Mid-term Quiz

1. Time __ , the celebration will be held as scheduled.

A. permit B. permitting C. permitted D. permits

2. We object to the idea that it is military force that should be __ in settling international disputes.

A. applied to B. resorted to C. fallen back on D. restrained from 3. The English proverb ‘_______ the rod and spoil the child’ means that if you keep from punishing the child, you will spoil its character.

A. rule B. rug C. clap D. spare

4. In the United States, Congress makes the laws and the President _______ them. A. orders B. conquers C. executes D. hedges 5. ____ she wondered if she had made a mistake. A. Not until long afterwards that B. Not long until afterwards

C. It was not until long afterwards that D. It was long afterwards until

6. She was standing outside in the snow, __ with cold.

A. spinning B. shivering C. shaking D. staggering

7. They stop by to see us now and then. The underlined part could be replaced by ___. A. often B. usually C. once in a while D. more often than not

8. He went to school in spite of the heavy rain. The underlined part could be replaced by ___.

A. regardless of B. concerning C. with respect to D. despite of 9. The destruction of rainforests has been ____ as a disaster for the environment. A. condemned B. condensed C. contradicted D. congested 10. My father used to smoke more than ____ was good for his health. A. what B. which C. that D.this

11. Coffeehouses at that time were ____ by the thousands, and they were usually men-only establishments.

A. springing out of B. springing up C. sprung up D. sprung on

12. Labor is cheap. Land is also available. ____ money, we can borrow from the bank.

A. As from B. As for C. As of D. As against

13. He has won the first place, ___ is clear from the expressions on his face. A. that B. as C. what D. when

14. He is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is not the man ______ he was twenty years ago.

A. which B. that C. who D. whom

15. If your car ___ any attention during the first 12 months, take it to an authorized dealer.

A. shall need B. should need C. would need D. will need 16. ____the two, Bob is ____ student.

A. Of, more diligent B. In, more diligent C. Of, the more diligent D. In, the more diligent 17. Only take such clothes ___ really necessary.

A. as were B. as they are C. as they were D. as are

18. The English proverb ‘_______ the rod and spoil the child’ means that if you keep from punishing the child, you will spoil its character.

A. rule B. rug C. clap D. spare

19. She once again went through her composition carefully to __ all spelling mistakes from it.

A. withdraw B. diminish C. abandon D. eliminate 20. Those people __ a general understanding of the present situation. A. lack of B. are lacking of C. lack D. are in lack

21. Crisis would be the right term to describe the __ in many animal species. A. minimization B. restriction C. descent D. decline

22. The teachers said his work was _____ but there was still room for improvement. A. satisfied B. satisfactory C. grateful D. gratified

23. The role of the party system in American politics has always been ______. A. not dividing but a union B. not to divide but to unite C. a unity instead of dividing D. unifying instead of a division 24. He is easily _______ so I do not like to talk with him. A. defended B. afforded C. created D. offended

25. He read the paper several times but he still _______ some printer’s errors. A. overlooked B. ignored C. noticed D. outlined

26. They looked out across the ____ water of lagoon. A. shining B. gleaming C. shimmering D. blazing 27. The ____ of wheat was caused by the draught. A. scarcity B. scarcely C. scare D. scanty 28. Arriving at the bus stop, __ waiting there.

A. a lot of people were B. he found a lot of people C. a lot of people D. people were found

29. Why was the tennis tournament ____? Bad weather, I suppose. A. called off B. called back

C. called on D. called up 30. Marking homework ____ a great deal of time. A. takes away B. takes off C. takes up D. takes down 31. She caught the flu and ____ it on to her child. A. past B. surpassed C. passes D. passed 32. Since glass dishes are ____, handle them carefully. A. breaking B. breakable C. broken D. breakably 33. No one can ____ to waste so much time. A. provide B. afford C. supply D. equip 34. Only a sound body can house a sound ____. A. brain B. head C. mind D. wit

35. This candidate has far more chances of winning the election than __ recommended by the organizer. A. that B. the one C. whom D. one 36. John is ___ hardworking than his sister, but he failed in the exam. A. no less B. no more C. not less D. no so

37. She has taken great pains to conceal her emotions, and thereby made them ___ conspicuous.

A. all the more B. all the much C. all more D. all much

38. Much as __ , I couldn’t lend him the money because I simply didn’t have that much spare cash.

A. I would have liked to B. I would like to

C. I should have to like D. I should have liked to

39. After talking for nearly ten hours, he _______ to the government’s pressure at last.

A. expressed B. yielded C. decreased D. approved

40. A disagreement about boundaries is ___ the heart of the two country’s dispute. a. at b. of c. in d. by

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