101. I suppose I can ___________you for your help in repairing my TV set . A. account for B. count on C. be dependent D. be reliable 102. Mr. Brown lost his job last month so the family had to __________on expenses . A. cut off B. cut out C. cut back D. cut down . 103. The book has been revised and brought ___________. A. up to date B. into date C. out of date D. to date 104. The train should have arrived an hour ago . I wonder what could have caused the _________ . A. late B. later C. delay D. relay 105. Postmen are responsible for the __________of letters to our houses . A. sending B. distribution C. division D. deliver 106. In his new book , the author described __________his adventure in the desert island . A. in detail B. in turn C. in fact D. in reality 107. The tennis player told reporters that he was ___________to win the championship this time. A. decided B. reminded C. determined D. concluded 108. After I had graduated from medical college , I ________myself to research on the cure of cancer . A. involved B. spent C. absorbed D. devoted 109. Being always late for work , John was __________by his boss. A. disagreed B. disappointed C . disengaged D. dismissed 110. It is not hard to ___________a hawk from a crow . A. divide B. compare C. distinguish D. separate 111. __Would you mind my keeping the radio on ? __No , it’s quite all right .You don’t ________me at all . A. disturb B. interfere C. distribute D. embarrass 112. We have had so many expenses this year that we shall have to ___________a holiday . A. put off B. hold up C. do without D. go about 113. Teenagers who ___________of high school have trouble finding jobs A. break out B. bring C. 0drop out D. put out 114. The truck bumped into a wall ____________the driver’s carelessness . A. because B. as for C. now that D. due to 115. After the examination, all the students are ___________to learn about the results . A. eager B. curious C. thirsty D. hurried 116. His achievement in research __________him respect and admiration. A. received B. beat C. won D. earned 117. The new system of taxation will take ___________next May. A. affect B. effect C. affection D. efficiency 118. An egg is _________half a pound of steak in protein value . A. similar B. equal to C. same as D. just like 119. The teacher asked me to rewrite my composition as there were too many __________in it . A. missing B. errors C. lies D. faults 120. Noises is unpleasant ,__________when you are trying to sleep . A. surely B. exclusively C. generally D. especially 121. There were___________9 , 997 . people at the opening ceremony of the games . A. approximately B. nearly C. apparently D. exactly 122. There was an _________of greetings among the old friends at the beginning of the party . A. exchange B. appreciation C. invitation D. contribution 123. After the 90-minute match , all the football players were ___________. A. lost B. tied C. exhausted D. exhibited 124. He remained calm even __________such obvious danger. A. in the front of B. in the face of C. in front of D. in face of 125. Mr. Smith is a good father and husband .He is __________to his wife and children. A .favorite B. familiar C. faithful D. friendly 126. The name of that pop singer is __________to almost everyone in the country . A. familiar B. sound C. popular D. heard 127. I’m sorry I was late this morning .But it was not my ____. the road was blocked for half an hour because of an accident . A. mistake B. fault C. error D. sickness 128. Tim can’t ___________the maths problem he is working at . A. figure out B. count out C. find out D. seek out 129. There are one or two lines more on this application form which you must __________ . A. fill in B. hand in C. put in D. take in 130. London is one of the important __________centers of the world . A. currency B. cash C. financial D. money 131. Mr. Lee is _________in both English and Chinese . A. frequent B. fluent C. accurate D. bright 132. While reading an article , we should __________our attention __________the meaning of the whole article rather than that of the new words . A. focus .in B. focus .on C. pay. on D, notice. in 133. I will sum up my major points __________:It is time we did something to stop air pollution . A .that follows B. as following C .as follows D. following up 134. Smoking is now _________in many public places such as the concert hall , the cinema ,the museum ,etc A. promoted B. forgiven C. forbidden D. prevented 135. Contraction should not be used in ___________writing . A. formal B. former C. familiar D. popular 136. The Communist Party of China was __________in July 1921. A . found B. founded C. built D. published 137. We had to fall back on dried milk as __________milk wasn’t available . A. instant B. wet C. fresh D. natural 138. If you make a promise , you should _________it . A. carry B. fulfill C. obey D. catch 139. This is thought to be the area where __________research is needed. A. available B. plus C. further D. evident 140. Young people and their parents sometimes do not understand each other . It is said that there is a generation ___________between them . A. gap B distance C .issue D . gulf 141. After the death of their parents , the sisters got ___________well and never quarreled . A. along B. away C. across D. at 142. Due to bad weather ,she had to __________her attempt to swim the channel . A. turn down B. put up C. give up D. make out 143. As neither of us would give __________, the bargain fell through . A. away B. in C. off D. out 144. I kept telling myself never to take anything for _________. A. granted B. certainly C. caused D. generally 145. I’m very ___________to you for having taken so much trouble to help me . A. appreciate B. grateful C. bothered D. graceful 146. When he writes ,he always keeps a dictionary ___________. A. at hand B. to hand C. in hand D. over hand 147. When the accident occurred I ___________ to be on the spot and saw the whole of it . A. happened B. turned C. placed D. occurred 148. We held a big party __________my grandpa’s 80th birthday . A. in favor of B. in spite of C. in honor of D. in return of 149. He was determined to do good not to any __________person but to a country . A. separate B. dependent C. invisible D. individual 150. That Shelley became a poet may have been due to his mother’s __________. A. education B. incidence C. literature D. influence