1. We take our skin for granted until it is burned ________ repair.

A) beyond B) for C) without D) under

2. The computer revolution may well change society as ______ as did the Industrial Revolution.

A) certainly B) insignificantly C) fundamentally D) comparatively

3. A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough ________.

A) nuisance B) trouble C) worry D) anxiety

4. As we can no longer wait for the delivery of our order， we have to ________ it.

A) postpone B) refuse C) delay D) cancel

5. Young people are not ________ to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate in.

A) conservative B) content C) confident D) generous

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6. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is ________.

A) granted B) implied C) exaggerated D) remedied

7. The clothes a person wears may express his ________ or social position.

A) curiosity B) status C) determination D) significance

8. By law， when one makes a large purchase， he should have ________ opportunity to change his mind.

A) accurate B) urgent C) excessive D) adequate

9. The early pioneers had to ________ many hardships to settle on the new land.

A) go along with B) go back on C) go through D) go into

10. I didn‘t know the word. I had to ________ a dictionary.

A) look out B) make out C) refer to D) go over

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11. There are signs ________ restaurants are becoming more popular with families.

A) that B) which C) in which D) whose

12. I think I was at school， ________ I was staying with a friends during the vacation when I heard the news.

A) or else B) and then C) or so D) even so

13. It is said that the math teacher seems ________ towards bright students.

A) partial B) beneficial C) preferable D) liable

14. In order to show his boss what a careful worker he was， he took ___ trouble over the figures.

A) extensive B) spare C) extra D) supreme

15. Everybody ________ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.

A) assembled B) accumulated C) piled D) joined

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