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1. The main task for the troop there is not fighting but _________ the progress of theenemy army and waiting for reinforcements.A. to arrestB. arrestingC. arrestD. arrested2. He always anxiously summarizes the concessions which he has made but he almost always ______ to mention those offered by the other party.A. omitsB. ignoresC. neglectsD. deletes3. She was an excellent teacher, whose ____________ courses on women’s writing were very popular among the students.A. optionalB. alternativeC. electedD. additional4. It will be up to the doctor’s judgment whether or not the organ can be successfully _________ to the child who has been waiting for it.A. transmittedB. transformedC. transplantedD. transferred5. Teachers can no longer use their past experiences to prepare students for their future career; ________, our young people need to rely on themselves.A. moreoverB. howeverC. henceD. furthermore6. Accurate and inaccurate information is mixed so naturally that there are no reliable ways to tell what has been ________ and what has not.A. destroyedB. changedC. torturedD. twisted7. That wealthy lady’s demand on a premarital agreement greatly ________ her future husband’s pride, and it ended up with his refusal to get married.A. stungB. strungC. flungD. sprung8. When I opened the album, I carefully examined every photograph in _________ detail by wearing my reading glasses so as not to miss anything.A. distinctiveB. preciseC. minuteD. exact9. It seems that James has a talent for acting because he can _________ different teacher s’ speeches perfectly, which really amazes his classmates.A. imitateB. irritateC. intimateD. estimate10.Smoking is compared to self-poisoning and self-destroying, thus making the ______ effects of smoking cigarettes truly alarming.A. goodB. sideC. positiveD. evil1.Some people have ________ a traditional view that language learning isessentially the same as the learning of grammar or language rules.A. persisted inB. made a contribution toC. insisted inD. imposed on2.Regular review of the teaching material in school ensures that the coursesprovided ________ the workplace and what students will do in the future.A. isolate fromB. have relevance toC. have nothing to do withD. get familiar with3.Job opportunities are expanding rapidly, and more and more people are ________online chances that allow them to work at home.A.becoming attributed toB. revolving aroundC. becoming aware ofD. entering on4.They have put old women is nursing “homes”, ________ human warmth andcontact, and then complained that they had lost their mental abilities.A. shrug offB. isolated fromC. tore atD. featured by5.Some organizations are exploiting local people ________ scientific research:They are collecting genetic material for commercial purposes.A. at the mercy ofB. in the name ofC. at the cost ofD. for the sake of6.Day care centers for the elderly ________ to overall public service; they did a lotto make the life of the old active, valuable and meaningful.A. become attractedB. make a contributionC. are liableD. get accustomed7.The policeman has ________ extra duties, so he would not have the time eitherfor answering questions or being interviewed.A. been occupied withB. been tortured byC. been injured byD. been featured in8.What the chairman said did not ________ much to his advantage; his statementcan only be considered as a slim chance for gaining approval.A. have relevanceB. tip the scalesC. come downD. make a concession1. The people in the neighboring house complained loudly as Mr. Hudson used an electrical screwdriver, which ________ a loud, continuous noise at midnight.A. transmittedB. spreadC. emittedD. expressed2. After the murderer fired his first shot, a Secret Service agent who guarded Johnson ________ him to the floor and lay over him.A. thrustB. shovedC. threwD. pulled3. John did not know how long he had been sleeping but woke up hungry and decided to ________ into the kitchen for something to eat.A. breakB. moveC. runD. sneak4. The eagle became the national ________ of the country when the American leaders approved the design of the Great Seal of the United States.A. symbolB. signalC. featureD. characteristics5. The old woman was cold, tired and aching; her bedding hadn’t been thi ck enough and she’d been ________ several times during the night.A. arousedB. wakenedC. startledD. enlightened6. The standard of health in the large towns still ________ behind the country as a whole, in spite of substantial improvements during the last decade.A. laggedB. draggedC. fellD. moved7. I suggested that we not only give up the two companies but also ________ any other business involved in soft drinks.A. dischargeB. neglectC. ditchD. protest8. On New Year’s Eve, the ________ to the New Year was such an exciting attraction that many people who gathered in the square were shouting until a big cheer exploded.A. countdownB. blessingC. outcomeD. downturn9. She was ________ from the hospital, apparently fit and well, and had five years of an active, happy life before she died without much pain or distress from cancer. A. dismissed B. discarded C. released D. discharged10. Brian got injured in his right shoulder while playing basketball last week, so he________ his shoulders as he drove, trying to ease the pain.A. evolvedB. twistedC. rotatedD. busted1. You will then be asked to ________ a loan application form with information such as your name and address, where you work, your income, etc.A. fill onB. fill outC. fill upD. fill with2. Whenever we were faced with a problem that we are unable to solve, they would ________ us ________ a simple act of kindness for a solution, which surely lifted our spirits.A. provide…forB. associate…withC. equip…withD. provide…with3. Union negotiators and top management have been talking about salary increase, but neither party wants to ________ to the demands of the other.A. give upB. give awayC. give inD. give out4. Crew members are ________ areas on a daily basis so that they can become skilled in all types of the work required at this job, a very effective way of job training. A. dictated around B. involved inC. interfered withD. rotated between5. The money will be ________ your current account within a few days of your purchase, just like a check, but so much easier.A. deducted fromB. deducted toC. deducted inD. deducted with6. When we were passing a small town, we enjoyed being put up for the night in the dark farmhouse that ________ roasted bread and wonderful coffee.A. smelled ofB. smelled likeC. smelled fromD. smelled with7. No matter what the world community would think, in my opinion, any independent country should have the right to ________ itself ________ all legal means.A. defend...fromB. protect...fromC. isolate...fromD. separate...from8. During his exploration in the mountains, the strong wind ________ him ________ and drove him down again even before he could have time to take a breath.A. rolled...inB. rolled...outC. rolled...overD. rolled...away。