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?