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1. The___________newspaper reader wouldn’t like long articles on serious subjects every day.

A. regularB. casualC. typicalD. flexible

2. The couple’s marriage has___________well over the years though it may never have been so romantic.

A. workedB. behavedC. matchedD. combined

3. I thought the kid was going to fall， but he recovered his___________and carried on down the stairs.

A. strengthB. senseC. balanceD. breath

4. Fear of making mistakes and then having to___________them often stops us from making proper decisions.

A. go againstB. rely onC. refer toD. pay for

5.___________the cost， we also need to think about how much time the project will take.

A. Due toB. As forC. Instead ofD. Apart from

6. George apologized as soon as he realized what he had done. ___________， he wrote a nice little note to me.

A. SimilarlyB. ActuallyC. StrangelyD. Obviously

7. While doing an experiment， you need to___________advanced equipment to obtain accurate results.

A. operateB. controlC. employD. improve

8. Americans generally eat with the fork in the hand. A knife is used for cutting and spreading;

___________， it is laid on the plate or table.

A. besidesB. howeverC. meanwhileD. otherwise

9. It is the___________in Britain to drive on the left while in China people drive on the right.

A. practiceB. behaviorC. realityD. belief

10. Mark___________a lot of English by playing with native boys and girls while he was in London.

A. set upB. picked upC. added upD. made up

11. Daniel made a public apology for this error because he was___________responsible for the accident.

A. normallyB. largelyC. seriouslyD. logically

12. As we can see from the chart， the cost of child care has almost doubled___________the past 10 years.

A. overB. by C. sinceD. for

13. Dogs at play have strange breathing patterns that differ from others made in a___________or aggressive（侵略性的） state.

A. complexB. naturalC. passiveD. temporary

14. Toby， sitting there alone， made some strange noises___________so that he could be noticed by his parents.

A. by chanceB. on purposeC. for fun D. in return

15. Most of the evidence was destroyed in the fire.___________it would be almost impossible to prove him innocent.

A. Thus B. Yet C. InsteadD. Also

16. Increasing pressure from parents and teachers may___________students’ constant anxieties about the college entrance examinations.

A. deal withB. consist ofC. account forD. run into

17. Word spread quickly that he won the first prize in the national English speech competition for high school students and soon it became the___________of the school.

A. symbolB. advantageC. interestD. talk

18. The educational system generally___________the basic nature of a society.

A. reflectsB. containsC. expressesD. proves

19. The touch they had long kept in___________each other broke in the end.

A. by B. upon C. withD. against

20. Having failed several times， Tim， who didn’t give up his dream，___________made it come true.

A. extremelyB. fluentlyC. carefullyD. eventually

21. The new system___________students to access class materials online.

A. letsB. makesC. enablesD. gets

22. The study shows some people are more___________to suffer back problems.

A. likely B. possiblyC. probablyD. easily

23. As a writer she takes a completely new___________to the classic horror story.

A. meansB. approachC. wayD. method

24. I’m not angry. I’m___________trying to say that you could have done it differently.

A. merelyB. rarelyC. scarcelyD. hardly

25. The low unemployment rate at present is a___________sign for the economy.

A. negativeB. positiveC. passiveD. sensitive

26. His wife was in the operation room， and he was waiting at the door with an___________expression on his face.

A. generous B. curiousC. anxiousD. serious

27. I___________him as soon as he came in the room even though he was in his uniform.

A. noticedB. recognizedC. discoveredD. realized

28. I can remember very few___________when all flights were canceled because of bad weather.

A. occasionsB. conditionsC. positionsD. institutions

29. He is___________about our team’s chances of winning the championship. But I feel confident that we will win.

A. optimisticB. pessimisticC. realisticD. sympathetic

30. My wife is very___________about what she eats， while I don’t care about my food.

A. particularB. popularC. regularD. similar

31. The company promised to offer free___________support for those buying their software.

A. physicalB. medicalC. technicalD. practical

32. At the exhibition tomorrow， we will begin a series of___________to help the public fully understand our system.

A. presentationsB. introductionsC. conclusionsD. organizations

33. Her teaching experience in several elementary schools gives her a（n）___________when working with children.

A. profitB. benefitC. advantageD. strength

34. The society is struggling to___________the district’s historic buildings， which are in danger of being destroyed by some housing developers.

A. provideB. produceC. preserveD. promote

35. All gentlemen are___________to wear a suit and tie to the international meeting on Wednesday.

A. requestedB. claimedC. suggestedD. acquired

36. On March 4， 2012， an explosion in Brazzaville， the capital of the Republic of Congo， killed about 200 people and___________hundreds more.

A. destroyedB. hurtC. injuredD. damaged

37. During the week-long vacation， we stayed at a hotel which has a beautiful___________of the West Lake.

A. sceneB. scenaryC. sightD. view

38. —What’s wrong with the car， dear?

—I___________that there is something wrong with the engine.

A. suggestB. suspectC. insistD. request

39. The healthcare system must be radically___________so that people in both cities and the countryside can enjoy the same service.

A. transformedB. reformedC. informedD. performed

40. We should be fully aware of the___________of the Internet in shaping the ideas of the younger generation.

A. significanceB. appearanceC. preferenceD. difference