2003年6月

41. She _________ her trip to New York because she was ill.

A) called off                 B) closed down             C) put up                      D) went off

42. _________ the storm, the ship would have reached its destination on time.

A) But for                    B) In case of                 C) In spite of                D) Because of

43. We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of _________.

A) rejection                  B) restriction                 C) retreat                      D) recession

44.The _________ of finding gold in California attracted a lot of people to settle down there.

A) prospects                B) speculations              C) stakes                      D) provisions

45. I suffered from mental _________ because of stress from my job.

A) damage                   B) release                     C) relief                        D) fatigue

46. The rest of the day was entirely at his _________ for reading or recreation.

A) dismissal                 B) survival                    C) disposal                   D) arrival

47. You will not be _________ about your food in time of great hunger.

A) special                    B) particular                  C) peculiar                    D) specific

48. Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the _________ will continue into the next decade.

A) emergency                      B) trend                        C) pace                        D) schedule

49. You shouldn't have written in the _________ since the book belongs to the library.

A) interval                    B) border                      C) margin                     D) edge

50. The _________ of airplane engines announced a coming air raid.

A) roar                        B) exclamation              C) whistle                     D) scream

51. This ticket _________ you to a free boat tour on the lake.

A) entitles                     B) appoints                   C) grants                      D) credits

52. This is the nurse who _________ to me when I was ill in hospital.

A) accompanied           B) attended                   C) entertained               D) shielded

53. I was about to _________ a match when I remembered Tom's warning.

A) rub                         B) hit                           C) scrape                     D) strike

54. The advertisement says this material doesn't _________ in the wash, but it has.

A) contract                  B) shrink                     C) slim                        D) dissolve

55. He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he _________ us that he would try as hard as possible.

A) insured                     B) guaranteed                C) assumed                  D) assured

56. Not only the professionals but also the amateurs will _________ from the new training facilities.

A) derive                     B) acquire                    C) benefit                    D) reward

57. The work was almost complete when we received orders to _________ no further with it.

A) progress                  B) proceed                    C) march                      D) promote

58. I waited for him half an hour, but he never _________.

A) turned in                 B) turned down             C) turned off                D) turned up

59. A house with a dangerous gas _________ can be broken into immediately.

A) leak                        B) split                         C) mess                       D) crack

60. A dark suit is _________ to a light one for evening wear.

A) favorable                 B) suitable                    C) preferable                 D) proper

61. It was in the United States that I made the _________ of Professor Jones.

A) acknowledgement    B) acquaintance             C) recognition               D) association

62. Could you take a sheet of _________ paper and write your name at the top?

A) bare                        B) vacant                      C) hollow                     D) blank

63. A culture in which the citizens share similar religious beliefs and values is more likely to have laws that represent the wishes of its people than is a culture where citizens come from _________ backgrounds.

A) extensive                  B) influential                 C) diverse                    D) identical

64. Areas where students have particular difficulty have been treated _________ particular care.

A) by                          B) in                            C) under                      D) with

65. He gave a _________ to handle the affairs in a friendly manner.

A) pledge                     B) mission                    C) plunge                            D) motion

66. Don't let the child play with scissors _________ he cut himself.

A) in case                    B) so that                            C) now that                  D) only if

67. _________ the danger from enemy action, people had to cope with a severe shortage of food, clothing, fuel, and almost everything.

A) As far as                  B) As long as                C) As well as                D) As soon as

68. Many people lost their jobs during the business _________.

A) desperation              B) decrease                   C) despair                     D) depression

69. Whenever a big company _________ a small one, the product almost always gets worse.

A) gets on with            B) cuts down                C) takes over         D) puts up with

70. Mr. Smith was the only witness who said that the fire was _________.

A) mature                    B) deliberate                  C) meaningful               D) innocent