his driving test, he ______ an application for his driver's license. A. figured out B. filled out C. filled up D. fed up 56. The servant was ______ for being lazy and dishonest.
A. neglected B. ignored C. dismissed D. sent
57. He tried his best to ______ his enmity (敌意) under an appearance of friendliness. A. face B. conceal C. reveal D. present 58. It rained ______ all night.
A. almost B. mostly C. really D. actually 59. Regular exercises is ______ for your health.
A. fatal B. good C. useful D. relevant
60. The new appointment of our schoolmaster ______ from the very beginning of next semester. A. takes effect B. takes part C. takes place D. takes turns Exercise Eight
1. The committee ______ a conclusion only after days of discussion. A. achieved B. reached C. arrived D. completed
2. She asked that the letter be ______ in order that the contents should remain a secret. A. eliminated B. ruined C. destroyed D. wiped out 3. You are always ______ fault with what I do.
A thinking B. seeking C. discovering D. finding 4. A dog was ______ by a bus and killed.
A. run over B. knocked over C. felled down D. tripped up 5. I know I have seen that man before. I can't ______ where. A. wonder B. recognize C. remind D. recall 6. Can you ______ me to the library, please?
A. instruct B. describe C. direct D. appoint
7. Now that I have lost the notes, we'll have to ______ without them. A. remain B. come C. stay D. go 8. ______ , that step is not safe!
A. Look around B. Look out C. Look up D. Look down
9. He was standing by an electric heater, and his nightdress ______ fire. A. took B. caught C. started D. set
10. In spite of the thunderstorm, the children slept ______ all night. A. noisily B. sensitively C. soundly D. quickly
11. The visit of the President will increase the ______ between the two countries. A. peace B. knowledge C. understanding D. assistance 12. I do wish you could ______ these sheets of paper together. A. paste B. repair C. mend D. patch
13. He left the spot immediately, afraid of being ______ in the car accident. A. connected B. taken C. seated D. involved
14. As the dictionary says, \A. literally B. gracefully C. polarly D. constantly 15. We don't believe that those special kinds of leaves are ______ . A. compulsive B. edible C. ridiculous D. actual 16. The plan had been ______ , which made him very angry.
A. called off B. called up C. called in D. called on 17. Whenever I saw her, she was always ______ her efforts on learning.
A. concentrating B. concluding C. commanding D. conducting 18. A lot of students had ______ in the activity organized by the English Corner. A. involved B. associated C. taken D. participated 19. Dixon wondered how the dragon could ______ China.
A. represent B. compose C. publish D. coordinate 20. The old man doesn't like being taken out of his daily ______ . A. trifle B. routine C. frustration D. reluctance
21. In Britain today women ______ 44% of the workforce, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work. A. build up B. stand up C. make up D. keep up
22. Now Thomson has obtained ______ from his boss to extend the field of his investigation. A. comment B. insurance C. determination D. permission 23. I spent the whole day repairing the car. The work was ______ easy.
A. nothing but B. anything but C. something but D. everything but 24. Many youngsters find it harder to ______ classical music than pop music. A. approve B. anticipate C. appreciate D. appoint
25. I don't care who you are, where you are from, and what you do, ______ you love me. A. now that B. although C. as long as D. even if
26. It is well admitted that the high ______ rate is caused in part by failure to communicate. A. unemployment B. divorce C. birth D. inflation
27. It is expected that immigrants have been able to raise their standard of ______ by coming to the United States. A. life B. living C. lives D. leaf 28. Mark ______ to help me to learn English in earnest. A. occupied B. occurred C. opened D. offered
29. The lecturer continued that ______ law was different to criminal law. A. civil B. civic C. cultural D. defense
30. It is a ______ for a city official to take tax money for his own use. A. complaint B. scandal C. praise D. wonder
31. He drove to the airport to ______ Mr. Dixon who came to see him from Britain.
