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 Because there are only two competitors_______, it is almost inevitable that one will receive a majority.
A:in the running
B:for the running
C:in the run
D:for the run
A great amount of work has gone into ________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour.
A:refreshing
B:restoring
C:renovating
D:renewing
Not until the year of 1954_______made the capital of that province.
A:the city was
B:when the city was
C:was the city
D:that the city was
So involved with their computers ________ that leaders at summer computer camps often have to force them to break for sports and games.
A:became the children
B:become the children
C:had the children become
D:do the children become
It was nine years ago _________Sir Alfred returned from America
A:when
B:that
C:when that
D:since
Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has _____the quality of the programs.
A:affected
B:effected
C:lessened
D:declined
The weather is bound to change_________.
A:soon and late
B:soon or late
C:sooner and later
D:sooner or later
__________a result _______your bad work, I am forced to dismiss you.
A:For ... to
B:Due to ... with
C:As ... of
D:Because of ... of
But that you helped him, he________.
A:will have failed
B:would have failed
C:will fail
D:should have failed
The lecture which lasted about three hours was so _____that the audience couldn‘t help yawning.
A:tedious
B:clumsy
C:bored
D:tired
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 said he is my _______ friend but I don’t think so.
A:intensive
B:onion
C:intimate
D:occasion
Attempts to ______this old system have been made in every presidential election in the past one hundred years, but the system has survived all assaults.
A:break down
B:break in
C:break up
D:break through
That is _______ behavior and nobody likes it.
A:whistle
B:structural
C:selfish
D:fur
What are the _______ farm products in this region?
A:principle
B:princess
C:principal
D:prince
According to one belief, if truth is to be known it will make itself apparent, so one ________ wait instead of searching for it.
A:would rather
B:had to
C:cannot but
D: had best
Tomorrow we will _______ our day of independence.
A:favor
B:expose
C:roar
D:celebrate
They said he was _________holding public office, so they decided to deprive him of his post.
A:irrelevant to
B:unaware of
C:inconsiderate of
D:incapable of
This is not the right _________ to ask for my help; I am far too busy even to listen!
A:moment
B:situation
C:opportunity
D:circumstance
There is a fully _____health center on the ground floor of the main office building.
A:equipped
B:projected
C:provided
D:installed
In order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to set up some_____ shops in the residential area.
A:flowing
B:mobile
C:drifting
D:unstable
The next time I buy a TV set, I’m going to buy one with a larger _______.
A:front
B:screen
C:part
D:menu
Grace ________ tears when she heard the sad news.
A: broke in
B: broke into
C: broke off
D: broke through
This supermarket developed rapidly under his _______.
A:administration
B:suggestion
C:approach
D:appearance
Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone _______ an opportunity to hear the speech.
A:ought to have
B:must have
C:may have
D:should have
Many people nowadays save money to _______ for their old age.
A:cater
B:supply
C:provide
D:equip
He felt _______ of what he had done in school.
A:shy
B:ash
C:advisable
D:ashamed
I was so ______in today‘s history lesson. I didn t understand a. thing.
A:confused
B:neglected
C:amused
D:amazed
People and animals are different in their ________to drugs.
A:acts
B:actions
C:activities
D:reactions
There used to be a petrol station near the park, ________?
A:didn’t it
B:doesn’t there
C:usedn’t it
D:didn’t there
Ellen did not finish________in time to go to the party with her friends night.
A:studying
B:to study
C:to have studied
D:having studied
________we understand what Jet Lag is, we can go some way to overcome it.
A:Since that
B:Despite
C:Although
D:Now that
The car accident ________him ________his sight.
A:took ... from
B:deprived ... from
C:took ... of
D:deprived ... of
Now that spring is here, you can ______these fur coats till you need them again next winter.
A:put over
B:put off
C:put down
D:put away
His __________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure.
A:rich
B:quick
C:productive
D:fertile
It is imperative that the government _______ more investment into the shipbuilding industry.
A:attracts
B:shall attract
C:attract
D:has to
I never realized that someday I would be married to a _______.
A:molecule
B:oxygen
C:genius
D:rug
He made a plea _______more time so that he could get the job well done.
A:with
B:for
C:to
D:of
I always associate this song_______my school days.
A:by
B:to
C:with
D:in
The book contained a large ________ of information.
A: deal
B:amount
C: number
D: sum
She felt suitably humble just as she ________ when he had first taken a good look at her city self, hair waved and golden, nails red and pointed.
A:had
B:had had
C: would have and
D: has had
After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was _______.
A:leaking
B:trickling
C:dripping
D:floating
There is a ______of impatience in the tone of his voice.
A:dot
B:hint
C:notion
D:phrase
A general _______ is held in the United States every four years.
A:selection
B:choice
C:election
D:choose
In the constitutional history of more than two hundred years the party ________has been overturned by the party out of power 18 times at the level of presidential elections.
A:in power
B:in the power
C:in a power
D:in his power
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
The residents, __________had been damaged by the flood, were given help by the Red Cross.
A:all their homes
B:all of whose homes
C:all whose homes
D:all of their homes
Experiments show that daydreaming significantly__________to intellectual growth.
A:attributes
B:distributes
C:helps
D:contributes
________Sally likes the present is not clear to me.
A:If
B:Whether
C:That
D:What
The party, ________ I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable.
A:by which
B:for which
C:to which
D:at which
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