1. He is very C his children and permits them few privilege.

　　A. Hard to B. hard with C. hard on D. hard against

　　2. He acted both tragic and music parts, but he was D in comedy.

　　A. At best B. for the best C. in his best D. at his best

　　3. A good B is essential to build a strong house.

　　A. Land B. foundation C. root D. balance

　　4. It’s our C policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.

　　A. Continual B. continuous C. consistent D. considerate

　　5. Jack A less than 100 pounds for his bike.

　　A. Paid B. cost C. took D. used up

　　6. Consumers should do A than simply complain about the poor quality of goods.

　　A. Far more B. far less C. some more D. much less

　　7. It was thought B .

　　A. Of impossible B. of as impossible C. as impossible D. up as impossible

　　8. C at Harvard, with his first year there, he began again to write poetry for the fist time in a dozen years.

　　A. He was busy B. As being busy C. Busy as he was D. Being busy

　　9. The newspaper states that prices of all products are expected to go A soon.

　　A. Down B. back C. by D. down with

　　10. I intended to have my daughters D in England.

　　A. Educate B. to educate C. educating D. educated

　　11. It was in 1777 B Vermont, threatened with invasion, declared itself an independent commonwealth.

　　A. When B. that C. in which D. which

　　12. Bob tried in vain to trick his little brother D some money from their mother’s purse.

　　A. To steal B. to stealing C. into steal D. into stealing

　　13. D mainly for the invention of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell devoted his life to helping the deaf.

　　A. He is remembered B. To remember C. While remembering D. Though remembered

　　14. As fuel prices rose, bus companies raised their fares and A .

　　A. So did the airlines B. nor did the airlines C. so the airlines did D. nor the airlines did

　　15. If Dorothy had not been badly hurt in a car accident, C in last month’s marathon race.

　　A. She would participate B. she might participate C. she would have participated D. she must have participated

　　16. The boss told his secretary to A the documents for later use.

　　A. Put away B. turn on C. make up D. break out

　　17. The villagers have offered much help to us and we think we should do something for them A .

　　A. In return B. in place C. in fashion D. in danger

　　18. The police are C the traffic accident that happened yesterday.

　　A. Looking down upon B. looking forward to C. looking into D. looking after

　　19. It will only take me a minute to get your watch fixed. It will be ready B .

　　A. By the way B. right away C. at last D. in that case

　　20. The manager told us never to B till tomorrow what we can do today.

　　A. Come up B. put off C. turn on D. give out

　　21. Dinner will be ready D . let’s go and wash our hands.

　　A. At all B. at least C. just now D. right away

　　22. When applying for , you have to B a resume.

　　A. Get off B. hand in C. put out D. take away

　　23. He A several jackets and finally picked out a blue one.

　　A. Tried on B. went on C. look on D. got on

　　24. My wife is out of work now, so we have to A out living expenses.

　　A. Cut down B. cut off C. cut out D. cut short

　　25. Don’t worry. D you work hard, you are sure to pass the exam.

　　A. As much as B. As well as C. As soon as D. As long as