It is rather ______ that we still do not know how many species there are in the world today.
A) misleading
B) embarrassing
C) boring
D) demanding
B
Don't ________ unkind thoughts. We should be kind and friendly to others.
A) harbor
B) cherish
C) fill
D) presume
A
________, Shanghai has undergone profound changes; looking ahead, we still have far more to undertake.
A) In retrospect
B) Looking past
C) In past
D) Over the past
A
We came in this field late, so we must work hard to make ________ the lost time.
A) out for
B) up for
C) up with
D) off with
B
Over a third of the population was estimated to have no _________ to the health service.
A) assessment
B) assignment
C) exception
D) access
D
Mathematics, the study of numbers, shapes and space, is _______ many branches of scientific researches such as astronomy and geology.
A) applied to
B) applied for
C) applied at
D) applied from
A
_________, glasses can correct most sight defects in healthy eyes.
A) When well fitted
B) When fitting well
C) When being well fitted
D) If to be fitted
A
They ___ the local government to approve plans for their reform program.
A) recommended
B) informed
C) excited
D) urged
D
It is astonishing that a person of your intelligence should be _______ so easily.
A) taken in
B) taken up
C) taken over
D) taken down
A
There was once a town in this country where all life seemed to live in ______ with its surroundings.
A) coincidence
B) harmony
C) uniform
D) alliance
B
In recent years there has been a strong _______ toward the "open classroom" in the elementary schools of the United States.
A) assumption
B) transition
C) bent
D) tendency
D
The unusually cold weather this winter gives birth to a larger _____ of heaters.
A) consume
B) consuming
C) consumption
D) consumers
C
We can assure you that your complaint will be fully and properly _________.
A) studied
B) researched
C) surveyed
D) investigated
D
This disturbing experience proved to be ______, since it taught me never to allow ideas to become rooted in the mind.
A) as important
B) as of importance
C) on great importance
D) of great importance
D
"Quality first, _____ first, service first" is our purpose to bring real benefits and profits to our users and our clients.
A) capability
B) credibility
C) quantity
D) quality
B
People eat more natural food than before _____ a better health.
A) pursuing of
B) in pursuit of
C) pursuit for
D) pursuing
B
He could not join the army because he was below the _____ height allowed by the rules.
A) greatest
B) maximum
C) minimum
D) highest
C
He____________ her with a choice between her career or their relationship.
A) confronted
B) experienced
C) conquered
D) overlooked
A
It rained yesterday and in ____________ the match was cancelled.
A) response
B) return
C) consequence
D) advance
C
Although he was poor, he was quite ____________ to his needy friends.
A) handsome
B) mean
C) compulsory
D) generous
D
The purpose of the advertisement is to increase people's brand ____________.
A) certainty
B) specialty
C) royalty
D) loyalty
D
I felt completely ________ among all those smart rich people.
A) out of the place
B) out of the way
C) out of place
D) out of order
C
Though badly damaged by fire, the palace was eventually ______ to its original splendour.
A) repaired
B) renewed
C) restored
D) renovated
C
The author was required to submit an _________ of about 200 words together with his research paper.
A) edition
B) editorial
C) article
D) abstract
D
Fossils give us ____________ evidence that dinosaurs really existed.
A) desirable
B) comparable
C) tangible
D) fashionable
C
The police were accused of ________ evidence against the young man.
A) manufacturing
B) fabricating
C) inventing
D) building
B
No matter how tired you are, it would be ______ to watch the match.
A) promising
B) helpful
C) worthwhile
D) exciting
C
_________ she is from the south according to her accent.
A) I doubt that
B) It will be no doubt whether
C) It is no doubt
D) There is no doubt that
D
The ____________ change of schedule gave me lots of trouble.
A) bankrupt
B) abrupt
C) interrupt
D) corrupt
B
This car is ____________ to run because it doesn't use much fuel.
A) economical
B) economic
C) historical
D) historic
A
After all, Ed's idea of exercise has always been ______________ effort-taking than lifting a fork to his mouth.
A) no other
B) none but
C) nothing more
D) anything more
C
It ________ me to think that my boyfriend would dress up as Santa Claus at the Christmas party.
A) forced
B) tickled
C) made
D) rendered
B
After ______ for the job, you will be required to take a language test.
A) being interviewed
B) interviewed
C) interviewing
D) having interviewed
A
She put on the dress once again and wondered if she could have the sleeves __________.
A) shorten
B) short
C) shortened
D) shortening
C
It is politely requested by the hotel management that radios _______ after 11 o'clock at night.
A) were not played
B) not to play
C) not be played
D) did not play
C
Many students are addicted to ______ life of online game.
A) virtuous
B) virtual
C) visual
D) vital
B
It is ______ to rain in all parts of the country today, weather report says.
A) alike
B) possibly
C) probable
D
The theme of his speech was the need to conserve our natural _______: oil, water, trees, coal, and so on.
A) matters
B) resources
C) sources
D) origins
B
Now English is in daily use among three or four hundred million people who were not _______ speaking it as their native language.
A) backed up
B) reared
C) brought
D) supported
B
Although a few minor problems still exist, the ______ economic situation of this city is quite good.
A) principal
B) overall
C) particular
D) major
B
My home _______ only two rooms and a kitchen, but fortunately I possess an attractive garden as well.
A) consists of
B) makes up of
C) comprises of
D) composes of
A
He didn't want ______ us______, so he gave the result of his new research.
A) keep...in suspense
B) keep...in suspect
C) keep...in mind
D) keep...in touch
A
The amount of money that the government spends on _______ has halved in the past decade.
A) farewell
B) advantage
C) welfare
D
The students, who described details of their sick friend's ________, were soon flooded with 2,000 e-mail replies from doctors in 18 countries.
A) symptoms
B) symbols
C) indications
D) status
A
The lecturer felt that a good deal of what he said had not been __________ by the students.
A) taken to
B) taken in
C) taken out
D) taken up
B
I was supposed to go to the dentist today, but it completely ___________ my mind.
A) slipped
B) vanished
C) bloomed
D) swallowed
A
The internal affairs of any state, whether it's big or small, don't allow of _______ interference.
A) extensive
B) exclusive
C) external
D) expressive
C
I'd been working at my desk all morning, so I went outside to ___________ my legs.
A) surround
B) substance
C) substitute
D) stretch
D
To an especially________ child, a simple scolding can be a grievous experience.
A) sensible
B) sentimental
C) sensitive
D) sensational
C
Some people spend too much time escaping from reality into the ________ world conjured up on their computer screens.
A) false
B) untrue
C) virtual
D) vague
C
I _________ articles and edit them via email and communicate with colleagues through Internet mailing.
A) subscribe
B) submit
C) correct
D) get
B
I arrive at nine o'clock, teach until twelve thirty and then have a meal; that is my morning _________.
A) routine
B) regular
C) order
D) regulations
A
It is really _______ for a teacher to find such mistakes in a student's essay.
A) annoying
B) annoyed
C) boring
D) bored
A
He is now a major ___________ of the nuclear industry.
A) critical
B) critic
C) criticize
D) criticism
B
The falling inflation rate is _________ to a decrease in the amount of borrowing.
A) attributed
B) referred
C) subjected
A
It is essential that these application forms ________ back as early as possible.
A) must be sent
B) will be sent
C) are sent
D) be sent
D
I was quite impressed by her ___________ determination to succeed.
A) subtle
B) inherited
C) crucial
D) dogged
D
I have already rented an apartment, for I don't want to ________ your hospitality and kindness.
A) abandon
B) damage
C) abuse
D) injure
C
In many cultures people who were thought to have the ability to _______ dreams were likely to be highly respected.
A) interpret
B) intervene
C) inherit
D) impart
A
He ________ his life to the service of his country.
A) devote
B) contributed
C) attributed
D) dedicated
D
A ______ from every person, no matter how small, will help the Red Cross reach the goal of $100,000.
A) contract
B) contribution
C) concentration
A
His tastes and habits ______ with those of his wife.
A) agree
B) coincide
C) correspond
D) match
B
Darwin believed that modern men and apes have both been ______ from the same ancestor.
A) extended
B) preserved
C) descended
D) transformed
C
The old carpet stands up the ______ of continual use.
A) finger-tipped
B) wear and tear
C) full-time
D) back-to-basics
B
They believed that this was not the _________ of their campaign for equality but merely the beginning.
A) climax
B) summit
C) pitch
D) maximum
A
The trumpet player was certainly playing loud. But I wasn't bothered by loudness _________ by his lack of talent.
A) more than
B) than
C) so much as
D) as
C
We were ________ by the news that they were getting divorced; they got married just a month ago and were considered such a perfect match.
A) relieved
B) startled
C) dismayed
B
Anyone who has been overwhelmed by something only sees its ________, paying no attention to its defects.
A) grace
B) grate
C) gracious
D) graceful
A
Everyone cries sometimes — it's nothing to be ashamed __________.
A) for
B) about
C) over
D) of
D
______ raw materials into useful products is called manufacturing.
A) Transform
B) Transforming
C) Being transformed
D) When transforming
A
Another big issue _________ the new republic is the problem of the education of its citizens.
A) confining
B) confirming
C) conforming
D) confronting
D
We all know that it is imagination______ people usually lack______ makes the world colorful.
A) /; which
B) /; that
C) which; which
D) what; that
B
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and ________.
A) sensations
B) passions
C) emotions
D) moods
Recently, many songs sung by The Cranberries constantly ________ to me.
A) recurring
B) recurred
C) minded
D) reminded
B
The distance from the Earth to the spacecraft is often determined very accurately from the time ______ between two radio signals.
A) interaction
B) alternative
C) interference
D) interval
D
It was due to luck ______ judgment ______ the driver succeeded in avoiding an accident.
A) better than / when
B) rather than / that
C) other than / when
D) more than / that
B
My wife's birthday ________ our wedding anniversary.
A) coincides with
B) collides with
C) converses with
D) along with
A
He is a skillful and ________ performer on several musical instruments.
A) effort
B) effortful
C) effortless
D) efforted
C
His refusal to walk through the metal detector before boarding the plane ______ the guard's suspicion.
A) awakened
B) aroused
C) predicted
D) forecast
B
______ in some rural schools that the teacher is even unable to walk through the rows of desks.
A) The classroom is as crowded
B) So crowded is the classroom
C) As crowded the classroom is
D) The classroom is such crowded
B
He is ______ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year.
A) optimistic
B) optional
C) outstanding
D) obvious
A
There could be no doubt that he deserved the ______ for the republic's political consolidation.
A) credit account
B) credit
C) credit note
D) credit card
B
We sat in the car with the radio on, ______ along behind a long line of other cars.
A) crawled
B) was crawling
C) to crawl
D) crawling
D
The politician doesn't understand ________ about foreign policy. He doesn't even have a passport.
A) nothing
B) first thing
C) the first thing
D) last thing
C
_______ the advances of science, the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us.
A) As for
B) Except for
C) Despite
D) But for
C
As early as 1647, Ohio made a decision that free, tax-supported schools must be established in every town _________ 50 households or more.
A) having
B) to have
C) to have had
D) having had
A
The teacher warned that anyone who was caught ________ during the test would be punished.
A) cheating
B) being cheated
C) to cheat
D) to be cheating
A
If the pain in your leg becomes worse, get it _________ at once.
A) to see
B) seen to
C) seeing to
D) be seen to
B
Even an expert would find it hard to ______ between the original painting and the copy.
A) distinctive
B) distinguish
C) distinction
D) distinct
B
We need a ______ management system, able to meet the changing needs of our customers.
A) futile
B) fertile
C) flexible
D) feeble
C
American justice works on the ________ that an accused person is innocent until he or she is proved guilty.
A) state
B) assumption
C) premise
D) suppose
C
Suffering from the earthquake, the ______ farmers gritted their teeth to rebuild their hometown all by themselves.
A) well-off
B) hard-pressed
C) strong-willing
D) high-end
B
Although they are now working ______ they are aware that nothing can stand in their way.
A) in their own way
B) out of control
C) at a disadvantage
D) in contrast
C
Arguing about details ________ many hours of the board's valuable time.
A) sacrificed
B) absorbed
C) consumed
D) assimilated
C
I advised her that in the presence of the princess, she should not say anything until _________.
A) being asked
B) asked
C) to be asked
D) having been asked
B
We are very ________ about what we let the children watch on TV.
A) elective
B) choosy
C) selective
D) elect
C
You would think that with all the money I make, I could at least have a ______ place to sleep.
A) deceit
B) decease
C) decent
D) delete
C
I was desperately unhappy in that job, but had to ______ and stay smiling for the sake of my children.
A) bite my tongue
B) bite my teeth
C) grit my teeth
D) grit my tongue
C
When it ______ the section of health, most of them felt sorry that they didn't attach importance to it.
A) talked to
B) mentioned to
C) came to
D) turned to
C
Jessica thoroughly enjoyed the voyage and was _______ sea-sick.
A) nothing but
B) not in the least
C) at any rate
D) by all accounts
B