1. There was a short______ after the second act of the play.

　　A) gap B) pause

　　C) break D) interval

　　2. The city government has planned to ______ the two islands with a bridge.

　　A) connect B) contact

　　C) combine D) unite

　　3. I can’t advise you what to do; you must use your own ______.

　　A) opinion B) justice

　　C) thought D) judgement

　　4. By that time, Li siguang had already risen to ______ in the geographical circle in the world..

　　A) elevation B) prominence

　　C) phenomenon D) significance

　　5. The fundamental ______, which govern all physical processes, are also related to many everyday occurrences.

　　A) rules B) regulations

　　C) principals D) principles

　　6. Negotiations about fixing the ______ between the two countries are still going on.

　　A) border B) boundary

　　C) edge D) frontier

　　7. It is difficult to express it in ______ of science.

　　A) words B) terms

　　C) expressions D) vocabulary

　　8. It is said that great men often have great ______.

　　A) errors B) mistakes

　　C) faults D) flaws

　　9. His wife earns a high ______ as an account.

　　A) salaries B) wages

　　C) incomes D) savings

　　10. Some famous experts and engineers have been called in to plan ______ for boating , tennis, refreshments and children’s games in the projected town park.

　　A) equipment B) instruments

　　C) implement D) facilities

　　11. Canadians use their cars for nearly 90 per cent of all personal ______.

　　A) trips B) voyage

　　C) travels D) journey

　　12. Would you mind repeating what you said, I didn’t quite ______.

　　A) catch at B) catch on

　　C) catch up D ) catch out

　　13. It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name ______.

　　A) in print B) in press

　　C) for publication D) out of the newspaper

　　14. To my great delight, I read in your February ______the letter to the Editor written by my uncle.

　　A) issue B) copy

　　C) magazine D) printing

　　15. It is said that old people do not like having their daily ______ upset.

　　A) custom B) habit

　　C) routine D) practice

　　16. Anyone who has spent time with children is aware of the difference in the way boys and girls respond to ______ situations.

　　A) similar B) same

　　C) alike D) likely

　　17. Though Mr. Ker is not a professional writer, he has became an ______ member of the Writers’ Association.

　　A) honor B) honored

　　C) honorary D) honorable

　　18. It is absolutely ______ that our team will win the game.

　　A) exact B) sure

　　C) right D) certain

　　19. The beauty of the mountain is more than I can describe. I’m sure whoever sees it will ______ its charm.

　　A) yield to B) appeal to

　　C) stick to D) draw to

　　20. The new secretary has written a remarkable ______ report in a few pages but with all the details.

　　A) concise B) clear

　　C) exact D) precise