7. Most people who travel in the course of their work are given travelling ____. A. income B. allowances C. wages D. pay
8. Some people ____avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutral about them. A. violently B. enthusiastically C. sincerely D. deliberately
9. I was always taught that it was ____to interrupt. A. rude B. coarse C. rough D. crude
10. It is a common theme in many science fiction stories that the world may one day be ____by insects.
A. broken in B. run over C. taken over D. filled in
11. His intelligence and experience will enable him to ____the complicated situation. A. cope with B. settle down
C. intervene in D. interfere with
12. I am sure I can ____him into letting us stay in the hotel for the night. A. speak B. say C. talk D. tell
13. There is no easy solution to Japan’s labor ____. A. decline B. vacancy C. rarity D. shortage
14. Just as a book is often judged ____by the quality and appearance of its cover, a person is judged immediately by his appearance.
A. previously B. uniquely C. outwardly D. initially
15. Frankly speaking, your article is very good except for some ____ mistakes in grammar. A. trivial B. obscure C. rare D. glaring
16. Advanced computer technology has ____an answer to accurate weather forecasting. A. set up B. come up with C. filled in D. faced up to
17. Both parties promised to ____the contract to be signed the following day. A. keep with B. tangle with C. adhere to D. devote to
18. The fire has caused great losses, but the factory tried to ____the consequences by saying that the damage was not as serious as reported.
A. decrease B. subtract C. minimize D. degrade
19. Every society has its own peculiar customs and ____of acting. A. ways B. behavior C. attitudes D. means
20. All the parts of these washing machines are ____, so that it is very convenient to replace them. A. normalized B. modernized C. mechanized D. standardized
21. There was once an ____idea that the earth was flat and motionless. A. eternal B. offensive C. absurd D. intrinsic
22. When they had finished playing, the children were made to ____all the toys they had taken out. A. put off B. put out C. put up D. put away
23. A complete investigation into the cause of the accident should lead to improved standards and should ____new operating procedures. A. result in B. match with C. subject to D. proceed with
24. The fuel of the continental missile is supposed to be ____by this device. A. lighted B. inspired C. fired D. ignited
25. Stop shouting! I can’t hear the football ____. A. explanation B. interpretation C. judgement D. commentary
