1. Liu Xiang ____________the race after he hurt himself again, on his ankle or foot or something.
A) counted on B) came up with C) dropped out of D) was accountable for
[1]. C
2. The main task of the new government will be to _______the country towards democracy.
A) program B) steer C) count D) perceive
[2]. B
3. Please accept my ________ apologies for not having informed you of the changes of textbooks in advance.
A) obsessive B) specialized C) lifetime D) heartfelt
[3]. D
4. I thought I'd take __________ of the sports facilities while I'm here studying in the University of Washington. After all I paid a lot of tuitions and fees.
A) care B) charge C) advantage D) advancement
[4]. C
5. Women's magazines are often __________ to be superficial, but we know that is not true.
A) treated B) perceived C) graduated D) interested
[5]. B
6. Some teenagers never even read a newspaper, ______ a book; they spend much time playing online games though.
A) let out B) let alone C) let go of D) hold fast
[6]. B
7. The camera adjusts the shutter speed _________, so it is really a good choice for me, an amateur “photographer.”
A) automatically B) considerate C) annually D) biannually
[7]. A
8. The fight for the leadership gave a fascinating insight into the group's _______.
A) master B) syntactic C) dynamics D) institution
[8]. C
9. She knew very well that failing her exams could _________her whole future.
A) jeopardize B）broaden C）arrange D）brainstorm
[9]. A
10. I don’t have any ________clothes that I can wear at the graduation ceremony.
A) military B）appropriate C）dressing D）casual
[10]. B
11. My heart ______ because I thought he was going to dump me for another girl.
A) sink B) sank C) sunk D) sinks
[11]. B
12. He is finally determined to quit smoking for he knows that it may_________ his health.
A) ensure B) persecute C) jeopardize D) assure
[12]. C
13. John was dismissed for his lack of ________ knowledge or necessary experience.
A) specialized B) specially C) specifically D) specified
[13]. A
14. The ________ at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it.
A) convention B) confinement C) principle D) discipline
[14]. D
15. He is a successful entrepreneur with a _______ of vision.
A) length B) breadth C) volume D) strength
[15]. B
16. This is a demanding position where you will make significant use of your scientific ________.
A) professionalism B) altruism C)) sophistication D) expertise
[16]. D
17. He was such a _____ speaker that he held our attention every minute of the three-hour lect
ure.
A) specific B) dynamic C) heroic D) diplomatic
[17]. B
18. If one is _______ the success he has achieved, he would lose the opportunity to pursue new success.
A) obsessed with B) taken in by C) engaging in D. deducted by
[18]. A
19. There is no extra Internet charge to send or receive video images, though you’ll have to ________for a free instant messaging service.
A) check in B) log in C) sign up D) draw up
[19]. B
20. Don't forget to ________ the equipment before setting up the experiment.
A) try in B) try on C) try for D) try out
[20]. D
21. We've _________ the habit of getting up late on Saturday mornings to get prepared for the final exams this month.
A) fallen into of B. fallen into C) fallen out D) fallen out of
[21]. D
22. I was impressed by the ______with which the information would be retrieved.
A) base B) taste C) maze D) ease
[22]. D
23. I hope I shall never again have to _____ such an unpleasant experience.
A) understand B) undermine C) undergo D) forego
[23]. C
24. If a system, relationship, or discussion ______ down, it fails because there is a problem or disagreement.
A) goes B) breaks C) takes D) stays
[24]. B
25. Obviously, they ________ our comment as a challenge, rather than constructive criticism.
A) perceived B) fostered C) discouraged D) extended
[25]. A
26. Her ideas are _______sound, even if she says silly things sometimes.
A) fundamentally B) critically C) rarely D) continually
[26]. A
27. Only the hope that the rescuers were getting nearer _____ the trapped miners.
A) resisted B) tolerated C) sustained D) underwent
[27]. C
28. The president claimed that once he _______ himself to this course of action there was no going back.
A) decided B) committed C) acclaimed D) claimed
[28]. B
29. What he said was so complicated that I _________ after the first couple of sentences.
A) kept track B) lost track C) signed up D) fell into
[29]. B
30. This decision had removed the last ______ to the hostages' release.
A) solution B) approval C) dynamics D) obstacle
[30]. D
31. After a week in bed, she was fully _______to health.
A) restored B) sustained C) shaped D) projected
[31]. A
32. In the US there is a large gap between the legislative and ________branches of government.
A) obscure B) executive C) decisive D) academic
[32]. B
33. As a Prime Minister, he lacked the strategic ________of, say, someone like Churchill .
A) specialty B) motivation C) competence D) vision
[33]. D
34. When you are young, you think you are ________, and you feel you can achieve anything.
A) favorable B) humble C) invincible D) inferior
[34]. C
35. The car ______when another driver suddenly turned in the fast lane f
rom the slow one.
A) broke down B) got in C) set in D) stopped short
[35]. D
36. The more depressed he got, the more he ________ drinking.
A) turned up B) turned to C) turned out D)turned down
[36]. B
37. The plan for a new office tower went ahead ______ local citizens’ opposition.
A) regardless of B) in regard C) with regard to D) in spite
[37]. A
38. He sat there silent for some time, ______ thought.
A) having lost in B) be lost in C) losing in D) lost in
[38]. D
39.Even when she became rich and famous, she never forgot her _______background.
A) ethnic B) cultural C) humble D) religious
[39]. C
40. She realized that being unable to speak a foreign language was a major ________ to her career.
A) approval B) obstacle C) advantage D) bound
[40]. B
41. We don't have sufficient resources to _______ our campaign for long.
A) survive B) observe C) sustain D) maintain
[41]. C
42. You can't write everything you want to because of the space _______.
A) limitation B) variation C) definition D) liquidation
[42]. A
43. There’s been a substantial _______in doctors’ methods since last generation.
A) increase B) therapy C) shift D) anxiety
[43]. B
44. After he left the university, he became a teacher, but later he ______ to journalism.
A) kept B) made C) adjusted D) turned
[44]. D
45. Although he underwent such a huge disaster, he managed to _______ his courage and go forward with his life.
A) take up B) pick up C) use up D) pick from
[45]. B
46. We have to put _____ our emotions and take it from a professional standpoint.
A) up B) with C) aside D) off
[46]. C
47. Jacky Chan is still able to ______ tall buildings in a single bound at this age.
A) leap B) leak C) lead D) leash
[47]. A
48. ___________ is the process of breathing, which no man can do without.
A) Perspiration B) Respiration C) Inspiration D) Inclination
[48]. B
49. Today, young people’s health is deteriorating and some even suffer from blood _________ in their twenties.
A) clots B) donation C) tests D) transfusion
[49]. A
50. The team are very good at inspiring young people; wherever they appear, their speeches meet with ___________ ovations at the end.
A) upstanding B) standing C) upholding D) holding
[50]. B