124. It is a ____ error for people to fancy others in their own position.
A) general B) common C) usual D) ordinary 125. The difference is only very ____; we can hardly see it. A) slight B) delicate C) light D) careful
126. It is the practice of the local club to give ____ performances during the summer. A) desperate B) dangerous C) dramatic D) domestic 127. He told me his digestive trouble is cured ____ and all. A) for long B) for life C) for ever D) for good
128. Today‘s newspaper ______ that there will be campaign for find raising. A) writes B) reports C) tells D) states 129. Your socks ______ your shoes, they look very well together. A) fit B) suit C) match D) correspond
130. The speaker talked about sports in general and about football in ______. A) peculiar B) special C) particular D) unusual
131. As it is possible now to import food from distant countries, people today have a more ____ diet than their ancestors. A) various B) variety. C) varied D) variable 132. Never use such ____ language in front of your children. A) strong B) forceful C) heavy D) rigid 133. Although the area is very poor now, its _____ wealth is great. A) practical B) possible C) potential D) powerfu
134. The ____ length of a meter is 40 inches; the exact length is 39.37 inches. A) appropriate B) approximate C) nearby D) strict 135. Someone shouted ―fire‖ but it was a ____ alarm and there was no danger. A) untrue B) wrong C) false D) fierce 136. You must obtain ______ from the landowner to fish in the river. A) right B) freedom C) permission D) allowance
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137. That ____ instrument can record even very slight changes.
A) tender B) tense C) delicious D) delicate
138. The boss failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to ______ the consequences. A) answer for B) apply for C) run into D) blame on 139. Government institutes of statistics are usually ____ the birth rate and the death rate, and the collection and interpretation of other official statistics. A) familiar with B) concerned with C) consistent with D) communicating with 140. All units of measurement are ____, because space, time, weight, and other dimensions are not naturally divided into units. A) virtual B) beneficial C) artistic D) artificial 141. At that time, the people of this area were ______ to every kind of danger: flood, starvation, disease and war. A) supposed B) proposed C) opposed D) exposed 142. Success in diving requires not only skill and balance but also ____ alertness and concentration. A) nervous B) manual C) mental D) mortal 143. Economic progress is closely bound up ____ educational development. A) with B) from C) at D) to
144. Her grandfather‘s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will ______. A) pull out B) pull back C) pull up D) pull through
145. Mrs. Mawson is becoming increasingly ____. Last week she locked herself out of her house twice.
A) unconscious B) forgetful C) senseless D) mindless 146. it is ______ to insure your jewellery and valuables separately from your house contents. A) probable B) valuable C) advisable D) considerable 147. My house is very ____ for getting to work as it is only a few minutes from the station. A) reliable B) available C) suitable D) convenient 148. _____ aids are ictures that help you to understand something.
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A) visual C) video B) visible D) virtual
149. One should not be ____ to traffic regulations.
A) forgetful B) unconscious C) inconsiderate D) indifferent 150. This copy is ______ with the ones you bought last week. A) identical B) parallel C) equivalent D) equal
151. Seen from the top of the mountains, it looks ____ glorious at sunrise. A) fairly B) justly C) practically D) perfectly 152. The liquid was heated until the temperature ____ 1000 ?C. A) arrived B) reached C) achieved D) attained 153. He‘s ______ too pleased with himself. A) fairly C) very
B) rather D) quite
154. Kerry and his two sisters each had three cookies, and when they went out, hardly ____
cookies were left. A) any B) some C) ever D) few 155. The basketball match will be televised ____ from the Worker‘s Stadium. A) alive B) lively C) live D) life 156. One car ran too fast and ____ missed hitting the other one. A) slightly B) narrowly C) nearly D) closely
157. Half the planet always faces the sun, while the other half is ____ dark. A) clearly B) consequently C) continually D) continuously
158. She tried to explained that she was going to pay him forty pounds without _____ next week. A) miss B) fail C) failure D) disappointment 159. I know Zoe______ but I have never actually spoken to him. A) by sight B) with sight C) in sight D) on sight
160. Kent would like to rent a flat, modern, comfortable and ____ in a quiet environment. A) before all B) first of all C) after all D) above all
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161. This is a photograph of Lucy taken a few years ____ by her father.
A) previously B) precisely C) primarily D) primitively 162. Some ____ good luck brought us nothing but trouble. A) seemingly B) satisfactorily C) uniformly D) universally
163. With the civil war lasting for several years, the people of the country are longing for ______ peace.
A) previous B) practical C) permanent D) periodical 164. She made a ______ mistake of giving him her telephone number. A) mortal B) fatal C) critical D) incurable
165. It is very convenient for a businessman to carry a _____ computer when they go on business trip.
A) mobile B) flexible C) movable D) portable 166. Automobile production of the present time has been increased ____. A) greatly B) highly C) infinitely D) much 167. Our company‘s business has been ______ quickly in the recent years. A) enlarged B) extended C) expanded D) broadened 168. It is agreed that a good teacher should _____ as well as teach. A) amuse B) instruct C) dedicate D) entertain
169. The article is so badly written that I can hardly ______ what the writer is trying to say. A) find out B) fill out C) think out D) figure out 170. Paula likes to walk through the woods ____. Her brother prefers to walk with a companion. A) to herself B) by herself C) by herself D) in itself 171. It is amazing that a small child of 3 or 4 years of age can sing a song without______ understanding its meaning. A) fully B) really well C) entirely well D) very much 172. The international situation has been growing ____ difficult for the past few years. A) simply B) mainly C) potentially D) increasingly 173. The essay is a model of style, whether considered ____ or in part.
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A) as the whole C) in whole B) on the whole D) on whole
174.You have done your best to _____ him in correcting his mistakes.
A) guide B) assist C) help D) favor
175. He came all the way to China for promoting friendship ____ for making money. A) other than B) more than C) better than D) rather than 176. Jack is the only person in the office who has been drinking ____. A) heavily B) strongly C) deeply D) seriously 177. She knows little of mathematics, and ____ of chemistry. A) none the less B) even more C) still less D) still more 178. He made an excellent speech, and everything he said was ______. A) at this point B) to the point C) beside the point D) off the point 179. At age 16, he _____ his mother could do anything. A) considered B) supposed C) claimed D) assumed 180. For five miles ______ the road is bordered with apple orchards. A) on end B) without end C) to the end D) to this end
181. No longer are contributions to computer technology confined to any one country; ____ is this more true than in Europe. A) little B) hardly C) seldom D) nowhere 182. Countless revolutionary martyrs have ____ down their lives in the interest of the people. A) lain B) laid C) lied D) lay 183. After a careful investigation, the committee has decided to ____ the run-down city hall. A) replace B) renovate C) remove D) revise 184. In a typhoon, winds ____ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour. A) retain B) assemble C) attain D) accomplish 185. He always takes full ______ of the mistakes made by his rivals. A) interest B) advantage C) benefit D) profit
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