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Directions: There are 80 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D.
1. His answer was so confusing that I could hardly make any ______ of it at all.
A. explanation
B. meaning
C. interpretation
D. sense
2. Once a ______ is formed, it is very difficult to shake it off.
A. usage
B. custom
C. practice
D. habit
3. There is a ______ of vegetables at the moment because of the hot weather.
A. need
B. want
C. shortage
D. desire
4. After we finished dinner, Jimmy asked the waiter to bring him the ______.
A. count
B. account
C. tip
D. bill
5. It took us some minutes to understand his ______ to the suggestion.
A. insight
B. opinion
C. reaction
D. comment
6. He doesn't have the slightest ______ of buying a new house in two years.
A. attitude
B. intention
C. statement
D. temptation
7. The managing director took the ______ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.
A. guilt
B. charge
C. blame
D. accusation
8. His new appointment takes ______ from the beginning of next month.
A. place
B. effect
C. post
D. office
9. The island where these rare birds nest has been declared ______ area.
A. an observation
B. a reservation
C. a preservation
D. a conservation
10. She went to a new city with the ______ of finding a well-paid job.
A. shape
B. type
C. aim
D. rule
11. We tried to explore different ______ to gathering information.
A. approval
B. appreciation
C. approaches
D. appointments
12. Each of us has a life ______, which will guide us to a bright future.
A. goal
B. time
C. cycle
D. jacket
13. It is unnecessary for the students who study hard to consider the ______ of failing in the final examination.
A. danger
B. possibility
C. warning
D. surprise
14. His poor grammar was the primary ______ of his writing problem.
A. effect
B. result
C. reason
D. cause
15. Always remember to put such dangerous things as knives out of children's ______.
A. touch
B. watch
C. reach
D. distance
16. The head office of the bank is in Beijing but it has ______ all over the country.
A. companies
B. branches
C. organizations
D. businesses
17. For the ______ of her daughter's health, she decided to move to a warm place.
A. sake
B. time
C. face
D. help
18. Health problems are closely related to bad eating habits and a ______ of exercises.
A. limit
B. lack
C. need
D. demand
19. My classmate helped me solve the difficult math ______.
A. decision
B. email
C. problem
D. solution
20. Sally had great difficulty in passing the driving license test, but she finally succeeded on her fifth ______.
A. service
B. discovery
C. attitude
D. attempt
21. With my preparations all done, I have ______ in doing well on the exam.
A. confidence
B. doubt
C. trouble
D. balance
22. Sandra has a very positive ______, always thinking of the good aspects of things.
A. reply
B. effect
C. attitude
D. action
23. Now that he is back, the company president has another chance to put his ideas into ______.
A. imagination
B. despair
C. practice
D. confusion
24. We haven't been able to get in ______ with him since graduation.
A. meet
B. play
C. touch
D. link
25. The old man got into the ______ of drinking wine at every meal.
A. tradition
B. habit
C. use
D. custom
26. Students often have ______ at 7 o'clock in the morning.
A. breakfast
B. lunch
C. dinner
D. meal
27. As a doctor, he saved a lot of ______.
A. life
B. live
C. lifes
D. lives
28. Go and buy a copy of this book. It is still in ______.
A. shop
B. sale
C. store
D. stock
29. The girl takes ______ of her sister and loves her very much.
A. care
B. delight
C. part
D. away
30. Once you have a good ______ of English, job opportunities will favor you.
A. habit
B. hobby
C. grasp
D. view
31. The high-speed train has become a very important ______ of transportation in China.
A. means
B. mean
C. meaning
D. meant
32. These ______ performed very well in the national dancing contest.
A. woman dancers
B. women dancers
C. women's dancers
D. woman's dancers
33. People think that he is one of the most important ______ of the 20th century popular culture.
A. doctors
B. farmers
C. figures
D. patients
34. —What kind of films do you like best, John?
—Films with happy ______.
A. ends
B. figures
C. endings
D. stories
35. He is not a handsome actor, but his great ______ brings him lots of fans.
A. appearance
B. performance
C. entrance
D. importance
36. The only ______ to this problem is to prevent it from happening by thinking ahead and taking actions early.
A. solution
B. action
C. strategy
D. ambition
37. I would like to live in the countryside because the ______ of life there is slow.
A. pace
B. speed
C. rate
D. circle
38. Both of them followed the family ______ and became doctors.
A. habit
B. tradition
C. custom
D. setting
39. She suffered a serious hearing ______ in her eighties.
A. lost
B. loose
C. lose
D. loss
40. The latest statistics show that Chinese economy is beginning to show obvious______ of recovery.
A. images
B. design
C. signs
D. experiences
41. My friend's ______ are very kind and easy-going.
A. parent
B. family
C. sister
D. brother
42. The professor gave his audience a vivid ______ of what he had experienced abroad.
A. conversation
B. decision
C. conception
D. description
43. —Your colleague never fails to catch any chance of promotion.
—She is a woman of ______.
A. reputation
B. attention
C. exception
D. ambition
44. The ______ of this activity is to develop students’ interest in reading.
A. purpose
B. culture
C. silence
D. language
45. Are there any ______ on the farm?
A. sheep
B. cow
C. pig
D. goat
46. The ______ of blood always makes her frightened.
A. sight
B. view
C. look
D. glance
47. Lily has made an ______ to meet her science teacher next Monday.
A. attention
B. approval
C. agreement
D. appointment
48. I'd like to take ______ of this opportunity to thank you for your support.
A. rise
B. care
C. advantage
D. notice
49. The Nobel Prize would be awarded to people who made great ______ to the causes of world peace, literature and science.
A. addition
B. plans
C. attempts
D. contributions
50. The museum has a modern alarm system to prevent anyone from stealing the ______.
A. supplies
B. exhibits
C. products
D. goods
51. Online games are an important ______ if we can design games that help people find response in real world.
A. deposit
B. resource
C. substance
D. method
52. He will have to watch his ______ because of his serious stomach problem.
A. diet
B. style
C. taste
D. manner
53. Some netizens use “beat a call” as an ______ to “cheering for” to show their approval or support for others.
A. alternative
B. account
C. apology
D. acquaintance
54. Some animals carry seeds from one place to ______, so plants can spread to new places.
A. the other
B. another
C. none
D. other
55. As we arrived too early, ______ of the rooms were ready.
A. all
B. none
C. any
D. both
56. It is heavily rainy today, but ______ of us is late for school.
A. all
B. both
C. none
D. no
57. —David, keep ______ in mind that you should obey traffic rules.
—OK, Mom. I will.
A. one
B. it
C. this
D. that
58. Our teacher advises us not to show ______ on WeChat because it may cause more trouble.
A. personal anything
B. anything personal
C. nothing personal
D. personal something
59. ______ often help their neighbors, so they are very popular in the neighborhood.
A. Smith
B. The Smith
C. The Smith's
D. The Smiths
60. The middle school makes ______ a rule to wear the uniform.
A. this
B. it
C. that
D. them
61. We went on a trip yesterday and we enjoyed ______.
A. us
B. oneself
C. ourselves
D. ourself
62. There are big boxes left, and the small ______ have been sold out.
A. any
B. some
C. one
D. ones
63. I don't think ______ easy for students to master a foreign language within two years.
A. that
B. it
C. which
D. what
64. Mrs. Smith has made ______ clear that playing cellphones is not allowed in the school.
A. that
B. this
C. which
D. it
65. The young couple often eats out because ______ of them can cook.
A. both
B. either
C. neither
D. none
66. —Excuse me, may I use your computer? ______ is broken.
—Certainly. But remember to return it before lunch.
A. I
B. Me
C. Myself
D. Mine
67. Li Ming and his teammates are not the only ______ who are concerned about lack of exercise.
A. one
B. ones
C. those
D. these
68. I was told to take two pills ______ eight hours.
A. other
B. every
C. others
D. the other
69. Some people like to stay at home, but ______ like to go to the cinema.
A. others
B. another
C. other
D. the other
70. John asks Mike and Larry to play basketball with him, but ______ of them wants to, because they are too tired after a day's work.
A. neither
B. either
C. any
D. none
71. ______ of the twins was arrested because I saw them both at a party last night.
A. None
B. Both
C. Neither
D. All
72. Tom, please help ______ to some drinks. They are all over there on the table.
A. you
B. me
C. yourself
D. myself
73. Excuse me, can I use your umbrella? I can't find ______.
A. I
B. me
C. mine
D. my
74. We feel ______ our duty to make our country a better place to live in.
A. it
B. this
C. that
D. its
75. Mary ran so fast that ______ could catch her up in her school.
A. anybody
B. nobody
C. everybody
D. somebody
76. WeChat makes ______ possible for people to communicate all over the world.
A. that
B. this
C. it
D. its
77. After swimming, my dog likes to dry ______ by sleeping in the garden.
A. yourself
B. itself
C. themselves
D. yourselves
78. My sister and I have the same hobby, and ______ of us like playing the guitar.
A. all
B. both
C. either
D. neither
79. Alice is smarter than ______ girl in her class.
A. anyone
B. others
C. another
D. any other
80. The price of a house in downtown is much higher than ______ in the suburb.
A. that
B. this
C. it
D. one