201. _____ it that the children get enough to eat.
A. See for B. See to C. Look at D. Look on
202. It is ____ reading this novel again.
A. worth of B. worthwhile C. worthy by D. well worth
203. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe ____ Europe into a GREat war.
A. inserted B. imposed C. pitched D. plunged
204. According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life ___ : 77.2 years.
A. scope B. rank C. span D. scale
205. His achievement was more ____ in that he had come from such a poor family.
A. popular B. famous C. understandable D. remarkable
206. John Dewey believed that education should be a preparation for life that a person learns by doing, and that teaching must ____ the curiosity and creativity of children.
A. seek B. stimulate C. shape D. secure
207. Although I liked the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was the beautiful _____ through the window.
A. vision B. look C. picture D. view
208. The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many ____ references.
A. obscure B. acute C. notable D. objective
209. I can ___- him to you for the job. He is a very good worker.
A. suggest B. recommend C. advice D. prompt
210. It is wise of you to ____ well-trained workers ____ untrained ones in the assembly line.
A. substitute, for B. substitute, with
C. replace, by D. replace, with
211. Education in government colleges is very cheap, but if you go to the ___ colleges, it is much more expensive.
A. private B. personal C. public D. personnel
212. Doctors ____ does of medicine for patients.
A. write B. diagnose C. prescribe D. describe
213. They have made an urgent ____ for international ad.
A. requirement B. request C. command D. order
214. All members of the club are ____ to attend the annual meeting.
A. requested B. demanded C. begged D. threatened
215. The tree in the picture is the ___ of life and the snake is the ___ of evil.
A. symbol, sign B. sign, symbol
C. symbol, symbol D. sign, sign
216. It suddenly ____ to me that we can ask our neighbors to help us.
A. thought B. considered C. came D. occurred
217. The manager spoke highly of such ___ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.
A. virtues B. features C. properties D. characteristics
218. The cloth has a ___ of red and white squares, which is very beautiful.
A. design B. pattern C. model D. sample
219. Demand for electricity is at its ____ in July and August because a number of air-conditioners are in use.
A. peak B. hill C. cliff D. weight
220. The sports meeting will be ___ because of the stormy whether.
A. put off B. switched off C. got off D. cut off
221. His request to get a raise was finally ___ .
A. turned away B. turned up C. turned over D. turned down
222. I can say nothing ____ his competence as a workman, as I have no knowledge of it.
A. on account of B. regardless of
C. with respect to D. by means of
223. Please review your lessons at ____ intervals so that you won’t forget about what you’ve learned easily.
A. regular B. adequate C. medium D. moderate
224. It was not an accident that John stepped on her toe. He did it ____.
A. with attention B. by purpose C. on purpose D. for pretension
225. I wondered what happened to Jane. She didn’t ____ for meeting this morning.
A. get up B. take off C. turn up D. put off
226. Water and ice are the same ______ in different forms.
A. subject B. substance C. suburb D. substitute
227. His ability is ____ ; nobody can do better than him.
A. out of question B. out of the question
C. in question D. beside the question
228. To everyone’s delight, Tom gradually ___ from pneumonia.
A. overcame B. recovered C. relieved D. survived
229. A friend indeed is someone whom you can ___ your happiness and problems.
A. join B. share C. combine D. correspond
230. The amount of money you get will be in _____ to the work you do.
A. ratio B. number C. amount D. proportion
231. It seems to me that you’ve been ___ your duty.
A. declining B. neglecting C. depositing D. rejecting
232. Their cause is ____ our continued support.
A. worthy B. worthy of C. worth of D. worthless
233. He has set heart on ______ his studies abroad.
A. preferring B. pursuing C. performing D. proceeding
234. So many children have bought the toy that it is now ____.
A. out of condition B. out of purchase
C. out of reach D. out of stock
235. After years of study he finally ___ a doctor’s deGREe.
A. obtained B. recovered C. seized D. regained
236. We came to realize physical health is closely ____ to one’s emotion.
A. referred B. restricted C. related D. retained
237. There’s no ____ of skilled workers but there aren’t enough jobs for them.
A. loss B. drop C. waste D. shortage
238. In every field of science, art, sport, they have made ____ contributions.
A. outstanding B. delightful C. perfect D. reserved
239. “Have you nearly done?” “________ I have just begun.”
A. Of course B. By the way
C. On the other hand D. On the contrary
240. She is not in a good ____ today so you’d better not tell her the bad news.
A. emotion B. tendency C. mood D. sense
241. All imaginative creation is a(n) _____ the real world.
A. objection B. impression C. reflection D. reduction
242. Penicillin was an extremely ____ medical discovery.
A. consequent B. powerful C. violent D. significant
243. The company puts out a wide ____ of products.
A. range B. extent C. number D. collection
244. He couldn’t _____ the temptation to take the money offered by the company.
A. resist B. neglect C. refuse D. cancel
245. New cars without seat belts do not meet national safety ______.
A. standards B. measures C. demands D. scores
246. The criticism was ____ justified.
A. until a certain point B. to some point
C. until a certain extent D. to some extent
247. The toy that is usually sold at $20 is now _____ for half the price.
A. for sale B. for purchase
C. for sail D. on sale
248. Many firms give away free ____ of their products, so that people can try them before buying.
A. examples B. samples C. specimens D. representatives
249. Do you ____ the entry requirements for that college?
A. delight B. content C. satisfy D. encounter
250. The manager of the company was the one who had the final ____.
A. tell B. talk C. speech D. say
