Even before she got to the drugstores, she had lost the________for the medicine, and had to return to the doctor to get another one.
prescription
recipe
receipt
remedy
She could provide no evidence________her argument.
in respect of
in honor of
in support of
in terms of
Professor Smith’s lively and interesting lecture________my interest in philosophy.
retorted
revived
revolved
revealed
All ads aim to be________, but they can stir up interest and curiosity in various ways.
comparative
effective
provocative [Dj cooperative
I wondered what his________to the outcome would be.
reaction
opinion
impression
comment
Susan is not very clever, but she is the most________pupil in the class.
indulgent
indifferent
industrious
industrial
There is a place in Washington that supplies practically everything for left-handed people. The underlined part means________.
almost
actually
precisely
presumably
The introduction of advanced technology makes it inevitable for skilled workers to________unskilled workers.
take over
take down
take care of
take the place of
Many imported machines in this factory have been lying________for years due to the restrictions on the foreign spare parts.
empty
hollow
idle
vacant
Scarcely________the sad news when she burst out crying.
would she hear
she had heard
had she heard
did she hear
All the tickets________, they went away disappointedly.
sold out
having been sold out
to be sold out
had been sold out
Which of the italicized words is different from the others?
I wanted to return to the city where I was born.
Now, let’s talk about the country where you are studying now.
I found my books where I had left them.
Country roads take me to the place where I belong.
Which of the following sentences is NOT an inverted sentence?
Back came the answer like lightning.
In no case should you give up.
Poor as he is, he is generous.
Enjoy any moment you have as I do.
He stole, not because he needed the money badly but because he enjoyed stealing. The italicized part functions as a(n)________in the sentence.
subjunctive mood
attributive
adverbial
complement
The conference________so successful if we hadn’t made adequate preparation.
couldn’t be
wouldn’t be
was not
wouldn’t have been
________here yesterday, he would attend the lecture with us today.
Had he arrived
If he arrived
Did he arrive
Should he arrive
All the following sentences have a dual object EXCEPT________.
She gave me a cup of tea
Please give it to her
Tom made the girl cry
Our teacher tells us some stories today
Which of the following is a pair of synonyms?
Employer and employee.
Reporter and journalist.
Cell phone and dial phone.
Jail and hospital.
Which of the following sentences expresses COMPLAINT?
It’s a nice day, isn’t it?
How time^ flies!
Why not have a holiday if you really want to waste your working time?
Do it right now, or you’ll never finish it.
Which of the following sentences is grammatically CORRECT?
Our boss is looking forward to see me when I return from the USA.
I hear that he has been to three countries, such as China, Japan and Italy.
Having heard the weather forecast, the boat was stopped in the Pearl Harbour.
As a conductor, he was famous for his talented skills.
It is said that Da Vinci is aversatileman who is good at many things. The underlined part means________.
changeable
competent
adaptable
omnipotent
Tomwas so absorbed intalking that he forgot his meeting. The underlined part means________.
took in
focused on
loved
neglected
There were knots in the rope________a foot.
at a rate of
at the time of
at intervals of
at the edge of
Keep your ear to the ground and take nothing for________.
sure
assurance
granted
instance
The scandal being exposed, he was removed from officeconsequently. The underlined word means________.
accordingly
respectively
continually
inevitably
The vessels were tossed hither and thither at the________of the winds and waves.
chance
pardon
sight
mercy
Forecasting methods and techniques are equally________to all sectors of the economy.
appreciable
applicable
attributive
attractable
An application example is implemented toilluminatethe feasibility of the scheme. The underlined word means________.
comprise
brighten
clarify
eradicate
The prisoner was taken________escort to the jail.
under
on
for
at
Which of the following determiners can be placed before both singular countable nouns and plural countable nouns?
Another.
A few.
Any.
Either.