Lesson1
1. The safari hunter was nearly _____ to death by a herd of elephants. A. stampeded B. trampled C. trod D. stamped
2. She felt that she was too ______ with problems to be able to study properly. A. burdened
B. tired
C. grieved D. disturbed 3 The roof ______ under the weight of the snow. A. fell
C. collapsed
B. submerged D. descended
4. Juvenile _______ is becoming a very difficult problem for society to overcome. A. negligence C. delinquency
B. crime
D. offence
5. The current spirit of _____ among the various departments of the university have led to a number of interdisciplinary publications which might not otherwise have been written. A. competition C. cooperation
B. patriotism D. futility
6. Ben derived a lot of ______ from his boss’s apology. A. comfort
B. ease
C. gratification D. satisfaction
4. Juvenile _______ is becoming a very difficult problem for society to overcome. A. negligence C. delinquency
B. crime D. offence
5. The current spirit of _____ among the various departments of the university have led to a number of interdisciplinary publications which might not otherwise have been written. A. competition C. cooperation
B. patriotism
D. futility
6. Ben derived a lot of ______ from his boss’s apology. A. comfort
B. ease
C. gratification D. satisfaction
10. She had been educated in England, which accounted for her ______ in the English language. A. efficiency C. effectiveness
B. proficiency
D. effectuality
11. A sweet smile is a figurative expression, but sweet coffee is a ______ one. A. literal C. literate
B. literary D. illiterate
12. I missed the last bus. I could do nothing but ______ in the village for the night. A. staying C. to stay
B. stayed
D. stay
16. ______ for the timely investment form the general public, our company would not be so thriving as it is.
A. Had it not been C. Be it not
B. Were it not D. Should it not be
17. According to one belief, if truth is to be known it will make itself apparent, so one ______ wait instead of searching for it. A. would rather C. cannot but
B. had to
D. had best
18. The school board listened quietly as John read the demands that his followers ______ for. A. be demonstrating B. demonstrate C. had been demonstrating
D. have demonstrated
19. We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal style ______ in a personal one.
A. rather than C. better than
B. other than D. less than
20. The business of each day, ______ selling goods or shipping them, went quite smoothly. A. it being B. be it C. was it D. it was
Lesson2
1. Her jewelry _______ under the spotlights and she became the dominant figure at the ball.
A. blazed
B. dazzled
D. glittered
C. glared
2. Weeks ______ before anyone was arrested in connection with the bank robbery.
A. elapsed C. overlapped
B. expired D. terminated
3. Often such arguments have the effect of _____ rather than clarifying the issues involved.
A. blocking C. tackling
B. obscuring
D. prejudicing
4. He raised his eyebrows and stuck his head forward and _______ it in a single nod, a gesture boys used then for O.K. when they were pleased.
A. jerked C. shrugged
B. twisted D. tugged
5. She had recently left a job and had helped herself to copies of the company’s client data, which she intended to ______ in starting her own business.
A. dwell on
B. base on D. come upon
C. draw upon
6. I can’t give you that for nothing. What do you take me _____ ?
A. up C. to
B. for D. after
7. Let me _____ the broken glass before someone walks on it.
A. cover up C. wash up
B. clear up D. spring up
8. If you keep in mind the process of word deviation, you’ll be able to _____ the meaning of many words.
A. reason with C. count on
B. make up
D. figure out
9. Scientists will have to come _____ new methods of increasing the world’s food supply.
A. up with
B. up for
C. down with D. down to
10. A thought ______ me that we ought to make a new arrangement.
A. occurred C. turned to
B. struck
D. struck to
11. _____ in a recent science competition, three individuals were awarded scholarships totaling 36,000.
A. Judged the best C. Judging the best
B. Judging for the best D. Having judged the best
12. You never told us why you were late for the last meeting, _____?
A. weren't you C. had you
B. didn’t you D. did you
13. He has ______ that it is difficult for him to travel.
A. too heavy a work load B. a too heavy work load C. so heavy a work load D. such heavy a work load
14. ______ I’ll marry him all the same.
A. Whether he being rich or poor B. He be rich or poor C. He being rich or poor D. Be he rich or poor
15. If that idea was wrong, the project is bound to fail, _____ good all the other ideas might be. A. whatever B. though C. whatsoever D. however
16. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, ____ to the body.
A. the greater the stress B. the stress is greater C. greater the stress is D. greater is the stress 17. —Could you give this book to Mr. Chen?
—Certainly, ______ him about something else in any case, so it won’t be any bother at all. A. I’ll see
B. I see
C. I can see D. I’ll be seeing
18. _____ their assistance, we would be in serious difficulty.
A. If it is not for
B. Be it not for
C. It being not for D. Were it not for
19. Some days go by much more quickly than others. Some hours as if they _____. A. would never end B. should never end C. will never end
D. might never end
20. When she arrived, she found _____ the aged and the sick at home. A. none but C. none other
B. nothing but
D. no other than\\
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