1. 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
2. A remote-controlled bomb exploded outside a hotel near the town square yesterday, _____ at least 12 people.
A. having been injured B. having injured C. injured D. injuring
3. When energy is converted from one form to another, some energy is always lost at heat. _____, no energy conversion is ever 100% efficient.
A. in other terms B. in other words C. in another way D. in some way
4. While freshmen are considered part of the academic elite, some of them appear to lack common sense _____ following traffic regulations.
A. coming to B. when coming to C. when it comes to D. when they come to
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. I just wonder if _____ ever _____ that you could have your own enterprise and run it yourself when you were still a student.
A. it... occurred B. you...occurred to it C. it ... occurred to you D. you... occurred
9. Bicycle riders want the city government to set aside special lanes for bicycles on some of the main streets, but though they have got some supporters, _____ likes the idea.
A. everyone B. not everyone C. no one D. someone
10. It can be said without exaggeration that no part of the United States is not easily accessible by car, by train, or by air, and _____ by all the three of them.
more often than B. more often than not C. no more often than D. less often than
11. 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
12. The exhibition at the Shanghai Science and Technology Center _____ such endangered animals as the giant panda and the Siberian tiger and describes the work being done to protect them.
A. detects B. exploits C. features D. demonstrates
13. 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
14. To protect the environment, scientists and engineers are researching ways to _____ electricity more cheaply from such renewable energy sources as the wind and sun.
A. generate B. manufacture C. construct D. transform
15. 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
16. Wireless waste from cell phones, pocket PCs, and music players _____ special problems because they have toxic chemicals in batteries and other components.
A. expose B. commit C. pose D. transport
17. Scientists have discovered many planets orbiting distant stars, all are _____ to life.
A. unlikely B. unfriendly C. forbidden D. vulnerable
18. A healthy and better-educated new generation is a _____ for sustainable economic and social development of all countries.
A. guarantee B. security C. demand D. target
19. Parks and open spaces are essential to the quality of life in dense _____ areas such as New York City.
A. agricultural B. rural C. suburban D. urban
20. 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
21. This report offered the most ____ and accurate information on the possible defects resulting from cloning.
A. specific B. particular C. trivial D. wicked
22. The worsening of the country’s economy could mean ___ public support for the ruling party.
A. crippled B. subtracted C. fluttered D. diminished
23. Henry stood by me when I most needed it. I’ll always ____ that.
A. impress B. register C. pledge D. appreciate
24. 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
25.Certainly in our society teachers don’t enjoy the respect that is ____ to doctors and lawyers.
A. rewarded B. accorded C. designated D. transferred
26. The changes our city ____ in the past few years are little short of miraculous.
A. cataloged B. underwent C. inherited D. furnished
27. 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
28. Their heavy commitments do not allow them to ____ themselves _____ current affairs as fully as they might wish.
A. put...through B. immerse...in C. switch...on D. settle...in
29. Japan’s productivity has overtaken America’s in some manufacturing industries, but elsewhere the United States has ____ its lead.
A. taken up B. brought back C. rested on D. clung to
30. For convenience’s sake, most couples in America have a ____ bank account instead of separate accounts.
A. twin B. handy C. dual D. joint
31. The woman is a ____ offender and has been arrested five times this year for shoplifting.
A. persistent B. inevitable C. blunt D. dreary
32. 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
33. The problem of poverty is particularly _____ in rural areas where one in three adults is unemployed.
A. offensive B. significant C. acute D. frail
34. 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
35. We can do without carpets. I prefer ____ wooden floors throughout the house.
A. empty B. bare C. lean D. primitive
36. Three people were killed in the bomb explosion, but police have not yet
identified the ____.
A. representatives B. statistics C. victims D. circumstances
37. He was ashamed. The feeling ______, and he was never comfortable in church after that.
A. lingered B. stalked C. saturated D. flourished
38. The increased volume of scheduled flights during the week-long holidays is ____ the air traffic control system.
A. tilting B. streaming C. staining D. abolishing
39. In some areas China is _____ the developed countries, but it will take some years before we can catch up with them.
A. growing into B. whipping up C. gaining on D. heading for
40. I made _____ use of my spare time, mixing with a lot of different people and practicing my English.
A. mobile B. fierce C. profitable D. swift
41. The meeting was successful and ended with a ____ to step up cooperation between the six states of the region.
A. testimony B. pledge C. evolution D. signature
42. We think it is wrong to single out any ____ of society for Aids testing.
A. spectrum B. section C. mixture D. locality
43. The chances of the disease being ____ to humans are extremely remote
A. exposed B. commuted C. migrated D. transferred
44. The child has a(n) ____ disease which attacks the immune system.
A. imposed B. inherited C. disguised D. captured
45. It seems these creatures can ____ temperatures which would kill other species.
A. tolerate B. compromise C. mock D. undergo
46. History, _____ and modern, has taught these people an intense distrust of their neighbors.
A. primitive B. ancient C. religious D. urban
47.“Hi, John, could you show me how to _____ graphics (图表) with text on the same screen?”
A. fuse B. clone C. merge D. mingle
48. What they have done is to ____ two different types of entertainment, the circus and the rock concert.
A. dispose B. accord C. adopt D. fuse
49. 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
50. 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
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