1.I ___ with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column. A. express B. confess C. verify D. acknowledge
2.Mrs. Green has been living in town for only one year, yet she seems to be ___ with every one who comes to the store. A. accepted B. admitted C. admired D. acquainted
3.The discussion was so prolonged and exhausting that ___ the speakers stopped for refreshments. A. at large B. at intervals C. at ease D. at random
4.Most good writers use every means ___ to make the reader s way smooth and easy. A. at their disposal B. at their request C. at their will D. at their convenience
5.Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is loud continuous noise. A. subjected to ___ B. filled with C. associated with D. attached to
6.Among the many subjects in school, mathematics is probably the most ___ , depending least on a student s back ground and culture. A. universal B. abstract C. arbitrary D. concrete
7.A good teacher must know how to ___ his ideas. A. convey B. display C. consult D. confront
8.China Daily never loses sight of the fact that each day all of us ___ a tough, challenging world. A. encounter B. acquaint C. preside D. confront
9.A friendship may be ___ , casual, situational or deep and lasting. A. identical B. original C. superficial D. critical
10.Our readers are comfortable with our clear, ___ words that inform and entertain them. A. conventional B. concise C. creative D. crucial
1.By ___ computation, he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him a thousand dollars. A. coarse B. rude C. rough D. crude
2.It is strictly ___ that access to confidential documents is denied to all but a few. A. secured B. forbidden C. regulated D. determined
3.Where in our brain do we ___ meanings to words? A. associate B. attach C. commit D. devote
4.While shopping in a department, I ___ left my purse lying on a counter of handbags. A. initially B. fortunately C. frustratedly D. accidentally
5.According to the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, wisdom comes from the ___ of maturity. A. fulfillment B. achievement C. establishment D. accomplishment
6.I didn t say anything like that at all. You are purposely ___ my idea to prove your point. A. revising B. contradicting C. distorting D. distracting
7.The remarkable ___ of life on the Galapagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin to establish his theory of evolution. A. classification B. variety C. density D. diversion
8.Children are ___ to have some accidents as they grow up. A. obvious B. indispensable C. bound D. doubtless
9.Cut off by the storm, they were forced to ___ food for several days. A. go in for B. go over C. go without D. go out
10.The work in the office was ___ by a constant stream of visitors. A. confused B. perplexed C. reversed D. hampered