|
In each sentence, decide which of the four choicea given will most suitably complete the sen-tence if inserted at the place marked. Put your choices in the ANSWER SHEET. ( 15 points )
l. I will give this dictionary to ____ wants to have it.
A. whomever B. someone C. whoever D. anyone
2. After having gone ____ far, George did not want to turn back.
A. enough B. much C. such D. that
3. ____ all our kindness to help her, Sarah refused to listen to us.
A. At B. For C. In D. On
4. Richard doesn' t think he could ever ____ what is called "free-style" poetry.
A. take on B. take over C. take to D. take after
5. In the past men generally perfered that their wives ____ in the home.
A. worked B. would work C. work D. were working
6. I don't want to lend any more money to him; he's already in debt ____ me.
A. to B. for C. of D. with
7. The business of each day, ____ selling goods or shipping them,went quite smoothly.
A. it being B. be it C. was it D. it was
8. Carey didn't go to the party last night because she ____ the baby for her sister until 9:30 .
A. must have looked after B would have to look after
C. had to look after D. should have looked after
9. ____ , he does get initated with her sometimes.
A. As he likes her much B. Much though he likes her
C. Though much he like her D. Much as he likes her
10. Califomians and New Englanders speak the same language and ____ by the same federal laws.
A. stand B. conform C. abide D. sustain
11. The vocabulary of any technical discussion may include words which are never used outside the subject or field ____ .
A. in view B. in question C. in case D. in effect
12. The long-awaited Hubble Space Telescope,____ to orbit the Earth next March ,will observe some of the oldest stars in the sky.
A. subject B. owing C. available D. due
13. ____ of the burden of ice, the balloon climbed up and drifted to the South.
A. To be free B. Freeing C. To free D. Freed
14. The patient has been ____ of the safety of the operation.
A. assured B. guaranteed C. entrusted D. confirmed
15. Will you ____ this passage to see if there is any misprint?
A. look up B. go over C. dwell on D. work out
16. The patients believe that the doctor knows exactly how to put them ____.
A. correct B. straight C. right D. well
17. Although he thought he was helping us prepare the dinner, he was actuaily ____ the way .
A. in B. by C. off D. on
18. If we believe something is good and true we should ____ to it.
A. hold up B. keep on C. hold on D. keep up
19. ____, more than 200 houses and buildings are heated by solar energy, not to mention the big cities in the region.
A. Alone in the small town B. In the small alone town
C. In the alone small town D. In the small towll alone
20. The bank is reported in the local newspaper ____in broad daylight yesterday.
A. to be robbed B. robbed
C. to have been robbed D. having been robbed
21. The engineers are going through with their highway project, ____the expenses have risen .
A. even though B. just because
C. now that D. as though
22. Although we had told then not to keep us waiting, they made no ____ to speed up deliveries .
A. trial B. attempt C. action D. progress
23. Water will continue to be ____ it is today-next in importance to oxygen.
A. how B. which C. as D. what
24. Had Paul received six more votes in the last election, he ____ our chairman now.
A. must have been B. would have been C. were D. would be
25. Stressful environments lead to unhealthy behaviors such as poor eating habits, which ____increase the risk of heart disease.
A. in tum B. in retum C. by chance D. by tums
26. The tourist is prevented from entering a country if he does not have ____ passport.
A. an operative B. a valid C. an efficient D. an effective
27. I like to go to the cinema when I am in the ____ for it.
A. motive B. mind C. mood D. notion
28. The project requires more labor than ____.
A. has been put in B. have been put in
C. being put in D. to be put in
29. Circus tigers, although they have been tamed, can ____ attack their trainer.
A. unexpectedly B. deliberately C. reluctantly D. subsequently
30. There seemed little hope that the explorer, ____ in the tropical forest, would find his way through it.
A. to be deserted B. having deserted
C. to have been deserted D. having been deserted
|
