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1.Ten years later，that man was _______ from prison.

A.shut

B.released

C.penetrated

D.elected

2.I _______ you’ve decided against taking my advice.

A.express

B.declare

C.assume

D.exclude

3.I wrote to my aunt last night.I couldn’t _______ it any longer.

A.delay

B.reply

C.rely

D.opposite

4.I imagine I’ll _______ some friends instead of going to the movies.

A.envy

B.interest

C.entertain

D.courage

5.A________ thing happened to me last night.

A.sake

B.peculiar

C.baggage

D.average

6.It was a terrible _______ and I won’t forget it.

A.shock

B.vessel

C.royal

D.evidence

7.Mary is always _______ when she doesn’t get any mail.

A.affected

B.dissed

C.plain

D.disturbed

8.Each member has a chance to _______ his argument in the conference.

A.present

B.recall

C.stock

D.council

9.I wish you would give me a more detailed _______ of you trip.

A.account

B.advance

C.accuse

D.count

10.What time is the mail _______ on Saturday？

A.objected

B.outlet

C.delivered

D.starved

11.What’s the pric e of that _______ of potatoes？

A.beg

B.pig

C.pint

D.sack

12.You don’t have to pay any _______ on personal belongings.

A.price

B.duty

C.expense

D.elevator

13.Mary is too weak to _______ the piano across the room.

A.apply

B.appeal

C.attract

D.drag

14.I was crossing the street and was almost _______ by car.

A.attacked

B.dicked

C.hit

D.held

15.Do you have anything to _______ for customs？

A.show

B.declare

C.exam

D.check

16.He worked hard this week，but _______ very little.

A.presented

B.obeyed

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D.accomplished

17.Will you accept my _______？

A.sympathy

B.synthetic

C.satellite

D.saddle

18.In general，my reaction is that we should _______ carefully.

A.proceed

B.pace

C.pale

D.pan

19.Along the northern coast there are many deep _______.

A.divers

B.harbors

C.bats

D.bars

20.Nobody knows who will be the _______ of this city.

A.mayor

B.inhabitant

C.dash

D.bow

21.Food _______ is a big industry in this area.

A.projecting

B.promising

C.processing

D.president

22.We never _______ that John would become a doctor.

A.respected

B.wondered

C.suspected

D.estimated

23.Don’t be too _______ on your children.They are still too young.

A.shine

B.internal

C.copper

D.severe

24.Greater efforts are needed before we can _______ our goal.

A.dozen

B.attain

C.avenue

D.reward

25.Eggs are _______ according to size.

A.passed

B.judged

C.graded

D.chained

26.He worked in our university as a football _______ for nearly five years.

A.clerk

B.grain

C.coach

D.couch

27.The _______ in the river has to be rebuilt.

A.court

B.cousin

C.dam

D.damp

28.He designed an experiment in order to _______ his theory.

A.demonstrate

B.proof

C.defense

D.grasp

29.Heavy taxed are _______ on wines imported from the other countries.

A.imposed

B.trgistered

C.splashed

D.thundered

30.I would like to visit you and _______ our friendship but in fact I can not come.

A.rent

B.renew

C.mouse

D.spot

31.This factory is planning to build a new _______ line this year.

A.resemble

B.assembly

C.productive

D.assess

32.Meat _______ much more easily than vegetables.

A.loses

B.numerous

C.weaves

D.decays

33.Dr.Smith is _______ in his research and does not know anything about politics.

A.shut

B.typed

C.defeated

D.absorbed

34.He said he would _______ me to Mr.Li but he didn’t .

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B.suggest

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D.recommend

35.A magnificent monument has been _______ in Tian An Men Square in honor of the people’s heroes.

A.envied

B.erected

C.created

D.curved

36.In this kind of hotel，there are no _______ rooms.

A.luxury

B.marvelous

C.occasional

D.sulphur

37.Nothing can _______ me to leave my own country.

A.verse

B.hay

C.tempt

D.attempt

38.Nobody in the class can _______ him of his mistake.

A.believe

B.admit

C.thirst

D.convince

39.This tree is _______ for its beautiful flowers.

A.hooked

B.stemmed

C.cultivated

D.parceled

40.He _______ his success to the good education he has received.

A.distributes

B.contributes

C.attributes

D.owns

41.Professor Smith seldom _______ the class on time.

A.dismisses

B.nervous

C.misleads

D.regrets

42.Mr.Wang _______ his wife and children when he went to the United States.

A.prescribed

B.delayed

C.decreased

D.deserted

43.He _______ a lot of time in trying to develop the education system in this area.

A.involved

B.investigated

C.invested

D.interfered

44.They spent many years _______ for oil in this small island.

A.exploring

B.exploding

C.exposing

D.exploiting

45.We can’t _______ the fact that we are still a developing country.

A.ignore

B.neglect

C.imagine

D.impress

46.Can you _______ the man who robbed you of your watch？

A.illustrate

B.exhibit

C.damage

D.identify

47.Many children in developing countries can not go to school，because of _______

A.property

B.sword

C.trace

D.poverty

48.What is your _______ to his coming？

A.altitude

B.attitude

C.attribute

D.aspect

49.He _______ into the water and rescued the little girl.

A.inserted

B.sloped

C.heaped

D.dived

50.You may _______ of the extra books in our department library.

A.deposit

B.enclose

C.fade

D.dispose

答案：

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.A

9.A 10.C 11.D 12.B 13.D 14.C 15.B 16.D 17.A 18.A 19.B 20.A 21.C 22.C 23.D 24.B 25.C 26.C 27.C 28.A 29.A30.B 31.B 32.D 33.D 34.D 35.B 36.A 37.C 38.D 39.C 40.C 41.A 42.D 43.C 44.A 45.A 46.D 47.D 48.B 49.D 50.D

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