Exercise Six

11. The train _____ into the station at nine.

A) pulledB) draggedC) hauledD) pushed

12. All the leaders should attach much importance to their public _____.

A) shapeB) imageC) statusD) figure

13. Our ___ from London to Paris is by way of Dover and Calais.

A) routeB) wayC) roadD) routine

14.In ______ to the Party’s call, a great number of doctors and nurses went to the frontline of fighting the flood.

A) returnB) admissionC) responseD) order

15. They expressed their ______ at being looked down upon by

demonstration.

A) optimismB) enthusiasmC) pessimismD) indignation

17. In interpersonal relations, people should be

_____ with each other.

A) shamefulB) frankC) reservedD) indifferent

18. Mary has a bad cold and a _____ throat.

A) soreB) painfulC) tenderD) sour

19. His film was a complete failure, which did his reputation a lot of ______.

A) damageB) harmC) injuryD) ruin

20. Every time when I go back to my hometown,I usually spend two days ____ of my relatives.

A) going the rounds ofB) rounding up

C) making the rounds ofD) rounding on

21. Happiness doesn’t necessarily ______ money.

A) go forB) go throughC) go backD) go with

22. It’s a disgusting thing to hear him ____ his achievements.

A) complaining ofB) showing upC) breaking upD) boasting of

23. Control of noise is a complex technology, and it is most ______ when applied to the original design of the noisy source.

A) effectiveB) responsibleC) wickedD) considerable

24. Sometimes, things go in the direction ____ our original expectations.

A) alien toB) opposite to C) subjecttoD) native to

25. Success in school _______ much hard work.

A) calls forB) calls offC) calls upD) calls on