1. He offered to _____ her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry.

A. borrow

B. help

C. lend

D. show

2. The textbook is for the _______ students, not for the beginners.

A. foreign

B. blind

C. advanced

D. deaf

3. A sudden idea _____ to him that he might try the new method.

A. occurred

B. happened

C. took place

D. took part

4. We tried to _____ what he meant.

A. make for

B. make out

C. make of

D. make from

5. Although the weather was very bad, the buses still ran on _____.

A. time

B. plan

C. schedule

D. arrangement

6. I should like to _____ touch with old friends but I have so little time.

A. get into

B. be in

C. keep in

D. lose

7. Though he was born and brought up in America, he can speak _____ Chinese.

A. smooth

B. fluent

C. slide

D. flowing

8. As it _____, the elderly lady she quarreled with was none other than her future mother-in-law.

A. turned out

B. turned down

C. turned up

D. turned on

9. Don’t drop your cigarette butts on the floor. You could _____ fire to the house.

A. cause

B. make

C. set

D. start

10. The _____ from the forest fire could be seen ten miles away.

A. smell

B. spark

C. steam

D. smoke

11. Whenever anything ______ happens, a crowd of people is certain to gather.

A. emotional

B. sensational

C. famous

D. helpful

12. Jack is the _____ holder of the world 5000-meter race world record, but there is no guarantee that he will win the first place in the coming Olympic Games.

A. dominant

B. prominent

C. good

D. current

13. “Here is the money I promised,” he said. “I always _____ promises.”

A. agree

B. follow

C. make

D. keep

14. It was a minor illness, and she soon _____ it.

A. got over

B. got on with

C. got around

D. got out

15. The car was repaired but not quite to the owner’s _____.

A. satisfaction

B. surprise

C. joy

D. pleasure

【答案】

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.D

13.D

14.A

15.A