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Part II V ocabulary

1. It is highly _____ that the project will be of great use in solving the water pollution problem.

A. probably

B. possibly

C. likely

D. certainly

2. You should be _____ of yourself for telling such a lie.

A. afraid

B. sorry

C. ashamed

D. regretful

3. Obviously the steak is overdone. I can hardly _____ it.

A. swallow

B. chew

C. eat

D. taste

4. His newly published novel, _____ spoken of by both experts and common readers, is a great success.

A. exactly

B. awfully

C. highly

D. appropriately

5. You might consider _____ work before you decide what you want to do.

A. lifelong

B. present

C. permanent

D. temporary

6. At least six times since the end of the last ice age, the Mississippi River has dramatically altered its _____.

A. course

B. road

C. way

D. channel

7. The purpose of this program is to measure students’ _____ to learn instead of their present achievement.

A. determination

B. capacity

C. process

D. attitude

8. Words failed to _____ her excitement when she was told she had won the first prize in the music competition.

A. explain

B. convey

C. conduct

D. transmit

9. Please write your name in the _____ space at the top of the form and then hand it back to me.

A. empty

B. bare

C. blank

D. hollow

10. There will be a series of _____ on the British legal system in our department.

A. speeches

B. classes

C. address

D. lectures

11. It is the _____ for the bride’s father to pay for the wedding.

A. custom

B. habit

C. hobby

D. pattern

12. The refrigerator will be sent to your house within three days free of _____.

A. expense

B. charge

C. payment

D. cost

13. Creating a new festival may seem an unusual way to celebrate history and culture, but we are _____ all creating new festival every year.

A. in fact

B. in a word

C. in general

D. in turn

14.If you do n’t want to be down and out, you’d better try your best to _____ the fast pace of modern society.

A. make up for

B. live up to

C. keep up with

D. put up with

15. None of us expected Doctor King to _____ at the meeting. We thought he was still in America.

A. turn down

B. turn off

C. turn to

D. turn up

16. The plain silver ring was her favorite; it was _____ to her form her great-grandmother.

A. handed out

B. handed down

C. handed over

D. handed in

17. On seeing the old lady crossing the road, she _____ her car immediately.

A. pulled up

B. pulled down

C. pulled in

D. pulled off

18. Glass-fiber cables can carry hundreds of telephone conversations _____.

A. at length

B. at the moment

C. at the same time

D. at intervals

19._____ this sad event, we have cancelled the 4th of July celebrations.

A. In regard to

B. In light of

C. In line with

D. In terms of

20. This kind of vegetable is extremely expensive in winter because it is _____.

21. Henry insisted that everything would be OK. _____, I couldn’t help feeling worried

A. Anyway

B. Nevertheless

C. Therefore

D. Consequently

22. It was Richard’s first day to go to work, and he was determined to create a good _____ on his colleagues

A. reaction

B. expression

C. reflection

D. impression

23. The Browns asked me to _____ their plants when they were away on vacation

A. look into

B. look after

C. look over

D. look through

24. If I were you, I wouldn’t believe all those stories – Big Sam loves _____ things up.

A. making

B. turning

C. mixing

D. keeping

25. I hope I haven’t _____ you in any way. I really meant to help you out of trouble

A. excited

B. tolerated

C. bored

D. offended

26. Not finding the key, the firemen had to _____ the door to get into the burning house.

A. break off

B. break out

C. break down

D. break up

27. It is half a year since the traffic a ccident, but she still can’t _____ the death of her son.

A. get over

B. get by

C. get rid of

D. get off

28. The snow was now two feet deep, making it difficult, _____, to get the car out.

A. if necessary

B. if at all

C. if not impossible

D. if ever

29. The plane was delayed, so the passengers _____ time by playing cards and watching TV

A. killed

B. spent

C. wasted

D. lost

30. Art books are expensive to produce, _____ if they contain color illustrations.

A. especially

B. possibly

C. remind

D. similarly

31. Do you think if it would make _____ for the city authorities to further restrict parking?

A. way

B. progress

C. sense

D. point

32. How can you expect her to _____ exactly what happened fifteen years ago?

A. reserve

B. recall

C. remind

D. repeat

33. Frank is having a tough time deciding whether to dress _____ or formally for the party tomorrow

A. plainly

B. carefully

C. smartly

D. casually

34. We have learned to vary our language and our behavior to _____ the needs of different circumstances.

A. feel

B. satisfy

C. urge

D. create

35. Please calm down! I know what you’re saying – there is no need to _____ your voice.

A. raise

B. lower

C. lose

D. soften

36. After staying at home for several days, Mary felt _____ to go out for some fresh air.

A. relaxed

B. tempered

C. tired

D. encouraged

37. Many people spend a lot of time on the way to the office, but there is a growing _____ for people to wok at home.

A. influence

B. prediction

C. tendency

D. concern

38. The shop assistant promised that the color of the dress would never _____. But you see what my dress looks like now.

A. dye

B. vanish

C. lose

D. fade

39. You could become a good musician, but your lack of practice is _____.

A. holding you back

B. holding you on

C. holding you out

D. holding you up

40. We will help her if she can _____ her promise to work harder.

A. break

B. fulfill

C. make

D. withdraw

41. The old lady was sitting in the _____ of a large tree looking very relaxed and happy.

A. shape

B. shelter

C. shade

D. shadow

42. Good parents should let the children make their own decisions instead of _____.

A. interfering

B. interrupting

C. interpreting

D. interviewing

43. After filling in the application form, I was requested to _____ a recent photograph to the form.

A. attach

B. obtain

C. attain

D. retain

44. These changes will affect all managers and to a lesser _____ some ordinary workers.

A. range

B. scale

C. degree

D. scope

45. We are still dealing with problems _____ errors made in the past five years.

A. leading to

B. resulting from

C. bringing about

D. coming across

46. The contract is very important for our company, so let’s _____ the detail s carefully.

A. go after

B. go off

C. go through

D. go for

47. The young actress is very _____ about her success; she says it’s as much the result of good

A. anxious

B. shy

C. modest

D. sensitive

48. The age of the students in night school ranged from 19 to 45 with a(n) _____ age of 34.

A. middle

B. same

C. average

D. legal

49. Yesterday I put my woolen skirt in the washing machine by mistake and now it has _____.

A. shivered

B. shined

C. shifted

D. shrunk

50. Foley will retire in two weeks. No one knows who will _____ him as Speaker of the House.

A. hold

B. succeed

C. take

D. follow

51. With her own car, she is now much more _____ than before.

A. mobile

B. active

C. movable

D. altered

52. The rent for the apartment is 100 dollars a month _____ service charges.

A. containing

B. involving

C. bearing

D. including

53. It is difficult for small, independent bookstores to _____ with the big national chains.

A. concern

B. compete

C. connect

D. communicate

54. In this country, our company has the _____ rights to ma rket Elton John’s records.

A. only

B. unique

C. sole

D. absolute

55. The _____ value of labor in capitalist society does not represent the real value of labor.

A. actual

B. true

C. genuine

D. real

56. I hadn’t seen Julia for years, but I _____ her voice on the phone immediately.

A. realized

B. recognized

C. recalled

D. recovered

57. The professor wrote a letter of _____ for his student who was applying to a famous company for the post of a secretary.

A. protest

B. recommendation

C. credit

D. complaint

58. The law requires equal treatment for all, _____ of race, religion, or sex.

A. regardless

B. aware

C. doubtful

D. innocent

59. Yesterday evening the old wooden house was burned and the mother died trying to _____ her child from the fire.

A. hide

B. rescue

C. help

D. prevent

60. Neither the children nor the old like having their daily _____ upset

A. routine

B. habit

C. custom

D. practice

61. The general manager is always busy. You should phone his secretary to make an _____ if you want to see him.

A. appointment

B. offer

C. interview

D. opportunity

62. My suitcase was so full that it didn’t have _____ for anything else.

A. spot

B. room

C. place

D. area

63. You are a little overweight. I suggest you _____ Rosie’s example and start doing regular exercise.

A. set

B. copy

C. follow

D. give

64. In 1969 two American astronauts _____ on the moon and walked on its rocky, dusty surface.

A. concentrate

B. based

C. landed

D. focused

65. – Do you let your kids go out alone at night? – _____ not!

A. Absolutely

B. Extremely

C. Actually

D. Eventually

66. It had never _____ to him that he might be falling in love with her.

A. happened

B. referred

C. occurred

D. came

67. Due to circumstances _____ our control the performance had to be cancelled.

A. beyond

B. above

C. over

D. under

68. If you’re looking for a job you need to be _____ about where you’re prepared to wor k.

A. changeable

B. available

C. flexible

D. mobile

69. The woman’s illness _____ the doctors; they couldn’t find the cause.

A. attracted

B. excited

C. puzzled

D. interrupted

70. You’d better have the pipe checked today. It has kept _____ for three days.

A. pouring

B. leaking

C. spitting

D. dropping

71. This house has many interesting _____. The one I like most is a large Victorian fireplace.

A. appearances

B. features

C. mysteries

D. aspects

72. Students from poor families can apply for _____ aid from the government to support their education.

A. legal

B. first

C. financial

D. economic

73.I didn’t expect the restaurant would _____ us ￡50 for the wine.

A. spend

B. charge

C. cost

D. take

74. Sorry I never drink milk; it doesn’t _____ me.

A. agree to

B. agree on

C. agree with

D. agree about

75. This nurse was _____ when you were sent to the hospital.

A. in turn

B. in practice

C. on duty

D. on business

76. Getting young people together will help to _____ the barriers between them.

A. break off

B. break down

C. break up

D. break out

77. You can go out, _____ you promise to come back before 11 o’clock.

A. as far as

B. as soon as

C. so far as

D. so long as

78. Caroline doesn’t have a natural gift for music but she ______ it with hard work.

A. makes for

B. makes into

C. makes up for

D. makes use of

79. It is quite clear that his only reason for investing in the company is to _____.

A. take it over

B. take it down

C. take it in

D. take it off

80. Excuse me, you can complain to me; I’m the person _____.

A. in case

B. in charge

C. in effect

D. in force

81. Scientists in the world are expected to find a(n) _____ to the problem of over population.

A. reply

B. solution

C. response

D. answer

82. We have been told that the contract in question is _____ for one year starting from the

A. useful

B. efficient

C. practical

D. effective

83. When it comes to job interview, first _____ are important.

A. reflections

B. impressions

C. reactions

D. comments

84. Let’s ask Linda to take part in the contest since she has a _____ for music.

A. gift

B. hobby

C. present

D. desire

85. Where unemployment and crime rates are high, it can be assumed that the _____ is due to the former.

A. later

B. last

C. latter

D. late

86. Research is an active and formally organized search for _____ information for a specific purpose.

A. especial

B. particular

C. special

D. specific

87. National _____ are becoming increasingly meaningless in the global economy.

A. margins

B. edges

C. divisions

D. boundaries

88. A special _____ should be laid on the necessity of team cooperation.

A. attention

B. emphasis

C. notice

D. importance

89. Julia likes to rent a house, which is comfortable, well-equipped and, _____, in a quiet neighborhood.

A. all in all

B. at all

C. above all

D. after all

90. The poor old man was _____ yesterday when he was crossing the street.

A. run into

B. run out

C. run over

D. run through

91. With a total of 1,300 million people, China is one of the most densely _____ countries in the world.

A. populated

B. polluted

C. crowded

D. concentrated

92. It wasn’t a good thing; _____, it was a huge mistake.

A. on the whole

B. on the contrary

C. on the average

D. on the other hand

93. It’s a shame that he is still _____ his parents; he is already 25 years old.

A. depending on

B. growing on

C. focusing on

D. feeding on

94. Will you _____ it that this letter gets mailed today?

A. see off

B. see to

C. look after

D. look into

95. She _____ her research into the cause of cancer in spite of financial problems.

A. carried away

B. put forward

C. consisted in

D. persisted in

96. Tim stopped and stayed for a moment to _____ himself that he was not being followed.

A. insure

B. assure

C. confirm

D. confine

97. Many foreigners in China enjoy watching the news on CCTV _____ .

A. Program

B. Performance

C. Channel

D. Play

98. I tried to get through, but there were too many people _____ my way.

A. blocking

B. delaying

C. holding

D. stopping

99. To _____ their new product, they are selling it at half price for a month.

A. raise

B. improve

C. promote

D. increase

100. The local authorities decided to keep the old temple for its historical _____.

A. value

B. benefit

C. wealth

D. property

Part III Structure

1. The courses at our school are very different from _____ at your school.

A. that

B. those

C. which

D. if

2. The meeting began two hours ago, but so far no decision _____.

A. had arrived by

B. has arrived at

C. had been arrived by

D. has been arrived at

3. There is some doubt _____ Julia can pass her driving test tomorrow.

A. whether

B. that

C. which

D. were canceled

4. I’m very tired and I don’t think I feel like _____ shopping today.

A. to go to

B. to go

C. going to

D. going

5. Mary should have put the fish in the refrigerator. I bet it _____ uneatable by now.

A. becomes

B. has become

C. will become

D. had become

6. – Did Richard mend the roof himself? –No, he _____ because he doesn’t like to climb a ladder.

A. hadn’t mended it

B. had it mended

C. mended it

D. had mended it

7. Being watched by a lot of people, Alison felt very nervous, _____ what to say.

A. didn’t know

B. not knowing

C. and doesn’t know

D. not know

8. Not only _____ a pay increase, they want reduced hours as well.

A. do nurses want

B. nurses want

C. are nurses wanted

D. nurses are wanted

9. nurses are wanted No tree could be seen here five years ago, but now over 60% of this district _____ covered by trees and greens.

A. are

B. has

C. have

D. is

10. It is important that she _____ a record of everything she does in the experiment.

A. keep

B. must keep

C. keeps

D. will keep

11. Human beings differ from animals _____ they can use language as a tool to communicate with each other.

A. for that

B. in that

C. for which

D. in which

12. There are now over 8000 students in the college, almost _____ there were six years ago.

A. as many as three times

B. there times as many as

C. three more times than

D. as three times many as

13. It was _____ I left my hometown and moved to Hangzhou .

A. ten years ago that

B. the years since

C. ten years when

D. for ten years since

14. _____ he sand storm, the train for Beijing would not have been delayed for thirty-two hours.

A. In spite of

B. Because of

C. As for

D. Without

15. Alone in a strange country, Malian was so devoted to her study that she felt _____ lonely.

A. all but

B. nothing but

C. everything but

D. anything but

16. It is common knowledge that cotton cloth, _____ in hot water, tends to shrink.

A. it is washed

B. when washed

C. washing

D. to be washed

17. Man cannot live without food _____ than plants can grow without sunshine.

A. any more

B. more or less

C. not more

D. no more

18. In modern society, knowledge is to us _____ water is to life.

A. like

B. as

C. what

D. that

19. Why do those rich people steal things _____ they could easily afford to buy them?

A. that

B. because

C. if

D. when

20. What you said was true. It was, _____, a little impolite.

A. nevertheless

B. otherwise

C. thus

D. furthermore

21. Our purpose is to make the computer _____ people better.

A. to serve

B. serve

C. serving

D. served

22. Henry had to stay at home because of his broken leg, so he asked me whether I could find someone _____ with him.

A. played cards

B. play cards

C. playing cards

D. to play cards

23. After _____ for the job successfully, you are supposed to receive staff training.

A. having interviewed

B. interviewing

C. being interviewed

D. interviewed

24. Used to rural life, my parents have trouble _____ to living in the urban area.

A. adjusting

B. adjusted

C. to adjust

D. adjust

25. The house _____ in the north of the camp now will be our new library.

A. which was built

B. being building

C. built

D. being built

26. Only 2 of the 38 passengers survived the accident. If only the driver _____ more carefully.

A. drove

B. had driven

C. drives

D. has driven

27. Some guests would like to stay at the hotel _____ they did last time.

A. which

B. when

C. that

D. where

28. We hav e prepared for such a long time and it’s about time our team _____.

A. won

B. has won

C. wins

D. will win

29. The policemen compared the suspect’s footprints with _____ found at the crime scene.

A. which

B. what

C. that

D. those

30. It is already ten o’clo ck and the game _____ by now.

A. should have finished

B. will have finished

C. must have finished

D. must finish

31. _____ that the truth would be discovered sooner or later.

A. Little he knows

B. Little does he know

C. Little he knew

D. Little did he know

32. _____ they are fit I see no reason why they shouldn’t go on playing for another four or five years.

A. Though

B. Until

C. Provided

D. Unless

33. All the students were surprised that their team _____ the game.

A. should lose

B. should have lost

C. would lose

D. would have lost

34. You two haven’t done anything at all. You _____ be tired.

A. shall not

B. should not

C. can’t

D. must not

35. It’s no good _____ to persuade him to give up drinking –he won’t listen.

A. try

B. have tired

C. to try

D. trying

36. _____ a reply, he decided to go to the company to see the manager himself.

A. Having not received

B. Not having received

C. He hadn’t received

D. Not receiving

37. The film is reported _____ three Oscars, which the director had never expected.

A. carried off

B. has carried off

C. to carry off

D. to have carried off

38. He cannot be accused of murder for the simple reason _____ he was not in the town when the crime was committed.

A. why

B. when

C. that

D. because

39. I clearly remember _____ something about this famous actor in a newspaper last month.

A. having read

B. read

C. to read

D. reading

40. Henry has never been to the Summer Palace, and it’s the place _____.

A. in which he wants to visit

B. that he wants to visit it most

C. where he wants to visit

D. he wants to visit most

41. Ten years later I met Mr. Brown again and found that he looked _____ the same.

A. all

B. pretty

C. very

D. much

42. The time limit for the task was only one week, but somehow I managed to get it _____.

A. do

B. to be done

C. done

D. doing

43. To be frank, I’d rather everything _____ on that day.

A. hadn’t happened

B. didn’t happened

C. not happened

D. would not happen

44. Despite the wonderful acting and great stars the _____ movie couldn’t hold the audience’s attention.

A. two-hour

B. two hours

C. two-hours

D. two-hour's

45. Their requirement is that every member _____ at least one meeting per year.

A. will attend

B. attend

C. must attend

D. attends

46. Professor Pile _____ to Hangzhou before, so I went to meet him at the airport.

A. didn’t go

B. hasn’t been

C. wouldn’t go

D. hadn’t been

47. Bryson decided to get some work experience first _____ go straight on to university.

A. rather than

B. other than

C. more than

D. better than

48. I can use a computer, but _____ it comes to repairing them, I know nothing.

A. after

B. until

C. since

D. when

49. A man is reported in the local newspaper _____ by three youths as he walked home from work yesterday

A. was robbed

B. having been robbed

C. to be robbed

D. to have been robbed

50. We _____ so much – three dishes and a mixed salad would have been enough for us.

A. didn’t have to order

B. didn’t need to order

C. needn’t to have ordered

D. needn’t have ordered

51. _____ for your assistance, I wouldn’t be able to do so well.

A. If it isn’t

B. Weren’t it

C. If it wasn’t

D. Wasn’t it

52. The Mona Lisa, _____ in Italy, is now kept in Louvre, a museum in Paris.

A. who painted

B. who was painted

C. that was painted

D. which was painted

53. Scientific research indicates that two-thirds of the earth surface _____ with water.

A. covered

B. are covered

C. covers

D. is covered

54. Einstein was the man _____ Theory of Relativity has influenced our ideas of time and space.

A. who

B. that

C. whose

D. of whom

55. _____ we’ll do is to leave Mum a note to tell her that we won’t be back till tomorrow morning.

A. What

B. If

C. that

D. Whether

56. _____ he completed his education abroad, he has been working for a travel agency in Shanghai.

A. As soon as

B. Since

C. By the time

D. When

57. All the teachers and students _____, the ceremony was declared open.

A. had arrived

B. arrived

C. having arrived

D. arriving

58. _____ any reply, Mary decided to visit the company herself.

A. Having not

B. Not having got

C. Not having

D. Having not got

59. When he knew that he had passed the exam, he felt a great weight _____ off his mind.

A. taken

B. took

C. to take

D. taking

60. Goods _____ from abroad are not always better than those made in China.

A. importing

B. which import

C. imported

D. which imported

61. The doctor promised to keep all the family members _____ of how the operation was going on.

A. informing

B. to be informed

C. informed

D. to inform

62. Mr. Smith stayed up late on Friday, _____ a long speech for the president.

A. prepared

B. to prepare

C. preparing

D. prepare

63. The angry demonstrators demanded that the military government _____ all political prisoners.

A. free

B. must free

C. freed

D. would

64. You will get your camera next Monday. We regret any inconvenience _____ to you.

A. having caused

B. causing

C. to be caused

D. caused

65. Now everything is clear and there is no point _____ the truth.

A. in denying

B. to deny

C. by denying

D. deny

66. _____ is known to all, Lu Xun is one of the greatest writers in China.

A. It

B. That

C. As

D. Which

67. Medical treatment varies greatly from state to state in this country, _____ is really confusing to me

A. this

B. it

C. that

D. which

68. Brown’s father told him he could have _____ he wanted for birthday.

A. wherever

B. whatever

C. whenever

D. whichever

69. The day will come sooner or later _____ I buy a boat and sail around the world.

A. since

B. as

C. until

D. when

70. At the end of last month, they _____ thirty percent of the production plan.

A. will finish

B. have finished

C. had finished

D. finished

71. If I _____ younger and in better condition, I would have run after the thief with others.

A. were

B. was

C. had been

D. would be

72. _____ the telephone was invented in the nineteenth century _____ speech sounds over a long

A. Not until…could people send

B. Not until…people could send

C. Until…could people not send

D. Until…people could send

73. Though dress may be, _____ some extent, helpful in judging a person, that alone will not be sufficient.

A. for

B. to

C. in

D. by

74. Tom didn’t believe a word she said and _____.

A. neither did the police

B. neither the police did

C. the police didn’t neither

D. the police did neither

75. The _____ they arrived at the hotel, couples were presented with a bunch of roses.

A. moment

B. time

C. occasion

D. chance

76. I talked with Julia in the classroom just a minute ago. She _____ to the cinema.

A. hadn’t gone

B. shouldn’t have gone

C. can’t have gone

D. wouldn’t have gone

77. A s urvey was carried out on children’s attitudes to violence on television, _____ was surprising.

A. the result

B. its result

C. which results

D. the result of which

78. Scientists have found that there are four levels of sleep, each _____ a little deeper than the one before.

A. is

B. was

C. being

D. to be

79. We lost our way in the desert, and _____ made matters worse was that we ran out of water.

A. it

B. that

C. which

D. what

80. In the Middle Ages people believed it was the earth, not the sun, _____ the center of our planetary system.

A. was that

B. that was

C. was

D. that

81. Just outside the ruins _____ a magnificent building surrounded by many tall trees.

A. is

B. be

C. are

D. will be

82. Linda didn’t go to the movie last night because she _____ for the final examination until

10 p.m.

A. should have prepared

B. had to prepare

C. must have prepared

D. would have to prepare

83. Just after putting away the letter, _____.

A. the telephone rang loud

B. someone called Brown

C. the telephone was ringing

D. Brown heard the telephone ring

84. Laurie is reported _____ the U.S. figure skating championship nine times.

A. having won

B. has won

C. to have won

D. winning

85. The evidence suggests that single fathers _____ more likely to work than single mothers.

A. should be

B. be

C. will be

D. are

86. The man was fined because he was caught _____ a tree.

A. cut

B. to cut

C. cutting

D. be cutting

87. What is the way people have thought of _____ enough money to help the poor children who can’t go to school?

A. to raise

B. raising

C. having raised

D. raised

88. While shopping, people sometimes can’t help _____ something they actually don’t need.

A. to buy

B. buy

C. to buying

D. buying

89. The question of _____ the traffic accident happened hasn’t been answered yet, though the police have made on-the-spot investigation.

A. that

B. whether

C. how

D. whenever

90. _____ can be seen from the comparison of the two charts, sales of automobiles jumped 3.2 percent in October.

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