1. Some doctors were sent to the front where medical workers were __________.

　　A. in great need

　　B in desperate need of

　　C needed great

　　D needed in

　　2. ——The police have caught the murderer.

　　——Yes, and he admitted ____his boss on a rainy night seven years ago.

　　A. to kill

　　B to have killed

　　C having killing

　　D have been killed

　　3. ——Did you reach the top of the mountain?

　　—— Yes. Even I myself didn’t believe I could make_____.

　　A. that

　　B. it

　　C. myself

　　D. them

　　4. The Chinese are good at table tennis ____the English are interested in football.

　　A. if

　　B as

　　C while

　　D since

　　5. Was it in front of the market____ the road accident happened yesterday?

　　A. where

　　B that

　　C which

　　D why

　　6. ——I’m sorry that I didn’t work out this problem.

　　——It’s _____our ability. I didn’t worked it out, too.

　　A over

　　B beyond

　　C more than

　　D above

　　7. Since I won the big prize, my telephone hasn’t stopped ringing. People ____to ask how I am going to spend the money.

　　A. had phoned

　　B. will phone

　　C. were phoning

　　D. are phoning

　　8. He didn’t like coffee ___tea, but water.

　　A. and

　　B or

　　C. but

　　D. with

　　9. It is better to ask someone for advice rather than ___something.

　　A. risk doing

　　B risk to do

　　C to risk doing

　　D. to risk to do

　　10. ——Your neighbors may _____you with playing your radio too loudly at night.

　　——I know. They never say anything that ______ me especially.

　　A. accuse, appeals to

　　B charge, appeal to

　　C. charge, appeals to

　　D. blame, appeals to

　　11. I spoke that slowly but I didn’t _____my meaning ______.

　　A. come…across

　　B. get…across

　　C. get…about

　　D. get…ahead

　　12. If ____, the bird flu would produce a powerful poison that would kill the patients.

　　A. not treat

　　B not treated

　　C untreated

　　D. Both B and C

　　13. Johnny is a great dancer; he _____above the rest for his perfect performance.

　　A. stands by

　　B stands for

　　C stands out

　　D. makes for

　　14. This race was her last chance to win a place on the national team so everything was ______.

　　A. dangerous

　　B. in stake

　　C. at stake

　　D. in charge

　　15. He studied very hard all the time because he didn’t want to _____in his studies.

　　A. fall behind

　　B. be left behind

　　C. left behind

　　D. Both A and B