1. We watched the ship until it became a ______ in the distance.
A. point B. jar C. stove D. dot
2. I took it for ______ that you wouldn’t come here again.
A. great B. granted C. grass D. ground
3. Anyone without ______ illness can do this simple job.
A. mind B. mend C. mental D. medicine
4. Tom is crazy ______ photography. He spends nearly all his money on it.
A. above B. about C. across D. abroad
5. I wrote to my aunt last night. I couldn’t ______ it any longer.
A. delay B. rely C. reply D. try
Keys: 1-5 DBCBA
6. She was complaining that the doctor was ______ too much for the treatment he was giving her.
A. expending B. offering C. costing D. charging
7. The _____ of blood always makes him feel sick.
A. form B. view C. look D. sight
8. I caught a ____ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of the street.
A. vision B. glimpse C. look D. scene
9. The newspaper did not mention the ____of the damage caused by the fire.
A. size B. level C. extent D. quantity
10. I shall have a companion in the house after all these ____years.
A. single B. double C. alone D. lonely
Keys: 6-10 DDBCA
11. Many new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.
A. opportunities B. necessities C. realities D. probabilities
12. I found my daughter sitting in the kitchen, crying _____.
A. strongly B. bitterly C. heavily D. deeply
13. Not _____, the process of choosing names varies widely from culture to culture.
A. normally B. obviously C. particularly D. surprisingly
14. Though the long—term____ cannot be predicted, he project has been considered good by the committee.
A. affect B. effort C. effect D. afford
15. Many difficulties have ____ as a result of the change over to a new type of fuel.
A. risen B. raised C. arisen D. arrived
Keys: 11-15 ABDCC
16. He _______ to his roommate for being so rude yesterday.
A. worried B. doubted C. apologized D. solved
17. When you take a picture, you should _______ carefully to get a sharp picture.
A. focus B. blow C. bother D. fix
18. His eyes _______ with rage but he did not dare to say anything.
A. wicked B. flashed C. brought D. protected
19. If you want to stop for a moment, just press the ‘_______’ button on your tape recorder.
A. toilet B. thumb C. violin D. pause
20. This textbook is for the _______ students, not for the beginners.
A. observation B. operation C. advanced D. building
Keys: 16-20 CABDC
