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Directions: There are 180 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. Their youngest child is ______ because he is always given whatever he wants.
A. wasted
B. spoiled
C. destroyed
D. uneducated
2. She created the Sheila Foundation to ______ low-income women with her $3 million trust fund.
A. help
B. give
C. offer
D. supply
3. Then your once healthy cell bursts open, releasing new viruses to ______ more cells.
A. infect
B. effect
C. affect
D. perfect
4. I don't fly very often, but I always seem to ______ into trouble when I take a flight.
A. take
B. get
C. jump
D. go
5. —All the people in this village have black hair.
—Yes, they all ______ each other.
A. resemble as B. resemble with C. resemble D. resemble from
6. The school ______ great importance to students’ mental health.
A. attaches
B. takes
C. pays
D. offers
7. The baby is sleeping now. Would you mind ______ the radio?
A. turn down
B. to turn down
C. to turning down
D. turning down
8. Are you going to leave this job or stay? You have to ______ a choice at once.
A. decide
B. get
C. do
D. make
9. Advertising can sometimes ______ us to buy things that are not necessary.
A. persuade
B. improve
C. announce
D. make
10. The students stopped ______ their homework and went to play when they heard the bell ring.
A. doing
B. to do
C. does
D. do
11. His birthday was ______ in a restaurant and attended by about 20 people.
A. inspected
B. installed
C. celebrated
D. interfered
12. In the big flood, only 20 percent of the people in that village ______.
A. remained
B. stayed
C. lived
D. survived
13. With prices ______ so much, it's hard for the company to plan a budget.
A. fluctuating
B. waving
C. swinging
D. vibrating
14. Chinese government has successfully ______ millions of people out of poverty.
A. caught
B. given
C. lifted
D. selected
15. It's Grandma's 50th wedding anniversary and we are going out for a meal to ______.
A. control
B. change
C. clean
D. celebrate
16. Children and parents should communicate more to ______ the gap between them.
A. narrow
B. open
C. widen
D. shorten
17. I failed to ______ my sister to work with me, so I had to finish the whole report by myself.
A. achieve
B. persuade
C. inspire
D. handle
18. Quite a number of football players have the experience of ______ from one team to another.
A. transforming
B. transplanting
C. transferring
D. transmitting
19. The plan ______ good, but you should discuss it with your parents first.
A. sounds
B. feels
C. tastes
D. smells
20. The man had to do several part-time jobs to ______ his family.
A. raise
B. rise
C. arise
D. arouse
21. We were overjoyed at the news of China ______ another man-made satellite.
A. studying
B. launching
C. fighting
D. shouting
22. The students are advised to ______ to the new environment upon entering university.
A. admit
B. adapt
C. advance
D. adopt
23. You are not ______ to smoke in public places.
A. admitted
B. confused
C. permitted
D. acknowledged
24. Why do not you just ______ your own business and leave me alone?
A. make
B. open
C. consider
D. mind
25. Road safety is taught to young children to ______ road accidents.
A. lose
B. avoid
C. stop
D. dismiss
26. If only he had ______ my advice, he would have passed the exam.
A. heard
B. listened
C. carried
D. taken
27. I asked him to ______ me a few minutes so that I could have a word with him.
A. spend
B. spare
C. save
D. share
28. Peter is one of the passengers who ______ the plane crash, although badly injured.
A. escaped
B. survived
C. lived
D. recovered
29. Mike had to ______ himself to his new life in the countryside.
A. adopt
B. suit
C. regulate
D. adapt
30. The top leaders are trying to ______ mutual understanding between the two countries.
A. raise
B. lift
C. promote
D. push
31. The two birds look alike. How can you ______ one from the other?
A. tell
B. kick
C. sell
D. stop
32. The actor ______ all his friends to his new TV show.
A. taught
B. invited
C. changed
D. divided
33. The football teams have ______ to the date of their next game.
A. agreed
B. led
C. added
D. written
34. Miss Lee gave me a form and told me to ______ it in.
A. feel
B. fill
C. fire
D. find
35. I'm sorry. I promise I won't ______ my homework tomorrow.
A. remember
B. forget
C. bring
D. finish
36. People sometimes cross their arms and this gesture may ______ us that they want to protect themselves.
A. say
B. tell
C. speak
D. talk
37. Yesterday I ______ a great effort and got up early.
A. made
B. did
C. had
D. got
38. The headmaster was rather busy and could ______ me no more than five minutes.
A. spend
B. save
C. spare
D. take
39. Beijing is the first city to ______ both Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
A. host
B. hunt
C. hang
D. hide
40. The weather can ______ our mood. When it's warm and sunny, we all feel happy.
A. share
B. affect
C. hide
D. delay
41. I sincerely ______ him to make great progress in his project in a short time.
A. demand
B. expect
C. think
D. instruct
42. The offices are conveniently ______ in the center of the city.
A. located
B. placed
C. designed
D. planned
43. The candidate running for president ______ to cut taxes if he was elected.
A. expected
B. promised
C. pretended
D. protected
44. Old as it is, the bike is safe enough to ______.
A. drive
B. carry
C. ride
D. operate
45. He ______ English very well.
A. says
B. talks
C. tells
D. speaks
46. It is very important to ______ calm in an emergency.
A. raise
B. keep
C. wait
D. take
47. Junk food like hamburgers and potato chips ______ our ability to think, learn and remember.
A. moves
B. harms
C. helps
D. controls
48. To reduce food waste, each individual can ______ a difference.
A. create
B. provide
C. have
D. make
49. Though ______ in New York, he preferred not to mention his childhood living together with grandparents.
A. grown
B. raised
C. developed
D. fed
50. Learning a foreign language is far from easy. It ______ time and effort.
A. requires
B. reduces
C. removes
D. repeats
51. Most people believe that credit cards (信用卡) will eventually ______ paper money for almost every buying.
A. trade
B. replace
C. exchange
D. reduce
52. The prices of fruits may ______ greatly from time to time, from store to store.
A. vary
B. transform
C. distinguish
D. alter
53. The report has been ______ as it is inaccurate and incomplete.
A. praised
B. handled
C. criticized
D. described
54. She was invited to ______ a speech on China's higher education system abroad last year.
A. advise
B. deliver
C. claim
D. declare
55. Some retired men in our neighborhood play chess only to ______ time in the afternoon.
A. kill
B. waste
C. spend
D. enjoy
56. He ______ all of audiences by pretending to be a movie star.
A. informed
B. cheated
C. expected
D. discussed
57. The photo exhibition was held to ______ people's environmental awareness.
A. rise
B. give
C. arise
D. raise
58. Tony is sitting at the kitchen table, ______ into space and playing with a piece of bread.
A. getting
B. staring
C. turning
D. breaking
59. The announcer apologized for the breakdown and said that normal service would be ______ as soon as possible.
A. returned
B. resumed
C. repeated
D. required
60. If you ever see his paintings, you will ______ him among the best painters.
A. rank
B. consider
C. regard
D. mark
61. It is necessary for our next generation to understand the importance of ______ the legal requirements of playing and singing the national anthem.
A. preserving
B. observing
C. deserving
D. reserving
62. The English professor has his students ______ a book report every week.
A. to write
B. written
C. wrote
D. write
63. You cannot expect ______ all the people you will work with.
A. liking
B. to like
C. like
D. liked
64. We missed the bus, so we decided ______ for the next one.
A. waiting
B. to be waiting
C. to wait
D. having waited
65. She imagined herself ______ on her comfortable armchair back.
A. sit
B. sitting
C. sat
D. sits
66. We've been advised not to risk ______ in these conditions.
A. having travelled
B. to have travelled
C. travelling
D. to travel
67. Look at the sign, Sir. We don't permit ______ in the hall.
A. smoke
B. to smoke
C. to have a smoke
D. smoking
68. I don't feel like ______ abroad to study, since I have to take care of my ageing parents.
A. go
B. going
C. went
D. to go
69. Whether you like it or not, you have to get ______ your homework every day.
A. used to doing
B. used to do
C. using to do
D. to be using
70. You'd better ______ an umbrella in case you get caught in the rain.
A. take
B. took
C. brought
D. bring
71. You had better ______ downstairs and tell the children ______ make so much noise.
A. go; don't
B. go; not to
C. to go; not to
D. to go; don't
72. His explanation made the problem ______.
A. even be more complicated
B. even more complicated
C. to be even more complicated
D. be even more complicated
73. If you have trouble ______ the way to the railway station, please ask the police for help.
A. finding
B. to find
C. finds
D. found
74. We are ______ to Beijing this fall.
A. considering going
B. considering to go
C. considered going
D. considered to go
75. Sometimes one forgets ______ the power before mending a lamp.
A. cut off
B. cuts off
C. cutting off
D. to cut off
76. They took measures to ______ the storm from destroying their houses.
A. decide
B. provide
C. prevent
D. present
77. My brother is busy ______ for his first job interview.
A. prepares
B. to prepare
C. prepared
D. preparing
78. I am looking forward to ______ in your company after I get the certificate.
A. work
B. worked
C. works
D. working
79. —Susan, what would you say if we go to see the film tonight?
—Thank you, Tony, I've seen it. I don't think it is worth ______ twice.
A. seeing
B. see
C. to see
D. seen
80. She can't clean the house because she's busy ______ cakes now.
A. baking
B. to bake
C. to have baked
D. having baked
81. A friend of mine returned to his house after a holiday, only to find it ______.
A. be broken into
B. had broken into
C. was broken into
D. had been broken into
82. Don't forget ______ those books when you are free.
A. to read
B. reading
C. read
D. to reading
83. What you said is right. I'm considering ______ this job.
A. accepting
B. accept
C. to accept
D. accepts
84. We had our rooms ______ before the guests arrived.
A. cleaned
B. to clean
C. clean
D. cleaning
85. Let people in need ______ that we will do our best to help them.
A. to understand
B. understand
C. understanding
D. understood
86. Alice had her luggage ______ an hour before the plane took off.
A. check
B. checked
C. checking
D. to check
87. I really appreciate ______ to help me, but I am sure that I can manage it by myself.
A. you to offer
B. that you offer
C. your offering
D. that you are offering
88. The medical workers will keep people ______ about the effect of the vaccine.
A. inform
B. informing
C. informed
D. to inform
89. My friends William warned his children ______ after drinking.
A. not to drive
B. to not drive
C. not driving
D. not drive
90. I need a new passport so I will have to have my photograph ______.
A. take
B. to take
C. taken
D. taking
91. No one enjoys ______ at in public.
A. being laughed
B. laughed
C. laughing
D. to laugh
92. She decided not ______ alone.
A. to go
B. going
C. went
D. goes
93. Before classes, some teachers would ask their students to hand in their mobile phones to prevent them from ______.
A. being distracted
B. being attracted
C. distracting
D. attracting
94. When the hunter walked into the forest, he saw a bear ______ the tree.
A. to climb
B. to have climbed
C. climbing
D. to climbing
95. The manager had his assistant ______ a presentation for the meeting with the clients.
A. preparing
B. to prepare
C. prepared
D. prepare
96. The zoo is getting ready ______ by an animal welfare organization.
A. being inspected
B. to inspect
C. for inspecting
D. to be inspected
97. I woke up in the night and found we ______ through the ceiling.
A. had water dripping
B. had water drip
C. had water dripped
D. had water to drip
98. The workers are practicing ______ for the coming party of the New Year's Eve.
A. to sing
B. to be singing
C. singing
D. being sung
99. The strikers were ______ with dismissal if they did not return to work.
A. treated
B. threatened
C. warned
D. told
100. The young lady was ______ of her handbag in which there was cash, a credit card and her driving license.
A. stolen
B. robbed
C. attacked
D. deprived
101. If Jackie is as sick as you say, she ______ see a doctor as soon as possible.
A. has better
B. had better
C. has rather
D. would rather
102. —Bill, what do I need to take for the hiking?
—You'd better ______ more water than usual. It's hot today.
A. to take
B. take
C. taking
D. took
103. The young man ______ his training ______ a good use in that job.
A. put ... over
B. put ... to
C. put ... on
D. put ... out
104. Jim's plans to go to college ______ at the last moment.
A. fell out
B. gave away
C. gave off
D. fell through
105. It is hard to distinguish the twins because they ______.
A. look like
B. look likely
C. look alike
D. look same
106. I ______ get a ticket myself ______ wait here for hours in despair.
A. prefer; to
B. would; rather than to
C. prefer; than
D. would rather; than
107. I must go to Singapore for a meeting. Could you help ______ the earliest flight online?
A. look after
B. look into
C. look up
D. look back
108. The strengths of ChatGPT ______ its speed and understanding of complex issues.
A. lie in
B. take on
C. find out
D. look for
109. The plane leaving for Hongkong didn't ______ on time because of the heavy rain.
A. put off
B. turn off
C. lay off
D. take off
110. My first novel ______ when I was at college.
A. came in
B. came on
C. came back
D. came out
111. The heavy rain ______ many traffic accidents last month.
A. resulted in
B. resulted from
C. caused by
D. caused for
112. To be honest, I couldn't ______ what the expert was saying in his lecture.
A. take on
B. take off
C. make up
D. make out
113. You'd better not ______ late; enough sleep is necessary for your health.
A. take out
B. stay up
C. put off
D. turn down
114. To get a better grade, you should ______ the notes again before the test.
A. get over
B. go over
C. turn over
D. take over
115. Some effective measures should be taken to ______ the problem.
A. agree with
B. connect with
C. deal with
D. begin with
116. It is a great pity for you to ______ the chance of the interview.
A. fix up
B. warm up
C. give up
D. look up
117. Though Nancy is busy, she always ______ some time to read stories to her children.
A. sets off
B. sets in
C. sets aside
D. sets up
118. I was just talking to Jane when Dave ______.
A. cut down
B. cut in
C. cut out
D. cut up
119. The final examination is coming up soon. It is time for us to ______ our studies.
A. get down to
B. get out of
C. get in
D. get over
120. If you find this question too difficult to ______, it is advisable to leave it as it is and move on to the next one.
A. work out
B. work on
C. work for
D. work at
121. Her first book has had good reviews since it ______ last month.
A. turned out
B. came out
C. started out
D. went out
122. We haven't got much time, so please ______ the point.
A. depend on
B. turn to
C. put up
D. stick to
123. The president of the company did not take his mobile phone with him, which made it difficult for us to ______ with him.
A. go through
B. get in touch
C. get ahead
D. go over
124. It took me quite a long time to ______ this birthday gift for my mother.
A. pick up
B. pick out
C. take up
D. take out
125. After all the students had taken their seats, the teacher ______ the examination papers.
A. handed in
B. handed on
C. handed out
D. handed over
126. The film of The Battle At Lake Changjin has certainly ______ many people's expectations.
A. lived up to
B. lived on
C. lived by
D. lived through
127. Government should be encouraged to ______ nuclear weapons.
A. get by
B. get on with
C. get off
D. get rid of
128. In times of emergency, we should ______ the police for help.
A. turn to
B. turn out
C. turn over
D. turn on
129. Kathy ______ some Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.
A. made up
B. took up
C. picked up
D. turned up
130. It is not necessary to ______ every new word in the dictionary while you are reading.
A. look for
B. look at
C. look up
D. look into
131. Michael stayed at home to ______ his sick father.
A. come across
B. give away
C. look after
D. turn into
132. Plant collecting has been ______ for a long time.
A. going away
B. going about
C. going on
D. going out
133. My friend is not interested in ______ a new job.
A. looking out
B. looking in
C. looking on
D. looking for
134. Everyone could see that he was just ______, trying to impress his classmates.
A. showing around
B. showing up
C. showing off
D. showing out
135. The sports meeting had to be ______ because of the rain.
A. put up
B. put about
C. put off
D. put on
136. The color of red in Chinese Culture usually ______ good luck and happiness.
A. stands for
B. cooks for
C. applies for
D. calls for
137. As an adult, you must have the ability to ______ difficult problems.
A. suffer from
B. bring about
C. deal with
D. come across
138. I don't know what time the shopping mall opens. I'll go online to ______.
A. look at
B. come out
C. turn out
D. find out
139. If you want to ______ becoming an outstanding athlete, you have to train very hard.
A. differ from
B. succeed in
C. object to
D. apologize for
140. After the mine accident, a group of experts were sent to ______ the matter.
A. look into
B. look down upon
C. look through
D. look forward to
141. None of us expected the manager to ______ at the party. We thought he was in hospital.
A. turn up
B. turn down
C. turn over
D. turn in
142. He suggested the sports meeting be ______ because of the bad weather.
A. put off
B. put up
C. put down
D. put away
143. He talks so fast that it is hard to ______ what he is saying.
A. keep up
B. keep up with
C. keep away from
D. keep on
144. Although we are very good friends, I ______ George.
A. have nothing in common with
B. have something in common with
C. have nothing in common
D. have much in common with
145. When did the plane ______?
A. take over
B. take in
C. take of
D. take off
146. She has a really hard time ______, especially when it is cold outside.
A. wake up
B. waking up
C. to wake up
D. waken up
147. —Yesterday Tommy walked past my table and ______ my bowls and dishes.
—He should be careful next time.
A. took off
B. knocked off
C. showed off
D. turned off
148. —It's everyone's duty to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign (光盘行动).
—Sure. We should try to ______ all the food that we've ordered.
A. give up
B. turn up
C. eat up
D. show up
149. Mary is an able and responsible woman. That's why she was asked to ______ the company.
A. hand over
B. take over
C. turn over
D. come over
150. It is hot outside. You can ______ your coat.
A. take away
B. take up
C. take down
D. take off
151. His brother always ______ him when his mother is not at home.
A. looks through
B. looks up
C. looks at
D. looks after
152. My friend and I went to ______ a talk show at the party to celebrate the 70th birthday of our motherland.
A. hand in
B. put on
C. take out
D. pick up
153. They were ______ in the middle of their telephone conversation.
A. cut away
B. cut up
C. cut down
D. cut off
154. When I was just a kid, I ______ becoming a doctor.
A. majored in
B. got used to
C. dreamed of
D. got tired of
155. You have endured my loud voice thus far, so I will ______ with your annoying habits too.
A. do away
B. put up
C. come up
D. catch up
156. People can live for many days without food, but two or three days without water may ______ death.
A. result in
B. result from
C. carry away
D. take away
157. There was a heavy fog this morning, so the planes could not ______as scheduled.
A. get through
B. take off
C. pull out
D. break away
158. Lily didn't have time to go shopping yesterday, because she was busy ______ her report.
A. to prepare
B. preparing
C. prepared
D. prepare
159. The fire fighters made all their efforts ______ the big fire.
A. to put out
B. to have put out
C. having put out
D. being put out
160. We were wondering whether you ______ come and have lunch with us on Sunday.
A. could
B. should
C. shall
D. had better
161. You ______ a letter to James. However, you didn't.
A. ought to write
B. ought to have written
C. should write
D. should be writing
162. Peter won first prize in the Chinese Speech Competition. He ______ have studied very hard.
A. may
B. should
C. must
D. could
163. I told my aunt how to go to the airport, but perhaps I ______ have driven her there.
A. shall
B. should
C. will
D. must
164. All passengers ______ go through security checks before they take the high-speed train.
A. can
B. must
C. may
D. dare
165. Can you help me with my homework? I'm sure it ______ take long.
A. won't
B. will
C. can't
D. can
166. You ______ Mary at the party last week. She has been to Beijing for a month.
A. couldn't see
B. shouldn't have seen
C. mustn't have seen
D. couldn't have seen
167. Lucy is feeling dizzy; she ______ too much at the party last night.
A. could have drunk
B. should have drunk
C. would have drunk
D. must have drunk
168. —Lucy, ______ you go to the bookstore with me this afternoon?
—Sure, I'd love to.
A. can
B. must
C. should
D. need
169. —Can I go home after the exam?
—Yes, you ______ if you want.
A. can
B. won't
C. mustn't
D. need
170. The weather turned out to be fine yesterday. I ______ the trouble to carry my raincoat with me.
A. should have taken
B. could have taken
C. needn't have taken
D. mustn't have taken
171. As I can keep this book for another week, I ______ return it tomorrow morning.
A. needn't
B. mustn't
C. couldn't
D. can't
172. As he stands up, he turns his face away from her so that she ______ see his tears.
A. must
B. can
C. won't
D. don't
173. You ______ have written the wrong phone number. It doesn't exist.
A. must
B. could
C. should
D. would
174. The boy ______ now, for the light in his room is still on.
A. must study
B. must be studying
C. must have studied
D. would study
175. There was plenty of time, so you ______.
A. mustn't have hurried
B. needn't hurry
C. mustn't hurry
D. needn't have hurried
176. Mary ______ be in Paris. I saw her a moment ago.
A. wouldn't
B. shouldn't
C. mustn't
D. couldn't
177. As I have nothing to do, I ______ as well go to the cinema with you.
A. would
B. could
C. must
D. might
178. Since the carpet has so many stains, it needs ______.
A. replace
B. to replace
C. being replaced
D. replacing
179. Because nobody has lived inside for a long time, the room needs ______.
A. clean
B. to clean
C. being cleaned
D. to be cleaned
180. John ______ be in the classroom now. I have just seen him in the dining room.
A. needn't
B. can't
C. mustn't
D. wouldn't