199. Advertising costs are no longer in reasonable ______ to the total cost of the product.

A) relationship B) match C) measure D) proportion 200. The noise was so faint that only those with excellent ______ were aware of it. A) ear B)listening C)hearing D) ears

201. Some teenagers are said to harbor a generalized resentment against society, which ____ them the rights and privileges of adults, although physically they are mature. A) rejects B) denies C) deprives D) declines 202. It won‘t ______ to postpone the matter for a few days. A) pain B) ache C) harm D) hurt 203. It was in the Far East that I ______ a liking for shellfish. A) achieved B) realized C) acquired D) required

204. The secretary went through the typescript carefully to ______ all errors from it. A) abandon B) eliminate C) discharge D) desert 205. The oral composition gave the student an opportunity to through speech first. A) showed B) expressed C) displayed D) revealed 206. Jean asked her elder sister to ______ the holes in the pocket of her trousers.

A) fill B) fix C) mend D) repair

207. The judges have decided who the prize winners will be, and will ______the names at the

closing ceremony tomorrow. A) declare B) name

C) claim

208. They gazed at the stars______ in the lake. A) shaded C) shadowed

D) announce B) reflected D) refreshed

209. The mayor refused to ______ on the rumor that he had voted against the new housing

project..

A) explain C) talk

B) scold D) comment

210. I have been trying to read this book all day, but somehow I can‘t ______ to it properly.

A) settle for B) settle in C)settle up D) settle down

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211. Every morning the managing director carries out an inspection of his factory to ______ that

everything is ready for the production of the day. A) see B) find C) look D) expect 212. That picture doesn‘t ______ here. It‘s too modern for the rest of the furniture. A) suit B) fit in C) fill in D) match in

213. The mother ______ yellow balls for green, to see if the baby would notice. A) replaced B)shifted C) transformed D) substituted 214. It was reported that an airliner ______west of Denver in the newspaper. A) banged B) crashed C) struck D) smashed 215. He had his leg ______trying to save a mate from a fall of coal.

A) damaged B) spoiled C) injured D) wounded

216. Children who are always given ______to by their parents soon become spoiled. A) in B) up C) out D) away 217. Difficulties and hardships have ______ the best qualities of the young geologist. A) brought up B) brought out C) brought about D) brought forth 218. Don‘t panic; just______ that rock and I‘ll come and fetch you down. A) hold on B) hold back C) keep on D) keep up 219. The little boy ______ his hiding place when he coughed. A) gave up B) gave over C) gave off D) gave away

220. Jean often makes good plans but she cannot ______ with any of them. A) carry on B) carry off C) carry through D) carry forward

221. The chairwoman doesn‘t often have much free time as her work ______ all her time. A) takes over B) takes away C) takes in D) takes up 222. The meeting was originally fixed for the 14th, but has been ______ to the 7th. A) brought forth B) brought in C) brought about D) brought forward 223. When all the tickets were sold, about fifteen people had to be ______. A) pushed away B) forced out C) driven back D) turned away

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224. Mr.Lamb tried to cope with the ever-increasing burden of his work, but finally he ______and

had to take a complete rest. A) broke up B) broke out C) broke down D) broke away 225. All the information they have collected in relation to that case ______ very little. A) makes up for B) comes up with C) adds up to D) puts up with

226. With increased taxation and rising prices, Mrs Lamb are going to______ on quite a lot of their daily necessities. A) cut off B) cut away C) cut out D) cut down 227. His mother ______ at his rude words and slapped him across the face. A) shouted B) cried C) flared up D) took back 228. Mr. Manson really ought to _____; all these late nights are doing him no good. A) bring down B) slow down C) pull through D) pass through 229. We can‘t ______why he has been behaving so oddly. A) figure on B) figure in C) figure out D) figure up

230. The graceful hill stands out clearly and distinctly ______ the blue sky. A) beneath B) against C) against D) under 231. The dripping of that water is ______ this stone. A) wearing on B) wearing down C) wearingout D) wearing away 232. The smell of the new paint will ______ in about a week. A) die off B) go off C) get off D) wear off 233. It is said that a heavy______ is imposed on foreign radios. A) tax B) fine C) duty D) rate

234. Mrs. Pierce behaved in the most extraordinary way at the party. I can‘t _____her behaviour at all.

A) account for B) count off C) count in D) take into account 235. Not long ago, Professor Lynd, whom you know very well, was ______ a car accident. A) related to B) included in C) involved in D) damaged by 236. The lack of job opportunities ______ the town hard that winter.

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A) hit C) shook B) beat D) swept

237. Would you mind repeating what you said, I didn‘t quite catch ______.

A) up B) at C) on D) out

238. It is difficult to ______a conversation with someone who only says?Yes‘and ?No‘. A) keep to B) keep up C) keep on D) keep down

239. Michael stayed up late studying before the examination in physics, and it ______ . He made an A.

A) paid out B) paid off C) paid up D)paid back 240. She couldn‘t ______ the lecture at all. It was too difficult for her, A) take to B) take down C) take in D) take on 241. No one wishes to deal with a person who is accustomed to _____ . A) eat his words B) keep his word C) break his word D) swallow his word

242. A university is an educational institution which awards degrees and _____ research. A) carries out B) carries off C) carries about D) carries through 243. Mr. Williams has been invited to _____ the next discussion on this subject. A) address B) supervise C) take over D) preside over

244. They did considerable work to acquaint Western readers _____ the present status of the People‘s Republic of China. A) for B) in C) from D) with 245. To be a good composer, one must _____ the people and create the music they need. A) feel with B) feel like C) feel out D) feel about

246. The nation‘s economy was_____ up and would certainly show a great improvement in the next five years. A) rising B) getting C) looking D) showing 247. Ready to give a good account of themselves the players _____ in high spirits at the tournament.

A) took the floor B) took the field C) took the chair D)took the air 248. The microscopic viewpoint _____ the fundamental physical processes.

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