1. He threw himself in front of the door and prohibited us ______.
A. leaving B. from leaving C. leave D. to leave
2. Which sport has the most expenses ________ training equipment, players’ personal equipment
and uniforms?
A. in place of B. in terms of C. by means of D. by way of
3. We required that the machine parts ______ cast iron.
A. is made of B. be made from C. be made of D. is made by
4. The last half of the nineteenth century ______ the steady improvement in the means of travel.
A. has witnessed B. was witnessed C. witnessed D. is witnessed
5. In a time of social reform, people’s state of mind tends to keep ________ with the rapid changes
of society.
A. step B. progress C. pace D. touch
6. Only when _________ how important it is to master English.
A. did I work I realized B. I worked did I realize
C. did I work did I realize D. I worked I realized
7. The price of beer _______ from 50 cents to $ 4 per liter during the summer season
A. altered B. ranged C. separated D. differed
8. The Olympic Games _____ held every _____ years.
A. is; four B. are; four C. is; five D. are; five
9. Niagara Falls is a great tourist ________, drawing millions of visitors every year.
A. attention B. attraction C. appointment D. arrangement
10. If only I ______ to my parents’ advice!
A. listening B. listen C. am listening D. had listened
11. Susan loves chocolate so much that she can hardly resist its ______.
A. sight B. brand C. variety D. temptation
12. Mary succeeded in living ______ her extraordinary reputation.
A. up to B. up C. down D. on
13. It is really quite extraordinary that we ________ at the same college without having met before.
A. must have been B. might have been C. should have been D. could have been
14. As I spoke I observed a large dog lying on the sunny grass beneath ________ its ears as if about
to bark.
A. raise B. raised C to raise D. raising
15. There is an incorrect assumption among scientists and medical people that everyone agrees
________ what constitutes a benefit to an individual.
A. on B. with C. to D. In
