1.Ten years later， that man was _______ from prison. A.shut B. released C. penetrated D. elected 2.I _______ you ve decided against taking my advice. A.express B. declare C. assume D. exclude 3.I wrote to my aunt last night. I couldn t _______ it any longer. A.delay B. reply C. rely D. opposite 4.I imagine I ll _______ some friends instead of going to the movies. A.envy B. interest C. entertain D. courage 5.A________ thing happened to me last night. A. sake B. peculiar C. baggage D. average 6.It was a terrible _______ and I won t forget it. A. shock B.vessel C.royal D.evidence 7.Mary is always _______ when she doesn t get any mail. A.affected B.dissed C.plain D.disturbed 8.Each member has a chance to _______ his argument in the conference. A.present B.recall C.stock D.council 9.I wish you would give me a more detailed _______ of you trip. A.account B.advance C.accuse D.count 10.What time is the mail _______ on Saturday？ A.objected B.outlet C.delivered D.starved 11.What s the price of that _______ of potatoes？ A.beg B.pig C.pint D.sack 12.You don t have to pay any _______ on personal belongings. A.price B.duty C.expense D.elevator 13.Mary is too weak to _______ the piano across the room. A.apply B.appeal C.attract D.drag 14.I was crossing the street and was almost _______ by car. A.attacked B.dicked C.hit D.held 15.Do you have anything to _______ for customs？ A.show B.declare C.exam D.check 16.He worked hard this week， but _______ very little. A.presented B.obeyed C.composed D.accomplished 17.Will you accept my _______？ A.sympathy B.synthetic C.satellite D.saddle 18.In general， my reaction is that we should _______ carefully. A.proceed B.pace C.pale D.pan 19.Along the northern coast there are many deep _______. A.divers B.harbors C.bats D.bars 20.Nobody knows who will be the _______ of this city. A.mayor B.inhabitant C.dash D.bow 21.Food _______ is a big industry in this area. A.projecting B.promising C.processing D.president 22.We never _______ that John would become a doctor. A.respected B.wondered C.suspected D.estimated 23.Don t be too _______ on your children. They are still too young. A.shine B.internal C.copper D.severe 24.Greater efforts are needed before we can _______ our goal. A.dozen B.attain C.avenue D.reward 25.Eggs are _______ according to size. A.passed B.judged C.graded D.chained 26.He worked in our university as a football _______ for nearly five years. A.clerk B.grain C.coach D.couch