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6) I've applied for the job but I'm not very _______about my chances of getting it. A) optimistic B) pessimist C) distressing D) indifferent
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15) I spent most of my money in the first week and ______had very little to eat during the last few days of the holiday. A. consequently C. as a consequence of B. as a result of D. because of
3) I am afraid that in his speech the merits of the project are _________ whereas its difficulties are downplayed. A) stated B) described C )depicted D) exaggerated 4) It is a ___________acknowledged truth that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. A) universally B)commonly C) harmoniously D) rarely 5) It was in the 1930s that she_______ fame and fortune as a dramatist. A) got to B) raised to C) rose to D) reached to 6) The village was named ______the hero who gave his life for the educational cause. A) for B) with C) after D) by
10) She was too _______ to use make-up but had no objection to skin-care products. A) convenient B) conventional C) convenient D) constant
15) This book is the first genetic map of the world and scientifically disproves the idea that one race is genetically ______ any other race. A)superior to B)more superior to C)superior than D)more superior to
For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. .
2) Education should aim to________ children's mind to its utmost potential. A) train B) evolve C) practice D) cultivate
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11) Officers making a routine_______ of the vessel found fifty kilograms of the drug. A) investigation B) check C) inspection D) research 12) I cannot but admit the truth of your remarks, although they _______my interests. A) go along with B) go against C) go with D) go off 13) Believing that he was fully qualified, he submitted his application instantly, but a week later he was ________to learn that it had been turned down. A) disappointing B) encouraged C) optimistic D) crushed 14) Companies publish ________ reports to inform the public about the last year's activities. A) year B) annually C) annual D) monthly
16) The techniques are being applied almost everywhere by big and small companies ______. A. likely C. alike B. similar D. samely
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19) The brains of people who exercise may be better equipped to_______ mental challenges. A. meet with C. remove B. cope D. tackle
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20)______ we get good weather, it will be a successful holiday. A) Unless B) Provided C) If not D) So long
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For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. . 1) The huge statue outside the court building is considered as a ________ of justice. A) sign B) evidence C) symptom D) symbol
20) This is forcing people to ______ themselves with computers in a hurry. A. arm C. associate B. iple Choice
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2) He had to ______the sharp pain all night since no doctor could be reached. A. sustain C. put up B. endure D. last
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3) The public are very unsatisfied with the ______grudgingly doled out (发放)to the elderly. A. income C. allowances B. wages D. salary
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14) While tastes ______country to country, good design is appreciated everywhere. A )are differ from B) are similar to C) differ from D) are different
2) The committee did not __________the plan to build a new bridge over the river. A) approve B) approve of C)disapprove D)disapprove of
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For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. . 1) According to the passage, _______drinking may be good for one's health . A. much C. moderate B. excessive D. unlimited
17) I used to cook on electricity, but I've switch to gas ______ its low price. A) as a result B) because C) owing to D) as a consequence 18) We must make sure that we keep pace with new developments in computer technology, otherwise we will ______ soon. A) fall forward B) put forward C) leave behind D) lag behind
6) The old man was getting better and he could bend to fasten his shoelaces without being out of______. A. breath C. control B. oxygen D. air
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4) Some teachers are_______ to stray from the subjects of their lessons. A. able C. probable B. liable D. possible
5) The painting shows a serious-looking man and a woman standing alongside him in front of a farmhouse, their models being _______ the painter's dentist and sister. A. respectably C. respectively B. respectfully D. respectingly
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16) Safe driving is good driving because it ______ into consideration the lives of other people. A) gives B) comes C) takes D)falls
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3) This ______book was widely discussed but whether it was read by artists I leave to further research. A) common B) controversial C) universal D) primary 4) As in the middle schools in Shanghai, the ______for truth, integrity, curiosity and knowledge is also widespread in the middle schools in Jiangxi. A) research B) look C) exploration D) quest