1. It is not that I do not like plays. The reason why I did not go to the theater last night was that I could not ________ the time. A. offerB. leaveC. affordD. manage
2. The chemical factory was demolished _________ protecting the environment. A. in spite ofB. in honor ofC. in favor ofD. in the name of
3. After a three-hour heated discussion, all the members in the jury reached the conclusions that the man was ________ of murder. A. criminalB. chargedC. guiltyD. faulty
4. Having finished the letter, he ________ it carefully and sealed the envelop with a kiss. A. foldedB. bentC. turnedD. curved
5. They couldn’t ______ him of his mistake. A. advise B. convinceC. persuade D. believe
6. Since you won’t take advice, there is no______in asking for it. A. place B. pointC. reason D. way
7. They have developed techniques which are _______ to those used in most factories. A. more B. better C. greater D. superior
8. We can _____ the theory _____ almost every living thing in the world. A. apply…forB. apply…toC. apply…withD. apply…on
9. The play was so moving that the audience was deeply ______. A. effected B. affectedC. efforted D. afforded
10. He doesn’t have the slightest ______ of buying a new house. A. attitude B. intention C. statement D. temptation
11. Those hurt in the car accident ______ large amount of money against the bus company. A. gathered B. applied for C. claimed D. awarded
12. Barbara ______ in doing it again though she had failed more than a dozen times. A. consisted B. insistedC. persisted D. assisted
13. The city has to do something to _____ the traffic problems. A. put up withB. do withC. cope withD. come up with
14. It looks _____ that we will be late for class as the traffic on the road is so heavy. A. unlikeB. likelyC. alikeD. like 15. It took us some minutes to understand his ______ to her suggestion. A. insight B. opinion C. reaction D. comment
16. Be sure to _______ your work at the end of the exam. A. look over B. hang on C. set aside D. catch sight of
17. Unfortunately, very few sheep ______ the severe winter last year. A. survived B. endured C. spent D. remained alive
18. I suddenly realized that he was trying to _______ quarrelling with me. A. consider B. enjoy C. avoid D. prevent
19. Literature and art have a great influence ______ people’s ideology. A. to B. onC. for D. onto
20. Just as a married man cannot leave his work, a poor man cannot to get sick. A. have B. go C. expect D. afford