1. They risk losing their homes because they can no longer ___ the repayment.
　　A．bring up
　　B．keep up
　　C．clear up
　　D．break up

　　2. The black-necked crane is one of the ____ species only found in some countries of the world.
　　A．merest
　　B．fondest
　　C．handiest
　　D．rarest

　　3. It is reported that over the last 17 years this bank has ____ a sufficient reserve to cope with the crisis.
　　A．pulled up
　　B．built up
　　C．set up
　　D．summed up

　　4.Catherine is very discreet, she will ___ that the information goes directly to Walter.
　　A．see it to
　　B．is seeing it
　　C．see to it
　　D．see it

　　5. As far as I know, both companies are ____ a merger.
　　A．keen on
　　B．familiar to
　　C．known as
　　D．similar to

　　6. Yesterday afternoon groups of women took to the streets to ___ the arrest of a black activist.
　　A．break through
　　B．protest against
　　C．bring up
　　D．keep off

　　7. The boy searched everything in the room and eventually discovered his notebook ___ under the pillow.
　　A．hide
　　B．hiding
　　C．having hidden
　　D．hidden

　　8. As is known to all, the reason he failed in the exam is ____ he is too lazy.
　　A．that
　　B．because
　　C．because of
　　D．for

　　9. In Africa more than 6 million people have been ____ by the prolonged drought.
　　A．effected
　　B．a(chǎn)ffected
　　C．injured
　　D．damaged

　　10.This morning I came across a beggar who was ___ a girl for some money.
　　A．for
　　B．a(chǎn)fter
　　C．near
　　D．to

　　11. A broadcast of the speech was heard in San Francisco, but it is not known if this was _____.
　　A．a(chǎn)live
　　B．lively
　　C．live
　　D．living

　　12. The new rule ____ where a person owns stock in a corporation.
　　A．a(chǎn)pplies
　　B．a(chǎn)dopts
　　C．imposes
　　D．implies

　　13. The old man is over 80, so he has the right to considerate and ___ care.
　　A．respect
　　B．respected
　　C．respectful
　　D．respective

　　14. The judge recommended that the man ____ 20 years in prison for robbing a bank.
　　A．had to serve
　　B．served
　　C．must serve
　　D．serve

　　15. His work as a consultant consists ___ advising foreign companies on the siting of new factories.
　　A．in
　　B．by
　　C．a(chǎn)t
　　D．to

　　16.Many conservatives disapproved of the tax increase, ____ it as unfair.
　　A．regard
　　B．regarding
　　C．having regarded
　　D．regarded

　　17. The president has gone along with the hard-liners lest they ___ tempted to oust him.
　　A．have been
　　B．were
　　C．be
　　D．would be

　　18. It is high time the government ____ a more humanitarian approach towards victims of the recession.
　　A．displayed
　　B．displays
　　C．should display
　　D．would display

　　19. A senior judge is acting as _____ in the pay dispute between the trade union and management.
　　A．remitter
　　B．monitor
　　C．referee
　　D．observer

　　20. The police are trying to solve the ____ of who sent them the threatening letter.
　　A．provision
　　B．puzzle
　　C．purpose
　　D．push