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 What a ________ smell! Open the window and air the room.
A:disgusting
B:pleasing
C:powerful
D:disturbing
Mary could not tell Jane the secret with her little brother standing ____.
A:by
B:up
C:in
D:to
We tried all sorts of medicine but they were all ____.
A:use
B:useful
C:used
D:useless
Don’t bother running ____ the bus. You will never catch it.
A:after
B:about
C:across
D:over
Few of the students understand why language is _______ to human beings.
A:aware
B:unique
C:absolute
D:continual
Students have access ____ the library during the vacation.
A:in
B:by
C:to
D:at
The teacher praised the girl in class ____ her hard work.
A:for
B:by
C:to
D:with
When spring comes in that part of the world, the trees just burst ____ life.
A:in
B:into
C:to
D:toward
Only by combining our efforts ____ those of other people can we triumph over the difficulties we are now facing.
A:into
B:onto
C:within
D:with
After a long period of regular exercise, I now _____ much less than I used to.
A:weigh
B:like
C:grow
D:increase
He spent two weeks working out a plan. Unfortunately, it did not quite ___ in practice.
A:come out
B:come off
C:come about
D:come to
Walking on the ____ , the young couple talked about those unforgettable days when they were studying at college.
A:sideway's
B:sidewalk
C:sidway
D:sidewalk's
Thousands of workers lost their ____ when the factory closed.
A:work
B:employment
C:occupation
D:jobs
No matter what you say, I'm coming ________.
A:anyway
B:any way
C:in a way
D:in the way
Measures had to be taken in face of the housing problem that ________ in the city.
A:rose
B:raised
C:arose
D:produced
I dozed ____ in the middle of the meeting and missed his speech.
A:off
B:down
C:about
D:over
Between them serious disagreements immediately ____.
A:rise
B:arise
C:raise
D:arouse
I longed to have the opportunity of participating ____ the activities.
A:for
B:in
C:on
D:of
Our neighbor said that if we made more noise he would _______ us to the police.
A:inform of
B:complain about
C:report to
D:care for
I’ll trade you five comic books ____ your knife.
A:to
B:with
C:in
D:for
That Sandy wears ________ makeup annoys her mother.
A:very much
B:very
C:that much
D:so
This project money is intended ____ the Hope Project only. Nobody is allowed to make use of it for other purposes.
A:for
B:to
C:toward
D:with
The children are still ____, waiting for their mother to come back.
A:wake
B:awake
C:awaken
D:waken
A Greek trading ship is making ____ the Panama Canal.
A:up
B:for
C:out
D:of
Because the sports building was full, hundreds of people had to ____ from it.
A:turned away
B:turned up
C:turned in
D:turned out
The doctor ordered the patient to ____ all solid food for at least twenty-four hours.
A:keep off
B:keep down
C:keep on
D:keep from
You’ll have to be patient ____ my mother, because she’s going deaf.
A:with
B:by
C:to
D:of
Twenty years ago it was common to see people _________ from hunger on the streets in that poor nation, but clearly the situation has improved greatly since then.
A:calling
B:preventing
C:resulting
D:collapsing
On my way home this evening, I happen to notice that an old man was nearly ran ____ by a speeding car.
A:after
B:about
C:across
D:over
The boss refused to give any _______ on the fact that his workers were out of jobs.
A:response
B:answer
C:<p>comment</p>
D:reply
The employments were quite unsatisfied with the ____ explanation given by the managers and decided to go in strike.
A:reason
B:reasonable
C:reasoning
D:unreasonable
The method he used turned out to be _______ in improving the students' English.
A:effective
B:able
C:capable
D:explicit
I got a little ________ when I learned that the appointment with the general manager was changed to another time.
A:concerned
B:distracted
C:upset
D:awful
Do it right ____ , or it will be late.
A:along
B:way
C:away
D:down
She is used to having an Oxford English dictionary ____ easy reach when she is working.
A:in
B:with
C:within
D:by
Look through your old clothes and see if you have anything to ____.
A:give away
B:give in
C:give out
D:give back
Some pupils fill their spare time ____ computer games. It is really a waste of time.
A:with
B:by
C:to
D:into
We must ________ our attention on the question of reducing our cost.
A:pay
B:focus
C:absorb
D:promote
After three days of ____ travel, they arrived in Tibet.
A:repeated
B:continual
C:continuous
D:unbroken
In discussing environmental pollution we ought to keep ____ the point of concern.
A:to
B:at
C:on
D:off
We were in Paris for two days, so we took the ____ of visiting the Louver.
A:chance
B:opportunity
C:activity
D:luck
The teacher had uncommon insight ____ children’s feelings.
A:in
B:into
C:on
D:onto
His work has ___ his health. The doctor suggests that he travel to the beach to have a holiday.
A:affected
B:effected
C:caused
D:brought
People working in the government should not ______ business affairs that might change their political judgment.
A:engage in
B:hope for
C:choose between
D:pick on
The book offers some advice about how to make a good ________ on job interviews.
A:attitude
B:appearance
C:effect
D:impression
The noise disturbed the entire ____.
A:neighbor
B:neighboring
C:neighborhood
D:neighbors
The frightened man reached ____ the telephone and quickly dialed a number.
A:for
B:to
C:at
D:on
Visitors are kindly ____ not to touch the paintings when they are in the art museum.
A:required
B:requested
C:inquired
D:acquired
Why don’t you learn ____ my mistakes?
A:in
B:by
C:of
D:from
The police searched the city in an effort to catch the man who ______ murder last week.
A:limited
B:made
C:did
D:committed
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