1. The car ________ halfway for no reason.

A) broke off B) broke down C) broke up D) broke out

2. The newcomers found it impossible to ________ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country.

A) suit B) adapt C) regulate D) coordinate

3. A ________ to this problem is expected to be found before long.

A) result B) response C) settlement D) solution

4. You have nothing to ________ by refusing to listen to our advice.

A) gain B) grasp C) seize D) earn

5. As a result of careless washing the jacket ________ to a child‘s size.

A) compressed B) shrank C) dropped D) decreased

KEY：1-5 BCADB

6. He hoped the firm would ________ him to the Paris branch.

A) exchange B) transmit C) transfer D) remove

7. Having decided to rent a flat， we ____ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.

A) set about B) set down C) set out D) set up

8. The relationship between employers and employees has been studied ________.

A) originally B) extremely C) violently D) intensively

9. ________ their differences. The couple were developing an obvious and genuine affection for each other.

A) But for B) For all C) Above all D) Except for

10. One day I ________ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college.

A) came across B) came about C) came after D) came at

6-10 ADACC

11. She was complaining that the doctor was ____ too much for the treatment he was giving her.

A) expending B) offering C) costing D) charging

12. The manager spoke highly of such ________ as loyalty， courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.

A) virtues B) features C) properties D) characteristics

13. Since the matter was extremely ________， we dealt with it immediately.

A) tough B) tense C) urgent D) instant

14. The shy girl felt ____ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher‘s questions.

A) amazed B) awkward C) curious D) amused

15. Frequently single-parent children ________ some of the functions that the absent adult in the house would have served.

A) take off B) take after C) take in D) take on

11-15 CDBBD