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Vocabulary and Structure1. We should try our best to protect wild birds’from being destroyed.A. habitB. habitatC. habitantD. habited2. Being told by people of many generations, the story became different from the ____version.A. initialB. primeC. originalD. primitive3. The boy is _____ honest; he has cheated his parents of their house and money.A. nothing butB. everything butC. something butD. anything but4. All the students in the college can have __ access _ to the computer rooms.A. accessB. authorityC. alternativeD. attention5. Generally speaking, a dark suit is _____ to a light one for evening wear.A. favorableB. suitableC. properD. preferable6. That Chinese company has been ____ running this factory for decades.A. enormouslyB. effectivelyC. infinitelyD. extremely7. By a _____ of good luck, Tom escaped that severe car accident.A. strokeB. hitC. strikeD. blow8. Jack his constant failure in the exam to bad luck instead of his laziness.A. contributedB. dedicatedC. attributedD. owned9. All pupils are to swim in the school lake. Anyone who breaks the rule would get fined.A. forbiddenB. bannedC. prohibitedD. stopped10. He was sent to Britain on an important _____ concerning bilateral relations.A. assignmentB. roleC. taskD. mission11. The government said that policies would be adopted to ____ the development of agriculture.A. demoteB. promoteC. decreaseD. increase12. It turned out that the driver was partly ____ for the car accident.A. attributableB. responsibleC. reliableD. predictable13. Susan was _____ upset to find that she failed in the final examination.A. somehowB. somewayC. somewhatD. somewhere14. The rivers and forests of the New World were _____ with fish and game.A. ampleB. richC. abundantD. plentiful15. In his article, John Smith _____ explaining the common mistakes in word use.A. aims atB. aims forC. directs toD. directs against16. The farmer said all their hopes _____ the support of the local government.A. decided onB. rested onC. based onD. founded on17. He is a good dancer, but it doesn’t _____ that he is a good singer.A. thinkB. proveC. followD. indicate18. They appeal _____ the people of all countries to support them.A. againstB. toC. forD. of19. The teacher asked each of us _____ to describe how we carried out the experiment.A. out of turnB. to a turnC. on the turnD. in turn20. Would you mind _____ your radio a little bit? I can’t concentrate on my work.A. turning onB. turning downC. turning toD. turning in21.His back injury has ______ him unfit for work. So he has no alternative but to liveon relief payment.A) rendered B) devastated C) reckoned D) hindered22.Poor conditions, bad housing, unemployment and racism take their____ on blackpeople’s mental health.A) risk B) harm C) toll D) chance23.All of the missiles missed their target and the attacks resulted in no ______ andlittle damage to property.A) calamities B) casualties C) consequences D) congestions24.If the Americans with their peace talks do get the parties together, their firstbusiness will be to arrange a ____ so that food can move.A) truth B) trace C) truce D) trap25.Peter knew clearly that he was not strong enough to replace his boss. He reasoned,therefore, that he must _____ his time.A) hide B) ride C) slide D) bide26.The experience of daily living with someone whose “mind is gone” is peculiarly______, almost unimaginable for those who have not experienced it.A) crucial B) decisive C) bleak D) barren27.The flooding caused the most trouble for the Americans of the airborne divisions,with many of the troops _ __ down by their heavy equipment.A) drowning, laden B) drowning, ladingC) drowned, laden D) drowned, lading28.The extremely _______ trade in endangered species is proving irresistible tocountries in grave currency crisis.A) lucrative B) approximate C) ambitious D) prospective29.The radioactivity to which they were exposed was so powerful that the dead men’sbodies were themselves a radiation ___________.A) bumper B) fatality C) hazard D) expansion30.What can be seen is that the attempt to _______ black youth and crime is a latent(潜在的) but definite element in the law and order debate.A) collaborate B) correlate C) cooperate D) incorporate31.I truly believe that forgiveness can help us ______ round the obstacles, grow moreunited and make a difference in the world.A) shatter B) sting C) stroke D) steer32.Now close your eyes and try to _____ that object in your mind, seeing it inprecisely the same detail as before.A) visualize B) recognize C) realize D) identify33.______ he asks about the matter, what do you think I would have to say to him?A) If B) When C) Should D) Lest34.In the far distance the sun ___________ on the sea, just visible through thewindow at our table.A) sparkled B) glittered C) sported D) brightened35.Although they walked side by side, Jeremy felt as if there were an invisible,______ wall between them.A) identifiable B) impenetrable C) unattainable D) inadequate36.When I asked my friend about his business, he turned back to his drink, shakinghis head in ________ despair.A) mock B) rock C) lock D) sock37.Has the poor fellow ever considered seeking psychiatric help, _______?A) physically B) grossly C) accidentally D) incidentally38.My workmate is _______ proof that one can always shifts the odds in his favor.A) live B) living C) lively D) alive39.Now the odds are good _______ he’s still around and if he is, he’ll help, at leastwith some constructive suggestions.A) when B) if C) that D) where40.If that is the case, what incentive do employers have to ______ any extra labour?A) take up B) take after C) take in D) take on41.The high housing price has been the subject of ______ discussions for quite a longtime, but it shows no sign of falling.A) fervent B) ambivalent C) gross D) firm42.Such people believed that the principal purpose of government was not to protectgains already made, but to ______ further growth in the economy.A) overtake B) facilitate C) establish D) endorse43.The translator of this passage attempts, as most translators do in practice, to _____a balance between accuracy and naturalness.A) aspire B) strive C) place D) strike44.Some people are so optimistic about the Chinese economy that they think thatChina _____ America as the first biggest economy in the world by 2030.A) is going to displace B) will have displacedC) is to displace D) will be displacing45.With his ______ love of life, he started meeting people socially again, although hestayed away from alcohol and cigarettes.A) insane B) incoming C) inherent D) intricate46.What you overheard that day did have something to do with Martin ___________.A) in a way B) in the way C) on the way D) out of the way47.A man with his knowledge, humour and _______ self-assessment must make anexcellent instructor.A) uncanny B) transparent C) candid D) definite48.These people do this _____ cultural belief systems which are not alwaysthemselves orderly, or even rational.A) in accordance with B) on account ofC) for the sake of D) in the space of49.It is not very difficult to criticize other people’s work, but by no means easy totake others’ criticism with a good ______.A) face B) pace C) trace D) grace50.As many market buildings stand in squares or have public space around them,they provide a natural place for people to ______.A) connect B) congregate C) conjure D) commence51.I was terribly busy then. So I had to come to ______ with a lot of things in a hurryevery day.A) grasps B) grapes C) grips D) groups52.Kate’s heart twisted with pain as she saw her mother’s fami liar, cautiousexpression ______ into fear.A) dissolve B) evolve C) revolve D) resolve53.Three villages on the _______ of a fast expanding new town are fighting to avoidbeing swallowed up by new development.A) purpose B) fringe C) end D) forefront54._____ to a large collection of information books enables children to discover theirown interests; in many cases “passions” would be a more accurate description.A) Exploration B) Exposition C) Exposure D) Explosionst night before going to bed, my grandpa wound the old clock to start it__________ again.A) run B) running C) to run D) ran。