59. Mary has no outside interest at all. Her whole life ____________ her husband and the
children.
A. centres on
B. turns on
C. concentrates around
D. revolves around
Key: D
60. By admitting that he had not thoroughly studied the facts, the speaker ____________ his
opponent’s hands.
A. fell into
B. played into
C. fell into
D. ran into
Key: B
61. As Jim approached even closer, he noticed that the man was picking up starfish that had been
____________ on the beach and, one at a time, he threw them back into the water.
E. washed up
F. washed away
G. moved up
H. turned up
Key: A
62. ____________ cycles are inherent in market economies and cannot be prevented completely.
A. Prim and proper
B. Hard and fast
C. Boom and bust
D. Life and death
Key: C
63. On the other hand, people might ____________ their children after a respected older relative
or even a famous person.
A. call
B. entitle
C. address
D. name
Key: D
64. He hoped the damage had not occurred through ____________ in the hotel garage.
A. deterioration
B. mindfulness
C. negligence
D. disposal
Key: C
65. The TV series ____________ how investing in a home becomes an issue for extended family
as well.
A. underestimates
B. dictates
C. dramatizes
D. revives
Key: C
66. The survivor of a shipwreck was ____________ on a small, uninhabited island.
A. washed up
B. washed away
C. found out
D. showed up
Key: A
67. The ____________ has approved a defense report that urges the country to quickly finish
building a missile defense system to counter the potential threat from other countries.
A. cabinet
B. cupboard
C. closet
D. chamber
Key: A
68. Urban problems ____________ meeting the needs of the existing inhabitants and replacing
old and obsolete facilities, especially housing.
A. centre around
B. turn around
C. concentrate around
D. revolve around
Key: D
69. But, as any machine, a robot can ____________ and even cause disaster.
A. break up
B. fall down
C. break down
D. collapse apart
Key: C
70. Scientists, on the other hand, know that their job is never finished and that even the best
theory can ____________ to be wrong.
A. find out
B. try out
C. turn out
D. work out
Key: C
71. The explosive was ____________ by someone striking a match to light up a cigarette.
A. put off
B. broken out
C. started out
D. sparked off
Key: D
72. Friction ____________ metal in the moving parts which shortens their working life.
A. erodes away
B. eats away
C. wears away
D. tears away
Key: C
73. The story of a poor family that acquired fame and fortune overnight illustrates the
____________ power of the press.
E. rapid
F. dramatic
G. huge
H. enormous
Key: B
74. Your choices are yours to make and can never be ____________ by others.
E. empowered
F. presided
G. disposed
H. dictated
Key: D
75. You need not ____________ kindness on those ungrateful people.
E. suspend
F. lavish
G. engage
H. render
Key: B
76. A second session of the summit dealt ____________ with the world’s poorest continent.
A. exclusively
B. vastly
C. loosely
D. exactly
Key: A
77. A round-the-clock television channel devoted ____________ to aging, dying and death is to
be launched in Germany.
A. entirely
B. predominantly
C. successfully
D. exclusively
Key: D
78. What you do is important to you, for it will be your creation and expression of your
____________.
A. identity
B. character
C. individualism
D. individuality
Key: D
79. Website claims that no members shall use the relevant documents for illegal purposes, or else
it would ____________ the service.
A. stop
B. halt
C. suspend
D. cease
Key: C
80. In this country, the scale of alcohol is ____________ to people over the age of 18.
A. restrained
B. restricted
C. resumed
D. restored
Key: B