to him.

A. brought out B. brought to C. brought up D. brought about

98.A He was _______ admittance to the restaurant for not being properly dressed. A. denied B. rejected C. stopped D. accepted

99.A They are well ________ with each other since they once studied in the same university. A. acquainted B. recognized C. acknowledged D. identified 100. A Old Mr. Brown's condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will ________.

A. pull through B. pull up C. pull back D. pull out 101. C The rain looked as though it had ________ for the night. A. set off B. set out C. set in D. set up 102. C He did his best to stay awake, but the performance was so boring he just _____ to sleep. A. dropped away B. dropped out C. dropped off D. dropped down 103. A ________ for your laziness, you could have finished the assignment by now.

A. Had it not been B. Weren't it C. It were not

D. Had not it been 104. C ________ I admit that the problems are difficult, I don't agree that they can't be solved. A. Suppose B. Because C. While

D. Until 105. C The revolutionary fighter would rather die with his head high than _____ with his knees bent. A. to live B. living C. live D. lived 106. B ________, they have boldly undertaken the construction of a 26-story building.

A. As they are young B. Young as they are C. They are as young D. As young as they are 107. A Don't worry about our son's illness. What he really needs is ________ a few days' rest. A. nothing but B. anything but C. something but D. everything but 108. B ________ you go on the earth, there is always gravity to keep you from falling off. A. When B. Wherever C. Since D. Because 109. _C _______ is a fact many smokers choose to ignore. A. To smoke is harmful to health B. It is harmful to health to smoke

C. That smoking is harmful to one's health D. Smoking is harmful to health 110. A Professor Brown, together with three lecturers, ________ attending a meeting on energy now. A. is B. are C. was D. were 111. C I'd rather you ______ anything about it for the time being. You should take a break first. A. not do B. don't do C. didn't do D. won't do 112. B The firm decided after a board meeting that the old machinery in the factories ________ with.

A. do away

B. be done away C. has done away

D. has been done away 113. C ________ in his reading that Susan hadn't dared to make a sound. A. So was he absorbed B. So absorbed he was C. So absorbed was he D. So he was absorbed 114. D By the time you get to New York, I _______ for London. A. would be leaving B. have already left C. am leaving D. shall have left 115. C Sometimes children have trouble ________ fact from fiction and may believe that such things actually exist. A. to separate B. for separating C. separating D. of separating 116. A He is quite sure that it's ________ impossible for him to fulfill the task within two days. A. absolutely B. fully

C. exclusively D. roughly 117. B There was a big hole in the road which ________ the traffic. A. set back B. held up C. stood back D. kept down 118. B Many a delegate was in favor of his proposal that a special committee _______ to investigate the incident. A. were set up B. be set up C. was set up D. set up 119. C In the Chinese household, grandparents and other relatives play ________ roles in raising children. A. incapable B. insensible C. indispensable D. infinite 120. A There is no _______ to the house from the main road.

A. access B. exposure C. avenue D. edge 121. A ________ energy under the earth must be released in one form or another, for example, in an earthquake. A. Accumulated B. Assembled C. Gathered D. Collected 122. B He wasn't appointed chairman of the committee, ________ not very popular with all of its members. A. to be considered B. being considered C. considering

D. having considered 123. D The twentieth century has witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic and cultural ________. A. tradition B. transmission C. transportation D. transformation 124. B My brother's plans are very ________; he wants to master English, French and Spanish before he is sixteen. A. arbitrary B. ambitious C. aggressive D. abundant 125. A The statistical figures in that report are not ________. You should not refer to them. A. accurate B. delicate C. fixed D. rigid 126. B None of us expected the chairman to ________ at the party. We thought he was still in hospital. A. turn in B. turn up C. turn over D. turn down 127. D He ________ to his customers and halved the price. A. leaked B. quoted C. drew