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1.Cows provide us ( ) milk.

a.in b.for

c.is d.out of

2.Two robbers broke ( ) a store.

a.off b.against

c.back d.into

3.You have to know right ( ) wrong.

a.for b.against

c.from d.over

4.He always attended ( ) his work.

a.on b.to

c.with d.of

5.She had to part ( ) her jewel box.

a.in b.with

c.to .d.of

6.His mother is very particular ( ) what she wears.

a.by b.to

c.for d.about

7.What do you mean ( ) that?

a.by b.under

c.with d.on

8.How ( ) will it take from here to the station?

a.for b.often

c.long d.distant

9.Their school closes ( ) summer in June.

a.in b.for

c.during d.while

10.I won't give you ( ) more money.

a.some b.all

c.any d.little

11.I will ( )my best to pass the examination.

a.do b.take

c.go d.make

12.The village is ( ) the foot of Mt. Fuji.

a.on b.at

c.of d.on

13.john met Mary ( ) his way to school.

a.at b.to

c.by d.on

14.I got up ( ) than usual this morning.

a.late b.later

c.latest d.latter

15.Peace ( ) by everybody.

a.desires b.is desiring

c.has desired d.is desired

16.By whom ( ) this essay written?

a.has b.was

c.ought to d.should

17.Yesterday Jane appeared ( ) ill for days.

a.being b.that she had been

c.to have taken d.to have been

18.It is very kind of you to offer to give me a lift ( ).

a.building b.home

c.house d.flat

19.He was busy ( ) for an examination.

a.to prepare b.preparing

c.prepared d.being prepared

20.The teacher was ( ) at my answer.

a.disappointed b.disappointment

c.disappointing d.disappoint

21.Be polite ( ) to others.

a.to speaking b.to speak

c.when speaking d.when to speak

22.The new rich quickly began living ( ) their means.

a.against b.beyond

c.by d.from

23.The goverment dose not know how to use ( ) power.

a.his b.it's

c.its d.their

24.If he ( ) his doctor's advice, he might still be alive.

a.takes b.would take

c.had taken d.would have taken

25.What would you do, if you ( ) a million dollars?

a.have b.had

c.would have d.had had

26.Our teacher said that the earth ( ) around the sun.

a.go b.gose

c.had gone d.go to

27.Mother said to me, “Get up at once,or you'll be late for school.”

＝Mother said to me that I would be late for school ( ) at once.

a.or she got up b.or I got up

c.if I don't get up d.if I didn't get up

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28.Many asked him where he had been.

＝Many said to him, “( )”

a.Where did you? b.Where are you?

c.Where have you been? d.Where are you going?

29.It was not a question of ( ) money I should have left over for the rest of the month.

a.how many b.how lot

c.how great d.how much

30.There remained only 20 people in the village. ＝There remained ( ) 20 people in the village.

a.no more than b.no less than

c.not less than d.at least

31.He wasn't really ( ) good-looking ( ) he thought he was.

a.much......as b.much......than

c.so......as d.so......that

32.Out of sight, out ( ) mind.

a.in b.away

c.of d.from

33.My brother gained ( ) into a club.

a.admision b.admition

c.admission d.addmition

34.There true secret of writing a good letter is ( ) as if you were talking.

a.to write b.to be writing

c.to be written d.written

35.I saw the whole accident with my own eyes.

I saw the man ( ) down and the driver driving away.

a.knock b.knocked

c.knocking d.to knock

36.The Welsh, the Scots and the Irish dislike ( ) English, even if they live in England.

a.to call b.to have called

c.calling d.being called

37.Advice is like saltーit should be used sparingly except when ( ).

a.to ask b.to be ask

c.asked for d.asking for

38.He never noticed anyone was watching him, and it was with surprise that he heard ( ).

a.himself spoken to b.himself speaking

c.spoken to himself d.speaking to himself

39.“George,” I said coldly, “if you have anything to say against the lady, it had better ( ) in my presence.”

a.not say b.not to say

c.not to be said d.not be said

40.A great deal of the speaker's argument was ( ).

a.beside the point b.beyond question

c.off center d.out of hand

41.Since they built the station, a lot of new house have ( ) in the district.

a.jumped up b.leapend up

c.reared up d.sprung up

42.The official was trying to avoid publicity, so he got ( ).

a.out of favor b.under cover

c.on going ahead d.near the ground

43.Before leaving for abroad, the businessman had to ( ) his affairs.

a.give away b.switch off

c.break down d.wind up

44.The plan cannot possibly be ( ).

a.blocked out b.carried out

c.ruled out d.taken out

45.All things ( ), she is a fairly good wife.

a.considering b.consider

c.considered d.to consider

46.We had to put up ( ) a lot of noise when the children were at home.

a.with b.to

c.against d.off

47.It pays ( ) the long run to buy goods of high quality.

a.for b.in

c.at d.as

48.It was ( ) with rain, and we got wet through.

a.falling b.pouring

c.showering d.tricking

49.Our letters are ( ) every morning at 8 o'clock.

a.arrived b.delayed

c.delivered d.restred

50.It took her several weeks to ( ) from the shock.

a.get over b.recover

c.restore d.survive

51.I learnt to ( ) a bicycle when I I was six years old.

a.conduct b.drive

c.guide d.ride

52.He is sometimes bad-tempered but he is good fellow ( ).

a.at heart b.by heart

c.in heart d.with heart

53.He's decided that urban life doesn't ( ) him.

a.suit b.suit for

c.suit to d.suit with

54.We talked ( ) what we ought to do.

a.one another b.one another about

c.with one another d.with one another about

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55.( ) an effort to save energy, the goverment decided to close most of the gas stations on Sundays.

a.With b.In

c.For d.By

56.( ) the matter into their own hands, they soon found that they didn't have the skills necessary to cope with the situation.

a.Having b.Getting

c.Being taken d.Having taken

57.The car ( ) running into the thlephone pole by a hair's breadth.

a.hit b.crashed

c.missed d.smashed

58.We did not have the ( ) idea that we were expected to go the party tonight.

a.mere b.slightest

c.single d.only

59.Written in great haste, as it ( ), the book is not completely ( ) from serious mistakes.

a.may/far b.should/away

c.does/different d.was/free

60.Mrs.Smith is a speedy typist, ( ) an accurate one.

a.otherwise b.so to speak

c.if not d.for example

61.The author of that book could speak three languages at ( ).

a.six years of old b.six years old

c.six year age d.six years of age

62.His dog likes to be ( ) between his ears.

a.striked b.striking

c.stroked d.stroke

63.I have great ( ) him.

a.respect and faith in b.respect for and faith in

c.respect in and faith for d.respect and faith with

64.( ) such an armament race to go on, ( ) the end of the world is near.

a.Allow/and b.Permit/so

c.Let/than d.Leave/or

65.The new student was very slow to ( ) himself to the rules of the school.

a.adapt b.suit

c.agree d.fix

66.The scientists experienced ( ) in making their experiment exact.

a.difference b.hardness

c.difficulty d.care

67.At the beach you must watch out for the ( ) of the sun.

a.alertness b.intensity

c.vigor d.density

68.When she saw the girls, she askes them what they ( ).

a.are doing b.have been doing

c.have done d.had been doing

69.When I met her again, she had lost ( ) of her former self.

a.anything b.somehow

c.something d.somewhat

70.He went out of the room and wondered what ( ) with himself till dinner.

a.he should do b.should he do

c.he does d.does he do

71.John was seen ( ) the street just before the accident.

a.to have crossed b.crossing

c.being crossed d.cross

72.What country in Asia has the ( ) population?

a.second largest world’s b. second world’s largest

c. world’s second largest d.world’s largest second

73.I ( ) over my father’s business after he died.

a.carried b.caught

c.got d.took

74.I’ll treat you ( ) a bottle of wine tomorrow evening.

a.for b.to

c.as d.by

75.I am not very ( ) botanical names/

a.well-informed with b.well-informed in

c.familiar with d.familiar to

76.How many times have I ( ) you not to do this?

a.said b.spoken

c.talked d.told

77.The soldiers were drenched ( ) the skin in the sudden shower.

a.to b.till

c.into d.under

78.His offer was quite ( )me.

a.satisfied with b.satisfied to

c.satisfactory to d.satisfactory for

79.We kept our failure a secret so that the boss wouldn’t think ( ) of us.

a.less b.better

c.more d.much

80.Your mother will ( ) you when you go away.

a.long b.miss

c.sorry d.lose

81.The ( ) of the traffic regulation cost him a lot of money.

a.opposition b.objection

c.violation d.obstruction

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82.The author has a remarkably keen ( ) into human nature.

a.vision b.observation

c.insight d.eye

83.Jack is behaving himself well now ( ) my friend’s report.

a.according to b.against

c.along with d.in case of

84.The teacher ( ) his students to reconsider their plans.

a.pleaded b.inquired

c.scolded d.urged

85.The oaternalistic attitude of the government agency ( ) rob the Indian of his self-confidence.

a.helped b.made

c.causewd d.let

86.A vacuum cleaner should last you for years if it’s properly ( ).

a.taken care b.looked after

c.consumed d.enterained

87.( ) he been diligent, he would not have had so much trouble.

a.Had b.If

c.As d.Though

88.The new mayor is very popular ( ) the citizens.

a.to b.over

c.in d.with

89.Mary was so ( ) reading that she forgot her appointment with her professor.

a.absorbed with b. absorbed in

c. absorbed to d. absorbed by

90.“Jim was not a little excited” means that he was ( ) excited.

a.not at all b.very

c.anything but d.not a bit

91.I ( ) think that all Belgians spoke French, but I ( ) better now.

a.used to/learn b.used to/know

c.would/learn d.would/know

92.Although there are some plans for a new airport, no details have been announced ( ).

a.yet b.still

c.else d.nevertheless

93.( ) where you will, you will find humaneness the same everywhere.

a.Go b.Going

c.Gone d.To go

94.It matters little who finds truth, ( ) the truth is found.

a.because b.unless

c.so that d.so long as

95.Many a student witnessed the scene on ( ) way home.

a.one’s b.its

c.their d.his

96.He hopes ( ) his car soon.

a.to finish to pay b.finish to pay for

c.finishing to pay d.to finish paying for

97.Could you tell me some of the ( ) countries in the Middle East?

a.oil-produced b. oil-production

c. oil-producer d. oil-producing

98.You should not ( ) such a person too literally.

a.take b.hear

c.listen to d.get

99.While you’re ( ) infiuenza, you should try to ( ) from getting wet or going back to work too soon.

a.recovering/keep b.recovering from/keep

c.recovering/prevent d.recovering from/prevent

100.You can’t expect a man to work seven days a week. That’s too much to ( ) of anyone.

a.inquire b.question

c.ask d.claim

101.I’m free this afternoon. Let’s go window-shopping ( ).

a.to downtown b.to a downtown

c.to the downtown d.downtown

102.Don’t misunderstand him ( ) he doesn’t speak to you more often. He is ( ) than unsociable.

a.that/shier b.though/less shy

c.because/more shy d.for/no more shy

103.It was about ten years ( ) ( ) the magazine was first published.

a.ago/since b.before/since

c.ago/that d.before/that

104.I don’t have ( ) of a doubt about his guilt.

a.an idia b.an amount

c.a piece d.a shadow

105.The twins differ ( ) each other about politics.

a.from b.between

c.with d.among

106.“I ran into John” means that I ( ).

a.ran over him b.met him unexpectedly

c.caught up with him d.ran up to him

107.When she talks, she always likes to ( ).

a.put on air b.put with airs

c.put on airs d.act on airs

108.Misfortune is life’s best ( ).

a.student b.teacher

c.expert d.scholar

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109.After the doctor saw my chest X-ray, he ( ) some medicine for me.

a.inscribed b.ascribed

c.prescribed d.subscribed

110.Before you start work, I’ll show you ( ) the office so that you can meet everyone.

a.around b.on

c.up d.with

111.The child felt there was no one he could ( ) with his problems.

a.tune back b.turn in

c.turn on d.turn to

112.I wish I could ( ) going to the party this everying;I don’t feel like standing around and talking for three house.

a.avoid from b.get out of

c.keep off d.prevent from

113.He was getting a bit ( ) up with her by the time, so he wrote her a rather sharp letter.

a.exhausted b.fed

c.tired d.worried

114.It is a dream deeply ( ) in the American Dream.

a.live b.rooted

c.from d.speed

115.Birds of a feather flock ( ).

a.apart b.well

c.much d.together

116.Two years ago John went abload and hasn’t written us once. So we are ( ) with him now.

a.beyond reach b.out of touch

c.on speaking terms d.in contact

117.Yesterday was ( ) a nice day that I really enjoyed mountain climbing.

a.so b.such

c.much d.very

118.When in Rome, do ( ) the Romans do.

a.as if b.as

c.other d.never

119.Are the ( ) children warm enough?

a.asleep b.slept

c.sleeping d.sleep

120.With his hat ( ), he was standing at the door.

a.taken of b.took off

c.take off d.off

121.This is the very watch ( ) I have been looking for.

a.what b.that

c.as d.whom

122.The more we learn about philosophy, ( ) meaning it can have for us.

a.great b.as great

c.greatre d.the greater

123.In Japan a person who is six feet tall is above average in ( ).

a.state b.stature

c.status d.statute

124.We hope the tour of the university campus will ( ) your stay in this city more interesting.

a.give b.make

c.let d.help

125.I was.( ) in shower, and went home by taxi.

a.met b.caught

c.held d.taken

126.You ( ) a reward for saving that child’s life.

a.deserve b.owe

c.desert d.preserve

127.( ) you drop in and have a chat with our family?

a.Won’t b.Why

c.How d.When

128.George insisted on climbing the mountain, though his father told him not ( ).

a.with b.keep

c.to d.climb

129.Henry, be sure to get this work completed ( ) the time Mrs. Smith comes back.

a.by b.when

c.on d.where

130.Our university differs from national universities in ( ) it is founded on Christianity.

a.what b.case

c.which d.that

131.Mt. Fuji is at ( ) the highest and most beautiful mountain in Japan.

a.all b.least

c.once d.best

132.Today it is as warm as ( ) we were in early summer.

a.that b.for

c.if d.much

133.( ) made Mary so sad, I wonder?

a.What b.Why

c.How d.When

134.Who do you think ( ) going to church on Sunday?

a.of b.without

c.about d.is

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135.The cat slowly raised itself ( ) its four feet.

a.above b.at

c.on d.over

136.I gratly ( ) your kindness.

a.appoint b.apprehend

c.approximate d.appreciate

137.Westerners use ( ) on legal business documents.

a.signals b.signatures

c.signs d.significances

138.Can you ( ) pat your head and rob your stomach?

a.simultaneously b.singularly

c.similarly d.strictlysty

139.The island is said to be ( ) populated.

a.deeply b.tightly

c.tensely d.densely

140.A person who is shrewd enough can ( ) dishonesty in others.

a.decide b.detect

c.depart d.dissuade

141.“He rejected our offer” means that he turned it ( ).

a.down b.off

c.in d.away

142.You’ve got a lot of ( ) making Charles pay thirty dollars for a cheap thing like that.

a.nervousness b.sense

c.sensitivity d.nerve

143.The regulations will go into ( ) at the beginning of August.

a.effect b.act

c.fashion d.practice

144.It ( ) to me that I had seen that woman before.

a.happened b.hit

c.occurred d.struck

145.The girl is not so ( ) a poet as a novelist.

a.more b.less

c.much d.quite

146.I want to see you again before you ( ).

a.will have started b.start

c.will start d.are starting

147.He amused himself ( ) his heart’s content.

a.in b.for

c.to d.of

148.Students are willing to study as much as is necessary, ( ) the material isinteresting and challenging.

a.otherwise b.only

c.provided that d.unless

149.He got a burise on his arm; ( ) he was uninjured.

a.unless b.otherwise

c.despite d.moreover

150.Father is now ( ) work ( ) a novel.

a.on/over b.at/on

c.in/for d.for/in

151.Last night the ( ) went wild over the actor’s skillful performance.

a.many audiences b.much audience

c.big audiences d.large audience

152.( ) his information were true, what would happen?

a.Speaking b.Supposing

c.Talking d.Judging

153.He asked me ( ) I could do him a favor.

a.that b.if

c.in which d.as

154.She read a piece of ( ) to him.

a.poems b.a poetry

c.verses d.poetry

155.We saw a large oak tree in the forest, the trunk ( ) was badly damaged.

a.to it b.of it

c.by us d.of which

156.The sun ( ), we stayed there for the night.

a.have set b.had set

c.having set d.being set

157.( ) for your help, we would have failed.

a.Unless b.But

c.Without d.In order

158.When I remember my childhood, no spot is so dear to me ( ) the little brown church in the valley.

a.unless b.then

c.for d.as

159.It was ( ) the end of the meeting that the news was published.

a.then b.until

c.where d.not until

160.The night is young and ( ) are we.

a.so b.that

c.when d.such

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161.There are cases, however, ( ) we failed to do our best.

a.what b.of that

c.of which d.in which

162.I ( ) know him on the ship.

a.became b.came to

e and d.became to

163.I love him the better ( ) his faults.

a.for b.instead

c.because d.against

164.We were pleasantly surprised when he called each of us ( ) name.

a.in b.by

c.for d.at

165.I decided to ( ) the matter some serious thought.

a.consider b.give

c.present d.reflect on

166.( ) a scarcity of rain, this year’s rice crop will be poor.

a.For the cause of b.For the sake of

c.In spite of 　 d.Owing to

167.( ) regards the origin of the dispute, nothing has been ascertained, ( ) far as I know.

a.As/as b.With/so

c.In/as d.On/so

168.He had to ( ) the rules.

a.submit with b.apply to

c.obey to　　　 ply with

169.Some of the wounded soldiers ( ) outside the building.

a.were operated b.were operated

c.operated on 　　d.were being operated

170.Please speak a little louder. I am hard ( ).

a.to hearing b.were hearing

c.of hearing d.to hear

171.I have no objection, ( ), but I think it’s unwise.

a.will you b.mind you

c.please 　d.however

172.Are you going so soon? Won’t you stay with us ( ) longer?

a.little b.just

c.a just d.a little

173.“I won’t be twelve for three years.”

a.the b.any

c.no d.some

174.Any dres will ( ) provided it is black.

a.make b.do

c.cause d.keep

175.“John will surely go to the meeting.”“( ) will I.”

a.Either b.So

c.Both 　d.Also

176.Many people gain wealth at the ( ) of their honesty.

a.profit 　b.lack

c.expense d.rate

177.I think he should put up ( ) his misfortune.

a.against b.for

c.in　　　　d.with

178.I could not ( ) the appointment because I was sick.

a.keep b.carry

c.put d.assume

179.The roof of our house was ( ) off during the storm last night.

a.flown b.blown

c.drawn d.sent

180.His parents are worried ( ) from their son for more than two months.

a.until they have not heard b.because they have heard nothing

c. because they have heard d.so that they have not heard

181.He spoke Japanese so well that I ( ) he was Japanese.

a.took it for granted that b.doubted whether

c.was not sure if d.did not think that

182.It does not ( ) to me whether they attend the party or not.

a.matte little b.matter a little

c.make much difference d.always make much mean

183.When I asked my friend if he could go swimming with us, he said that it was ( ) at this time of the year.

a.besides the question b.beyond the question

c.out of the question d.without the question

184.Many trees ( ) their leaves in the fall.

a.deprive b.throw

c.remove d.shed

185.My brother has a cheerful ( ) but he is sometimes too noisy.

a.temperature b.tempest

c.temperance d.temperament

186.In those days the custom was ( ) men and woman to sit apart.

a.for b.of

c.to d.with

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187.Most ancient people didn’t know the earth ( ) around the sun.

a.going b.has been going

c.goes d.had gone

188.The price of a business suit is so ( ) at this store that even I can afford to buy ( ).

a.cheap/it b.inexpensive/it

c.low/one d.moderate/one

189.I’d like to say a few ( ) of welcome to our beautiful city.

a.messages b.words

c.terms d.passages

190.It is difficult to ( ) a decision without knowing all the facts.

a.build b.do

c.carry d.make

191.I like her ( ) for her absent-mindedness.

a.all the better b.in case

c.contrary d.in order

192.It will ( ) you good to stay in this warm climate.

a.become b.make

c.do d.keep

193.I found it difficult to ( ) John when we were both walking together.

pany b.go

c.catch with d.keep up with

194.You can’t ( ) sick people from looking for cures.

a.refuse b.help

c.stop d.deny

195.It is ( ) that he has a special outlook on life.

a.likely b.hardly

c.probably d.possibly

196.She did not say ( ) she had worked out the new system by herself.

a.whether b.what

c.which d.unless

197.In this community everybody is ( ) to help each other.

a.desirable b.wanting

c.anxious d.willingly

198.What on earth do you ( ) made your father quit his job?

a.recognize b.know

c.think d.admit

199.I have tried to ( ) him from going abroad.

a.disappoint b.disdain

c.dislike d.discourage

200.I can’t ( ) my little patient to take this bitter medicine.

a.keep b.make

c.have d.get

201.Haven’t you got a car of your ( )?

a.own b.property

c.possession d.self

202.The man ( ) in his hand is my father.

a.piping a smoke b.drinking a pipe

c.with smoking a pipe d.with a pipe

203.It ( ) since he went abroad.

a.makes ten years b.has ten years

c.has been ten years d.was ten years

204.“Have you never been to Niples?” “( )”

a.Yes, I’ve ever. b.Yes, ever.

c.No, I have. d.Yes, I have.

205.He turned up when he was least ( ).

a.thought b.expected

c.imagined d.hoped

206.I ( ) your success.

a.hope b.am hoping

c.hope for d.hope in

207.It won’t be long ( ) we reach our destination.

a.before b.after

c.that d.till

208.I remember ( ) the letter yesterday.

a.to post b.to posting

c.I have posted d.posting

209.Cars had to ( ) for the ambulance to get through.

a.go their way b.make way

c.lead the way d.get in the way

210.The accused seems to hold ( ) important facts.

a.back b.out

c.for d.from

211.I don’t quite take the idia of seeing life ( ) money only.

a.according to b.with regard to

c.by way of d.in terms of

212.The train ( ) a heavy snowfall.

a.was delayed by b.delayed by

c.was delaying for d.was delayed for

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213.The first, second, and third prizes went to Tom, Ned, and George ( ).

a.differently b.equally

c.respectively d.partially

214.These were objects by which she could ( ) a little sadly on the lost hopes of the past.

a.dwell b.imagine

c.remind d.suppose

215.After being cut off from the main party for two weeks they began to despair ( ) rejoining their companions.

a.of b.in

c.at d.with

216.What on earth did you put your finger in the boiling water ( )?

a.by b.for

c.on d.with

217.I credited you ( ) more common sense than that!

a.at b.by

c.in d.with

218.The fire started on the first floor of the hospital. Many of its ( ) were elderly and infirm.

a.patients b.customers

c.buildings d.alarms

219.I had worked at the shop for five years ( ) I started the present business.

a.after b.before

c.since d.as

220.There were only two men at the meeting and all the ( ) were women.

a.other b.present

pany d.rest

221.When you went to find out where Hamburg is you will use ( ).

a.a dictionary b.a timetable

c.a directory d.an atlas

222.The earth’s shadow falls on the moon and no light from the sun can then reach the moon. The moon gets dark. We call it ( ) eclipse.

a.solar b.lunatic

c.lunar d.polar

223.Some insurance is obligatory―for example, a car owner must insure against his car injuring other people. However, for most things, insurance is ( ).

a.economical b.optional

c.political pulsory

224.A sore throat is often the first ( ) of a cold.

a.hunch b.system

c.mark d.symptom

225.The twins are very much alike, but you can ( ) the younger one by the spot on his chin.

a.distinguish b.ask

c.understand d.inquire

226.As there was no spoon in his saucer she lent him hers to ( ) his coffee with.

a.mix b.shake

c.disturb d.stir

227.Before sowing seeds, farmers must ( ) their fields.

a.harvest b.plough

c.plod d.scratch

228.( ) people are angly and unhappy if they have to wait a few minutes for something.

a.Exciting b.Impassive

c.Impatient d.Patient

229.Have you any shoes a little wider than these? These are ( ) narrow for me.

a.about b.a few

c.nearly d.rather

230.Have you paid the ( ) for $5 that the garage sent you?

a.bill b.cash

c.debt d.note

231.He is a very ( ) writer: he is always writing about journeys to the moon and such things.

a.atomic b.imaginary

c.imaginative d.imagined

232.He was ( ) on winning the race.

forted plicated

c.congratulated d.wished

233.He is very ( ) boy: whenever he crosses the road, he always looks in both directions first.

a.careless b.cautious

c.cross d.excited

234.He went into hospital to have ( ) on the stomach.

a.a cure b.a mending

c.an operation d.a remedy

235.After a long walk, I had a glass of ice water: I found it ( ).

a.refreshing b.irritating

c.interesting d.chilling

236.After you have paid a bill, you are given a ( ) to show you that you have paid.

a.recipe b.expenditure

c.receipt d.reception

237.A steam-engine is driven by the ( ) of steam.

a.influence b.pressure

c.vitality d.weight

238.He didn’t want to go to school, but after a lot of gentle ( ) by his mother, he went.

a.attraction b.temptation

c.reason d.persuasion

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239.Because it is a very popular play it would be wise to ( ) seats well in advance.

a.buy b.book

c.occupy d.preserve

240.I don’t fully understand the problem; please be more ( ).

a.excessive b.exclusive

c.explicit d.extensive

241.I didn’t mean to ( ) that you’re not a good student.

a.apply b.imply

c.refer d.reject

242.She didn’t put in writing, but I had her ( ) approval.

a.aural b.oral

c.oratorical d.verbose

243.He worked so hard that weariness ( ) his whole body.

a.perpetuated b.persecuted

c.pertained d.pervaded

244.It does not ( ) a man of his status to tell a lie.

a.become b.like

c.liken d.resemble

245.There is no doubt ( ) about her knowing the truth of the matter.

a.however b.whenever

c.whatever d.wherever

246.How ( ) are they expected to be back here?

a.far b.long

c.often d.soon

247.A)What’s this, sir?

B)I don’t know at all. It ( ) me.

a.exhausts b.carps

c.beats d.angers

248.A)Was the teacher mad?

B)Mad! He told me not to ( ) the room again.

a.escape b.set foot in

c.engage in d.decline

249.A)How’s he doing?

B)Pretty well. I think he’ll ( ) O.K. after a few more weeks.

a.retire b.leave

c.relax d.work out

250.A)The only ( ) I asked you to do was to hire a guide.

B)And I hired one, too.

mand b.time

c.result d.thing

251.If you don’t out your mind to your work, you’ll ( ) a failure.

a.wind up plete

c.rejoin d.cost

252.A)This museum is a losing concern.

B)It is not. It’s a ( ).

a.treasure shop b.money making proposition

c.national treasure d.collector’s paradise

253.A)Did you know that your brother had been fired?

B)No, but it ( ).

a.counts b.figures

c.ends d.agrees

254.A)Did you say he left three weeks ago and hasn’t been heard of since?

B)Yes; we’ve contacted the police, and they haven’t been able to ( ) him down.

a.discover b.find

c.catch redhanded d.track

255.A)You walk as if your feet hurt.

B)They do. There shoes are new. They’re stiff as ( ).

a.a corpse b.a sidewinder

c.a board d.a flagpole

256.It was very ( ) him to abandon the plan at once.

a.sensitive for b.sense to

c.sensational in d.sensible of

257.Betty is coming to Japan ( ) studying Japanese literature.

a.all the way of b.in spite of

c.owing to d.with a view to

258.( ) practicing English?

a.What is the use of b.Is there no use of

c.It is no use in d.What makes use of

259.( ) had we got to the station when it began to rain.

a.As soon as b.No sooner

c.The moment d.Hardly

260.Our holidays were ruined by the weather; ( ) have stayed at home!

a.it was just as well we b.we had better to

c.we might do as well as d.we might just as well

261.I ( ) of brushing my teeth twice a day.

a.am in the habit b.make it a rule

c.used to be d.make a custom to

262.He was so poor that he had ( ) than one hundred yen.

a.no less b.not less

c.no more d.not other

263.He kept it secret ( ) the generality of men.

a.from b.out

c.to d.up

264.Hard training ( ) to win the game.

a.enabled him b.made him

c.made him possible d.made possible for him

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265.The famous historian came to be ( ) the staff of the university.

a.at b.in

c.on d.with

266.That is the girl who ( ) on me in the shop yesterday.

a.waked b.weight

c.waited d.wasted

267.I can’t ( ) out what he was trying to say in that letter.

a.finger b.figure

c.fierce d.found

268.There must be some mistakes in this sentence. It doesn’t make any ( ).

a.sinse b.means

c.correction d.errors

269.Still I would return some time or ( ) to this enchanted place.

a.after b.another

c.before d.other

270.He was an obstinate ( ) an egoistic man.

a.as good as b.as long as

c.as well d.as well as

271.He even ( ) so far as to warn parents reproving children for telling lies.

a.caused b.let

c.made d.went

272.Why ( ) I not be angry with a man for loving himself better than me?

a.could b.might

c.ought d.should

273.No man can return to the scene of his childhood ( ) feeling that it has been changed by the years.

a.but b.from

c.with d.without

274.She walked showly away from me without ( ) looking back over her shoulder.

a.so few as b.so little as

c.so many as d.ao much as

275.The defenders of the city were slaughtered ( ) mercy.

a.though b.under

c.with d.without

276.Because he disagreed with one of its provisions, he voted ( ) the bill.

a.against b.beyond

c.by d.for

277.I couldn’t hear him because he whispered ( ) his breath.

a.through b.under

c.with d.above

278.They were doomed to defeat ( ) the very beginning.

a.beyond b.by

c.from d.through

279.Nevertheless, they fought bravely ( ) to the end.

a.from b.to

c.through d.under

280.He jumped ( ) before the bus came to a stop.

a.from b.to

c.against d.by

281.The Diet did not assent ( )all the Prime Minister proposed.

a.off b.to

c.through d.under

282.He paid attention ( ) every word the speaker was saying.

a.from b.off

c.to d.through

283.When she reached home, her anger gave ( ) a little to prudence and reason.

a.lessons b.notice

c.up d.way

284.He wished he could help ( ) men.

a.all these b.all these of

c.these all d.these all of

285.The movie theater is ( ) the station.

a.far b.up

c.near d.diagonal

286.I gave ( ) books.

a.back him his b.his back him

c.to him his back d.him back his

287.Phil is from Chicago, ( ).

a.and I am, too b.also I am, too

c.so, too, is me d.and, too, am I

288.I am always ( ) in what you say.

a.eagerly b.taught

c.interesting d.interested

289.Foreigners’ visits to this town are few and far ( ).

a.away b.behind

c.between d.off

290.What has the news to do ( ) your getting well?

a.by b.on

c.through d.with

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