1. Just as I was _____, a strange thought crossed my mind.
　　A．breaking off
　　B．dropping off
　　C．coming off
　　D．giving off

　　2. It’s always better to anticipate a problem before it ____ than to search for a solution afterwards.
　　A．arouses
　　B．raises
　　C．rouses
　　D．arises

　　3. I don’t want to _____ the party but I really have to go now.
　　A．break up
　　B．break out
　　C．break in
　　D．break through

　　4. She is politically incompetent, so she has been _____ as a possible candidate for the presidential elections.
　　A．worn off
　　B．put off
　　C．written off
　　D．seen off

　　5. ______ early, you would have met Professor Smith.
　　A．If you came
　　B．Have you come
　　C．Had you come
　　D．If you come

　　6. Bob has no washing machine, so he decides to have one ____ tomorrow.
　　A．inspected
　　B．installed
　　C．repaired
　　D．anticipated

　　7. Davies is busy _____ Paul Brinkworth’s latest novel for television.
　　A．to adapt
　　B．adapting
　　C．to have adapted
　　D．at adapting

　　8. The president called upon the army to help ___ the rebellion.
　　A．survive
　　B．grant
　　C．crush
　　D．forgive

　　9. ______ the doctor’s skill, the little girl would have died.
　　A．As regards
　　B．But for
　　C．By virtue of
　　D．On the grounds of

　　10.If you don’t _____ before taking exercise, you risk injuring yourself.
　　A．turn up
　　B．look up
　　C．warm up
　　D．make up

　　11. Will you keep an eye ____ my suitcase when I go to get the tickets?
　　A．for
　　B．over
　　C．on
　　D．to

　　12. Coffee goes _____ within a couple of weeks, so it is best to buy it in small quantities.
　　A．fresh
　　B．crude
　　C．rough
　　D．stale

　　13. Scarcely ____ our hands when the phone rang.
　　A．Bruce shook
　　B．had Bruce shaken
　　C．Bruce had shaken
　　D．did Bruce shake

　　14. The boy is seriously ill, please _____ a doctor at once.
　　A．head for
　　B．send for
　　C．stand for
　　D．make for

　　15. This chapter is so difficult to ____, I shall have to read it again later.
　　A．store
　　B．consume
　　C．swallow
　　D．digest

　　16. You father thought she was nice but Camille and I didn’t ____ her.
　　A．laugh at
　　B．get hold of
　　C．care for
　　D．make fun of

　　17. There are ____ houses in this area as there used to be.
　　A．as twice many
　　B．twice as many
　　C．twice as much
　　D．as twice much

　　18. It is wise to be ______ your guard against people who are trying to cheat you.
　　A．on
　　B．in
　　C．of
　　D．at

　　19. Following the earthquake, a large-scale rescue operation was ____.
　　A．launched
　　B．retained
　　C．subjected
　　D．withdrawn

　　20. Before you accept the task, you have to ____ the possibility that you might not finish it on schedule.
　　A．work out
　　B．turn to
　　C．pick up
　　D．allow for