Bear in ____ that petrol stations are scarce in the remoter areas when you go travelling by car.

　　A.heart

　　B.head

　　C.soul

　　D.mind

　　2. One of your daughters doesn’t ____ you at all.

　　A.take on

　　B.take up

　　C.take after

　　D.take over

　　3. The mayor eventually gave his ____ for the project to get under way.

　　A.dole

　　B.consent

　　C.convenience

　　D.faith

　　4. If you want to lose weight, you have to ____ sweets.

　　A.cut short

　　B.cut up

　　C.cut out

　　D.cut into

　　5. Ella showed her the best places to go for a good buy, and taught her how to ____ with used furniture dealers.

　　A.go along

　　B.request

　　C.do away

　　D.haggle

　　6. The report says design faults in both vessels ____ the tragedy.

　　A.compensated for

　　B.resulted from

　　C.fell through

　　D.contributed to

　　7. Professor Smith backed his arguments with fact and ____ his opponent thoroughly.

　　A.refuted

　　B.denied

　　C.exploited

　　D.endorsed

　　8.About 200 people ____ in silence as the two coffins were taken into the church.

　　A.looked at

　　B.looked on

　　C.looked out

　　D.looked after

　　9.My eyes were becoming ____ to the gloom and I was able to make out a door at one side of the room.

　　A.acknowledged

　　B.determined

　　C.accustomed

　　D.advanced

　　10.New research shows that an excess of meat and salt can ___ muscles.

　　A.confirm

　　B.condemn

　　C.conduct

　　D.contract

　　11.Three-star hotels in this city are normally ____ for months in advance before the tourist season begins.

　　A.booked

　　B.applied

　　C.anticipated

　　D.approached

　　12.The network of 366 local offices is being ___ to leave the company with 110 to 200 larger branch offices.

　　A.specialized

　　B.rationalized

　　C.nationalized

　　D.industrialized

　　13.London underground said it may have to axe 100 signaling jobs because of government _____ in its investment.

　　A.lay-offs

　　B.checkups

　　C.cutbacks

　　D.precautions

　　14.At least 200 peace activists are planning to ____ a peace camp at the border.

　　A.set out

　　B.set up

　　C.set off

　　D.settle down

　　15. She is ____ that people still risk traveling without insurance.

　　A.displayed

　　B.amused

　　C.dissolved

　　D.amazed

　　16.She was not an ordinary woman; she was one of the most __ actresses in the country.

　　A.deprived

　　B.distinguished

　　C.convinced

　　D.liable

　　17.They ____ bravely against repeated enemy bombing day and night.

　　A.held back

　　B.held down

　　C.held out

　　D.held over

　　18. I was really ____ when I knocked the cup of tea over my teacher.

　　A.embarrassed

　　B.crushed

　　C.confronted

　　D.deserted

　　19.We like to identify and celebrate their success whenever we ____ it.

　　A.come about

　　B.come across

　　C.come up

　　D.come out

　　20.If the symptoms continue or get worse, you’d better ____ your doctor.

　　A.spare

　　B.tempt

　　C.sponsor

　　D.consult