| His parents died, so he had to _____ himself. |
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| A. support B. raise C. rise D. bring up |
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— Did Oliver's parents leave him any money? — No, he had to support _____. A. on his own B. all alone C. by himself D. himself |
| My father _____ my brother for driving but he wanted to pick _____ the knowledge of the computer during his spare time. |
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| A. advised; up B. persuaded; out C. intended; up D. managed; out |
| — Is there any present for me? — Of course .This necklace _____ you. |
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| A. is short for B. is named for C. is intended for D. intended to |
| Don't try to persuade your boss; he won't have the _____ of employing me-a fresh student. |
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| A. intention B. attention C. sense D. attraction |
| The shop owner will get all these ordered TV sets _____ to the customers today. |
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| A. delivered B. passed C. shown D. worked |
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— You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting. — Well, now I regret _____ that. |
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A. to do B. to be doing C. to have done D. having done |
| They are _____ to eat Chinese food though they have been in America for years. |
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| A. content B. please C. interested D. fond |
| Alice _____ her father that both she and her husband would be happy if he would live with them. |
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| A. convinced B. reinforced C. pledged D. required |
| If his parents are convinced _____ the fact that his son always focuses his mind _____ his study. |
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| A. of; on B. of; at C. by; to D. on; at |
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— How do you _____ to her unkindly behavior? — Only silence. Which of the following is wrong? |
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A. react B. answer C. reply D. respond |
| It was difficult to guess what her _____ to the news would be. |
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| A. impression B. comment C. reaction D. opinion |
| The bald eagle (秃鹰) _____ the United States. |
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| A. relates B. takes the place of C. represents D. stand for |
| At the meeting they discussed three different _____ to the study of maths. |
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| A. approaches B. means C. methods D. ways |
| Many kinds of birds fly south at the _____ of winter. |
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| A. sight B. approach C. direction D. access |
| — It angered me that a neighbour accused me _____ kicking her pet. — Oh, you had the right to defend yourself _____ her accusation. |
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| A. of; against B. for; from C. against; for D. for; against |
| Nobody enjoys _____. |
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| A. being looked down upon B. looking down upon C. being looked down D. to look down |
| Don't look _____ the designer only _____ she is a woman. |
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A. down on; because of B. upon down; because C. down upon; because D. down upon; because of |
| — How did you find him out? — I _____ his name by chance on the list. |
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| A. came down B. came about C. came up D. came across |
| If you _____ your promise, the results will be sure to satisfy you. |
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| A. carry out B. carry on C. keep up D. make up |
| The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see _____ the next year. |
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A. carried out B. carrying out C. carry out D. to carry out |
| — It's a good idea. But who's going to _____ the plan? — I think Tom and Mike will. |
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| A. carry out B. get through C. take in D. set aside |
| Some of the students have already learned enough English to _____ a conversation with a native English speaker. |
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| A. hold on B. keep on C. go on D. carry on |
| The big-eyed girl came in, _____ a cake with two _____ candles on it. |
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| A. bring; lit B. brought; lighted C. carrying; lighted D. taking; lighting |
| The officer made his men _____ his order at once. |
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| A. carry out B. work out C. make out D. act out |
| This is an order, you have no right to refuse it; just _____. |
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| A. work it out B. carry it out C. put it away D. set it up |
| It is easier to make a plan than _____. |
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| A. carry it out B. to carry it out C. carry out it D. carry out |
| Do you mind if I _____ with my work while you are getting tea ready. |
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| A. get through B. turn to C. carry on D. come on |
| Yassin's death was not _____ to stop Hamas' ability to _____ terror attack. |
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| A. hoped; go on B. decided; hold out C. intended; break out D. expected; carry out |
| The mother came in, _____ a cake with ten _____ candles on it and said "Happy Birhtday" to the little girl. |
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| A. carried; lit B. carried; lighted C. carrying; lighted D. carrying; lit |
| He had learned enough German to _____ a conversation. |
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| A. carry out with B. carry on C. continue on D. carry |
| Don't you really believe that such men ought _____? |
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| A. to get rid B. to get rid of C. to be got rid D. to be got rid of |
| What _____ you to believe I was ill? |
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| A. led B. made C. had D. let |
| The discovery of new evidence led to _____. |
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| A. the thief having caught B. catch the thief C. the thief being caught D. the thief to be caught |
| It would be very safe if you _____ the door _____ to the garden. |
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| A. fasten; led B. will fasten; leads C. fastened; leading D. fastened; to lead |
| Firemen said the fire was under control, but they warned that the change in the weather might _____ new fires. |
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| A. lead to B. bring in C. result from D. break out |
| It is sleeping late in the morning that _____ being late for work. |
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| A. devotes to B. sticks to C. refers to D. leads to |
| Famous as he was, he was reluctant to be the _____ of public attention. |
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| A. focus B. middle C. key D. point |
| John _____ knowledge of radio just by staying around the radio station. |
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| A. caught on B. worked up C. took up D. picked up |
| You'd better fly somewhere in the west. Then you can _____ a hire car and travel around. |
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| A. take up B. get on C. pick up D. turn on |
| Without proper lessons, you could _____ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano. |
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| A. give up B. catch up C. keep up D. pick up |
| — I heard Back Street would sing at the New Theater. — Where did you _____? |
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| A. pick that up B. put that up C. make that up D. take that up |
| I can _____ BBC English programmes clearly on my radio. |
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| A. picked up B. pick up C. picks up D. picking up |
| He _____ some German while he was away on a business trip in Berlin. |
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| A. picked out B. picked up C. gave up D. gave out |
| What do you think is the most _____ time to find him at home? |
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| A. likely B. probably C. possibly D. correctly |
| — What do you think is _____ to happen to me tomorrow? — Sorry, I don't know. |
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| A. possible B. likely C. able D. about |
| Susan is _____ to come and see me this Sunday evening. |
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| A. possible B. likely C. impossible D. scarcely |
| We've just heard a _____ on the radio that a hurricane is _____ to come. |
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| A. warn; like B. warning; likely C. warned; able D. warning; like |
| He is not _____ to pass the final exam. |
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| A. possibly B. possible C. probably D. likely |
| I wonder _____ we can solve this hard problem. |
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| A. what else B. how else C. that D. as if |
| — Li Lin is very bright and studies hard as well. — It's no _____ he always gets the first place in any examination. |
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| A. question B. doubt C. problem D. wonder |
| — _____ I passed the interview! — Good luck to you next time! |
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| A. If only B. Only if C. If D. When |
| Only in this way _____ get rid of the bad habit-smoking. |
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| A. you can B. can you C. you will D. can |
| We hurried to the bus station _____ that the bus had already left. |
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A. only finding B. only to find C. to find only D. finding only |
| The headmaster hurried to the concert hall only _____ the speaker _____. |
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| A. to find; left B. to find; gone C. finding; left D. finding; gone |
| _____ a mobile phone can you ring _____ you want to talk with anywhere. |
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| A. Using; whoever B. Only on; whomever C. By; whatever D. With; anyone |
| The boy said _____ couldn't he work out the problem but his teacher didn't know how to do it. |
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| A. though B. never C. hardly D. not only |
| Last summer holiday, I went back to my hometown, _____ the neighbours and the house _____ I used to be familiar with were gone. |
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| A. only finding; which B. only to find; that C. to find; whom D. found; that |
| The old man came _____ to the railway station, only _____ the train was slowly pulling out of the station. |
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| A. and ran; found B. running; finding C. running; to find D. to run; finding |
| Only when _____ possible to settle the problem. |
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| A. does the chief editor come will it be B. the chief editor comes will it be C. has the chief editor come it will be D. the chief editor comes it will be |
| Only _____ as an interpreter _____ how important it was to practise speaking English. |
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| A. when did I work…I realized B. when did I work…did I realize C. when I work…did I realize D. when I worked…did I realize |
| A middle-aged woman came _____ to the bus stop only _____ the bus had gone. |
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A. run; to find B. running; to find C. and ran; found D. running; finding |
| Not only _____ polluted, but _____ crowded. |
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| A. was the city; were the streets B. the city was; the streets were C. was the city; the streets were D. the city was; were the streets |
| Not only _____ hard but _____ also kind. |
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| A. does he study, is he B. does he study, he is C. he studies, he is D. he studies, is he |
| He is the only one of the students who _____ a winner of scholarship for three years. |
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A. is B. are C. have been D. has been |
| _____ can you expect to get a pay rise. |
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| A. With hard work B. Although work hard C. Only with hard work D. Now that he works hard |
| After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced _____ tractors in 1998 as the year before. |
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| A. as many twice B. as twice as many C. twice as many D. twice many as |
| Americans eat _____ as they actually need every day. |
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| A. twice as much protein B. twice protein as much twice C. twice protein as D. protein as twice much |
| — Do you regret spending 500 dollars on the overcoat? — No, I would have paid _____ if the shop owner had insisted. |
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| A. twice as much B. twice as many C. much as twice D. many as twice |
| — What is the model plane like? — Well, the wings of the plane are _____ of its body. |
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| A. more than the length twice B. twice more than the length C. more than twice the length D. more twice than the length |
| Not only I but also Jane and Mary _____ tired of having one examination after another. |
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| A. is B. are C. am D. be |
| _____ I shouted at the top of my voice _____ turn his head. |
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| A. Not until; did he B. Not until; he did C. Until; he did not D. Until; did he not |
| _____ the Chinese have been to Beijing. |
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| A. None of B. All C. Not all D. No |
| _____ child can finish his homework on time. |
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| A. No every B. Not every C. No each D. Not each |
| — What did you think of the film? — Oh, that's terrible. I'm _____ fond of it. |
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| A. a bit B. a little C. not a bit D. not a little |
| Not only _____ able to dance, but also _____ able to sing many English songs. |
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| A. he was; he was B. was he; was he C. was he; he was D. he was; was he |
| Not only _____ polluted, but _____ crowded. |
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| A. was the city; were the streets B. the city was; the streets were C. was the city; the streets were D. the city was; were the streets |
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— I'll be away for a visit to the History Museum. Would you mind going with me ? — _____. |
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A. I'll like it B. No, I've no time C. Not at all, I'd be glad to D. Yes, of course |
| — Do you like a house with no garden? — _____, but anyhow, it's better to have one than none. |
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| A. Not really B. Not especially C. Not a bit D. Not a little |
| The boy said _____ couldn't he work out the problem but his teacher didn't know how to do it. |
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| A. though B. never C. hardly D. not only |
| Not until Dec. 2003 _____ caught by the US soldiers, and it was a great victory for the USA. |
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| A. was Saddam Hussein B. Saddam Hussein was C. had Saddam Hussein been D. Saddam Hussein had been |
| She had golden hair when she was a child, but _____ she got older and older, her hair went darker and darker. |
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A. while B. when C. after D. as |
| _____, I can't express myself in words. |
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| A. So long as I am fond of B. Now that I am fond of C. Much as I am fond of her D. As I am fond of very much |
| _____, the population of China is the largest in the world. |
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| A. It is known that B. As is well known C. Which is well known D. We all know that |
| _____ writer, she is excellent, _____ teacher she is not very good. |
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A. As; but as B. As; and as C. As a ; but as a D. As a; and as a |
| _____, we need to improve the equipment in our factory. |
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| A. As it is B. As it was C. As it were D. As it will be |
| _____ is reported in the newspapers, talks between the two countries are making progress. |
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| A. It B. As C. That D. What |
| _____ time goes on, people _____ better housing and jobs. |
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A. When; want B. While; need C. As; demand D. Since; ask |
| _____ is clear to us all, students should obey the school's rules. |
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| A. As B. What C. Which D. It |
| Students shouldn't be given so difficult a problem _____ they can not work out. |
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| A. that B. which C. while D. as |
| _____ was known to all, William had broken his promise _____ he would give us a rise. |
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A. As; which B. As; that C. It; that D. It; which |
| John couldn't finish his words _____ something had struck his throat. |
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A. though B. as though C. when D. since |
| There was an old man wandering about the corner _____ waiting for someone. |
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A. even though B. even if C. as if D. in case |
| _____, he does get annoyed with her sometimes. |
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| A. Although much he like her B. Much although he likes her C. As he likes her much D. Much as he likes her |
| There at the door stood a girl about the same height _____. |
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| A. as me B. as mine C. with mine D. with me |
| _____ is known to all, good friends _____ happiness and value to life. |
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| A. It; add B. As; add C. It; add up D. As; add to |
| Hidden _____ by a big tree, his house was not to be seen. |
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A. as it was B. as it is C. as it did D. as he did |
| _____ is known to us all is that America is a developed country _____ the First World. |
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A. Which; belonging to B. As; belonging to C. What; belonging to D. It; belonging to |
| I shall be in china for three weeks. Can you make some suggestions _____ what I should see? |
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| A. or else B. as to C. so as to D. up to |