Not until you have read the novel ____ what it is about.

　　A.you will know

　　B.can you know

　　C.should you know

　　D.have you really known

　　2.The budget crisis has forced the Prime Minister to ____ his words.

　　A.go back on

　　B.go back to

　　C.go in for

　　D.go along with

　　3.Having professionally made curtains can be _____, so why not make your own?

　　A.merry

　　B.mean

　　C.costly

　　D.considerable

　　4.I think it is an issue we’ll have to _____ at some point, no matter how unpleasant it is.

　　A.prefer

　　B.confront

　　C.charge

　　D.contact

　　5.Police said the man was arrested without a struggle after a car _____ through the streets of the city.

　　A.chasing

　　B.braking

　　C.crash

　　D.patrolling

　　6.Many shops along the route have been boarded up _____ trouble.

　　A.in case

　　B.in case of

　　C.in any case

　　D.in the case of

　　7.Frankly speaking, I am getting very bored ____ this entire business.

　　A.at

　　B.of

　　C.from

　　D.with

　　8.She ____ take a taxi to the town ____ wait for a bus here in the rain.

　　A.would rather … than

　　B.would … rather than to

　　C.prefers …than

　　D.prefers … to

　　9.We ____ to refund your money if you are not delighted with your purchase.

　　A.guarantee

　　B.object

　　C.justify

　　D.oblige

　　10.The long-range goal must be to ____ nuclear weapons altogether.

　　A.do down

　　B.do up

　　C.do away with

　　D.do over

　　11.She boasted ____ how she had written a novel when she was only 15.

　　A.at

　　B.in

　　C.of

　　D.over

　　12.With the election out of the way, the government can ____ business.

　　A.get by

　　B.get off

　　C.get across

　　C.get down to

　　13.He ____ much of his collection to pay his gardening bills.

　　A.parted with

　　B.dealt with

　　C.kept up with

　　D.put up with

　　14.He left a note at the scene of the crime, _____ detectives to catch him.

　　A.denying

　　B.challenging

　　C.assigning

　　D.capturing

　　15.The old man died in hospital after being _____ by a car.

　　A.taken down

　　B.let down

　　C.laid down

　　D.knocked down

　　16.The former director was sentenced to nine years in prison because he had _______ $200,000 in company funds.

　　A.deposited

　　B.shared

　　C.granted

　　D.embezzled

　　17.Was it just an accident or did your friend do it _____ ?

　　A.in vain

　　B.beyond question

　　C.on purpose

　　D.once for all

　　18.He was told that he would be granted _____ from prosecution if he confessed the names of the other spies in the ring.

　　A.punishment

　　B.consignment

　　C.companion

　　D.immunity

　　19.She usually _____ the park on her way home.

　　A.cuts across

　　B.cuts off

　　C.cuts in

　　D.cuts short

　　20.In the United States some lanes are ____ for cars with more than one occupant.

　　A.recognized

　　B.refuted

　　C.reserved

　　D.regarded