1.There is no cure for the disease although drugs can ______ its rate of development.

　　A. block out

　　B. smooth away

　　C. slow down

　　D. speed up

　　2.He kept to himself and was rarely seen in public, ______ ?

　　A. was he

　　B. didn’t he

　　C. wasn’t he

　　D. did he

　　3.If you feel ______ being humorous, you must practice so that it becomes more natural.

　　A. confused

　　B. undivided

　　C. awkward

　　D. unclear

　　4.She was a big fish in a small pond ______ moving to New York, ______ she was just only one among many millions.

　　A. after, which

　　B. while, when

　　C. before, where

　　D. after, in which

　　5.They talked excitedly about their future life in New Zealand ______ a bottle of wine.

　　A. with

　　B. in

　　C. during

　　D. over

　　6.______ recently, I’d rather you didn’t stay up studying too late.

　　A.Busy although you are with your school work

　　B.As you are busy with your school work

　　C.Busy though you are with your school work

　　D.Although are you busy with your school work

　　7.Paul was ______ amused by his new companion, and would have laughed, but he feared it might hurt him.

　　A. not a bit

　　B. not a little

　　C. not at all

　　D. not yet

　　8.Thieves may run away when the alarm _______.

　　A. will go off

　　B. goes off

　　C. has gone off

　　D. went off

　　9.Then ______, each waiting for the other to let the cat out of the bag.

　　A. came the silence

　　B. did silence com

　　e C. the silence coming

　　D. the silence came

　　10.As you get angry with your friends, you still care ______ the friendship _______ you.

　　A. for, among

　　B. for, between

　　C. about, between

　　D. about, among

　　11.Little Tom ______ things about all the time, which makes his mother angry.

　　A. throws

　　B. is throwing

　　C. threw

　　D. has thrown

　　12.He is, ______, a little weaker today than before.

　　A. if only

　　B. if anything

　　C. if you like

　　D. if you please

　　13.It is ______ great relief to have rain after ______long time of drought.

　　A. the, a

　　B. a, /

　　C. a, a

　　D. /,/

　　14.Suppose you ______ a goldfish in a dark room, will it eventually turn white?

　　A. keep

　　B. support

　　C. raise

　　D. maintain

　　15.Scientists are ______ as to why some whales swim to the shore.

　　A. puzzled

　　B. amazed

　　C. shocked

　　D. astonished

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