1. First editions of certain popular books cannot be obtained for love or money. A) at any place B) at any price C) in any language D) in any country
2. The company recommended that a new petrol station（should） be built here. A) ordered B) insisted C) suggested D) demanded
3. It hard for the young people to imagine what severe conditions their parents once lived under. A) sincere B) hard C) strict D) tight
4. The house stands as steady as a rock in the wind. A) continuous B) quick C) firm D) exceptional
5. You must shine your shoes. A) lighten B) clean C) wash D) polish
6. While serving in the Senate in the early 1970s Barbara Jordan supported legislation to ban discrimination and to deal with environment problems. A) list B) forbid C)handle D)investigate
7．A beautiful woman attended to me in that store yesterday. A) waited on B) talked to C) spoke to D) stayed with
8. Loud noises can be annoying. A) hateful B) painful C) horrifying D)disturbing
9. These are our motives for doing it. A) reasons B) arguments C) targets D)pursuit
10. Successful leaders dominate events rather than react to them. A) control B) contribute C) convey D)contact
11. The example was fundamental to the argument. A) impressive B) public C) essential D)slight
12. They are still calculating the impact of automation on the lives of factory workers. A) affect B) influence C) pressure D)passion
13. She finally recovered herself one month after the operation on her stomach. A) got along B) got better C) got on D)got out
14. The minister headed the committee. A) was on the verge of B) was on the basis of C) was at the cost of D) was in charge of
15. Her words offended me. A) made angry B) made happy C) made excited D)made disappointed