Vocabulary and Structure

1. The girl was ___ a shop assistant; she is now a manager in a large department store.

A. preliminarily B. presumably C. formally D. formerly

2. I find it __ difficult for the whole family to live within my income.

A. invariably B. completely C. absolutely D. increasingly

3. The computer revolution may well change society as ___________ as did the Industrial Revolution.

A. certainly B. insignificantly

C. fundamentally D. comparatively

4. He speaks English __________ better than I.

A. very B. so C. much D. too

5. We came to the station so late we __________ had time to catch the train.

A. almost B. nearly C. hardly D. simply

6. Foreign students find certain structures particularly difficult; _________ , teachers need a reliable source of practice material to put these points across effectively.

A. so that B. in order that

C. consequently D. eventually

7. In spite of the thunderstorm, the children slept __________ all night.

A. noisily B. sensitively C. soundly D. quickly

8. It has rained for almost a month and _____________ some of the places were flooded.

A. consequently B. constantly C. continuously D. consistently

9. At first her parents refused to let her go to the party, but she finally brought them _________ and they let her go.

A. about B. around C. down D. through

10. Steel is an alloy composed ____________ of iron and carbon.

A. primarily B. traditionally C. carefully D. partially

11. It was at the airport ____________ John met Mary.

A. the place B. which C. that D. where

12. Was it in that small room ____________ they found the important document?

A. which B. in which C. where D. that

13. _____________do we suspect that this district is rich in mineral resources.

A. Little B. A little C. Few D. A few

14. John had been working hard and .

A. so had his brother B. so his brother had

C. so was his brother D. so his brother did

15. To such an extent his empty speech that some of us began to doze.

A. did he go on with B. he would go on with

C. he went on with D. he did go on with

16. The telegram was based on information from a _________source.

A. recent B. reliable C. rare D. private

17. With five hungry children seated around the table, the food disappeared ____________.

A. in no time B. at no time C. ahead of time D. from time to time

18. Mr. Wilson said that he did not want to ________any further responsibilities.

A. take on B. bring on C. get on D. carry out

19. We were _________for half an hour in the traffic and so we arrived late.

A. held up B. put back C. broken down D. taken down

20. We develop trade with that company for our shared ____________ .

A. honour B. reward C. benefit D. prize

21. Most of the food we eat contain some salt, which is almost sufficient to meet our body’s requirement, actually we don’t need to turn _________the salt shaker every day.

A. to B. over C. on D. up

22. The new law __________people from committing acts of violence.

A. restricts B. retains C. protects D. restrains

23. George Gallop has brought all his polling strategies together to _________and analyze what he calls future force.

A. synthesize B. standardize C. identify D. demonstrate

24. Alina and Blake got married for about 10 years but both of them found it difficult to become fit for the __________life.

A. marrying B. marriage C. marry D. married

25. Young as she is, she has very _________opinions about clothing, she never wears anything strange.

A. convenient B. contented C. conditional D. conventional

26. He kept sending milk to the old couple for about 7 years now ___________having to look after his own child in the last few years.

A. in case of B. in spite of C. regardless of D. on account of

27. Many English words are _________from Latin.

A. displayed B. spread C. lost D. derived

28. Everybody at the theater ________laughing when the clown made his appearance on the stage.

A. burst out B. burst up C. burst into D. burst open

29. If you want to make your point more obvious in your paper, you can use __________type.

A. bold B. dark C. black D. big

30. As matter of fact, the true nature of communication process can be concluded in one sentence: Who says ________through what channel to whom.

A. what B. when C. how D. where

31. In ________of the first season of the year, farmers in northern China just start another busy year.

A. the later part B. the latest part C. the last part D. the latter part

32. I didn’t ____________to hurt you, so don’t take it to heart.

A. mean B. assume C. hope D. suppose

33. I feel _________to say that I can not believe what he said.

A. wanted B. observed C. obliged D. wandered

34. Some scientists __________that the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere would cause the Earth to warm up.

A. estimated B. prescribed C. established D. predicted

35. The boss decided to ____________a sign to attract more customers.

A. put off B. put down C. put out D. put up

36. If I were in a movie, then it would be about time that I _____ my head in my hands for a cry.

A. bury B. am burying

C. buried D. would bury

37. He didn't come to the party last night. He ____________ to see us.

A. might not have wanted B. could not have wanted

C. should not have wanted D. ought not to have wanted

38. Of course after I gave her my advice, she __________ go and do the opposite.

A. must B. should C. need D. have to

39. It is essential that all these features twice.

A. being checked B. are checked C. checked D. be checked

40. _________ for your knowledge of language, I should have been completely lost.

A. If had not B. Hadn't h been