1. The Olympic Charter regulates that the games shall be ____ by the head of state of the host country.
　　A． canceled
　　B．declared
　　C．sanctioned
　　D．quitted

2. A surge of joy ___ the nation Monday night on the news that the Princess had given birth to a baby boy.
　　A．spent
　　B．relieved
　　C．swept
　　D．stayed

3. Tom’s grandfather had just ____ from hospital a week ago after undergoing emergency surgery.
　　A．been worn out
　　B．been excused
　　C．been discharged
　　D．been excluded

4. When Little Johnny began to tell the neighbors some of his family secrets, his mother succeeded in ___ him ___.
　　A． putting…aside
　　B．putting…off
　　C．putting …down
　　D．putting…forward

5. At the first sign of smoke, Gary and his friends rushed to the narrow door leading to the stairs, but the only exit was already ____ people.
　　A． put up with
　　B．mixed with
　　C．replaced with
　　D．jammed with

6. ____ we intend to talk about carbon, we need to consider all aspects of carbon, including the cost of wood.
　　A．As far as
　　B．So long as
　　C．For fear that
　　D．In case

7. Fire ____ in a ground floor packaging room and swiftly spread through the building.
　　A．broke off
　　B．broke down
　　C．broke up
　　D．broke out

8. The high point ____ the occasion was when they toasted success of the company.
　　A．in
　　B．about
　　C．on
　　D．for

9. Since much of the land is almost pure sand, it must be ____ fertilized with appropriate nutrients.
　　A．continuously
　　B．hardly
　　C．literally
　　D．oddly

10. There is no need to ____ his past when we are considering him for employment.
　　A．bring about
　　B．bring down
　　C．bring up
　　D．bring on

11. The climbers eventually ___ the difficulties and dangers they had faced in reaching the top of the world’s highest mountain.
　　A．got over
　　B．got hold of
　　C．got along with
　　D．got down to

12. The cat remained ____ still for a full minute, blue eyes blazing in the dark mask.
　　A．utterly
　　B．visibly
　　C．voluntarily
　　D．satisfactorily

13. The candidate knew he could win the election when he saw the ____ with which his supporters worked.
　　A．innocence
　　B．indication
　　C．zeal
　　D．indifference

14. Because of poor weather, the picnic was ____ until the following Sunday.
　　A．enjoyed
　　B．arranged
　　C．planned
　　D．postponed

15. The old lady was ____ when she got home from the long walk along the river.
　　A．worn out
　　B．worn off
　　C．worn away
　　D．worn down

16. Mr. Wang ____ some old friends on his vacation trip to Beijing.
　　A．showed up
　　B．dropped in on
　　C．figured out
　　D．drew up

17. Frank ___ the problem in his mind for two days before he did something about it.
　　A．turned out
　　B．turned to
　　C．turned up
　　D．turned over

18. Our television set is ___. Can you get someone to have it fixed?
　　A．out of order
　　B．out of practice
　　C．out of date
　　D．out of place

19. Randy told me the plan, but I couldn’t understand all the ___ details.
　　A．invisible
　　B．minute
　　C．inward
　　D．instant

20. Marshall is too busy these days; he hopes to ____ washing his car next Sunday.
　　A．get at
　　B．get into
　　C．get on to
　　D．get around to