1.The old man was in ______ of doubt.
A. agony
B. the agony
C. agonies
D. the agonies
[1]. a
2. He’s in ______ that he’s won the Nobel Prize.
A. ecstasy
B. bliss
C. rapture
D. transport
[2]. b
3. However, at times this balance in nature is _______, resulting in a number of possible unforeseen effects.
A. troubled
B. confused
C. disturbed
D. puzzled
[3].
c
4. Learn to ______ before you leap.
A. creep
B. climb
C. mount
D. rise
[4].
a
5. We welcome rain, but a (an) _______ large amount of rainfall will cause floods.
A. extensive
B. extremely
C. specially
D. constantly
[5].
d
6. My pulse was ______ with excitement.
A. throbbing
B. pounding
C. striking
D. knocking
[6]. a
7. Where did you ________ your English?
A. push up
B. pick up
C. pull up
D. pulls off
[7]. b
8. He is fed up with the skyscrapers, noise, pollution and traffic jam that are part of _______life..
A. rural
B. suburban
C. urban
D. usual
[8]. a
9. My complexion remained pale and _____.
A. pasty
B. pasta
C. paste
D. patter
[9]. a
10. Someone who likes to spend a lot of time sitting or lying down while watching television is sometimes called a _______.
A. couch tomato
B. potato crisps
C. tomato couch
D. couch potato
[10].
d
11. Too much ______ to the sun is bad for the skin.
A. exposure
B. exhibition
C. extension
D. expansion
[11]. b
12. His body temperature has been _____ for three days, the highest point reaching
40.5 degree centigrade.
A. uncommon
B. disordered
C. abnormal
D. extraordinary
[12]. c
13. People have been reluctant to make formal ________to the police.
A. complaint
B. complain
C. compliment
D. complication
[13]. a
14. ___________ this, several other benefits are offered.
A. on the top of
B. on top of
C. on top
D. in top of
[14]. b
15. ______ he works hard, I don't mind when he finishes the experiment.
A As soon as
B As well as
C As far as
D So long as
[15]. d
16. The higher I got, the deeper I _____ into a dark, lonely place.
A. sink
B. sinked
C. sunk
D. sank
[16]. d
17. She said her husband _______ her.
A. neglected
B. ignored
C. omitted
D. overlooked
[17]. b
18. It seems certain areas in the brain are responsible _______ drug dependence.
A. of
B. with
C. for
D. to
[18]. c
19. The experiment indicates they are willing to give up things like food and water just to continue receiving the _______ stimulation.
A. electrical
B. electric
C. electronics
D. electrify
[19].
a
20. The bank robber has been sentenced to a ten-year imprisonment ______ he had known the consequence before he committed the robbery.
A. as if
B. only if
C. if only
D. as only
[20]. c
21. A few large mirrors in the room would give the ______ of extra space.
A. illustration
B. illusion
C. illusive
D. illumination
[21]. a
22. Learning disabilities may help explain why some students do not _____ as well in school as intelligence tests suggest they should.
A. undertake
B. hold
C. play
D. perform
[22]. d
