15. His first major opera was performed in Milan in 1770 __C____ he was only 14. A. what B. where C. when D. as UNIT5-1
1. Shall we request the chairman _____A_____ our suggestion again? A. to consider B. considering C. consider D. considered
2. Some say yes and others say no; I don't know _____C_____ to follow. A. whether B. what C. whom D. how
3. An explosion is a sudden increase in amount ___D_______. A. rapid burning causes it
B. to be caused by rapid burning C. causing its burning to be rapid D. caused by rapid burning
4. We forgave her anger because we knew that her father's illness had put her under great ____C_____. A. shelter B. crisis C. stress
D. nervousness
5. He never _____D____ to read the news but turned at once to the crossword puzzle on the last page.
A. worried B. noticed
C. pained D. bothered
6. Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to _____C_____ your voice. A. improve B. increase C. raise D. open
7. The price they offered for my old car was so low that I _____B____ it down. A. brought B. turned C. called D. refused
8. The noise of the traffic ____B_____ Paul from his work. A. prevented B. distracted C. angered D. upset
9. People appreciate ____A____ with him because he has a good sense of humor. A. working
B. to have worked C. to work
D. having worked
10. Inquiries ___B____ the condition of the patients may be made personally or by telephone. A. revealing B. concerning C. affecting D. following
11. Nobody knows how long and how seriously the shakiness of big businesses will _____C____ down the economy. A. put B. settle C. drag D. knock
12. I tried very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat ____C_____ . A. accept B. agree C. refusal D. decline
13. Our department ___C____ courses in several foreign languages. A. accepts B. considers C. offers D. takes
14. She had clearly no ____C___ of doing any work, although she was very well paid. A. tendency B. foundation C. intention D. belonging
15. Many students found the book ___A___; it provided them with a large amount of information on the subject. A. informative B. confusing C. distracting D. amusing
1. Shall we request the chairman _____A_____ our suggestion again? A. to consider B. considering C. consider
D. considered
2. Some say yes and others say no; I don't know _____C_____ to follow. A. whether B. what C. whom D. how
3. An explosion is a sudden increase in amount _____D_____. A. rapid burning causes it
B. to be caused by rapid burning C. causing its burning to be rapid D. caused by rapid burning
4. We forgave her anger because we knew that her father's illness had put her under great ____C_____. A. shelter B. crisis C. stress
D. nervousness
5. He never ____D_____ to read the news but turned at once to the crossword puzzle on the last page.
A. worried B. noticed C. pained D. bothered
6. Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to ______C____ your voice. A. improve B. increase C. raise D. open
7. The price they offered for my old car was so low that I ____B_____ it down. A. brought B. turned C. called D. refused
8. The noise of the traffic ____B_____ Paul from his work. A. prevented B. distracted C. angered D. upset
9. People appreciate _______A______ with him because he has a good sense of humor. A. working
B. to have worked C. to work
D. having worked
10. Inquiries _______B______ the condition of the patients may be made personally or by telephone. A. revealing B. concerning C. affecting D. following UNIT8-1
1. We should put money away for a ___B______ day. We may need it some time. A. sunny B. rainy C. cloudy D. cold
2. Some people apparently have an almost unbelievable ability to _____A____ with the right answer.
A. come up