1. Mr. Bloom is not _____ now, but he will be famous someday.
A) dominant B) magnificent C) significant D) prominent
[1].D
prominent 卓越的，著名的significant 重要的，有意义的dominant 占主导地位的，重要的
2. Christmas is a Christian holy day usually celebrated on December 25th _____ the birth of Jesus Christ.
A) in accordance with B) in terms of C) in honor of D) in favor of
[2]. C
3. If you put too many pears in that paper bag, it will _____.
A) burst B) explode C) crack D) expand
[3]. C
crack [kræk] n. 裂缝；声变；噼啪声adj. 最好的；高明的vi. 破裂；爆裂vt. 使破裂；打开；变声
4. He seems to be _____ enough to climb to the mountain top in an hour.
A) brilliant B) consistent C) comfortable D) energetic
[4]. D
consistent [kən'sɪst(ə)nt] adj. 始终如一的，一致的；坚持的
5. If I correct someone, I will do it with as much good humor as if I were the one_____.
A) to correct B) correcting C) having corrected D) being corrected
[5]. D
6. Charles Babbage is generally considered _____ the first computer.
A) to invent B) inventing C) to have invented D) having invented
[6]. C
7. To impress a future employer, one should dress neatly, be ____, and display interest in the job.
A) swift B) instant C) timely D) punctual
[7]. D
punctual ['pʌŋ(k)tʃʊəl; -tjʊəl] adj. 准时的，守时的；精确的
8. To our _____, Geoffrey's illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.
A) anxiety B) relief C) view D) judgment
[8]. B
9. He is planning another tour abroad, yet his passport will _____ at the end of this month.
A) expire B) exceed C) terminate D) cease
[9]. A
expire [ɪk'spaɪə; ek-]vi. 期满；终止；死亡；呼气vt. 呼出（空气）
exceed [ɪk'siːd; ek-] vt. 超过；胜过vi. 超过其他
terminate ['tɜːmɪneɪt]vt. 使终止；使结束；解雇vi. 结束，终止；结果adj. 结束的
cease [siːs] n. 停止vi. 停止；终了vt. 停止；结束
10. My grandfather had always taken a _____ interest in my work, and I had an equal admiration for the stories of his time.
A) splendid B) weighty C) vague D) keen
[10]. D keen interest 非常有兴趣
11. We believe _____ you have been devoted to _____ of great necessity.
A) that…being B) all that…be C) what…is D) that all…are
[11]. C
12. I knew nothing about the accident _____ I read in the newspaper.
A) except that B) except for C) except when D) except what
[12]. D
13. _____ about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research.
A) So curious the couple was B) So curious were the couple
C) How curious the couple were D) The couple was such curious
[13]. B
14. There is no _____ to that house from the main road.
A) access B) avenue C) exposure D) edge
[14]. A
15. All the guests were invited to attend the wedding _____ and had a very good time.
A) feast B) congratulations C) festival D) recreation
[15]. A
16. When the newspaper boy got to a blue door, _____, which frightened him away as fast as possible.
A) out a fierce dog rushed B) out did a fierce dog rush
C) out rushed a fierce dog D) rushed out a fierce dog
[16]. C
17. The board of the company has decided to _____ its operations to include all aspects of the clothing business.
A) multiply B) lengthen C) expand D)stretch
[17]. C
multiply ['mʌltɪplaɪ] vt. 乘；使增加；使繁殖；使相乘vi. 乘；繁殖；增加adv. 多样地；复合地adj. 多层的；多样的
lengthen ['leŋθ(ə)n; -ŋkθ-] vt. 使延长；加长vi. 延长；变长
expand [ɪk'spænd; ek-] vt. 扩张；使膨胀；详述vi. 发展；张开，展开
stretch [stretʃ] vt. 伸展,张开
18. Mary tiptoed over and took the clock away because she hated to hear it _____ when she was trying to go to sleep.
A) sounding B) ringing C) ticking D) humming
[18]. C ticking n. 坚质条纹棉布或亚麻布；（指钟表发出的）滴答响声
19. Overjoyed to see his long-lost friends, Carter _____ a toast to the health of them all.
