1. He asked us to ________ them in carrying through their plan.

A) provide B) arouse C) assist D) persist

2. A good many proposals were raised by the delegates， ________ was to be expected.

A) that B) what C) so D) as

3. He was such a ____ speaker that he held our attention every minute of the three-hour lecture.

A) specific B) dynamic C) heroic D) diplomatic

4. Arriving home， the boy told his parents about all the ______ which occurred in his dormitory.

A) occasions B) matters C) incidents D) issues

5. The opening between the rocks was very narrow， but the boys managed to ________ through.

A) press B) squeeze C) stretch D) leap

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6. They are trying to ________ the waste discharged by the factory for profit.

A) expose B) exhaust C) exhibit D) exploit

7. The manager urged his staff not to ________ the splendid opportunity.

A) drop B) miss C) escape D) slide

8. ________ I admire David as a poet， I do not like him as a man.

A) Much as B) Only if C) If only D) As much

9. Because of a ________ engagement， Lora couldn‘t attend my birthday party last Saturday. A) pioneer B) premature C) prior D) past

10. The continuous rain ________ the harvesting of the wheat crop by two weeks.

A) set back B) set off C) set out D) set aside

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11. Not having a good command of English can be a serious ________ preventing you from achieving your goals.

A) obstacle B) fault C) offense D) distress

12. It‘s very ________ of you not to talk aloud while the baby is asleep.

A) concerned B) careful C) considerable D) considerate

13. Many a player who had been highly thought of has ________ from the tennis scene.

A) disposed B) disappeared C) discouraged D) discarded

14. She‘s fainted. Throw some water on her face and she’ll ________.

A) come round B) come along C) come on D) come out

15. All their attempts to ________ the child from the burning building were in vain.

A) regain B) recover C) rescue D) reserve

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