16. It was difficult to guess what her _____ to the news would be.

　　A. impression B. comment

　　C. reaction D. opinion

　　[答案]C

　　17. Our attitude toward our teachers should be _____, but not slavish or superstitious.

　　A. respectable B. respected

　　C. respective D. respectful

　　[答案]D

　　18. We could see that he was trying to _____ his own responsibility for the delay, instead of accepting his fault.

　　A. run over B. smooth over

　　C. pass off D. turn down

　　[答案]B

　　19. Glemp's heroic flight into space entitled him _____ a place in history.

　　A. for B. with

　　C. to D. of

　　[答案]C

　　20. He's _____ drink and never does a stroke of work.

　　A. gone to B. taken to

　　C. taken up D. gone for

　　[答案]B. taken to.

　　[注释]take to养成(某种习惯)。A stroke of一件。本题译文：他以成了酒徒，从来没有干过一件工作。

　　21. "Who is responsible for sending out misinformation?"

　　"Most of the fault lies _____ the administration."

　　A. in B. to C. on D. with

　　[答案]D.

　　22. People who live in a small village are bound to see a good _____ of each other.

　　A. sum B. quantity C. deal D. amount

　　[答案]C

　　23. Maria _____ missed the first train so as to travel on the same one as John.

　　A. deliberately

　　B. intensively

　　C. decisively

　　D. objectively

　　[答案]A

　　24. They always kept on good _____ with their next-door neighbors for the children's sake.

　　A. friendship B. relations

　　C. intentions D. terms

　　[答案]D

　　25. Do you think a wife should _____ her habits and tastes to those of her husband?

　　A. comply B. confirm

　　C. consent D. conform

　　[答案]D

　　26. He was afraid that the branch might bend over and break, and he would be sent _____ to the ground.

　　A. crashing B. throwing

　　C. rushing D. dropping

　　[答案]A

　　27. High interest rates _____ people from borrowing money.

　　A. discourage B. decrease

　　C. disturb D. disgust

　　[答案]A

　　28. Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _____ standards.

　　A. equivalent B. uniform

　　C. alike D. likely

　　[答案]A

　　29. The two things are the same in outward form but different _____.

　　A. in addition B. in brief

　　C. in common D. in essence

　　[答案]D

　　30. _____ it is a good thing I did not get the post I had applied for, though I must admit that I was disappointed at the time.

　　A. By the way B. In a way

　　C. In the way D. In no way

　　[答案]B