1.Not until you have read the novel ____ what it is about.
　　 A．you will know
　　 B．can you know
　　 C．should you know
　　 D．have you really known
　　2.The budget crisis has forced the Prime Minister to ____ his words.
　　 A．go back on
　　 B．go back to
　　 C．go in for
　　 D．go along with
　　3.Having professionally made curtains can be _____, so why not make your own?
　　 A．merry
　　 B．mean
　　 C．costly
　　 D．considerable
　　4.I think it is an issue we’ll have to _____ at some point, no matter how unpleasant it is.
　　 A．prefer
　　 B．confront
　　 C．charge
　　 D．contact
　　5.Police said the man was arrested without a struggle after a car _____ through the streets of the city.
　　 A．chasing
　　 B．braking
　　 C．crash
　　 D．patrolling
　　6.Many shops along the route have been boarded up _____ trouble.
　　 A．in case
　　 B．in case of
　　 C．in any case
　　 D．in the case of
　　7.Frankly speaking, I am getting very bored ____ this entire business.
　　 A．a(chǎn)t
　　 B．of
　　 C．from
　　 D．with
　　8.She ____ take a taxi to the town ____ wait for a bus here in the rain.
　　 A．would rather … than
　　 B．would … rather than to
　　 C．prefers …than
　　 D．prefers … to
　　9.We ____ to refund your money if you are not delighted with your purchase.
　　 A．guarantee
　　 B．object
　　 C．justify
　　 D．oblige
　　10.The long-range goal must be to ____ nuclear weapons altogether.
　　 A．do down
　　 B．do up
　　 C．do away with
　　 D．do over

11.She boasted ____ how she had written a novel when she was only 15.
　　 A．a(chǎn)t
　　 B．in
　　 C．of
　　 D．over
　　12.With the election out of the way, the government can ____ business.
　　 A．get by
　　 B．get off
　　 C．get across
　　 C．get down to
　　13.He ____ much of his collection to pay his gardening bills.
　　 A．parted with
　　 B．dealt with
　　 C．kept up with
　　 D．put up with
　　14.He left a note at the scene of the crime, _____ detectives to catch him.
　　 A．denying
　　 B．challenging
　　 C．a(chǎn)ssigning
　　 D．capturing
　　15.The old man died in hospital after being _____ by a car.
　　 A．taken down
　　 B．let down
　　 C．laid down
　　 D．knocked down
　　16.The former director was sentenced to nine years in prison because he had _______ ＄200,000 in company funds.
　　 A．deposited
　　 B．shared
　　 C．granted
　　 D．embezzled
　　17.Was it just an accident or did your friend do it _____ ?
　　 A．in vain
　　 B．beyond question
　　 C．on purpose
　　 D．once for all
　　18.He was told that he would be granted _____ from prosecution if he confessed the names of the other spies in the ring.
　　 A．punishment
　　 B．consignment
　　 C．companion
　　 D．immunity
　　19.She usually _____ the park on her way home.
　　 A．cuts across
　　 B．cuts off
　　 C．cuts in
　　 D．cuts short 　
　　20.In the United States some lanes are ____ for cars with more than one occupant.
　　 A．recognized
　　 B．refuted
　　 C．reserved
　　 D．regarded