1 Those students expect their teacher to ______ from disease very soon.

　　A cure    B treat    C heal    D recover

　　2 Children are often ______ about everything they have never met before.

　　A familiar    B content     C curious    D satisfied

　　3 After careful thought， he _____ to quit his present job.

　　A judged     B considered     C suggested    D decided

　　4 The lack of money ______ his hope of studying abroad.

　　A failed     B beat     C defeated     D lost

　　5 The committee proposed to ______ the project until next year.

　　A delay     B demand    C defend     D decorate

　　6 With sufficient evidence， the thief cannot _____ having stolen the car.

　　A refuse     B reject     C deny       D decline

　　7 He gave up his effort completely _____ his strong desire to become pop singer.

　　A although   B while     C in spite      D despite

　　8 He came to the studio to ______ the photo he had taken during tour.

　　A develop   B wash      C create       D invent

　　9 Tom differs greatly _____ his twin brother _____ personality.

　　A with， on   B from， in    C between， in     D in， from

　　10I ______ with him as to what is to do next. A objected   B disagreed   C opposed  D differ
11While drinking coffee， people like to add cubic sugar which can easily _____ in it.

　　A solve   B melt    C resolve    D dissolve

　　12The mother was ______ her baby in beautiful clothes.

　　A wearing  B dressing  C putting on  D having on

　　13After his parents had died， poverty _____ him to steal.

　　A had    B made    C let    D drove

　　14He was fined because he didn't return the book when it was _____.

　　A proper   B due   C fixed    D suitable

　　15As a rule， tourists are allowed to take certain goods through custom free of _____.

　　A rent     B fee    C duty    D fare

　　16Rescuing the drowning child _____ him great respect.

　　A gain    B obtain     C achieve   D earn

　　17He was determined to ______ every effort to improve his oral English.

　　A do      B have      C make      D try

　　18He felt rather ______ when he found audience was not amused by his funny story.

　　A satisfied  B confident    C delighted     D embarrassed

　　19The dishonest student didn't escape _______ for his cheating in the test.

　　A to punish    B to be punished    C punishing    D being punished

　　20The police will give you ticket if you _____ the speed limit.

　　A expand    B exceed   C enlarge   D extend
21China is planning to ______ the outer space within recent years.

　　A examine   B experiment    C check     D explore

　　22The guard was keeping _____ on all the people approaching the diamond on display.

　　A an eye    B eyes    C eye    D the eyes

　　23This school is equipped with advanced sporting ______.

　　A instrument   B equipment   C device    D facility

　　24Having lived in this area for a decade， all the streets nearby are familiar _____ him.

　　A with    B to    C at     D by

　　25He speaks English _____ better than his elder brother.

　　A rather    B quite     C more    D far

　　26The climate here is _____ to the growth of tobacco.

　　A favored    B favor   C favorite     D favorable

　　27The Chinese people in all _____ were organized to fight against SARS.

　　A fields    B lands    C grounds     D farms

　　28He was _____ 100 dollars for drunken driving.

　　A punished   B tried    C fined     D sentenced

　　29Famous as he was， he was reluctant to be the _____ of public attention.

　　A focus      B middle    C key     D point

　　30If you had ____ my advice， you would not have fallen into trouble.

　　A kept       B tracked    C followed    D caught
31He made a ____ by wise investment and became a millionaire.

　　A luck     B fortune     C wealth      D money

　　32With the quickening change in the society， the ____ among generations has been widened.

　　A break    B gap    C opening     D blank

　　33It was ____ of him to share his money with others in need.

　　A considerable    B sincere   C frank     D generous

　　34Even though they're twin sisters， they have nothing in ____ except appearance.

　　A general    B total    C average    D common

　　35It's almost ____ that he'll be elected chairman of the Students' Union.

　　A sure    B certain     C positive    D

　　36No one dares to come close to the mysterious object as it gives _____ a terrible smell.

　　A up      B in        C out        D off

　　37______ their small age， these children did a good job in the experiment.

　　A Given    B Giving    C To Give    D Give

　　38He felt life meaningless， for there is nothing he can go ____.

　　A down    B up      C by    D after

　　39The manufacturer must _____ the quality of products.

　　A convince    B appoint    C guarantee     D assure

　　40It's easy to form the ____ of taking drugs but hard to get rid of it.

　　A habit    B custom     C practice     D rule
41The local government ______ food and clothes among the people in the flooded area.

　　A handed out    B handed in    C passed by    D passed away

　　42Dringking excessively over long period will _____ your health.

　　A hurt    B injure    C harm     D wound

　　43The _____ of term paper is ten days from now.

　　A headline    B deadline     C outline    D underline

　　44He's stubborn enough not to lose _____ in the face setbacks.

　　A heart      B mind         C temper    D face

　　45My teacher always helped me ____ when I had trouble with my English study.

　　A with   B off   C away    D out

　　46If you have met with difficulty， please don't _____ to let know.

　　A hesitate   B trouble   C stop    D bother

　　47I _____ us more achievements in the coming new year.

　　A hope   B wish   C expect    D predict

　　48In this factory all the workers are paid _____.

　　A by hours    B by the hour   C by an hour   D by hour

　　49They designed a flat building which could _____ two thousand families.

　　A hold   B space   C house   D live

　　50The newly elected president never feels ashamed of his _____ origin.

　　A plain   B modest    C simple   D humble