. They went _____ the plane a few minutes ago.
A.on B. aboard C. inside D. abroad

2. China is _____ in natural resources.
A.abundant B.full C.afford D.filled

3. You should work hard at your lessons or you will fail to get a(an) _____ degree.
A.available B.learning C.studying D.academic

4. Mary speaks with a strong British _____ .
A.intonation B.accent C.tone D.pronunciation

5. You will _____ nothing if you just kill your time this way.
A.acquire B.accomplish C.accept D.afford

6. The driver's carelessness chiefly _____ for the growing rates of car accident.
A.explained B.illustrated C.claimed D.accounted

7. Her long absence from class is on _____ of her serious illness.
A.cause B.consequence C.result D.account

8. I have some _____ with the girl standing there.
A.accordance B.acquaintance C.communication D.meeting

9. The young speaker is _____ the public very excitedly.
A.declaring B.analysing C.addressing D.speaking

10. What methods do you _____ in the course of learning English?
A.hold B.pursue C.adopt D.adapt

11. Follow the doctor's _____ and you will improve your health.
A.order B.attention C.guidance D.advice

12. Reading newspaper may inform you of current _____ both at home and abroad.
A.advantages B.things C.events D.affairs

13. We can't _____ to waste any time now.
A.offer B.support C.hold D.afford

14. The little girl remained _____ after the terrible car accident.
A.survive B.exist C.living D.alive

15. She is easily _____ with naughty cats.
A.angry B.annoyed C.excited D.surprised

16. The girl enjoys swimming and skating _____ from dancing.
A.besides B.except C.apart D.in addition

17. What's wrong with you? You even have no _____ for such a delicious soup.
A.like B.need C.appetite D.desire

18. I should say good-bye to you, for I have an _____ with my friend this afternoon.
A.agreement B.arrangement C.appointment D.assignment

19. She does know how to _____ classical music.
A.understand B.entertain C.amuse D.appreciate

20. The Israeli launched a sudden _____ on the small Lebanese village last night.
A.strike B.attack C.blow D.beating

21. The policemen are making an investigation on the spot in a(an) _____ to discover proofs of the crime.
A.attempt B.try C.desire D.expectation

22. These toys are so _____ that children's parents can hardly afford them.
A.interesting B.costly C.amusing D.attractive

23. Mrs. Green tends to _____ whenever she goes shopping.
A.discuss B.quarrel C.bargain D.chatter

24. The monitor will speak on _____ of the students at the open ceremony.
A.behalf B.benefit C.sake D.profit

25. The drowned hero died for the _____ of the people.
A.reason B.cause C.benefit D.belief

26. He often _____ of his learning before others.
A.tells B.speaks C.boasts D.mentions

27. They were almost out of _____ as they climbed to the top of the mountain.
A.smell B.oxygen C.air D.breath

28. It turns out that the young lady is the only _____ for the teaching post.
A.alternative B.candidate C.representative D.substitute

29. He is very _____ of social work.
A.able B.enable C.capable D.potential

30. They are united as one to fight for the _____ of justice.
A.course B.career C.cause D.duty

31. Carelessness is _____ of this young fellow.
A.characteristic B.personal C.apparent D.consistent

32. The witness gave the policemen an important _____ to the case.
A.clay B.glue C.fact D.clue

33. The roof _____ under the weight of the heavy snow.
A.collapsed B.broke C.fell D.destroyed

34. The pupil knows what water is _____ of.
A.formed B.constituted C.consisted D.composed

35. It is so noisy outside that I can not _____ on what I'm reading.
A.direct B.attend C.concentrate D.impose

36. Some scientists don't want to draw a(an) _____ that there is no life in other planets.
A.argument B.proposal C.discovery D.conclusion

37. Being a teacher, she is always _____ of her own responsibility.
A.clear B.certain C.proud D.conscious

38. She is well respected among the students for she is always _____ of them.
A.concerned B.considerate C.careful D.cautious

39. Jack is a very talkative boy. On the _____, his brother is rather silent.
A.contrast B.comparison C.opposite D.contrary

40. It is the end of this year. And New Year is around the _____.
A.turn B.time C.schedule D.corner

41. Children tend to be _____ about the mysteries of nature.
A.curious B.confused C.interested D.attracted

42. Excessive drinking does _____ to one's health.
A.destruction B.ruin C.bad D.damage

43. The policemen asked the witness to describe the criminal in _____.
A.exactness B.detail C.concretness D.definition

44. The boss _____ Tom from the post of sales manager for his carelessness.
A.drove B.deprived C.dismissed D.denied

45. We must teach children how to _____ right from wrong.
A.classify B.distinguish C.speak D.describe

46. The English teacher _____ upon the new word for quite a few minutes.
A.considered B.defined C.stressed D.dwelt

47. It is _____ to become angry about such a trifle matter.
A.tragic B.ridiculous C.grateful D.realistic

48. Whatever he is faced with danger, he always _____ calm.
A.seems B.remains C.looks D.appears

49. If you do not _____ by the regulations, you will get into trouble.
A.adhere B.stick C.insist D.abide

50. Travel will _____ you with new customs.
A.mix B.contact C.acquaint D.compare

51. Mr. Black _____ the conference in Paris last month.
A. participated B. attended C. presented D. represented

52. I hope your _____ for the position of manager will be successful.
A. attempt B. application C. endeavor D. inquiry

53. _____ his father, John likes to draw beautiful pictures of birds.
A. Similar B. Alike C. Unlike D. Despite

54. The sales manager _____ a plan to promote sales in his company.
A. conceived B. emerged C. appointed D. claimed

55. If the committee had _____ the plan he suggested, things would be quite different now.
A. elected B. commanded C. decided D. adopted

56. We are always hoping that a more peaceful solution can be _____.
A. worked out B. set out C. tried out D. run out

57. The past always seems better when you _____ it.
A. look back to B. look down to C. look up to D. look back on

58. Scientists will have to _____ with new methods of increasing the world's food supply.
A. come to B. come up C. come around D. come on

59. The author put much _____ into the novel, which appeals to many young reader.
A. passion B. procession C. possession D. potential

60. Automobile production has been increased _____ .
A. highly B. greatly C. infinitely D. strongly

61. While living there, she _____ the local dialect.
A. picked up B. put forward C. learned by D. looked forward to

62. Our letters and newspapers are _____ at 4 o'clock every afternoon.
A. arrived B. delayed C. delivered D. restored

63. I object _____ like a child.
A. to be treated B. to being treated
C. against being treated D. against treating

64. Wealth cannot be _____ with happiness.
A. equal B. related C. associated D. identified

65. I'm obliged _____ you for your good advice.
A. for B. by C. to D. with

66. I _____ Kathy yesterday at the station.
A. ran into B. ran out C. ran for D. ran away

67. The south of England is certainly beautiful, but it can't be _____ the south of France for
sunshine.
A. compared with B. compared to C. compared by D. compared about

68. Joe's explanation _____ the mystery of his uncle's death.
A. sets light on B. gives lights on
C. puts lights upon D. throws light upon

69. The results were _____ in comparison with the effort required to achieve them
A. minimum B. tiny C. minor D. indispensable

70. Although the long-term _____ cannot be predicted, the project has been approved by the committee.
A. effect B. effort C. affect D. afford

71. The lady told me that the form should be _____ filled in.
A. regularly B. comprehensively
C. properly D. consequently

72. At the end of the meeting the chairman _____ the opinions of the members.
A. added up B. summed up C. kept up D. set up

73. Without further proof, the police had to _____ the suspect.
A. remove B. receive C. reveal D. release

74. USA _____ the United States of America.
A. represents for B. shows for
C. expresses for D. stands for

75. Our car _____ to a hundred kilometers per hour.
A. reached up B. speeded up
C. arrived up D. ran up

76. He read through the proposal and then said he had no _____ to it.
A. denial B. opinion C. blame D. objection

77. The city government has _____ them permission to open a day nursery.
A. qualified B. granted C. promised D. refused

78. Eliza found it hard to _____ her attention _____ her work with TV on.
A. focus...to B. focus...on
C. sum...up D. sum...to

79. English teachers are _____ speak too much in class.
A. related to B. used to
C. inclined to D. objected to

80. She has been _____ the rain and is wet through.
A. caught up B. caught up with
C. caught up by D. caught in

81. The branches could hardly _____ the weight of the fruit.
A. sustain B. maintain C. retain D. remain
82. The temperature has ______26 below zero.
A. fell to B. fallen down
C. fallen to D. falled to

83. The test ______a number of multiple choice questions.
A. composes of B. composes in
C. consists of D. consist in

84. Just ______him! I have never ______such nonsense in my life.
A. hear…h(huán)eard B. hear…listened to
C. listened…h(huán)eard D. listen to…h(huán)eard

85. The music was so ______that the audience were _______to death.
A. boring…bored B. bored…boring
C. bored…bored D. boring…boring

86. We all agreed with him ______his proposals ______a Christmas party.
A. to…on B. on…for
C. about…for D. on…of

87. He ________us because he went to an expensive school.
A. looks up B. looks down
C. looks down upon D. looks up to

88. Ultrasonic sounds produce pulsed(脈沖的)signals _______various defects in metal can be
detected.
A. as a result of that B. by means of that
C. as a result of which D. by means of which

89. Many English words _____ the French language.
A. are derived from B. gain from
C. derive from D. source from

90. Martin said he had nothing _____ the damaged door.
A. to do with B. to do to
C. to make with D. to make to

91. I don't think this paragraph _____ .
A. gets meaning B. makes out sense
C. gets out meaning D. makes sense

92. This boy exactly _____ the description of the lost child.
A. answers to B. answers with
C. answers for D. answers into

93. I don't like Rachel. She is always _____ out of nothing.
A. taking fuss B. taking fussy
C. making a fuss D. making a fussy

94. Alice kept asking me to go shopping with her, and finally I _____.
A. gave off B. got off C. got in D. gave in

95. No matter what happens I'll _____ you.
A. stand upon B. back upon C. stand by D. back by

96. Smoking _____ his illness.
A. attributed to B. accounted to C. owed to D. contributed to

97. His being here will _____ to us.
A. be indifferent B. be not a difference
C. make not a difference D. make no difference

98. We can't go outing today, for the weather has completely _____ our plan.
A. caused B. effected C. wrecked D. interfered

99. Some people are _____ to politics; they don't know what is going on in other places.
A. curious B. keen C. sympathetic D. indifferent

100. His selfless spirit _____ him for the task.
A. qualifies B. fits C. promotes D. matches