1. The car ________ halfway for no reason.

A） broke off B） broke down C） broke up D） broke out

2. The newcomers found it impossible to ________ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country.

A） suit B） adapt C） regulate D） coordinate

3. A ________ to this problem is expected to be found before long.

A） result B） response C） settlement D） solution

4. You have nothing to ________ by refusing to listen to our advice.

A） gain B） grasp C） seize D） earn

5. As a result of careless washing the jacket ________ to a child‘s size.

A） compressed B） shrank C） dropped D） decreased

6. He hoped the firm would ________ him to the Paris branch.

A） exchange B） transmit C） transfer D） remove

7. Having decided to rent a flat， we ____ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.

A） set about B） set down C） set out D） set up

8. The relationship between employers and employees has been studied ________.

A） originally B） extremely C） violently D） intensively

9. ________ their differences. The couple were developing an obvious and genuine affection for each other.

A） But for B） For all C） Above all D） Except for

10. One day I ________ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college.

A） came across B） came about C） came after D） came at

11. She was complaining that the doctor was ____ too much for the treatment he was giving her.

A） expending B） offering C） costing D） charging

12. The manager spoke highly of such ________ as loyalty， courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.

A） virtues B） features C） properties D） characteristics

13. Since the matter was extremely ________， we dealt with it immediately.

A） tough B） tense C） urgent D） instant

14. The shy girl felt ____ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher‘s questions.

A） amazed B） awkward C） curious D） amused

15. Frequently single-parent children ________ some of the functions that the absent adult in the house would have served.

A） take off B） take after C） take in D） take on

16. A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial ________.

A） mark B） feature C） trace D） appearance

17. John Dewey believed that education should be a preparation for life， that a person learns by doing， and that teaching must ________ the curiosity and creativity of children.

A） seek B） stimulate C） shape D） secure

18. Criticism and self-criticism is necessary ______ it helps us to find and correct our mistakes.

A） by that B） at that C） on that D） in that

19. However， at times this balance in nature is ________， resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects.

A） troubled B） disturbed C） confused D） puzzled

20. The patient‘s health failed to such an extent that he was put into ________ care.

A） tense B） rigid C） intensive D） tight

21. Does everyone on earth have an equal right ________ an equal share of its resources？

A） by B） at C） to D） over

22. In 1914， an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe ________ Europe into a great war.

A） inserted B） imposed C） pitched D） plunged

23. The British are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things， ________ is often the case in other countries.

A） as B） what C） so D） that

24. We had to ________ a lot of noise when the children were at home.

A） go in for B） hold on to C） put up with D） keep pace with

25. What he said just now had little to do with the question ________ discussion.

A） on B） in C） under D） at

26. Over a third of the population was estimated to have no ________ to the health service.

A） assessment B） assignment C） exception D） access

27. Professor Taylor‘s talk has indicated that science has a very strong ________ on the everyday life of non-scientists as well as scientists.

A） motivation B） perspective C） impression D） impact

28. These goods are _______ for export， though a few of them may be sold on the home market.

A） essentially B） completely C） necessarily D） remarkably

29. The shy girl felt ____ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher‘s questions.

A） amazed B） awkward C） curious D） amused

30. Frequently single-parent children ________ some of the functions that the absent adult in the house would have served.

A） take off B） take after C） take in D） take on

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