1. In the disastrous flood many towns and villages were ____ to ruins.
A. lessened B. diminished C. decreased D. reduced
2. You should put a ____ on your luggage, with full name and address.
A. label B. note C. signal D. sign
3. It is said that there is a ____ of a thousand dollars offered for the capture of the murderer.
A. prize B. reward C. credit D. award
4. For years Jones kept ____ new and good ideas.
A. making up for B. adding up to C. coming up with D. putting up with
5. _________ that there is no opposition, I will act as representative of our class.
A. Provided B. Unless C. Though D. Until
6. The day he got married is a day he always ____.
A. looks up to B. looks forward to C. looks back on D. looks down upon
7. Dark glasses serve to ____ eyes from the glare of the sun.
A. save B. shelter C. shield D. cover
8. The final exam is divided into three ____, namely, reading, writing and translation.
A. fractions B. fragments C. portions D. sections
9. We cannot always ____ the wind, so new windmills should be so designed that they can also be driven by water.
A. hang on B. count on C. hold on D. take on
10 Californians and New Englanders speak the same language and ____ by the same federal laws.
A. stand B. conform C. abide D. sustain
11. The engineers are going through with their highway project, ____ the expenses have risen.
A. even though B. just because C. now that D. as though
12. She learnt how to cook by ____ and error.
A. trial B. attempt C. action D. progress
13. Stressful environment leads to unhealthy behaviors such as poor eating habits, which ____
increase the risk of heart disease.
A. in turn B. in return C. by chance D. by turns
14. His efforts to improve the school have been very ____.
A. operative B. valid C. efficient D. effective
15. I like to go to the cinema when I am in the ____ for it.
A. motive B. mind C. mood D. intention
16. Circus tigers, although they have been tamed, can ____ attack their trainer.
A. unexpectedly B. deliberately C. reluctantly D. subsequently
17. The precious manuscripts were hopelessly _____ by long exposure in the cold, damp cellar.
A. ruined B. damaged C. destroyed D. harmed
18. The board of the company had decided to _____ its operation to include all aspects of the clothing business.
A. extend B. enlarge C. expand D. amplify
19. That sound doesn’t _____ in his language, so it’s difficult for him to pronounce it.
A. happen B. occur C. have D. take place
20. The accommodation was cheap, but the food was very _____.
A. high B. costly C. dear D. overpaid
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