Test Yourself 1

1. Inside,in the warm living room, with a glass of wine to drink and Mozart to listen to on the CD, she was far from the tiredness she had ___C___earlier.

A advocated B conceived C claimed D accumulated

2. If you've worked for one employer for two years or more before leaving to have your baby,you may be __B___maternity pay(产妇薪酬）

A drawn on B entitled to (有权益） C settled for (满足于） D rested on (依靠） 3. Tons of food was laid out on the big table and crates of beer were ____D__ready for consumption.

A reserved（保留） B expended（花费） C generated（产生） D stacked（一堆） 4. You'd better keep your leaders___A____of your activities so that they can ensure you are adequately supported.

A informed（告知） B amused（有趣的） C outlined（概括） D swallowed（吞咽） 5. According to the latest poll,the president's 43 percent support has _B____to 32percent. A minimized（最小化） B shrunk（减少） C cited（引证） D predicted（预言） 6. Managers might not borrow as much as they should,if they want to retain a large____C__of borrowing power in case of problems.

A delivery（递交） B burden （负担） C reserve （ D deposit（沉淀） 7. It is said that one____D__a work of art and brings it forth as a child is _____and brought forth into the world.

A reproduces, reproduced（繁殖） B safeguards, safeguarded (防护措施） C tolerates,tolerated （忍受） D conceives,conceived (构思、怀孕）

8. Our case against piracy was won,but over $75000 had been _B_____in legal costs in the proceedings ,far more than the compensation awarded by the court.

A advanced （提高） B expended（花费） C attained（获得） D blasted（爆炸） 9. If the environment is to be properly____C___policies must be formulated which will encourage the green industry.

A bluffed（吓唬） B promoted（促进） C safeguarded（保障） D varnished (装饰) 10. Although we are often successful in securing accommodation for people with AIDS, it is a problem which stretches our _C_____to the full and needs taken care of immediately. A bonuses (奖金） B dilemmas (窘境） C resource (资源） D limitations (限制） 11. Mark's latest work ___D___the learning theories of the 1980s as well as his own experience

in teaching English to foreigners.

A built on（建立。。） B left out（漏掉） C brought up D drew on（运用） 12. ____D___the pros and cons of being the son of one of the famous,Rock replies:\among the most blessed of people who ever lived.\

A Fed on（靠。生存） B Headed for（朝。走）C Brought down D pressed for

13. Painting is the art of reaching the soul through the eyes, but if the picture___A___the eyes and never reaches the soul, the painter has fallen far short of his aim.

to (吸引） B settle for（。定下来） C fumbles with（摸索） D aims at（瞄准）

14. A commission was appointed to __A____into the alleged illegal payments by the football club.

（调查） B bounce （弹跳） C render（使） D deceive（欺骗）

15. Under the norms of international law, countries are _A_____in using military force abroad to defend their citizens from hostile military action.

A justified （正义的） B refuted C sheltered D identified（证明身份） 16. Statistics are __C____to prove the depth of popular misery: falling real wages, rising unemployment ,and a general collapse of living standards.

A concealed（隐瞒） B grabbed（抓） C cited（引证） D projected（突出）

17. The claim that women can never be in positions of public responsibility because of their\荷尔蒙的）imbalances\ A poked（戳) B injured C refuted (驳斥） D pleaded

18. Once the problem has been identified, the couple can start appropriate treatment, and with the right treatment, Mr Goswamy_D______,many more infertile (不育的）couples will conceive. A exaggerates(夸大） B curses （诅咒） C betrays D predicts(预言）

19. Every few miles his suitcase _B_____out the back of the cart and Tock became annoyed at having to stop and collect it all the time.

A arose （引起） B bounced（蹦） C collided（撞） D strayed(偏离）

20. While I am waiting on platform,a railway employee shouts across the track that the is ___A____,and that the next train will be at . B abridged

21. The daughter of an Indian laborer,Mrs Swami was _B___by her husband and had to support four children on her own.

22. Peter read the letter twice before its meaning _B_______

up in on D. turned up

23. \ A. mean business concessions up up

24. Mary___D____herself for making the silly mistake and letting the golden opportunity slip through her fingers.

A. Amused C. Blessed D. cursed

25. Environmentalists are doing everything within their power to protect the birds and_A_____the impact of the oil spill. A. minimize D. abridge

26. But what really __B_____the official statistics is that they are based almost entirely on the state economy.

A. Burdens B. Distorts C. Confirms D. Maintains

27. The ___D___truth is that some youngsters are so out of control they have to be detained . A. Thoughtful C mature D brutal

28. Mary admired Max for his wit, although she could not A_______his philosophy of life. A. Tolerate B invade C refute D interpret

29. This is a matter which cannot be too carefully watched since failure to comply _B______you liable to heavy penalties.

A. Enables B renders C injures D flushes

30. Their organization neither used nor___D_____the use of violence in its struggle for equality. B. enrolled C overheard D advocated

Test Yourself 2

31. It may be possible to claim damages against a local authority for negligently failing to ensure that construction work complied with the ___B_____ building regulations. A magnificent B relevant C artificial D delicate

32. A substantial proportion of educational costs was __A____ to local authorities , although the latter had neither sufficient financial nor administrative means to carry out their new assignments.

A transferred B withdrawn C hurled D adjusted

33. These fads for physical fitness____A_____lead to two things: a great deal of unnecessary

injury and a lot of profit to the people behind the scheme.

A invariably B virtually C originally D literally

34. Each product ___B______ by our company is quality tested at least three times , depending upon the requirements.

A derived B manufactured C demonstrated D constructed 35. Technological innovation is __C_____ to the modernization of the economy. A unique B alien C indispensable D continual

36. The essence of being human _D______ the values we place on ourselves we place on ourselves in being human beings.

A reaches for B associates with C rests on D consists in 37. If they are A_______ they have nothing to fear , that's what they always say. A innocent B inherent C attractive D notable

38. If is to be expected that homebuyers will be less___B_____ to borrow at today's high rates. A restrained B inclined C obliged D exposed

39. On 6 March be was suffering from skin problems and an___C____ fall in his blood sugar level resulting from the earlier hunger-strike.

A acute B intense C dramatic D tender

40. Both girls quickly turned their faces away, just in case he would want to take_C_____ on them later for having witnessed his humiliation.

A sequence B occupation C revenge D complaint

41. I had no experience of teaching art to anyone, but the headmaster __B____me that it simply involved giving the boys some paints to play with and then telling them to get on with it. A exerted B assured C grasped D addressed

42. The hotel's restaurant enjoys a good reputation, with a lovely first-floor terrace where on fine days you dine __D____the lake.

A visualizing B picturing C dipping D overlooking

43. In Diana's words the new invention can provide \people with freedom from the wheelchair they spend so much of their life in , making them as ___A___as the next gust of wind.\

A mobile B attractive C hospitable D marvelous 44. Materialism has until recently been_B_____ unknown in Confucian societies. A normally B virtually C invariably D increasingly