1. I’m very sorry to have _______ you with so many questions on such an occasion.
A. interfered
B. impressed
C. offended
D. bothered
2. With the constant change of the conditions, the outcome is not always _________.
A. favorable
B. predictable
C. dependable
D. reasonable
3. When people become unemployed, it is _______ which is often worse than lack of wages.
A. laziness
B. idleness
C. poverty
D. inability
4. Being a pop star can be quite a hard life, with a lot of traveling owing to heavy .
A. schedules
B. skyscrapers
C. speculations
D. scolding
5. The price of beer _______ from 50 cents to $ 4 per liter during the summer season.
A. altered
B. separated
C. ranged
D. differed
6. The scientist said that many animals seem to be highly _______ to various signals associated with earthquakes.
A. scared
B. resistant
C. sensitive
D. sensual
7. Before you can start a business, you will have to raise the necessary _______ .
A. investment
B. savings
C. income
D. capital
8. The mayor expressed his gratitude for the timely assistance that people from other cities have kindly _____ to his citizens after the city was struck by the earthquake.
A. rendered
B. secured
C. sought
D. furnished
9. The purpose of the survey was to _______ the inspectors with local conditions.
A. inform
B. instruct
C. acquaint
D. notify
10. The students failed to meet the necessary _______ for admission to the course.
A. fulfillment
B. requirements
C. qualities
D. competency
11. After the theft of his car he put in an insurance _______ for $3 000.
A. account
B. receipt
C. assessment
D. claim
12. ________ a fire, hotel guests will be asked to remain calm.
A. As a result of
B. In the event of
C. By reason of
D. By means of
13. When ________, the duck keeps its eyes and ears closed, using its bill to locate food.
A. submitted
B. sunk
C. soaked
D. submerged
14. As we all know, houses are _______ to be at rest with respect to the earth but the earth itself is not motionless.
A. resumed
B. assumed
C. speculated
D. consumed
15. The whole area of national and local governments was subjected to a thorough financial______, and inefficiency and waste were attacked.
A. search
B. survey
C. stability
D. strain
16. The employer must ________ that the applicants for the post have the proper qualifications.
A. verify
B. justify
C. warrant
D. perceive
17. Professor Johnson planned to go over my paper sentence by sentence with me in his office this morning, but he hasn’t ______ yet.
A. turned round
B. turned up
C. turned on
D. turned in
18. We hear that miniskirts are coming back into fashion, but I wonder if they’ll really _____
again.
A. rule out
B. come on
C. catch on
D. wear out
19. The government sent a delegation to _______ the matter.
A. look into
B. look forward to
C. look down
D. look in
20. Our firm regrets to inform you that the computers you ordered last month are _______ .
A. out of practice
B. out of reach
C. out of stock
D. out of work
A. interfered
B. impressed
C. offended
D. bothered
2. With the constant change of the conditions, the outcome is not always _________.
A. favorable
B. predictable
C. dependable
D. reasonable
3. When people become unemployed, it is _______ which is often worse than lack of wages.
A. laziness
B. idleness
C. poverty
D. inability
4. Being a pop star can be quite a hard life, with a lot of traveling owing to heavy .
A. schedules
B. skyscrapers
C. speculations
D. scolding
5. The price of beer _______ from 50 cents to $ 4 per liter during the summer season.
A. altered
B. separated
C. ranged
D. differed
6. The scientist said that many animals seem to be highly _______ to various signals associated with earthquakes.
A. scared
B. resistant
C. sensitive
D. sensual
7. Before you can start a business, you will have to raise the necessary _______ .
A. investment
B. savings
C. income
D. capital
8. The mayor expressed his gratitude for the timely assistance that people from other cities have kindly _____ to his citizens after the city was struck by the earthquake.
A. rendered
B. secured
C. sought
D. furnished
9. The purpose of the survey was to _______ the inspectors with local conditions.
A. inform
B. instruct
C. acquaint
D. notify
10. The students failed to meet the necessary _______ for admission to the course.
A. fulfillment
B. requirements
C. qualities
D. competency
11. After the theft of his car he put in an insurance _______ for $3 000.
A. account
B. receipt
C. assessment
D. claim
12. ________ a fire, hotel guests will be asked to remain calm.
A. As a result of
B. In the event of
C. By reason of
D. By means of
13. When ________, the duck keeps its eyes and ears closed, using its bill to locate food.
A. submitted
B. sunk
C. soaked
D. submerged
14. As we all know, houses are _______ to be at rest with respect to the earth but the earth itself is not motionless.
A. resumed
B. assumed
C. speculated
D. consumed
15. The whole area of national and local governments was subjected to a thorough financial______, and inefficiency and waste were attacked.
A. search
B. survey
C. stability
D. strain
16. The employer must ________ that the applicants for the post have the proper qualifications.
A. verify
B. justify
C. warrant
D. perceive
17. Professor Johnson planned to go over my paper sentence by sentence with me in his office this morning, but he hasn’t ______ yet.
A. turned round
B. turned up
C. turned on
D. turned in
18. We hear that miniskirts are coming back into fashion, but I wonder if they’ll really _____
again.
A. rule out
B. come on
C. catch on
D. wear out
19. The government sent a delegation to _______ the matter.
A. look into
B. look forward to
C. look down
D. look in
20. Our firm regrets to inform you that the computers you ordered last month are _______ .
A. out of practice
B. out of reach
C. out of stock
D. out of work