1. How do you ____ for coming late for the meeting？
A）explain B）excuseC）describe D）account
2. The mother was so ____ at the news that she didn’t know what to do.
A）admired B）amazedC）amused D）curious
3. He likes to listen to music with the radio turned on at full ____.
A）power B）voiceC）volume D）sound
4. The coach must take a large ____ of the blame for the failure of the football match.
A）quantity B）numberC）share D）amount
5. Although alone in the house，he was so busy with his research that he felt____ lonely.
A）all but B）nothing butC）something but D）anything but
6. The introduction of modern technique from abroad makes it necessary for skilled workers to ____ unskilled workers.
A）take place B）take overC）take down D）take the place of
7. ____ so few people in the street was unusual.
A）For there to be B）As there to beC）For there being D）As there being
8. There are signs ____ Internet are becoming more and more popular with teenagers.
A）that B）whoseC）what D）which
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9. Bob had been ____ on a meadow sprinkled with dandelion for a long time before he sat up.
A）laid B）lyingC）lain D）laying
10. Jill would rather that his girl friend ____ in the same department as he does.
A）studied B）should studyC）study D）had studied
11. She had no objection to ____ the airplane ticket which would send her to Geneva.
A）to take B）taking C）of taking D）to taking
12. I’m ____ the impression that you’ve told me about it.
A）into B）onC）of D）under
13. In the summer holidays，they have a plan to go to movies at weekly ____.
A）intervals B）basesC）gaps D）times
14.I have decided to ____ my smoking.
A）cut up B）cut offC）cut across D）cut down
15. Many of the imported planes have been lying ____for years because of the restrictions on the foreign spare parts.
A）idle B）vacant C）empty D）hollow
16. Electrical ____ are（is）used to free people from the heavy housework.
A）equipment B）facilitiesC）appliances D）apparatus
17. The rain came on time and would certainly ease the feat ____ the people of inland.
A）to face B）face C）facing D）faces
18. They bought a Yamaha piano at the price of 10，000 yuan. They liked it so much that they would have paid ____ for it.
A）twice as much B）as much twiceC）as twice much D）much as twice
19. It was not until she had come downstairs ____ remembered the keys were not with her.
A）she B）when she C）that she D）and see
20. Mike is very happy. His mark in the English examination is higher than____ in the class
A）anyone’s B）anyone elseC）anyone else’s D）anyone’s else
21. The first prize goes to ____ makes the greatest contribution to the company.
A）whomever B）whicheverC）no matter who D）whoever
22. Society is a building，to the construction of ____ every member brings a brick.
