1. The manager asked his secretary if it was possible for her to ______ the investment plan within five days.

　　A) work out B) make out

　　C) take out D) set out

　　2. She called me up______ she received my letter.

　　A) promptly B) immediately

　　C) quickly D) properly

　　3. Leaning a foreign language is a question of learning new skills, or a question of ______ new knowledge.

　　A) obtaining B) gaining

　　C) achieving D) acquiring

　　4. Scientists have found new uses for some ______ such as mercury and lead.

　　A) stuff B) matters

　　C) substances D) materials

　　5. This book is ______ as it is the only one ever signed by the author.

　　A) special B) unique

　　C) rare D) unusual

　　6. Ann’s boss is always finding ______with her the way she does things.

　　A) error B) mistake

　　C) fault D) flaw

　　7. Mozart began to ______ poems and taught literature at the age of 20.

　　A) compose B) make

　　C) write D) create

　　8. The young doctor treated his ______ with great patience

　　A) clients B) clerks

　　C) consumers D) customers

　　9. If a person talks about his weak points, his listener is expected to say something in the way of ______.

　　A) discouragement B) persuasion

　　C) encouragement D) confirmation

　　10. His superior is often caught ______ by his smart questions dealing with transactions

　　A) up B) out

　　C) on D) up with

　　11. The accused man was found not guilty and was ______.

　　A) excluded B) discharged

　　C) driven D) dismissed

　　12. The lawyer really didn’t know how to ______ the problem.

　　A) tackle B) cope

　　C) deal D) dispose

　　13. A witness in a murder trial is ______ to know the facts in the case.

　　A) assumed B) resumed

　　C) consumed D) assured

　　14. Gettysburge was the ______ of the most important battle in the American civil war.

　　A) view B) scene

　　C) sight D) landscape

　　15. She claimed she was ______ to a social position high above those of the commons due to her noble birth.

　　A) entitled B) given

　　C) granted D) assumed