1. American football and baseball are becoming known to the British public through televised ________ from the United States.
A) transfer B) deliveries C) transportation D) transmissions
2. He will surely finished the job on time ________ he‘s left to do it in his own way.
A) in that B) so long as C) in case D) as far as
3. If this kind of fish becomes ________, future generations may never taste it at all.
A) minimum B) short C) seldom D) scarce
4. Agriculture was a step in human progress ________ which subsequently there was not anything comparable until our own machine age.
A) in B) for C) to D) from
5. The same factors push wages and prices up together, the one ________ the other.
A) emphasizing B) reinforcing C) multiplying D) increasing
6. Operations which left patients ________ and in need of long periods of recovery time now leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable.
A) exhausted B) abandoned C) injured D) deserted
7. ________ the temperature falling so rapidly, we couldn‘t go on with the experiment.
A) Since B) For C) As D) With
8. The bed has been ________ in the family. It was my great-grandmother‘s originally.
A) handed out B) handed over C) handed down D) handed round
9. According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life ________: 77.2 years.
A) scope B) rank C) span D) scale
10. Our hopes ________ and fell in the same instant.
A) aroused B) arose C) raised D) rose
11. A season ticket ________ the holder to make as many journeys as he wishes within the stated period of time.
A) grants B) promises C) entitles D) presents
12. In recent years much more emphasis has been put ________ developing the students‘ productive skills.
A) over B) onto C) in D) on
13. Only a selected number of landladies in the neighbourhood have been allowed by the university to take in ________.
A) residents B) inhabitants C) lodgers D) settlers
14. The fire was finally brought under control, but not ________ extensive damage had been caused.
A) after B) before C) since D) as
15. Purchasing the new production line will be a ________ deal for the company.
A) profitable B) tremendous C) forceful D) favorite
16. Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert ______ it means standing in a queue all night.
A) provided B) whatever C) even if D) as if
17. Though he was born and brought up in America, he can speak ________ Chinese.
A) smooth B) fluent C) fluid D) flowing
18. He wrote an article criticizing the Greek poet and won ________ and a scholarship.
A) status B) fame C) faith D) courage
19. The older New England villages have changed relatively little ________ a gas station or two in recent decades.
A) except B) besides C) in addition to D) except for
20. The Car Club couldn‘t ________ to meet the demands of all its members.
A) ensure B) guarantee C) assume D) confirm
21. Extensive reporting on television has helped to ________ interest in a wide variety of sports and activities.
A) gather B) generate C) assemble D) yield
22. Eating too much fat can ________ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.
A) contribute to B) attribute to C) attend to D) devote to
23. This article ________ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.
A) calls for B) applies for C) cares for D) allows for
24. He was punished ________ he should make the same mistake again.
A) unless B) lest C) if D) provided
25. Petrol is refined from the ________ oil we take out of the ground.
A) fresh B) original C) rude D) crude
26. You would be ________ a risk to let your child go to school by himself.
A) omitting B) attaching C) affording D) running
27. He is always here; it‘s ________ you’ve never met him.
A) unique B) strange C) rare D) peculiar
28. We‘d like to ________ a table for five for dinner this evening.
A) preserve B) retain C) reserve D) sustain
29. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ________ supplies of petroleum.
A) proficient B) efficient C) potential D) sufficient
30. He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable __.
A) ability B) future C) possibility D) opportunity
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