1) —Is this course rather difficult?

　　—Yes. That’s why I ____ it.

　　A.left B. missed

　　C. abandoned D. abolish

　　2) The apartment caught fire last night. Fortunately, most of the people there _______ escape.

　　A. could B. tried to

　　C. had meant to D. were able to

　　3) Slavery was _________ in the U.S. in the 19th century, and slaves were given equal rights.

　　A. absorbed B. abused

　　C. abolished D. adopted

　　4) I’d like to buy a house---- modern, comfortable, and ______ in a quiet neighborhood.

　　A. in a11 B. above all

　　C. after all D. at all

　　5) It has been revealed that some government leaders ____ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.

　　A.employ B.absorb

　　C.abuse D.overlook

　　6) The leader is losing ground as the rest of the runners __________.

　　A. accelerate B. promote

　　C. help D. advance

　　7) It is said that in Africa over a third of the population were believed to have no ______ to the health care and advanced education.

　　A. control B. access

　　C. opportunity D. accent

　　8) Because of the snow, many parts of the countryside are only ______ by helicopter.

　　A. available B. appropriate

　　C. accessible D. achievable

　　9) The best method to _____ this goal is to unite as many people as possible.

　　A.undertake B.accompany

　　C. perform D. accomplish

　　10) They ________ a certain amount of working experience through volunteer work.

　　A. attempted B. accumulated

　　C. abandoned D. accomplished

　　11) It is through learning that the individual _____ many habitual ways of reacting to situations.

　　A. instructs B. accumulates

　　C. achieves D. acquires

　　12) Simon calculates as quickly as Debbie, but not as ________ .

　　A. accurately B. abruptly

　　C. properly D. clearly

　　13)The man who was _______stealing the car said that he was innocent.

　　A. charged of B. charged for

　　C. accused of D. accused with

　　14) The best way to ______ this goal is to introduce new advanced technology.

　　A. access B. perform

　　C. achieve D. complete

　　15) We went to Canada to travel and my cousin ______ as our guide. (05湖南)

　　A. acted B. showed

　　C. played D. adopt

　　16) We all know that _______ speak louder than words.

　　A. movements B. performances

　　C. affection D. actions

　　17) ---Miss Wendy is good at a lot of things ______ you can't say she is perfect.

　　---I agree with you. _____ no one is.

　　A. or; Simply B. and; Only

　　C. but; Actually D. so; Otherwise

　　18) Students nowadays should make full use of their time to equip themselves with knowledge so that they can easily ______ the competitive society in the future.

　　A. suit to B. keep to

　　C. adopt to D. adapt to

　　19) The guests, present at the party, each wore a flower, which_______ their beauty.

　　A. added to B. added up

　　C. added up to D. added on

　　20) What makes us worried is that the number of the people _________ drugs is increasing.

　　A. addicted to B. addicted for

　　C. addicted at D. addicted on

　　21) I hope I will not be called on in class as I’m not yet ______ prepared.

　　A. attentively B. adequately

　　C. actively D. readily

　　22) Children under six are not ________ to school except those of extraordinary intelligence.

　　A. permitted B. accepted

　　C. admitted D. received

　　23) John is the only one of the students in the class that never______ a mistake even when it is pointed to him.

　　A. admit making B. admits making

　　C. admit to make D. admits to make

　　24) Can a school _________ a policy prohibiting the use of mobile phones on campus?

　　A. make B. pass

　　C. adapt D. adopt

　　25) If you are to treat your friends to dinner in a good restaurant at the weekend, you’d better book a table ___________.

　　A. ahead B. before

　　C. ahead of D. in advance