1. —I'm sorry I stepped outside for a smoke. I was very tired.
—There is no ___________ for this while you are on duty.
A. reason B. excuse C. cause D. explanation
2. The young dancers looked so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took _______ pictures of them.
A. many of B. masses of C. the number of D. a large amount of
3.“I don't think it's my ________ that the TV blew up. I just turned it on, that 's all.”said the boy.
A. error B. mistake C. fault D. duty
4.One of the consequences of our planet's being warming up is a(n) ________ in the number of natural disasters.
A. result B. account C. reason D. increase
5.Life is tough in the city. In order to lose their_________,some people drink alcohol.
A. temper B. mood C. consciousness D. pressures
6.The manager has got a good business ________so the company is doing well.
A. idea B. sense C. thought D. thinking
7. If you're driving to the airport. Can you give me a____________?
A. hand B. seat C. drive D. lift
8. Perhaps we need to clear away these books to make _________ for our new students.
A. place B. area C. space D. room
9. The ________ is just around the corner and you won't miss it.
A. bicycle's shop B. bicycle shop C. bicycles shop D. bicycles' shop
10.His daughter is always shy in ________and she never dares to make a speech to ________.
A. the public; the public B. public; the public
C. the public; public D. public; public
11.What he has done is far from ________.
A. satisfactory B. satisfied C. satisfaction D.satisfy
12. Don’t leave matches or cigarettes on the table within _____ of little children .
A．hand B．reach C．space D．distance
13.. As a result of the heavy snow, the highway has been closed up until further ____.
A. news B. information C. notice D. message
14. —Are you here on business?
—No. Just for____.
A. happiness B. fun C. joy D. delight
15. You' ve just missed your ________ , and you will have to wait for the next round.
A. chance B. turn C. time D. part
16. He is so learned a man that I am sure it would be impossible to find his _____ .
A. same B. similar C. equal D. reflection
17. The_____ should be paid to the “group” effort rather than the “self” effort.
A．effort B．attention C．energy D．strength
18. At the ______ of the bell, the students rushed into the classroom.
A．sight B．noise C．voice D．sound
19. The explorer got a disease in blood for the _____ of fresh vegetables and fruit.
A. sake B. lack C. ignorance D. knack
20. T. P. R. has proved to be an effective ________foreign languages are taught.
A. road B. way C. path D. course
21. She is always ready to help people in trouble because she thinks it a _____ .
A. business B. reward C. pleasure D. favor
22 .How did you like the______of the interpreter(口译员)at the Chinese FM press conference of 6-party talks on TV?
A. performance B. achievement C. material D. words
23. —Is the car yours?
—No,______.
A. Smiths B. that of Smiths C. the Smiths D. the Smiths'
24. —Who did you stay with ?
— ______ .
A．Mr Green’s B．The Greens C．Greens D．The Mr Green’s
25. Being able to speak another language fluently is a great ________ when your’re looking for a job.
A. chance B. importance C. assistant D. advantage
26. They sold their house for only 12, 000 dollars, so the buyer got a wonderful________.
A. cost B. bargain C. amount D. value
27. At present there seems no __ for rising prices and falling living standards.
A. solution B. method C. means D. cure
28. The court ordered him to pay ＄1500_____ to the person he had hurt.
A.money B.ruins C.damages D.rewards
29. The manager spoke highly of such _____ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness sown by his staff.
A.virtues B.properties C.features D.characteristics
30. I should like to try that coat on, but I don’ t know if it is my ____.
A. length B. measure C.size D. pattern
31. The ____ is that the new machine will arrive tomorrow.
A. chance B. luck C. happening D. accident
32. The police are offering a __________to anyone who can give information about the lost key.
A.price B.prize C.reward D.money
33. You’ll find this map of great _____________in helping you to get round London.
A.price B.cost C.value D.usefulness
34. His job is to sell the ____ carvings in the ____ department of the company.
A. woods; sales B. wood; sales C. wood; sale D. woods; sale
35. There are 500 ____ students and 30 ___ teachrs in this school.
A.girl; woman B.girls;woman C.girls;women D.girl;women
36. He dropped the___ and broke it.
A. cup of coffee B. coffee's cup C. cup for coffee D. coffee cup
37. .Here's my card. Let's keep in ______.
A. touch B. relation C. connection D. friendship
38. Many countries are increasing their use of natural gas, wind and other forms of_____ .
A. energy B. source C. power D. material
39. We have worked out the plan and now we must put it into ________ .
A. fact B. reality C. practice D. deed
40. As the journey was a long one, he took a friend with him for ________.
A. pleasure B. entertainment C. company D. defence
41. After running for nearly half an hour, I was out of ________.
A. place B. control C. breath D. practice
42. This research has attracted wide ____ coverage and has featured on BBC television's Tomorrow's World.
A. message B. information C. media D. data
43. The beautiful scene left a deep _______ on the foreign visitors.
A. thought B. idea C. thinking D. impression
44. When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above _______.
A. average B. ordinary C. regular D. normal
45. He couldn’t explain the _______ of ten years in his job history.
A. gap B. interrupting C. opening D. margin
46. The shop assistant didn’t give me the right ________.
A. change B. money C. serve D. note
47. Though the long-term _____ cannot be predicted, the project has been approved by the committee.
A. affect B. effort C. effect D. afford
48. He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable ____.
A. ability B. future C. possibility D. opportunity
49. To our ____ Geoffrey's illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.
A. anxiety B. relief C. view D. judgment
50. Many people like white color as it is a ____ of purity.
A. symbol B. sign C. signal D. symptom
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