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 The problem is not so easy as you think. It's far from being settled.
A:hardly
B:almost
C:nearly
D:scarcely
For convenience's sake, most couples in America have a ( ) bank account instead of separate accounts.
A:twin
B:handy
C:dual
D:joint
Makers of consumer electronics will pay for environmental sanitation services to collect and ( ) used refrigerators, computers and televisions under the new rules.
A:discharge
B:distribute
C:dispose of
D:deal with
A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough ( )a fair deal afterwards.
A:being given
B:been given
C:given
D:to be given
The changes our city ( )in the past few years are little short of miraculous.
A:catalogued
B:underwent
C:inherited
D:furnished
The ( ) of older persons is relatively low in developing countries, but it is growing much faster than in the West.
A:addition
B:majority
C:percentage
D:statistic
As people's living standards improve, the health and beauty business is ( )with more sophisticated products than ever before.
A:astonishing
B:flourishing
C:exaggerating
D:diminishing
After a very busy schedule in the past two months, Kenneth plans to take things ( )for a while.
A:at ease
B:easily
C:easy
D:with ease
Because of the mad cow disease, the European Union ( )a worldwide ban on British beef and beef product exports.
A:challenged
B:charged
C:forged
D:imposed
My son failed to come back home last night. This morning the police came to our house and ( )my worst fears that he was injured in a car accident.
A:advocated
B:confirmed
C:insured
D:promised
This is ____________ I want to tell you.
A:it
B:that
C:which
D:what
Henry stood by me when I most needed it. I will always ( ) that.
A:impress
B:register
C:pledge
D:appreciate
We must do well____________the boss assigns us to do.
A:that
B:whatever
C:whichever
D:those
In social dancing, the participants dance for their own pleasure rather than for the ( ) of an audience.
A:appreciation
B:entertainment
C:leisure
D:temptation
Mary ( ) to go abroad for further education, but she gave it up later.
A:is hoping
B:was hoping
C:had hoped
D:has hoped
______ her and then try to copy what she does.
A:Mind
B:See
C:Stare at
D:Watch
Will you _________me a favor, please?
A:do
B:make
C:bring
D:give
Grandma always paid attention to the needs, wishes and feelings of those around her. She was the most ( )woman I've ever known.
A:artificial
B:merry
C:considerate
D:brilliant
A computer file is a collection of ( ) data, used to organize the storage and processing of data by computer.
A:electrical
B:artificial
C:electronic
D:genuine
— It's time to tidy your room, Harry!
—See the tidy room, Mum! _________ is where it should be.
A:Something
B:Anything
C:Everything
D:Nothing
I was giving a talk to a large group of people, the same talk I______to half a dozen other groups before.
A:was giving
B:am giving
C:had given
D:have given
The problem is not so easy as you think. It's far from being settled.
A:hardly
B:almost
C:nearly
D:scarcely
After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced ( )cars in 2002 as in the year before.
A:as twice many
B:as many twice
C:twice as many
D:as twice as many
Will you _________me a favor, please?
A:do
B:make
C:bring
D:give
This report offered the most ( ) and accurate information on the possible defects resulting from cloning.
A:specific
B:particular
C:trivial
D:wicked
He was willing to speak to the reporters____________ he was not identified.
A:on condition that
B:in case
C:suppose that
D:for fear that
With the shining water before you and the wind ( ), trees behind you, you can not help ( ).
A:blow...but feel relaxed
B:blowing... feeling relaxed
C:blown...but feel relaxing
D:blowing... but feel relaxing
My trip to the small village under the control of the enemy fire was full of delays and difficulties, but I eventually ( ) .
A:got by
B:turned it over
C:hit the sack
D:made it
The meeting was successful and ended with a(n) ( ) to step up cooperation between the six states of the region.
A:testimony
B:pledge
C:evolution
D:signature
The manager will not _________ us to use his car.
A:have
B:let
C:agree
D:allow
The thought of dying slowly and painfully ( )me. I really can't understand why so many people are opposed to euthanasia (安乐死).
A:terrifies
B:curses
C:puzzles
D:injures
—What will you buy for your boyfriend's birthday?
—I want to buy a _________wallet for him.
A:black leather small
B:small black leather
C:small leather black
D:black small leather
The higher the standard of living,____________.
A:the greater is the amount of paper is used
B:the greater amount of paper is used
C:the amount of paper is used is greater
D:the greater the amount of paper is used
— Shall we sit up here on the grass or down there near the water?
— __________________.
A:I'd rather stay here if you don't mind.
B:Sorry, I don't like neither.
C:Certainly, why not?
D:Yes, we like these two places
— It's time to tidy your room, Harry!
—See the tidy room, Mum! _________ is where it should be.
A:Something
B:Anything
C:Everything
D:Nothing
Hi, is Mary there, please?
— __________________.
A:Hold on. I'll get her.
B:No, she isn't here.
C:Yes, she lives here.
D:Yes, what do you want?
We often hold fairs here. There are a lot of things ( ) .
A:to choose from
B:to choose
C:to be chosen
D:for choosing
NASA's Mars program was set back when two spacecraft failed up reaching Mars, one ( )up in the planet's atmosphere and the other after a software failure.
A:burned; disappeared
B:burned; disappearing
C:burning; disappearing
D:burning; disappeared
The new order means overtime.
A:works
B:worked
C:to work
D:working
The manager will not _________ us to use his car.
A:have
B:let
C:agree
D:allow
As the semester is drawing to an end, the student union is calling on all the students to ( )the temptation to cheat on exams.
A:refuse
B:reject
C:resist
D:resolve
— Can you go to the concert with us this evening?
— __________________.
A:No, I already have plans.
B:I'd love to, but I'm busy tonight.
C:No, I really don't like being with you.
D:I'm ill, so I shouldn't go out.
"Hi, John, could you show me how to ( ) graphics with text on the same screen?"
A:fuse
B:clone
C:merge
D:mingle
— Would you mind changing seats with me?
— __________________.
A:It’s very kind of you.
B:Yes, I wouldn’t.
C:No, I don't mind.
D:Here you are.
The problem of poverty is particularly ( ) in rural areas where one in three adults is unemployed.
A:offensive
B:significant
C:acute
D:frail
Scientists have discovered many planets orbiting distant stars, all are ( )to life.
A:unlikely
B:unfriendly
C:forbidden
D:vulnerable
— Can you go to the concert with us this evening?— __________________.
A:No, I already have plans.
B:I'd love to, but I'm busy tonight.
C:No, I really don't like being with you.
D:I'm ill, so I shouldn't go out.
— Congratulations! You won the first prize in today's speech contest.
— __________________.
A:Yes, I beat the others.
B:No, no, I didn't do it well.
C:Thank you.
D:It's a pleasure
I recognized her____________I saw her.
A:the instant (that)
B:after
C:if not
D:unless
The worsening of the country's economy could mean ( ) public support for the ruling party.
A:crippled
B:subtracted
C:fluttered
D:diminished
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