151. Students often find _____ jobs during their summer vacations.
A. temporary B. permanent C. lasting D. part
152. The new product is on _______ before it is put on the market.
A. test B. trial C. experiment D. inspection
153. The manager thought he was a _____ person and told him all about the new plan.
A. confident B. famous C. reliable D. dependent
154. She never seems at ease________.
A. in his presence B. with his presence
C. with presence of his D. at his presence
155. After reading the article, the teacher asked us to ____ the main points in two sentences.
A. add up B. draw up C. show up D. sum up
156. Facing the ______ situation the sales manager looked _____.
A. puzzling , puzzled B. puzzling, puzzling
C. puzzled, puzzled D. puzzled, puzzling
157. In a time of social reform, people’s state of mind tends to keep _______ with the rapid changes of society.
A. step B. progress C. pace D. touch
158. His pocket was_____ full of cards written in English which he used to remember words.
A. stuffed B. stiff C. suffered D. staff
159.His excellent educational background ______ him for the job.
A. qualifies B. promises C. encourages D. leads
160.This publishing firm is planning a new ____ of school textbooks.
A. volume B. series C. number D. range
161. I have to arrive at the station before 6:00 because the train is ____ to leave at 6:00.
A. schedule B. enlisted C. enclosed D. processed
162. The politician waited for the applause to die down and then _______ with his speech.
A. paused B. exceeded C. progressed D. proceeded
163. My friend was ____ by the committee to attend the nationwide conference.
A. assisted B. selected C. praised D. headed
164. You’ll have to buy some new shoes as they are _______ .
A. worn out B. wasted away C. used up D. broken down
165. Never ______ till tomorrow what you can do today.
A. put in B. put out C. put off D. put up
166. A person tends to _______ his shortcomings though he may see others’ shortcomings easily.
A. oversee B. overlook C. overtake D. overrate
167. The lift is out of ______ , so we’ll have to walk.
A. function B. order C. running D. work
168. She ______ her sister in appearance but not in character.
A. looks B. resembles C. is similar D. similar
169. I will give you five minutes to ______ the problem.
A. work up B. work out C. put up D. put out
170. I can’t understand your explanation. It makes no ______ to me.
A. sense B. meaning C. content D. relation
171. Some animals can ____ in the desert on very little water.
A. survive B. starve C. relieve D. behave
172. These dresses are ______ because each one has a minor defect.
A. on sale B. at a loss C. for rent D. on business
173. She is very _____ about what she wears and eats.
A. popular B. specific C. special D. particular
174. A driver should ____ his intension to turn by putting out his arm or by using his car indicator.
A. sign B. signal C. assign D. resign
175. When Mrs. Wilson returned from the reception desk, she found her suitcase ______.
A. missed B. missing C. taken D. disappearing
176. In all human communication, information is ____ from one person’s memory to another.
A. shared B. removed C. transferred D. transmitted
177. You have a marvelous _____ of the whole island from the top of the tower.
A. view B. scenery C. vision D. scene
178. Those long skirts are now out of ______ .
A. mood B. order C. fashion D. form
179. She gave her son money for the ______ of his school books.
A. selling B. purchase C. ordering D. showing
180. I’ve got a very _______ schedule today so I can’t see you until tomorrow.
A. serious B. heavy C. tough D. tight
181. He is seen as a(an) ______ leader of our firm in the near future.
A. favored B. ideal C. competent D. potential
182. She must add rooms to the house constantly to provide ______ for the ever increasing number of people.
A. shed B. shelter C. shield D. shade
183.The game was fixed for today but it had been ____ for a week.
A. delay B. postponed C. brought back D. held up
184. At the university of Oxford and Cambridge the _____ of teachers to students is very high.
A. ratio B. number C. percentage D. proportion
185. Television has become and important ____ for spreading political ideas.
A. vehicle B. transportation C. organ D. atmosphere
186. It ____ me of the village where we spent our holidays last summer.
A. remembers B. recalls C. reminds D. relies
187. I’m sure nobody shot Jack _____ . It was an accident.
A. as target B. in mind C. on purpose D. by intention
188. Don’t forget to______ the lights before leaving the room.
A. put off B. take off C. switch off D. struck off
189. He tried to join the army but was ____ because of poor health.
A. turned up B. turned down C. turned off D. turned in
190.Don’t move in until the smell of the new paint____.
A. wears off B. wears out C. turns out D. turns down
191. Fortunately, the demonstration ______ to be quite peaceful.
A. turned out B. turned in C. turned up D. turned down
192. I try to make sense of what’s actually happening from my particular _____.
A. sense B. sight C. viewpoint D. imagination
193. Certain decisions have to be made by the man _____ to deal with the emergency.
A. on the spot B. on the scene C. at present D. on board
194. Make sure you ___ enough time for doing your homework.
A. set about B. set up C. set aside D. set apart
195. ____ the Revolutionary War, the United States was an English colony.
A. Due to B. As a result of C. Prior to D. In addition to
196. In summer people like to sit in the ___ of trees to play cards.
A. shade B. shadow C. shallow D. shape
197. She has made up her mind to work day and night for the _____ of her company.
A. seek B. sense C. share D. sake
198. The ____ speed on this road is sixty miles per hour.
A. limited B. restricted C. maximum D. immense
199. While the killer goes free, he is a ____ to everyone in the town.
A. threat B. harm C. damage D. terror
200. House repairs, holiday and other costs _____ her bank balance to almost nothing.
A. reduced B. retained C. responded D. rejected
