1. When payments are made every week the usual word is ______
A.salary B.pay C.**wage D.income
2. New ______ of petroleum and natural gas were found in 1978.
A**.source B.origin C.information D.material
3. You had better have more ______ of catching the train if you got a bus to the station instead of walking.
A**.chance B.lift C.offer D.luck
4. The swimmer failed _____ the shore.
A.reaching B.having reached C**.to reach D.to be reached
5. I was _______ discouraged by this failure ______ try again
A.very much…to B.enough…to C.much… as to D**.too much…to
6. On ______ Shanghai they went to see the director at once.
A.coming B.getting C.reaching D**.arriving
7. This morning the traffic was ______ by an accident.
A.held off B. **held up C.held out D.held down
8. He could not guess how they managed ______.
A.doing this B.to doing this C**.to do this D.to doing this
9. I resent ______ to wash face when visitors are present.
A.to tell B.telling C**.being told D.having been told
10. The purple butterflies fluttered about visiting each flower _____ turn.
A.on B**.in C.of D.for
11. The country is _______ known deposits of coal and iron
A**.short of B.missing C.lack in D.charging
12. I am very much ______ your coming next week
A.seeing B**.looking forward to C.waiting for D.hoping for
13. He didn't _____ to ask her to sit down beside him
A.reject B**.hesitate C.refuse D.prevent
14. If they would come, he ______ Martin buy this equipment
A.shall help B**.would help C.must help D.may help
15. And _____ she could speak again I began to talk.
A.since B. **before C.when D.until
16. ______ not for gravity, there would be lots of things we could not do
A.If it is B**.Were it C.If it being D.It were
17. Despite the hard winter, the rose-bush is still ______
A.lively B.lived C**.alive D.live
18. Your clothes ______ tobacco smoke
A.smell out B.give out C.give in D. **smell of
19. Better an open enemy than a _______ friend.
A. **false B.artificial C.unreal D.unnatural
20. The completely new method was _______ by Jack
A.discovered B**.invented C.created D.produced
21. We must consider the problem in all its ______
A.prospects B.respects C. **aspects D.expects
22. He ______ to amuse the children.
A.was on his way B.lost his way C.was out of his way D. **went out of his way
23. The room is five times ______ that one
A.larger than B.like C.the same as D**.as large as
24. The suggestion met with ______ approval.
A.ordinary B.common C**.general D.usual
25. The article has ______ most useful
A.provided B**.proved C.protected D.prevented
26. It is here ______ I first met her.
A.where B.which C.when D. **that
27. While he was in his office he preferred _____
A.doing something than doing nothing B.to do something rather than to do nothing C.doing something to do nothing D**.doing something to doing nothing
28. His knowledge of French literature is _____ mine
A.far superior than B. **far superior to C.more superior to D.more superior than
29. That evening it was George ______ left first.
A.whom B**.whoC.which D.he
30. The atmosphere _______ certain gases mixed together in definite proportions.
A.is consisted of B.composes of C**.consists of D.makes up
31. This morning some port wine came, for ______ I know I have to thank you
A.this B.it C**..which D.that
32. How _____ my debts?
A.I am to pay B.I will pay C**..am I to pay D.I am going to pay
33. He never went again, ______ to apologize
A**..nor did he write B.nor he wrote C.so did he write D.or he wrote
34. The new report will be ______ long
A**..six pages B.six page C.six-pages D.six-paged
35. Some rulers have _____ no lasting memorial.
A**..left behind B.left for C.left out D.left alone
36. Anne _____ the news to everyone.
A. **.told B.said C.talked D.spoke
37. Each man performed his _______ task..
A**..appointed B.disappointed C.appointing D.disappointing
38. She had returned, unknown to me, ______ the previous afternoon
A.in B.at C**..on D.by
39. What he needs is nothing _____ a few day's rest.
A.than B**..but C.except D.besides
40. Many married women manage to go out to work and ______ a home as well
A.move B.start C**..run D.keep
41. The car was smashed up, but the driver got away without serious ______
A.damage B.wound C.pain D**..injury
42. I had stuttered since my boyhood and _______ talked very