16. The union and the management are in ________ over working conditions.
A) advance
B) dispute
C) practice
D) uniform
17. Oil sales volume in local urban and rural areas rose 23.8% and 48.6%, ________ , over March 1997.
A) respectively
B) accordingly
C) individually
D) independently
18. To his surprise, she turned up in her T-shirt but he knew she ________ when she was expecting strangers.
A) always dressed up
B) did not always dress up
C) wouldn't dress up
D) would always dress up
19. If the work ________ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.
A) is completed
B) has been completed
C) to be completed
D) being completed
20. When confronted with such questions, my mind goes ________ , and I can hardly remember my own date of birth.
A) dim
B) faint
C) vain
D) blank
21. If you don't like to go to the library, you ________ stay at home.
A) would rather
B) may just as well
C) should better
D) could be all right
22. Although he was under no ________ , the shopkeeper replaced the defective battery free of charge.
A) obligation
B) urgency
C) guarantee
D) authority
23. He took an umbrella with him this morning ________ he should be caught in the rain.
A) so that
B) in order that
C) lest
D) now that
24. As soon as the supplies arrive, they will be ________ to the starving people.
A) assigned
B) scattered
C) distributed
D) spread
25. John was ________ diligent than Bob because both of them didn't pass the English exam last term.
A) no more
B) no less
C) not much
D) not more
26. ________ the drought in Kansas has become less serious.
A) It is apparently that
B) It must have been that
C) There is appearance that
D) It appears that
27. Your improper words will give ________ to doubts concerning your true intentions.
A) rise
B) reason
C) suspicion
D) impulse
28. To my great surprise the food was still on the table, ________ .
A) untouching
B) no touch
C) untouched
D) not to be touched
29. You ________ those heavy housework by yourself! We have a maid to do that sort of thing.
A) must not have done
B) needn't have done
C) shouldn't have done
D) can not have done
30. It is the interaction between people, rather than the events that occur in their lives, ________ the main focus of social psychology.
A) that is
B) which is
C) that are
D) it is
A) advance
B) dispute
C) practice
D) uniform
17. Oil sales volume in local urban and rural areas rose 23.8% and 48.6%, ________ , over March 1997.
A) respectively
B) accordingly
C) individually
D) independently
18. To his surprise, she turned up in her T-shirt but he knew she ________ when she was expecting strangers.
A) always dressed up
B) did not always dress up
C) wouldn't dress up
D) would always dress up
19. If the work ________ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.
A) is completed
B) has been completed
C) to be completed
D) being completed
20. When confronted with such questions, my mind goes ________ , and I can hardly remember my own date of birth.
A) dim
B) faint
C) vain
D) blank
21. If you don't like to go to the library, you ________ stay at home.
A) would rather
B) may just as well
C) should better
D) could be all right
22. Although he was under no ________ , the shopkeeper replaced the defective battery free of charge.
A) obligation
B) urgency
C) guarantee
D) authority
23. He took an umbrella with him this morning ________ he should be caught in the rain.
A) so that
B) in order that
C) lest
D) now that
24. As soon as the supplies arrive, they will be ________ to the starving people.
A) assigned
B) scattered
C) distributed
D) spread
25. John was ________ diligent than Bob because both of them didn't pass the English exam last term.
A) no more
B) no less
C) not much
D) not more
26. ________ the drought in Kansas has become less serious.
A) It is apparently that
B) It must have been that
C) There is appearance that
D) It appears that
27. Your improper words will give ________ to doubts concerning your true intentions.
A) rise
B) reason
C) suspicion
D) impulse
28. To my great surprise the food was still on the table, ________ .
A) untouching
B) no touch
C) untouched
D) not to be touched
29. You ________ those heavy housework by yourself! We have a maid to do that sort of thing.
A) must not have done
B) needn't have done
C) shouldn't have done
D) can not have done
30. It is the interaction between people, rather than the events that occur in their lives, ________ the main focus of social psychology.
A) that is
B) which is
C) that are
D) it is