1. John said that he didn’t quite ____and asked me to repeatwhat I had said.
A.snatch upB.summon upC.catch onD.watch out
2. On weekend my grandma usually ____ a glass of wine.
A.subscribesB.engagesC.hangsD.indulgesin
3. At the party we found that shy girl ____her mother all the time.
A.depending onB.coinciding on
C.adheringtoD.clinging to
4. The schoolmaster ____ the girl’s bravery inhis opening speech.
A.applaudedB.enhancedC.elevatedD.clapped
5. The Space Age ____in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union.
A.initiatedB.originatedC.embarkedD.commenced
6. As you have seen, the value of a nation’s currencyis a____of its economy.
A.responseB.revelationC.reactionD.reflection
7. If the world is to remain peaceful the utmost effort must be made by nationsto limit local ____.
A.collisionsB.combatsC.contradictionsD.conflicts
8. Some studies confirmed that this kind of eye disease was ____in tropical countries.
A.perpetualB.prospectiveC.prevalentD.provocative
9. David likes country life and has decided to ____farming.
A.go in forB.go back on
C.go through with D.go along with.
10. I am afraid that you have to alter your ____ views in light of the tragic news that has just arrived.
A.pessimisticB.indifferentC.distressingD.optimistic
11. Jack was about to announce our plan but I ____.
A.put him through B.turned him out
C.gave him up D.cut him short
12. Many people think of deserts as ____ regions, but numerous speciesof plants and animals have adapted to life there.
A.voidB.virginC.barrenD.wretched
13. The politician says he will ____ the welfare of the people.
A.prey onB.take onC.get atD.see to
14. A budget of five dollars a day is totally ____for a trip round Europe.
A.inadequateB.incapableC.incompatibleD.invalid
15. If you ____the bottle and cigarettes,you’ll be much healthier.
A.take offB.keep offC.get offD.set off
16. Bill is example of a severely disabled person who has become ____ at many survival skills.
A.proficientB.persistentC.consistentD.sufficient
17. The ties that bind us together in common activity are so ____that they can disapppear at any moment.
A.trivialB.fatalC.tentativeD.feeble
18. Diamonds have little ____value and their price depends almost entirely on their scarcity.
A.extinctB.permanentC.surplusD.intrinsic
19. The kitchen was small and ____so that the disabled could reach everything without difficulty.
A.conventionalB.compactC.compatibleD.concise
20. The original elections were declared ____ by the former military ruler.
A.voidB.vulgarC.surplusD.extravagant
21. Some criminals were printing ____dollar bills until they were arrested.
A.decentB.fakeC.patentD.suspicious
22. The directions were so ____ that it was impossibleto complete the assignment.
A.ingeniousB.ambitiousC.notoriousD.ambiguous
23. Because a degree from a good university is the means to a better job,education is one of the most____ areas in Japanese life.
A.sophisticatedB.competitive
C.considerate D.superficial
24. A terrible traffic accident happened; people were saddened when they watched the ____.
A.panicB.patrioticC.patheticD.periodic
25. Some people think that a ____translation, or word for word translation, is easier than a free translation.
A.literalB.literaryC.liberalD.linear