1.All the information we have collected in relation to that case_____ very little.

A)makes up for   B)adds up to   C)cones up to   D)puts up with

2.She was complaining that the doctor was_____ too much for the treatment he was giving her.

A)expending     B)charging     C)costing      D)offering

3.Most people who travel in the course of their work are given travelling______.

A)income       B)allowances    C)wages      D)pay

4.She chose cushions of a colour which would____ her carpet.

A)imitate       B)fit           C)mate       D)match

5.Making_____for bad weather and for my own laziness, I think that the job will be finished before the end of the year.

A)allowances    B)margins      C)budgets     D)considerations

6.I was busy_____ plans for the new course.

A)setting out    B)getting up     C)laying down    D)drawing up

7.She pointed out that her wages_____ no relation to the amount of work she did.

A)held         B)yielded       C)offered       D)bore

8.Why this otherwise excellent newspaper allows such an article to be printed is____ me.

A)without      B)outside        C)beside       D)beyond

9.We hadn’t arranged an appointment. Henry and I met on the street______.

A)by mistake    B)by chance     C)by the way    D)by nature

10.He was_____ with robbery.

A)charged      B)accused        C)arrested      D)imprisoned

11.He looked for a table to sit down at, but they were all____.

A)served       B)resorted        C)reserved      D)preserved

12.It is very difficult for us to_____ all the debts in such a short period of time.

A)accumulate     B)gather        C)collect       D)assemble

13.Attendances at football matches have____ since the coming of television.

A)dropped in    B)dropped down    C)dropped off   D)dropped out

14.The President is visiting New York____ the trade talks.

A)in contrast with   B)in connection with  C)in consequence of   D)in accordance with

15.The____lawyer made a great impression on the jury.

A)protecting    B)guarding      C)defending      D)shielding

16.The old couple invited many guests to a grand dinner to____ their silver wedding anniversary.

A)welcome    B)congratulate    C)exclaim    D)celebrate

17.They travelled to Spain by the most____ route.

A)easy        B)direct         C)straight     D)unique

18.What he said just now had little to do with the question____ discussion.

A)on         B)in            C)under        D)at

19.He said that very clearly so that nobody was in any____ about what was meant.

A)doubt       B)wonder       C)question      D)consideration

20.The headmaster had been trying for years to_____ money for a new science block.

A)arise        B)raise         C)lift          D)arouse

1-5    BBBDA            6-10   DDDBA

11-15  CCCBC            16-20  DBCAB