1. Nobody has the right to ________ his thought on others.

　　A. impose B. effect C. influence D. enforce

　　2. His work is better than ___________.

　　A. anyone else B. anyone else’s C. anyone D. anyone’s else

　　3. We must __________ a solid foundation for the development of our agriculture.

　　A. lie B. put C. lay D. raise

　　4. I am not really ill, but I have a ___________ headache.

　　A. slight B. obvious C. delicate D. temporary

　　5. Don’t worry about the patient; it’s only ____________ of hours till the doctor arrives.

　　A. an affair B. a business C. a thing D. a matter

　　6. If you were _________ in the street, would you be able to defend yourself?

　　A. destroyed B. violated C. attacked D. offended

　　7. You should learn to __________ well when the visitors are present.

　　A. act B. behave C. do D. conduct

　　8. The new regulations will ___________ into force on October 1 next year.

　　A. come B. become C. bring D. begin

　　9. Several major criminals ___________ from the guards and escaped from the jail.

　　A. broke through B. broke out C. broke up D. broke away

　　10. In order to strengthen his arguements, Toffler _________ respectable social scientists who agree with him.

　　A. recites B. confirms C. quotes D. convinces

　　11. The girl felt extremely ___________ and uneasy when she could answer the teacher’s question.

　　A. curious B. amazed C. amused D. awkward

　　12. After the operation, the doctor advised him to ___________ as a hobby to relax.

　　A. take up B. take into C. take off D. take on

　　13. He rode his bicycle too quickly on the crowded street and had a _________.

　　A. clash B. crush C. crash D. fall

　　14. The question is _________ me and I am completely at a loss.

　　A. beyond B. beside C. exceed D. over

　　15. The messenger ___________ his horse and ran in the direction of the country without delay.

　　A. climbed B. mounted C. ascended D. rose

　　16. At that moment everyone was silent and she felt she could hear the _______ of her heart.

　　A. striking B. knocking C. tapping D. beating

　　17. He was born into a ___________ family and received good education. That was the reason why he achieved success so easily.

　　A. respectful B. respectable C. respecting D. respective

　　18. There should be a meeting as scheduled today, but it has ________ to next Friday for some reason.

　　A. transmitted B. postponed C. cancelled D. delayed

　　19. The taxi driver was seriously __________ when his car crashed into a lorry.

　　A. injured B. damaged C. hurt D. wounded

　　20. You must try to ____________ yourself to the new life in the university as soon as possible.

　　A. regulate B. adopt C. adapt D. adept

　　21. The working of the machine ___________ that of the human brain.

　　A. compromises with B. corresponds with

　　C. competes with D. communicates with

　　22. It seems, according to scientists, that a person’s mood also has monthly __________.

　　A. circles B. orbits C. circuits D. cycles

　　23. The regulation does not __________ of any other explanation.

　　A. permit B. grant C. allow D. present

　　24. The victims’ families of the murder have _________ to the Supreme Court to have a definitive answer.

　　A. accused B. attracted C. appealed D. charged

　　25. Pack the biscuit in a strong box, or it will get _______________ during the delivery.

　　A. crushed B. crashed C. smashed D. clashed

　　26. You should ___________ aside a little money every month from your salary lest you should use them in the future.

　　A. brush B. set C. put D. push

　　27. The news of the air crash has not been ___________ by the media. Don’t worry too much about it.

　　A. reformed B. affirmed C. confirmed D. informed

　　28. Many failures in communication ___________ from mutual misunderstanding.

　　A. appear B. raise C. rise D. arise

　　29. “Did you do something like that before?” “Of course not. That would be _________ my dignity.”

　　A. above B. over C. beneath D. beyond

　　30. If you want to start a business, it is essential for you to raise considerable ___________.

　　A. capital B. investments C. savings D. income

　　31. Today’s outing has been completely _________ by a sudden thunderstorm.

　　A. ruined B. spoilt C. damaged D. destroyed

　　32. His wife is a very _________ housekeeper as she always buys things at the lowest possible price.

　　A. economy B. economics C. economic D. economical

　　33. The greatest inventor Thomas Edison said that his success should be ___________ to 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.

　　A. contributed B. executed C. attributed D. devoted

　　34. The novelist ____________ the newly-released book to his wife in the preface to it.

　　A. dedicated B. indicated C. presented D. advertised

　　35. The policeman on his rounds caught the thief in the very ___________ of stealing.

　　A. action B. act C. deed D. performance

　　36. During his whole life, even if he became a famous man, Nobel tried to avoid ____________.

　　A. public B. publication C. publicity D. popularity

　　37. The brand of this cotton sweater is __________ to that one in quality.

　　A. prior B. senior C. junior D. inferior

　　38. The Seoul Olympic Games have been relayed _________ to the whole world.

　　A. live B. alive C. living D. lively

　　39. The submarine emits a __________ succession of supersonic wave to probe the objects.

　　A. contingent B. continual C. continuous D. consequent

　　40. That night when I was in bad mood, I dropped _______ his house and had a little drink.

　　A. off B. at C. down D. in

　　41. The output of the grain this year is _____________ that of last year.

　　A. twice as much as B. twice as much

　　D. twice many as D. twice as many as

　　42. Although the twins are very much alike, yet they seem to have nothing ________ in taste.

　　A. together B. for all C. mutually D. in common

　　43. The only access _________ that mountainous village is through a muddy path.

　　A. for B. to C. across D. in

　　44. Eating and sleeping take up _________________.

　　A. mostly one’s hour of time B. nearly most of one’s life

　　C. the majority portion of one’s life D. a majority of times of one’s life

　　45. It’s time for the airliner to ______________.

　　A. take up B. take on C. take away D. take off

　　46. The difference __________ the fact that they are from distinctive cultural background.

　　A. lies in B. lies on C. relies on D. leads to

　　47. Considering that he has made great contributions to the development of our company, Mr. Smith __________ a good salary.

　　A. reserves B. deserves C. preserves D. conserves

　　48. Many students today are quite ____________ their grades at the end of the semester.

　　A. concerned with B. concerned to C. concerned in D. concerned about

　　49. Having been worrying about the safety of her child, she lay __________ awake the whole night.

　　A. quite B. very C. wide D. fast

　　50. The old mother watched the plane until it ___________ in the distance.

　　A. varnished B. drifted C. submerged D. vanished

　　51. Candidates who wish to _______ from the examination must notify the secretary　immediately.

　　A. resign　　 B. remove　　 C. suspend　　 D. withdraw　

　　52. I never expect you to __________ at the meeting. I thought you were abroad.

　　A. turn on B. turn out　 C. turn up　　 D. turn off　

　　53. This company has decided to ________ its main office from Hong Kong to Pudong　Development Zone in Shanghai.

　　A. transfer B. transform　　 C. transplant　 D. transport　

　　54. According to Nobel’s famous will，the interest on his fund will be ________ to those　who have made the greatest contributions to mankind during the previous year.　

　　A. devoted B. diawarded　　 C. reserved　　 D. assisted　

　　55. Everyone else was killed in the accident. I was the only one to ___________.

　　A. relieve B. alive C. release D. survive　

　　56. Though his appearance has changed so much，I recognized him the ________ I saw him.

　　A. instantly B. moment　　 C. occasion　　 D. time　

　　57. Colour-blind people often find it difficult to ___________ between blue and green.

　　A. distinct B. distinguish　 C. separate　　 D. divide　

　　58. The medicine the doctor prescribed to me ____________ my headache.　

　　A. reduced B. freed C. released　　　　D. relieved　

　　59. Social and political instability in one country sometimes _______ from underdevelopment in　its economy.　

　　A. raises B. rises　 C. causes　　 D. arises　

　　60. To our _________, Michael’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.

　　A. anxiety B. eyes C. relief　　 D. judgment　

　　61. The tourist industry __________ greatly to the economy of that country.　

　　A. supports B. benefits C. assists D. contributes　

　　62. Children who are over-protected by their parents may become __________.

　　A. spoiled B. damaged　 C. harmed　 D. hurt　

　　63. His _________ has always been to become an architect.

　　A. want B. imagination C. ambition　　 D. direction

　　64. He knows all Shakespeare’s sonnets by ___________.

　　A. head B. heart　　 C. mind　　 D. memory　

　　65. It need hardly be said that a man who could ________ such treatment was a man of　remarkable physical courage and moral strength.　

　　A. make the best of　　　　　　　　B. catch up with　

　　C. get rid of　　　　　　　　　　　D. put up with　

　　66. We were _________ for half an hour in the traffic and so we arrived late.

　　A. kept off　　　　　B. held up　　 C. putback　　　　 D. broken down

　　67. She felt offended at my remarks, but it wasn’t my ___________ to hurt her.

　　A. implication B. indication　　 C. intention　　　　　D. invasion

　　68. When hearing the police siren, the thieves dropped their ________ and fled.

　　A. limp B. plunder　　　　 C. lid　　　　　　　　D. loop

　　69. The doctor used strong medicine to _________ the sick child of cold.

　　A. restore B. cure　　　　　 C. treat　　　　　　D. recover

　　70. One of the famous _________ in the United States was Henry Ford.

　　A. industrious B. industries C. industrializations D. industrialists

　　71. His marked personality changes were __________ by a series of unfortunate events.

　　A. carried on　B. counted on C. brought about　 D. made up

　　72. Tom was so obviously sorry for his mistake that we ________ him.

　　A. forgave B. pardoned　　　　C. excused　　　　 D. forgot

　　73. They voted to _________ the office of second vice president.

　　A. decorate B. create C. improve D. abolish

　　74. Most young people are __________ on their parents, even after thay find a decent job.

　　A. dependent B. relative C. missed D. worthwhile

　　75. This flower is extremely ________ smoke, would you mind smoking outside? 　

　　A. sensitive of B. sensitive to C. sensible of D. sensible to

　　76. In his lecture he __________ the importance of education by giving full details of the most　serious problems caused by the educational system.

　　A. talked about　　B. reported on　　C. dealt with　　 D. dwelt on　

　　77. Don’t worry any more; your daughter now is safely _________ a nurse.

　　A. in charge of　　　　 B. in the charge of

　　C. charges D. takes charge of

　　78. If someone is frowning, we can ___________ that she or he is sad or angry.

　　A. infer B. claim C. anticipate D. acknowledge

　　79. The new apartment built few months ago is large enough to ________over two hundred people.

　　A. locate B. reside C. settle D. accommodate

　　80. A river ____________ through the narrow wooded valley below.

　　A. extends B. pours C. expands D. twists