1. Earthquakes frequently hit the island, [ ].


2. Henry: What’s the matter?Jill: [ ] Henry: How many times do I have to tell you to be more organized!


3. The board of directors promised its employees a raise of salary [ ] 3% yearly.


4. The spring festival has many attractions. They include a dancing performance and a concert. [ ], there will be a beauty contest for young girls.


5. Martha was [ ] for cures to her weight problem. She was easily fooled into spending a lot of money on useless treatments.


6. Mary's father approved of [ ] in the United States for another year in order to work toward her M.A.


7. If you are afraid of height, you should not try [ ].


8. He began to think of sad things, such as songs that could not be sung because the words [ ].


9. There is nothing new, of course,


10. After being in the military for a decade, I decided to leave the army and become a [ ] again.


11. The monks were called up to indoctrinate the people, [ ] on the ultimate goals of life but on the political aims of the new government.


12. There were indications that their actions were not voluntary, and that certain forms of [ ] were involved.


13. A: “How would you like your steak to be cooked?” B: [ ]


14. Sarah: What do you do for a living? Philip: [ ][ ]Sarah: You must be very busy then.


15. A model's job is to make a product exciting and appealing so the public will want to buy it.


16. I had been the store’s most loyal [ ] until the new management raised the prices, and then I started shopping elsewhere.


17. He battled weight problems, which contributed to knee and back [ ].


18. She [ ] down for a nap this morning.


19. The specter of politicians and judges meddling in the most private and intimate spheres of our lives is deeply unappealing.


20. To improve the judicial system, the moral _____ of the judges is a prerequisite for consideration.


21. My early effort did not meet with much success. No one encouraged me or raised my [ ] spirits.


22. Brenda: What should we have to go with the meat?Helen: Grilled tomatoes.Brenda: [ ] Helen: Potatoes are great!


23. Which of the following sentences is a sentence fragment (not a complete sentence)?


24. Millions of Americans were [down and out] in 1932.


25. The two companies made an ______ to develop software together.


26. The workers’ lives were [ ]: they worked from morning till night in all kinds of weather, earning only enough money to buy simple food and cheap clothes.


27. A bargain hunter must have patience, and above all, [ ] recognize the worth of something when he or she sees it.


28. Many people took _____ surgery to make themselves look prettier.


29. To fight against the inflation, the US government takes every measure to maintain the _____ of the dollar on the world’s money markets.


30. Because of poor money management, the company was [ ] by a large firm last year.


31. Charles tries to say nice things, but he always ends up [ ].


32.
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.


33. Nowadays, [ ] is a much better and wiser means than military force to solve differences or problems between nations.


34. Whenever he gives help to those who are in need, his heart will be [ ] with unspeakable joy.


35. So determined was Edison to strip artists of their vanity and unreasonable demands that he refused to print the name of the recording artist on the record label.


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  2. 答錯一個選項,得題分的3/5
  3. 答錯兩個選項,得題分的1/5
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1. All meetings had to be cancelled ________ the heavy snowstorm.


2. It is a good idea ________ as you would like to be treated.


3. You need time and money. ________, you need diligence.


4. He is ________ that we all like him.


5. Can you ________ why he has such strange behavior?


6. Don’t be angry with your son. What he said was ________ a joke.


7. ________, he is quite expert in computer technology.


8. The notion of staying ________ is so popular that many girls try everything they can to keep in shape.


9. ________ the cost, we also have to think about how much time the job will take.


10. 儘管Diana 很苗條,她還想再瘦幾磅。