1．My brother likes eating very much but he isn’t very ______ about the food he eats. A. special B. peculiar C. particular D. unusual 2．It is _______impossible to find a good educational computer program in this part of country. A. barely B. hardly C. nearly D. merely 3. He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons _______ from his coat. A. losing B. leaving C. missing D. missed 4. We ride this way all night, and wake up in the morning ___________of great plains, the soil of which is as black as your boots. A. heart B. midst C. center D. core 5. The storm was so severe that even the sailors had to _________to the ropes. A. seize B. grasp C. keep D. hold 6. They don’t object _____ the meeting until Friday. A. to our postponing B. that we postpone C. for postpone D. to postpone 7. We were all overjoyed at the news ________ the experiment turned out a success. A. which B. that C. when D. what 8. _______second thoughts I’ve decides against buying a new computer. A. On B. With C. At D. But 9. The dentist said that my tooth went worse and I ________ it pulled out. A. should have had B. might have had C. needn’t have had D. mustn’t have had 10. _______his carelessness，he failed the exam. A. In spite of B. Regardless of C. On account of D. In case of 参考答案：1--5CCCBD 6--10ABAAC