In time you will ___ the beauty and subtlety of this language although it is difficult to learn.

　　A.appreciate

　　B.manipulate

　　C.consume

　　D.sympathize

　　2. John’s attempt to break the world record nearly _____.

　　A.came out

　　B.came off

　　C.came on

　　D. came to

　　3. Fortunately they had not been _____ most diseases common to urban populations.

　　A.immune from

　　B. cured of

　　C.exposed to

　　D.suffered from

　　4. With the help of her colleagues, Molly eventually ____ her fear of flying large passenger aircraft.

　　A.spotted

　　B.overcame

　　C.strained

　　D.vanished

　　5. Two weeks ago 300 police raided five houses in southeast London and ____ stolen goods.

　　A.reclaimed

　　B.recycled

　　C.revived

　　D.recovered

　　6. If the package is wrapped well, we ____ the contents are also wonderful.

　　A.regulate

　　B.assure

　　C.assume

　　D.assign

　　7. When he was 26, Mr.Bush was ____ director of the research institute.

　　A.remained

　　B.appointed

　　C.resigned

　　D.admitted

　　8.Some innocent civilians have been arrested and ____ inhumane treatment.

　　A.subjected to

　　B.taken to

　　C.opposed to

　　D.used to

　　9. He ____ the plan on the grounds that it is too expensive.

　　A.comes to

　　B.sees to

　　C.refers to

　　D.objects to

　　10. Suddenly the taxi driver ____ at the side of the road.

　　A.put up

　　B.pulled up

　　C.pulled down

　　D.put down

　　11.The opposition party ____ the ruling party of cheating in the general election.

　　A.proved

　　B.declared

　　C.charged

　　D.accused

　　12.He is not to blame; he only did what was required ____ him.

　　A.for

　　B.on

　　C.of

　　D.from

　　13.Over the past few years, he ____ himself as a leading constitutional scholar.

　　A.differed

　　B.distinguished

　　C.imposed

　　D.admitted

　　14.Mr. Ying is one of those happy people who ____ pleasure from helping others.

　　A.divorces

　　B.designs

　　C.derives

　　D.accomplishes

　　15.When he eventually ____ the last truck, he pulled over to the inside lane.

　　A.overtook

　　B.overlooked

　　C.overworked

　　D.overdrafted

　　16.The officer was ___ of his duties because he had violated strict guidelines.

　　A.rejected

　　B.reminded

　　C.relieved

　　D.removed

　　17.Wales’s opponents say he is making election promises he will be unable to ____.

　　A.secure

　　B.honor

　　C.respect

　　D.give

　　18.They always ____ what they believed to be right.

　　A.made for

　　B.put up with

　　C.saw through

　　D.stood up for

　　19.To his great ___ , he was only asked to play a minor part in the film.

　　A.disappointment

　　B.dissolution

　　C.dishonor

　　D.disregard

　　20.Grandparents are often tempted to ____ their grandchildren whenever they come to visit.

　　A.isolate

　　B.discourage

　　C.insult

　　D.spoil