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(单选题) 1: Please keep an eye on my luggage, and I'll be back _____.
A: in time
B: in no time
C: at one time
D: at a time
(单选题) 2: I can't tell the ______ difference between the twin sisters.
A: slight
B: simple
C: slender
D: single
(单选题) 3: Scientists didn't know much about lung cancer _____.
A: before long
B: until recently
C: long before
D: in the past few years
(单选题) 4: He doesn't seem at all sorry for ______ he has done.
A: that
B: what
C: which
D: how
(单选题) 5: Tobacco smoking is seen more often in the countryside ____________.
A: more than cities
B: than cities
C: rather than cities
D: than in the cities
(单选题) 6: The sudden change of weather made the temperature _____ a lot.
A: fall
B: sink
C: drop
D: lower
(单选题) 7: His parents died when he was young, so he was ______ by his aunt.
A: bred
B: fed up
C: brought up
D: grown up
(单选题) 8: Joe __________ last night and hurt his leg badly.
A: tripped
B: made a trip
C: had a trip
D: took a trip
(单选题) 9: Don't worry about his illness. At his age he will be well again __________.
A: in his time
B: in time
C: in no time
D: in good time
(单选题) 10: The _____ power of the people in this town has been decreasing since most young people have left for the big cities.
A: shopping
B: purchasing
C: enduring
D: spending
(单选题) 11: Marie Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics ________ in chemistry.
A: also
B: as well as
C: too
D: the same as
(单选题) 12: _____ that the left side of the human brain is responsible for logic.
A: It generally is believed
B: It is believed generally
C: It is generally believed
D: Generally it is believed
(单选题) 13: It is important to ______ people with respect and understanding.
A: treat
B: attend
C: care
D: touch
(单选题) 14: I received a _____ parcel yesterday and I am still wondering who may have sent it.
A: sincere
B: dull
C: complicated
D: mysterious
(单选题) 15: It's really kind ______.
A: of you to say so
B: for you to say so
C: Of you saying so
D: for you saying so
(单选题) 16: On weekends when I'm going out, I use the bike if I can _________ the car.
A: would rather
B: rather than not
C: instead
D: rather than
(单选题) 17: I was _____ as to how I could help him out without hurting his pride.
A: quite useless
B: rather uncertain
C: quite unprepared
D: wonder
(单选题) 18: Jane's dress is similar in design _____ her sister's.
A: with
B: like
C: to
D: as
(单选题) 19: Most students did ____________ in the final exam.
A: very good
B: very fine
C: very nice
D: very well
(单选题) 20: It is yet unknown how the new government is going to ____________ the divorce problem.
A: approach
B: improve
C: help
D: defeat
(单选题) 21: With a school record like yours, _____ why you didn't try for a university scholarship?
A: I'm shocked
B: I'm puzzled
C: i'm amazed
D: i feel pity
(单选题) 22: It ______ that the jewels had been stolen by a traveler.
A: turned out
B: turned up
C: turned on
D: turned over
(单选题) 23: Jack came to the party with a young woman, whom I ______ to be his girl friend.
A: pretended
B: supposed
C: resumed
D: Granted
(单选题) 24: When they ___________ arrived in America, everything seemed to go against them.
A: in the first
B: first
C: firstly
D: first of all
(单选题) 25: The classroom was almost empty ______ a desk or two.
A: besides
B: except for
C: except
D: in addition to
(单选题) 26: He felt rather _____ as he was the only person who wore sportswear at the dinner party.
A: in place
B: in the way
C: by the way
D: out of place
(单选题) 27: The police investigation discovered that three young men were _____ in the robbery.
A: caught
B: involved
C: connected
D: tightened
(单选题) 28: The problem has ______ simply because you didn't follow my instruction.
A: raised
B: risen
C: arisen
D: aroused
(单选题) 29: In the old days, there were no drugs that could help people __________ heart diseases.
A: drive
B: survive
C: arrive
D: alive
(单选题) 30: At the beginning of this semester, our history professor _____ a list of books for us to read.
A: passed on
B: picked up
C: handed in
D: made out
(单选题) 31: We are now certain ____________ cigarette smoking is harmful to our health.
A: that
B: what
C: if
D: for
(单选题) 32: When I arrived at the university, I was told that I would have to _______ a room to live in.
A: borrow
B: lend
C: rent
D: wn
(单选题) 33: Your comments _______ my work have proved to be helpful.
A: in
B: for
C: on
D: against
(单选题) 34: The spy was caught ______, though he died from the wounds the next day.
A: dead
B: live
C: alive
D: living
(单选题) 35: Both the ________ and Henri Becquerel were awarded the Nobel Prize in physics.
A: Curie
B: Curies
C: Pierre and Marie
D: Pierre and Curie
(单选题) 36: He took every _____ to improve his spoken English.
A: time
B: thing
C: chance
D: case
(单选题) 37: Anger, uncertainty, and loss of interest in life often _____________ stress.
A: come to
B: happen to
C: happen together in
D: Go along with
(单选题) 38: I took someone else's book ______ mistake.
A: in
B: for
C: with
D: by
(单选题) 39: Let's ______ the problem for the time being, and we can return to it later.
A: settle
B: interrupt
C: stop
D: leave
(单选题) 40: It is the boy's laziness that _____ his failure in the exams.
A: resulted form
B: brought in
C: resulted in
D: led into
(单选题) 41: The movie star _____ with your sister, didn't he?
A: was used to dance
B: used to dancing
C: used to dance
D: was used to dancing
(单选题) 42: _______, Alfred Nobel worked for peace in the world, and hated war.
A: All life
B: The all life
C: For all of life
D: For all his life
(单选题) 43: It is difficult to ______ a conversation with someone who only says "Yes" or "No".
A: hold up
B: keep up
C: stir up
D: come up
(单选题) 44: It takes ____________ of six months for a new type of computers to be produced.
A: the amount
B: an amount
C: average
D: an average
(单选题) 45: The football game will be played on _____.
A: June six
B: six June
C: the sixth of June
D: the six of June
(单选题) 46: Recently the newspapers have reported several _____ on the boundaries of Israel and Jordan.
A: accidents
B: incidents
C: events
D: happenings
(单选题) 47: Nobody ever warned Madam Curie _______ the danger of doing experiment with radium.
A: of
B: for
C: for
D: with
(单选题) 48: The actual cost of the building was much higher than our original _____.
A: consideration
B: judgment
C: estimate
D: plan
(单选题) 49: As I am sure Jenny is very honest, I ______ she stole the money.
A: guess
B: believe
C: suspect
D: doubt
(单选题) 50: Many people feel it's hard to ____________ the changing technology.
A: keep up with
B: keep up
C: keep on
D: keep at
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