1.Pigeon is often considered a(n)________ of peace.

　　A. example B. sign

　　C. mark D. symbol

　　2.If you spend enough money advertising, your product sales will surely_________.

　　A. expand B. enlarge

　　C. extend D. increase

　　3.We volunteered to collect money to help the ______ of the tsunami.

　　A. victims B. folks

　　C. fellows D. villagers

　　4.By 1909, Picasso had______ himself as a painter of great talent in Paris.

　　A. made B. recognize

　　C. admitted D. established

　　5.If you don’t take away all your things from the desk, there won’t be enough_____ for my stationery.

　　A. area B. place

　　C. room D. surface

　　6.We all write________, even when there’s not much to say.

　　A. now and then

　　B. by and by

　　C. step by step

　　D. more or less

　　7._________ most students, she was always well prepared and never came to class late.

　　A. Like B. As

　　C. For D. To

　　8.Everyone should fight for the_______ of their own country.

　　A. favour B. reward

　　C. honour D. prize

　　9.The policeman saved the little girl from the gangs. He’s never afraid of them. I think he is a man of _________.

　　A. importance B. use

　　C. courage D. value

　　10.It is widely accepted that young babies learn to do things because certain acts lead to________.

　　A. rewards B. prizes

　　C. awards D. results

　　11.The surgeon_______ his excellent skill in carrying out the operation.

　　A. represented B. instructed

　　C. demonstrated D. exhibited

　　12. I wrote him a letter to show my______ of his thoughtfulness.

　　A. achievement B. agreement

　　C. attention D. appreciation

　　13.Ben has not the least_______ of giving up his research.

　　A. intention B. attempt

　　C. aim D. desire

　　14.We decided not to climb that mountain because it was raining_________.

　　A. badly B. hardly

　　C. strongly D. heavily

　　15.One of the advantages of living on the top floor of a high-rise is that you can get a good ________.

　　A. scenery B. scene

　　C. view D. look