第一套题
Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
1.Dennison was known to pay his men handsomely, but in return he expected complete loyalty, total ______{s/1}, and absolute respect. [A]judgment [B]statement [C]commitment [D]assignment
2.During the interview I was the first to ask him______{s/1}questions that put the Bonn government in an awkward position. [A]. instructing [B]. intimidating [C]. rewarding [D]. embarrassing
3.I didn't realize the food problem was so______{s/1} in this city; with winter coming, many people would starve to death without more help.
[A]. essential [B]. critical [C]. explicit [D]. effective
4. Some see themselves as the provider of ideas,______{s/1}others view their role as essentially managerial. [A]. when [B]. therefore [C]. while [D]. otherwise
5. [B]y the side of the new teaching hall ______{s/1}a library built in the 1930s. [A]. collects [B]. stands [C]. creates [D]. belongs
6. I'd like to take ______{s/1} of this opportunity to thank all of you for your efforts. [A]. profit [B]. benefit [C]. occasion [D]. advantage
7. We finally ______{s/1}an agreement after a lot of hard argument. [A]. reached [B]. did
[C]. arrived [D]. drove
8. It is desirable that the airplane ______{s/1} as light as possible. [A]. is [B]. were [C]. be [D]. had been
9. We came finally ______{s/1}the conclusion that she had been telling lies all the time. [A]. of [B]. into [C]. to [D]. at
10. I am not used to speaking ______{s/1} public. [A]. in [B]. at [C]. on [D]. to
11.As a reward______{s/1} passing the exams, she got a new bike from her parents. [A]. in [B]. on
[C]. by [D]. for
12. She felt like ______{s/1} frustration, but she was determined not to lose her self-control. [A]. to cry out of [B]. to cry for [C]. crying out of [D]. crying for
13. [A]ll animals communicate, but our special method of speech is ______{s/1} to human beings. [A]. aware [B]. unique [C]. absolute [D]. continual
14. The method he used turned out to be ______{s/1} in improving the students' English. [A]. effective [B]. ability [C]. response [D]. explicit
15. The boss refused to give any ______{s/1} on the fact that his workers were out of jobs.
[A]. response [B]. comment [C]. answer [D]. reply
16. The police searched the city in an effort to catch the man who ______{s/1} the murder last week. [A]. limited [B]. made [C]. did [D]. committed
17. They had to examine the dead tiger before they were ______{s/1} as to who killed it. [A]. positive [B]. senior [C]. visual [D]. vital
18. He could be ______{s/1} about everything else in the world, but not about Manet, his loving child. [A]. visual [B]. critical [C]. favorite [D]. essential