1.____, he is always modest.
A. With all his profound knowledge
B. Because of all his profound knowledge
C. With his all profound knowledge
D. For his profound knowledge
2. His honesty is ____ ; nobody can doubt it.
A. in questionB. out of question
C. beside the questionD. without question
3. When cooking a delicious dish, this kind of spice ____ into account.
A. must be takenB. was taken
C. had been takenD. would have been taken
4. It was not until he took up fishing that he ____ to relax.
A. had been beginningB. began
C. had begunD. beginning
5. Not only you but also I ____ mistaken on this point.
A. areB. wereC. haveD. am
6. Twenty pounds ____ enough for such a poor family spend for a month.
A. wereB. beingC. have beenD. was
7. The president of the college, together with the deans, ____ planning a conference for the purpose of laying down a series of regulations.
A. wereB. areC. isD. will
8. Many a person ____ at the gate of the department store.
A. is standingB. are standing
C. have been standing D. have stood
9. “I got to my office on time.”“What if your car____”?
A. would broken downB. broke down
C. breaks downD. had broken down
10. If the weather had been more favorable, the crops ____ still better.
A. will be growingB. are growing
C. would have been growingD. would be growing
11. Before the invention of refrigeration, the ____ of fish and meat was a thorny problem.
A. keepingB. maintaining
C. protectionD. preservation
12. A sudden movement caught the pony’s attention and he instantly became ____ and alert.A. doubtfulB. suspicious
C. suspecting D. hesitating
13. During their first teachertraining year, the students often visited local schools for the ____ of lessons.
A. investigationB. observation
C. inspectionD. observance
14. I’ll be very glad that you agree to____ this matter.
A. look upB. look for
C. look overD. look into
15. As there was a power cut in the hospital, the surgeon had to ____ the operation.
A. call forB. call off
C. call onD. call out
16. From ancient times, the valley of the Nile has been made ____ by the river floods.
A. famousB. desertedC. attractiveD. fertile
17. The manager made a farseeing decision ____ what she had said.
A. in the light ofB. in the course of
C. in favor ofD. in the face of
18. Each household ____ five pounds of meat every month.
A. availedB. allocated
C. was endowed withD. was entitled to
19. All the information we have collected in relation to that case ______ very little.
A. comes up toB. makes up for
C. stands up forD. adds up to
20. The manager was pleased with increased ____ from the factory.
A. outcomeB. outputC. outsetD. outlet
21. The curtains were put up only months ago, but they have ____ badly.
A. shadedB. faded
C. faintedD. withered
22. If you find that chair too hard, I’ll bring you a ____ .
A. pillow B. mat
C. comforterD. cushion
23. Only the headwaiter has some professional hotel ____ so the service is rather slow and inefficient.
A. learningB. training
C. teachingD. instructing
24. Fred doesn’t like white coffee, nor does he like to put cream on his strawberries, because he prefers them ____.
A. plainB. simpleC. naturalD. ordinary
25. The economists are not quite optimistic about the economic ____ for Europe.
A. outlookB. insightC. opinionD. attitude