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 The manager will not _________ us to use his car.
A:have
B:let
C:agree
D:allow
The worsening of the country's economy could mean ( ) public support for the ruling party.
A:crippled
B:subtracted
C:fluttered
D:diminished
— 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.
The time will come ____________ man can fly ____________ he likes in the universe.
A:how ... where
B:when ... wherever
C:where ... where
D:what ... which
It is said that_______boys in your school like playing football in their spare time, though others prefer basketball.
A:quite a lot
B:quite a few
C:quite a bit
D:quite a little
— Would you mind changing seats with me?— __________________.
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
The chances of the disease being ( )to humans are extremely remote.
A:exposed
B:commuted
C:migrated
D:transferred
— 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
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
Henry stood by me when I most needed it. I will always ( ) that.
A:impress
B:register
C:pledge
D:appreciate
— What’s his mother like?
— _____________
A:She's very happy
B:She's at home
C:She likes watching TV
D:She's tall and thin
Color-blind people often find it difficult to ( )from blue and green.
A:separate
B:compare
C:contrast
D:distinguish
____________he works hard, I don't mind when he finishes the experiment.
A:As soon as
B:As well as
C:So far as
D:So long as
The water gives up energy and becomes cooler____________the ice receives energy and melts.
A:when
B:while
C:for
D:because
— 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
He ( )the problem ( )in his mind for a whole week before he did anything about it.
A:switched...on
B:kicked...up
C:turned...over
D:took...on
The problem is not so easy as you think. It's far from being settled.
A:hardly
B:almost
C:nearly
D:scarcely
The school strives to treat pupils as individuals and to help each one to achieve their full ( ).
A:curiosity
B:genius
C:advantage
D:potential
The young actor who had been thought highly of ________ to be a great disappointment.
A:turned up
B:turned out
C:turned down
D:turned in
Will you _________me a favor, please?
A:do
B:make
C:bring
D:give
The manager will not _________ us to use his car.
A:have
B:let
C:agree
D:allow
Certainly in our society teachers don't enjoy the respect that is ( ) to doctors and lawyers.
A:rewarded
B:accorded
C:designated
D:transferred
—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
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
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
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
In the last few years, the Internet and the World Wide Web have become ( ) words; almost everyone has heard of them.
A:family
B:home
C:house
D:household
— We are going to have a singing party tonight. Would you like to join us?
— __________________
A:I'm afraid not, because I have to go to an important meeting.
B:Of course not. I have no idea.
C:No, I can't.
D:That's all set.
She has two best friends. ____ of them is in the country.
A:All
B:Both
C:No one
D:Neither
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
It's bad for you to smoke in the public places where smoking is not allowed.
A:behavior
B:action
C:manner
D:movement
Space exploration has been made ( )with the development of modern science and technology.
A:it possible
B:it was possible
C:that possible
D:possible
The changes our city ( )in the past few years are little short of miraculous.
A:catalogued
B:underwent
C:inherited
D:furnished
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
As she matured as an artist, she ( ) realize that "all artists are a product of their culture."
A:came to
B:kept to
C:took to
D:went to
( )more information, they could make the plan better than it is now.
A:Having given
B:If giving
C:Given
D:To be given
Where was ( )the traffic accident happened last night?
A:it
B:the place that
C:the place
D:it that
If your monthly salary exceeds 10,000, you have to ( ) 20% tax from the sum you receive.
A:designate
B:repay
C:subtract
D:snatch
Any excitement you have at starting a new job is always ( ) with a certain amount of fear.
A:mingled
B:dotted
C:joined
D:scarred
______ her and then try to copy what she does.
A:Mind
B:See
C:Stare at
D:Watch
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
— How do you do? Glad to meet you.— __________________.
A:Fine. How are you?
B:How do you do? Glad to meet you, too.
C:How are you? Thank you!
D:Nice. How are you?
The reason 800 million people go hungry today is not that there isn't enough food in the world, ( ) that these people cannot get the food anyway.
A:but
B:despite
C:even
D:except
We don't doubt ____________ he can make a good job of it.
A:if
B:that
C:what
D:why
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?
____________is a fact that English is accepted as an international language.
A:What
B:This
C:That
D:It
— 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
For traditional Chinese painters, fame and fortune come late, and it is ( )for artists to hold their first exhibitions when they are over seventy years old.
A:hardly common
B:less frequent
C:not unheard of
D:just usual
Vicki never worried or hesitated about anything, she just( ) it and almost always got whatever she wanted.
A:went by
B:went for
C:went over
D:went with
— Must I take a taxi?
— No, you_________. You can take my car.
A:had better to
B:don't
C:must not
D:don't have to
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