A) track C) trace B) trail D) train
447. Only a very rich man could afford to buy these _____ paintings by Raphael.
A) valueless B) priceless C) worthless D) useless 448. The village is well-known for its impressive mountainous _____. A) views B) scenes C) scenery D) sights 449. One of the tigers has got _____. Warn everyone of the danger. A) lose B) loosen C) loose D) lost 450. The road lay ahead of him, a ____ grey line stretching to the horizon. A) continual B) continuous C) prolonged D) lengthy 451. Some birds _____ twice a year between hot and cold countries. A) immigrate B) migrate C) slip D) glide
452. It is clear from the demonstration that the students no longer _____ the authority of the university staff. A) recollect B) recognize C) receive D) recover 453. it is very difficult for people in some remote towns to have a telephone______, and they have to wait a long time before they can get a phone. A) installed B)equipped C)fixed D) assembled 454. The patient‘s progress was very encouraging as he could _____get out of bed without help. A) only B) nearly C) merely D) barely 455. The headmaster has _____ to improve the lighting in the school corridors. A) accepted B) allowed C) agreed D)confirmed 456. All the food in that little cafe is _____. A) home-grown C) home-made
B) self-made D) home-bred
457. Because of the increasing interest in horse ridding, there is a growing need for _____.
A) goldsmiths B) locksmiths C) silversmiths D) blacksmiths 458. The playing of the national anthem（国歌）______ all sports events. A) proceeds B) advances C) processes D) precedes
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459. A person who can hold his anger back is _____.
A) self-assured B) self-controlled C) self-important D) self-conscious
460.The general manager told his secretary that he had suffered from heart disease, but he would not admit it ______. A)in public B)in private C) in secret D)in detail 461．People who live in small towns often seem more friendly than those living in ______ populated areas. A) intensely B) densely C) highly D) abundantly 462. When he asked you a question, he expected a _____ answer. A) prompt B) fast C) rapid D) punctual
463. A university is an educational institution which awards degrees and _____ research. A) carries about B) carries out C) carries off D) carries through 464. In that country, guests tend to feel they are not highly _____ if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. A) admired B) regarded C) expected D) worshipped 465. A man has to make _____ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old. A) supply B) assurance C) provision D) adjustment 466. It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are _____ free medical care. A) entitled to B) involved in C) associated D) assigned to 467. The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at _____.
A )danger B) stake C) loss D) threat 468. I felt _____ to death because I could make nothing of the chairman‘s speech. A) fatigued B) tired C) exhausted D) bored 469. Your advice would be _____ valuable to her who is in trouble now. A) exceedingly B) excessively C) extensively D) exclusively
470. People _____ that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today. A) convinced B) anticipated
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C) resolved D) assured
471. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or _____ for language
learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic programme for the reading skills. A) adapted B) provided C) assembled D) appointed 472.The mother said she would _____ her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper. A) let down B) let alone C) let off D) let out 473. We should always keep in mind that _____ decisions often lead to bitter regrets. A) urgent B) hasty C) instant D) prompt 474. John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages _____ in the dictionary. A) missing B) losing C) dropping D) leaking 475. In the past, most foresters have been men, but today, the number of women _____ this field is climbing. A) engaging B) devoting C) registering D) pursuing 476. When confronted with such questions, my mind goes _____, and I can hardly remember my own date of birth. A) dim B) blank C) faint D) vain 477. Evidently, there has been a ______towards simpler styles in women‘s dresses. A) fashion B) intend C)tendency D) trend
478. Some of the most important concepts in physics _____ their success to these mathematical systems.
A ) oblige B) owe C) contribute D) attribute 479. As your instructor advised, you ought to spend your time on something ______ researching into.
A) precious B) worth C) worthy D) valuable 480. As we know, the satellite moves in the ______ space. A) external B) outward C) outside D) outer
481. One reason for the successes of Asian immigrants in the U.S. is that they have taken great _____ to educate their children. A) efforts B) pains
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C) attempts D) diligence
482. If any man here does not agree with me, he should _____ his own plan for improving the
living conditions of these people. A) put on B) put out C) put in D) put forward 483. The meeting was ______ when the president fell ill. A) put down B) cut short C) fall down D) shut out
484. Your improper words will give _____ to doubts concerning your true intentions. A) rise B) reason C) suspicion D) impulse 485. In the disastrous flood many towns and villages were _____ to ruins. A) lessened B) diminished C) decreased D)reduced 486. You should put a ______ on your luggage, with full name and address. A) label B) note C) signal D) sign
487. It is said that there is a ______of a thousand dollars offered for the capture of the murderer. A) prize B) reward C) credit D) award 488. All the information we have collected in relation to that case _____ very little. A) makes up for B)adds up to C) comes up with D) puts up with 489.______ that there is no opposition, I will act as representative of our class. A)provided C) though
B) unless D) until
490. The day he got married is a day he always _____.
A) look up to B) look forward to C) look back on D) look down upon 491. Dark glasses serve to _____ eyes from the glare of the sun.
A) save shelter C) shield D) cover
492. The final exam is divided into three ______, namely, reading, writing and translation. A) fractions B) fragments C) portions D) sections 493. We cannot always _____ the wind, so new windmills should be so designed that they can also be driven by water. A) hang on B) count on C) hold on D) take on
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