1. I don’t know whether what she said is true, but I’ll try to ________ it.

A) conform B) confirm C) confess D) confine

2. If you suspect that the illness might be serious, you should not ________ going to the doctor.

A) pick out B) make out C) put off D) give off

3. My only purpose was to get shelter ________ the snow, to get myself covered and warm.

A) for B) form C) off D) over

4. The man to whom we handed the forms pointed out that they had not been ______ filled in.

A) properly B) regularly C) thoroughly D) consequently

5. None of the servants were ________ when Mr. Smith wanted to send a message.

A) allowable B) approachable C) available D) applicable

6. After a long and exhausting journey they arrived ________.

A) till the last B) by the end C) at the end D) at last

7. His understanding made a deep impression ________ the young girl.

A) in B) on C) for D) to

8. Although the weather was very bad the buses still ran on ________.

A) list B) schedule C) plan D) arrangement

9. Jane was hit on the head by the robber and was knocked ________.

A) mindless B) unconscious C) brainless D) unaware

10. ________ you decide to take up, you should try to make it a success.

A) If only B) Unless C) Whatever D) Whenever

11. This bird’s large wings ________ it to fly very fast.

A) make B) cause C) enable D) ensure

12. In most of the United States, the morning newspaper is ________ by school-age children.

A) directed B) discharged C) derived D) delivered

13. Though the long-term ________ cannot be predicted, the project has been approved by the committee.

A) effect B) effort C) affect D) afford

14. Jane was fairly good at English, but in mathematics she could not ________ the rest of the students in her class.

A) put up with B) do away with C) keep up with D) run away with

15. He went ahead ________ all warnings about the danger of his mission.

A) in case of B) because of C) prior to D) regardless of

16. Because of the ________ emphasis placed on classroom work, the instructor will report your absences to the adviser.

A) large B) strong C) hard D) high

17. I have had great deal of trouble ________ the rest of the class.

A) coming up against B) making up for C) keeping up with D) living up to

18. The little man was ________ more than one metre fifty tall.

A) nearly B) quite C) hardly D) almost

19. Certain programs work better for some ________ for others.

A) and B) than C) as D) but

20. Some plants are so sensitive ________ pollution that they can only survive in a perfectly clean environment.

A) from B) against C) to D) with

21. It does not alter the fact that he was the man ________ for the death of the little girl.

A) accounting B) guilty C) responsible D) obliged

22. Medical care reform has become this country’s most important public health ________.

A) question B) stuff C) matter D) issue

23. Not that John doesn’t want to help you, ________ it’s beyond his power.

A) but that B) for that C) and that D) in that

24. I used to smoke ________ but I gave it up three years ago.

A) seriously B) heavily C) badly D) severely

25. The doctor told Penny that too much ________ to the sun is bad for the skin.

A) exposure B) extension C) exhibition D) expansion

26. He decided to make further improvements on the computer’s design ________ the light of the requirements of customers.

A) on B) for C) in D) with

27. If you suspect that the illness might be serious you should not ________ going to the doctor.

A) put off B) hold back C) put aside D) hold up

28. If you want to know the train schedule, please ________ at the booking office.

A) acquire B) inquire C) request D) require

29. The coming of the railways in the 1830s ________ our society and economic life.

A) transformed B) transported C) transferred D) transmitted

30. In preparing scientific reports of laboratory experiments, a student should ________ his findings in logical order and clear language.

A) furnish B) propose C) raise D) present

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