1. Those mosquito bites will itch even more if you ____ them.

　　A) rub B) scratchC) scrub D) brush

　　2.____ he ____ a synopsis of a story ____ he would summon a crowd of his friends to his house and read it aloud to them.

　　A) No sooner did… have…thanB) As soon as… had…then

　　C) No sooner did…have…thatD) No sooner…had…than

　　3. Being without funds, Owen ____ some financial help.

　　A) cast out B) cast about forC) cast down D) cast up

　　4. The bill for the new taxes hasn’t ____ the Congress yet.

　　A) gone over B) gone crossC) gone through D) gone out

　　5. The boxer ____ his opponent as hard as he could.

　　A) punched B) whippedC) slapped D) knocked

　　6. My sister has been ____ at me again about my lack of neatness.

　　A) teaching B) scoldingC) evangelizing D) preaching

　　7. The novel first ____ in 1920, but did not become well-known until years later.

　　A) came out B) printedC) published D) came across

　　8. In evaluating applicants some colleges ____ heavily ____ interviews.

　　A) lean on B) lean overC) lean to D) lean towards

　　9. They decided to ____ their different interests and unite in pursuit of a common goal.

　　A) substitute B) crossC) submerge D) surrender

　　10. Every effort has been made ____ to ensure win the game.

　　A) at her expenseB) on her partC) at handD) on record

　　11. When the streets are full of melting snow, you can’t help but ____ your shoes wet.

　　A) getting B) getC) to get D) got

　　12. The flavor of most foods can be ____by good cooking.

　　A) enhanced B) addedC) increased D) strengthened

　　13. As the word was repeated over and over again, it began to ____ a new meaning.

　　A) put on B) turn onC) take on D) bring on

　　14. She once again went through her composition carefully to ____ all spelling mistakes from it.

　　A) withdraw B) diminishC) abandon D) eliminate

　　15. There is a ____ of three men to one woman in this factory.

　　A) ratio B) percentageC) portion D) rate