| I ________ my son ________a doctor, but he wasn't good enough at science. |
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| A. hoped; became B. had hoped; would become C. hoped; would become D. had hoped; would have become |
| — Do you like working as a waiter? — Yes, but I get tired ________he whole day. |
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| A. with standing B. in standing C. from standing D. of the standing |
| It was ________ my father worked ________ I worked now. |
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| A. where; that B. wherever; where C. that; where D. there; where |
| I often go to the English corner to have a free talk with my classmates ________I am busy. |
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| A. except that B. except for C. except in D. except |
| That good service at the hotel ________ the poor food to some extent. |
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| A. made up B. made use of C. made up for D. kept up with |
| — The dish is delicious! — Well, at least it's ________ the one I cooked yesterday. |
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| A. as bad as B. no worse than C. as well as D. not better than |
| Had it not been for the invention of television, we would not be able to see things ___on all over the world. |
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| A. go B. went C  . going D. to go |
| — Did your sister pass the exam? — She failed, so she is in low spirits. — I'm sorry for her.. — ________. |
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| A. Thank you B. It's no use C. I would like so D. You are welcome |
| — What's the matter, John? You look sad. — Oh, nothin  g much. As a matter of fact, I ___ of my friends back home. |
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| A. just thought B. have just thought C. was just thinking D. have just been thinki  ng |
| The president of the country was well ___ of when he was in power. |
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| A. praised B. fond C. appreciated D. thought |
In order to protect the environment, people are great ly encouraged to travel by public  ____. |
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| A. transport B. service C. means D. traffic |
A sense of ______ is the basic requirement for peopl e working in the service industry, such aseducation and health care. |
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A . agreement B. attention C. carefulness D. devotion |
| Getting more information on how to use these tools can ______ your chances of success. |
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| A. raise B. multiply C. add D. gain |
| After three weeks' adjustment to the new environment, he managed to accustom himself to be more _____with people. |
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| A. in relief B. at eas  e C. in peace D. at stake |
| The chairman asked me to ______ the report, because he didn't want to speak for too long at this meeting. |
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| A. cut out B. cut away  C. cut off D. cut down |
| Pollution has reached ______ high levels in some urban areas, which is quite worrying. |
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| A. disturbingly B. slightly C. exactly D. flexibly |
His contribution to the boy's welfa re was to ______ him for the world in which he would live. |
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| A. intend B. make C. equip D. provide |
The government needs to ______ the intere sts of different groups of people to avoid conflicts andsee to it that people live safe and happy lives. |
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| A. seek B. balance C. identify D. combine |
| Poor preparations and shortage of equipment ______ their failure of climbing to the top of the mountain. |
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| A. resulted from B. brought out C. accounted for D. approved of |
| In my opinion, he is a(n) _____ person, that is, he says exactly what he thinks. |
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| A. modest B. honest C. outspoken D. easygoing |