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 I am afraid it was a _______ for you to do this.
A:bother
B:bitter
C:bake
D:band
There was no sign that Mr. Jospin, who keeps a firm control on the party despite ________ from leadership of it, would intervene personally.
A:being resigned
B:having resigned
C:going to resign
D:resign
He was knocked down by a car and badly ________.
A: injured
B: damaged
C: harmed
D:ruined
He always takes pride in his work. He is very _______.
A:humble
B:devoted
C:respective
D:formal
If only I _______ play the guitar as well as you!
A:would
B:could
C:should
D:might
Nowadays advertising costs are no longer in reasonable ________ to the total cost of the product.
A: proportion
B:correlation
C:connection
D: correspondence
First published in 1927, the charts remain an______ source for researchers.
A:intelligent
B:inevitable
C:indispensable
D:identical
I used a computer, _________it would have taken me much longer to finish the work.
A:otherwise
B:and
C:however
D:so
I_______a doctor now if I had studied medical science in my youth.
A:were
B:should be
C:had been
D:should have been
The statistics ________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times.
A:proves
B:is proving
C:are proving
D:prove
She kept the children_________with her stories.
A:amused
B:amusing
C:to amuse
D:to be amused
In college I _______ in science. What was your major?
A:majored
B:ordered
C:recorded
D:touched
_______the physiological system will reset itself, but it does take time.
A:In time
B:On time
C:By the time
D:At the time
The prisoners will work for up to 90 days _______the gang.
A:to
B:at
C:on
D:of
When she saw the clouds she went back to the house to ________ her umbrella.
A:carry
B: fetch
C: bring
D:reach
It isn't easy to be inspired in that spontaneous way for long periods_________.
A:at a stretch
B:for a stretch
C:in a stretch
D:on a stretch
Michael found it difficult to get his British jokes ________ to American audiences.
A:around
B:over
C: across
D: down
If you want a pen, look inside the _______ of the desk.
A:box
B:drawer
C:major
D:melt
The book contained a large ________ of information.
A: deal
B:amount
C: number
D: sum
That radio company is so big that it has a lot of _______ in foreign countries.
A:introducers
B:instructors
C:conductors
D:agents
________we understand what Jet Lag is, we can go some way to overcome it.
A:Since that
B:Despite
C:Although
D:Now that
Many a man _______sacrificed his life for the cause of revolution.
A:has
B:have
C:is
D:are
I always associate this song_______my school days.
A:by
B:to
C:with
D:in
They did find that ________appears in a dream has far greater influence on mood than ________occurs in the dream.
A:the person ... the thing
B:who ... what
C:who ... that
D:the person who ... which
His friend was injured in an airplane _______.
A:break
B:crash
C:fail
D:falling
I must congratulate you _____the excellent design of the new bridge.
A:with
B:at
C:on
D:of
Scientists will have to__________new methods of increasing the world's food supply.
A:come out
B:come up for
C:come into
D:come up with
The car accident ________him ________his sight.
A:took ... from
B:deprived ... from
C:took ... of
D:deprived ... of
That is a _______ point of view. I don’t agree with you.
A:crystal
B:protein
C:union
D:conservative
This is not an economical way to get more water , _____it is very expensive.
A:or else
B:on the contrary
C:in short
D:on the other hand
Language consists ________words which we put together into sentences.
A:in
B:for
C:of
D:on
The economic recession has meant that job _______ is a rare thing.
A:security
B:safety
C:protection
D:secureness
Joe is not good at sports, but when it______ mathematics, he is the best in the class.
A:comes up to
B:comes around to
C:comes to
D:comes on to
I believe his invention ______of great importance to the industrial development of that country.
A:be
B:to be
C:being
D:been
They_________the government's new policies.
A:are opposed
B:oppose to
C:are opposed to
D:are opposed against
Get up early and run every day. You will _______ a lot from it.
A:receive
B:make
C:benefit
D:win
The _______ of the house is beautifully painted.
A:underneath
B:well
C:interior
D:image
Under no circumstances __________anything that will benefit ourselves but harm the interests of the state.
A:should we do
B:we should do
C:we will do
D:did we do
The president is believed __________ill.
A:that he has fallen
B:to have fallen
C:to fall
D:that he is
Most of us require an environment________outside distraction.
A:free of
B:free from
C:free away
D:free without
I had taken it for_______that Sally would tell whenever she got the useful information.
A:interested
B:sure
C:certain
D:granted
________finished your work so early?
A:How come you
B:How do you come
C:How can you come
D:How you come
Good news was sometimes released prematurely, with the British recapture of the port ________ half a day before the defenders actually surrendered.
A: to announce
B: announced
C: announcing
D:was announced
Conversation becomes weaker in a society that spends so much time listening and being talked to ________ it has all but lost the will and the skill to speak for itself.
A:as
B:which
C:that
D:what
His proposal is _______ to all of us and you do not need to tell us more about it.
A:apparent
B:appearing
C:approaching
D:apart
It was _______a hundred people looked lost in it.
A:so large a room that
B:so a large room that
C:such large room that
D:such large a room that
The enemy _______of the power to resist.
A:lost
B:was taken away
C:was robbed
D:was deprived
Lots of dependent babies are _______a liability than numbers of the inactive aged.
A:more as
B:more to
C:more of
D:better of
The score was 80 to 78________the guest team.
A:in favor of
B:in way of
C:in spite of
D:in view of
Everyone _______ the right to his own opinion.
A:imitates
B:requests
C:deserves
D:outlines
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