21.Their___grew longer as the afternoon went on.

A)shadows     B)shades        C)shapes       D)shallows

22.Before he left for his vacation he went to the bank to____ some money.

A)pull         B)pick          C)gain         D)draw

23.He___his childhood memories for the material of most of his stories.

A)turns on      B)works on     C)draws on      D)tries on

24.He saw the plane crash into the sea when its engines______.

A)failed        B)faded        C)fainted        D)fired

25.It is hot in the day-time but the temperature____ sharply at night.

A)decreases     B)drops        C)descends       D)reduces

26.Young as he was, he was in____ of a large number of men.

A)management    B)leadership    C)charge      D)direction

27.They____on us as they were passing through town.

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

28.Given me his____ words.

A)precise         B)correct        C)exact      D)accurate

29.Let’s____some of these old newspaper. It takes too much room here.

A)dispose        B)dismiss        C)discharge    D)discard

30.I don’t like to ask people for help as a rule but I wonder if you could____ me a favour.

A)make          B)do            C)find         D)get

31.Will all those___ the proposal raise their hands?

A)in relation to    B)in excess of     C)in contrast to    D)in favor of

32.When he was a young man, Lincoln____ down the Mississippi in a flatboat.

A)drained       B)dragged         C)dripped         D)drifted

33.Tom got home very late that night and his parents were already asleep, so he tiptoed(踮起腳走)upstairs to his own room,____ of waking either of them.

A)fearful         B)frightening      C)alarmed         D)anxious

34.Was it_____ at the party on Friday?

A)funny         B)drama           C)dramatic       D)fun

35.We were bliged to accept it as true in the____ of other evidence.

A)shortage       B)lack            C)presence        D)absence

36.After a quick____ at the patient the doctor rang for an ambulance.

A)glance        B)glimpse        C)gaze           D)stare

37.Mary was given the first prize by the___ of judges.

A)panel        B)cabinet         C)appointment       D)harmony

38.I caught a___ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of the street.

A)vision        B)glimpse        C)look            D)scene

39.Children are very curious_____.

A)at heart      B)on purpose      C)in person       D)by nature

40.During the war she always kept a____ of tinned food in the house.

A)load         B)substitute       C)reserve          D)conservation

21-25  ADAAB            26-30  CDCDB

31-35  DDADD            36-40  AABDC