1. He was sad and ________ after his wife ran off with another man.

　　A) alone B) lonely

　　C) longing D) along

　　2. You can go out, _______ you promise to be back before 11 o’clock.

　　A) as far as B) as soon as

　　C) as long as D) as well as

　　3. If you don’t know her telephone number, ________ it up in the directory.

　　A) make B) bring

　　C) look D) put

　　4. The children were eagerly looking ________ the party.

　　A) forward to B) down on

　　C) up to D) out for

　　5. He met with a heavy _______ ; over a thousand pounds was stolen from his shop.

　　A) robbery B) theft

　　C) loss D) lose

　　6. One of the most important purposes of the United Nations is to _______ international peace.

　　A) contain B) obtain

　　C) maintain D) attain

　　7. The ________ of doctors believe smoking is harmful to health.

　　A) mainly B) majority

　　C) most D) speciality

　　8. Near half of the Congress is of lawyers.

　　A) made out B) made up

　　C) set out D) set up

　　9. Pay increases will not always make _____ poor working conditions.

　　A) use of B) up of

　　C) up to D) up for

　　10. He did everything in a leisurely _____

　　A) method B) manner

　　C) mind D) mood

　　11. _____ship has been wrecked on those rocks.

　　A) Many B) Plenty of

　　C) Many a D) Lots of

　　12. —I thought you wouldn’t mind.

　　—well, _______ I don’t. But you should have asked me first.

　　A) as a matter B) as a fact

　　C) no matter the fact D) as a matter of fact

　　13. The ________ speed on this road is sixty miles per hour.

　　A) limited B) restricted

　　C) maximum D) immense

　　14. Typescript looks best when at least an inch of _______ is left on all four sides of the page.

　　A) space B) room

　　C) marking D) margin

　　15. If you think the medicine will do you any good. ________ try it.

　　A) by all means B) by means of

　　C) by the way D) by no means

　　16. How do you want the beef— rare, _______, or well done?

　　A) minimum B) medium

　　C) middle D) minor

　　17. A person with ________ disorders is one who is ill in mind.

　　A) manner B) spirit

　　C) metal D) mental

　　18. —I’m sorry to have troubled you.

　　—Don’t _________ it.

　　A) bother B) apologize

　　C) mention D) complain

　　19. _________ weather is warm and pleasant.

　　A) Mild B) Middle

　　C) Gentle D) General

　　20. In judging his achievement we must _______ in mind that he has had no previous experience of this kind of work.

　　A) bring B) bear

　　C) get D) put