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1. We had three absences today， which is___________. Usually， everyone is present.

A. abnormalB. advancedC. amusingD. astonished

2. There is no___________standard for beauty.

A. relativeB. absoluteC. determinedD. unforgettable

3. The best way to___________your goal is to raise the efficiency of your work.

A. conductB. aimC. undertakeD. accomplish

4. Problems may not___________， but there’s no harm in keeping our powder dry.

A. advanceB. announceC. ariseD. astonish

5. Recent developments in___________have made it possible to detect planets in our own Milky Way and in other galaxies.

A. surveyB. agricultureC. spaceshipD. astronomy

6. As you walk to the doors they___________open， and as you enter they close after you in the same way.

A. curiouslyB. consequentlyC. automaticallyD. frequently

7. He painted the picturesque fishing village in the___________with calm water.

A. BibleB. bayC. dirtD. web

8. The seeds of coffee plants are usually called coffee___________.

A. fruitsB. beansC. nutsD. shells

9.___________to greet a lady is now an obsolete（過時的） custom.

A. WhisperingB. SalutingC. SmilingD. Bowing

10. The war was a terrible___________in which many people died and many buildings were destroyed.

A. catastropheB. defenceC. battleD. campaign

11. The streets in big cities are often___________with cars in the rush hour.

A. stoppedB. heldC. chokedD. covered

12. Due to___________beyond our control the lecture was cancelled.

A. circumstancesB. opportunitiesC. considerationD. compositions

13. By a strange___________we happened to be travelling on the same train.

A. incidentB. accidentC. occasionD. coincidence

14. I have a___________to him to pay all of the debt.

A. considerationB. commitmentC. curiosityD. determination

15. The___________is an instrument of navigation.

A. cottageB. campusC. compassD. cucumber

16. He had been ill for a long time and___________he was behind in his work.

A. frequentlyB. faithfullyC. consequentlyD. particularly

17. It is believed that the sun gets its energy from thermonuclear（熱核的） reactions___________taking place within it.

A. brieflyB. constantlyC. consistentlyD. continually

18. Nobody can___________the fact that English has become the world’s truly universal language.

A. admitB. denyC. defendD. acknowledge

19.___________your fingers in to see how hot the water is.

A. DipB. DigC. DropD. Involve

20. She gently wiped the___________off the surface of the furniture with a napkin.

A. darkB. duskC. dustD. data

21. The United States today closed its___________in Syria and pulled out all its diplomats.

A. employeeB. ambassadorC. diplomaD. embassy

22. An orphanage is a public___________for the care and protection of children without parents.

A. instrumentB. instructionC. institutionD. exhibition

23. Scientists are___________to find out the cause of the crash.

A. investigatingB. engagingC. convincingD. complaining

24. His cousin was upset as he had got___________in a road accident.

A. relatedB. trappedC. includedD. involved

25. When you withdraw money， the bank compares your___________with the one in its files to see if it is entirely true.

A. signB. signalC. signatureD. spelling

26. He___________the soup by putting in too much salt accidentally.

A. spoiledB. damagedC. injuredD. harmed

27. The average output of the factory employees is___________increasing.

A. faithfullyB. steadilyC. costlyD. stately

28. The magazine is trying to get more readers to___________to it.

A. determineB. describeC. subjectD. subscribe

29. In this book， the author and biologist___________recent developments in ecology.

A. searchesB. surveysC. subscribesD. subtracts

30. The heart is a(n)___________organ. It is of absolute importance to our body and life.

A. vitalB. energeticC. livingD. lively

31. I___________to the hostess about her dog barking all night long.

A. composedB. consideredC. complainedD. contributed

32. Before the end of the programme， let’s take a___________at the sports news briefly.

A. glareB. glanceC. stareD. watch

33. There are___________differences between your philosophical beliefs and mine. That’s why we can’t agree with each other.

A. fortunateB. functionalC. fundamentalD. flexible

34. In English law a man is regarded innocent until he is proved___________.

A. guiltyB. ashamedC. legalD. wrong

35. No one has come up with a___________explanation of why dinosaurs died out.

A. witnessingB. unbelievableC. transformingD. convincing