1. We can't ___ one to change the habits of a lifetime in a short time.

A. hope      

B. wait   

C. expect    

D. imagine

 

2. The noise was so ____ that only those with excellent hearing were aware of it.
A. dim    

B. soft    

C. faint    

D. gentle

 

3. His landlady gave him a week's ___ to leave the flat.
A. threat    

B. notice    

C. advice    

D. caution

 

4. Even if they are on sale, these refrigerators are equal in price to, if not more expensive than, ___ at the other store.     
A. anyone    

B. the others    

C. that    

D. the ones

 

5. When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above ___.

A. average    

B. ordinary    

C. regular    

D. normal

 

6. It is clear that the whole world is passing through a social revolution in which a central_____ must be taken by scientists and technologists. 
A. process  

B. attention  

C. measure  

D. part

 

7. These plastic flowers look so ___ that many people think they are real.
A. beautiful    

B. natural    

C. artificial    

D. similar

 

8. When I worked as the general manager of the firm, I sometimes had ___ to visit London on business.     
A. opportunity    

B. possibility    

C. occasion    

D. chance

 

9. The most important ___ of his speech was that we should all work whole-heartedly for the people.
A. element    

B. spot    

C. sense    

D. point

 

10. It has always been the ___ of our firm to encourage workers to take part in social activities.
A. plan    

B. campaign    

C. procedure    

D. policy

 

11. I remember her face but I cannot___ where I met her.
A. recall    

B. remind    

C. remember    

D. remark

 

12. He has left his book here on___, so that you can read it.
A. purpose    

B. intention    

C. aim    

D. meaning

 

13. The open university was started in order to help those who ___ having a university education when they were young. A. stopped    

B. failed    

C. missed    

D. ceased

 

14. We won't know whether it will be successful. We won't know whether there will be good ___.
A. ends    

B. results   

C. effects    

D. causes

 

15. Comrade Li Dazhao,___ librarian of Beijing University, was one of the founders of the Chinese Communist Party.     
A. sometimes    

B. sometime    

C. some time    

D. some times

 

16.The patients believe that the doctor knows exactly how to put them ___.
A. correct    

B. perfect    

C. right    

D. well

 

17. And you find that you're not to be ___ with a position of real responsibility.
A. offered    

B. trusted    

C. furnished    

D. retained

 

18. She got married although her parents had not given her their ___.
A. allowance    

B. consent    

C. permit    

D. appreciation

 

19. At first Bob was puzzled by Virginia s waving, but then it __ his mind that she was trying to tell him something.    
A. crossed    

B. passed    

C. occurred    

D. opened

 

20. When college students ___ future employment, they often think of status, income, and prestige.
A. demand    

B. assume    

C. apply    

D. anticipate

 

21.Alice ___her father that both she and her husband would be happy if he would live with them.
A. convinced    

B. reinforced    

C. pledged    

D. required

 

22. I caught a___ of the car before it disappeared around the bend.
A. glance    

B. glimpse    

C. glare    

D. stare

 

23. The car salesman took the customer for a driver in the new model in order to ___ its improved features.   

A. advocate    

B. demonstrate    

C. exhibit    

D. reveal

 

24. After dinner the minister made a short ___ to the guests.
A. delivery    

B. pronunciation    

C. conversation   

D. speech

 

25. The old man got into the ___ of storing money under the bed.
A. tradition    

B. habit    

C. use    

D. custom

 

26. One-room schoolhouses can still be found in ___ areas where there are no other schools for many miles.  
A. disposed    

B. deserted    

C. isolated    

D. abandoned

 

27. It's bad ____ for a man to smoke in the public places where smoking is not allowed.
A. behavior  

B. action   

C. manner  

D. movement

 

28. Before the final examination, many students have shown ___ of tension. Some have trouble in sleeping while others have lost their appetite.  
A. anxiety 

B. marks   

C. signs 

D. remarks

 

29. When you do exercises, your heart works better. It is able to____ more blood while beating more slowly.  
A. produce   

B. pump    

C. increase   

D. bump

 

30.—Yangyang carried off the first winter Olympic ___ medal for China.
—Great! What ____ she won for our motherland!
A. golden/ honor  

B. gold/ honor  

C. golden/ honors  

D. gold/ honors

 

31. The problem is not ____ so easy as you think. It's far from being settled.
A. hardly   

B. almost   

C. nearly   

D. scarcely

 

32.I'll____ him off this time but next time he'll be punished.
A. leave         

B. let        

C. put              

D. set

 

33. — Who on earth could it be?    

— It was ____ other than Peter.
A. none    

B. nothing       

C. not           

D. nobody

 

34. In the     of proof , the police could not take action against the man .
A. lack  

B. shortage  

C. absence  

D. failure

 

35. He proved himself a true gentleman and the beauty of his ____ was seen at its best when he worked with others. 
A. temper  

B. appearance  

C. talent  

D. character

 

36. Nowadays sending e-mails to each other is a way many a student ____ what they think.
A. conveys         

B. delivers         

C. express       

D. account

 

37. —How do you ____ to her unkindly behavior? 

—Only silence.
Which of the following is wrong?  
A. react 

B. answer 

C. reply 

D. respond

 

38. Some friends tried to settle the quarrel between Mr. and Mrs. Brown without hurting the feeling of ___, but failed . 
A. none  

B. either  

C. both   

D. neither

 

39. Does this car give you good ___for your money ?
A. value       

B. price       

C. worth   

D. cost

 

40. —Where     Chongqing do you decide to build the factory ?  
—Nobody      our manager knows.

A. except/ besides  

B. but/ besides  

C. but/ but  

D. except/ besides

41. It seemed that Ivy was in no____ this evening to listen to my jokes.
A. mind    

B. mood     

C. feeling   

D. emotion

 

42. Sensible people don't think it is___ to buy things which are not needed even at a low price.
A. worth    

B. worthy    

C. wothless  

D. worthwhile

 

43.When you arrive at the hotel, you'll____ notice the friendly staff, who will make your holiday a wonderful dream. 
A. sensitively  

B. scarcely  

C. immediately 

D. obviously

 

44.As they haven't a child of their own, they're going to ____ a little girl.
A. accept    

B. receive   

C. adapt    

D. adopt

 

45. After careful research, it was decided that the spaceship should reenter the Earth's____.
A. surface   

B. air    

C. environment  

D. atmosphere

 

46. David paused to consult his notes, then___ with his speech.
A. proceeded   

B. pursed    

C. pronounced   

D. proposed

 

47.That way of living is___ to people in this small part of the country.
A. specific   

B. available   

C. peculiar   

D. particular

 

48. The headmaster is to give a formal___ at the annual ceremony.
A. address   

B. argument   

C. debate    

D. remark

 

49. He had a talent for music and was___ conductor of Shanghai Symphony Orchestra at the age of 30.
A. assigned   

B. appointed   

C. named    

D. honored

 

50. Psychologists say that___ our emotions will make us feel better and there is nothing to be ashamed of.  
A. relieving  

B. relaxing  

C. releasing  

D. removing

 

51. After many years' waiting, Chinese people____ realized their dream to hold the Olympic Games.
A. constantly   

B. eventually   

C. lastly    

D. generally

 

52. Such noble deeds of the doctors and nurses can't be only____ with money.

A. rewarded   

B. awarded   

C. praised   

D. valued

 

53. Shanghai is so full of____, it seems as if things never stop.

A. strength   

B. spirit    

C. force    

D. energy

 

54. My knowledge of Hong Kong came only from some movies: a____ of criminals are pursued by the police in the narrow streets and then they have a fight. 
A. group 

B. team 

C. class 

D. gang

 

55. When we finally arrived, a lady gave us a ____ introduction of the university.
A. clear    

B. brief    

C. main    

D. abstract

 

56. A(n)____ is a person who understand people's characters.
A. photographer  

B. psychologist  

C. physician  

D. physicist

 

57. If you build a house with good____ , it will last long.
A. foundation   

B. floor    

C. basis   

D. ground

 

58. Although I had read the book assigned by the professor several times, it didn't make any__ to me.  
A. meaning  

B. importance  

C. sense  

D. significance

 

59. Burning all the lights in the classroom will be a great___ on electric power.
A. waste    

B. lack    

C. drain   

D. damage

 

60. As civilization____, more and more people have realized the importance of preserving rare animals from extinction. 
A. stretches  

B. spreads 

C. extends 

D. expands