1.This movie story is _________ one of Mark Twain’s novels. tCH!my_  
           A.    based by  B.based on  C.based for  D. based to   MAR'y8I  
2._________ , the house is quite cheap.  /hR&8	`\\  
           A.  As for the price    B. As to the price AO4U}?  
           C.    As far as the price is concerned 
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           D.    As soon as the price is concerned 1v27;Q<+Q  
3.They didn’t go to the concert _________ the heavy snow +5*95-;0  
      A.because  B.as to   C.because of  D.as long as  k(nW#*N_  
4.The _______ of the dinner party was disappointed at the small number of guests who attended >1Ibc=}g  
     A. course  B.host   C. actor   D.native boy q6luUx,@m  
5.The _______ of Venus without arms has long been regarded as a symbol of beauty. E<Y$>uKA  
      A.tone  B.image  C.signal   D.impulse _1\v  
6.Frown _______ his brow when he was deep in thought. GR_-9}jQP  
            A.    contacted  B.conducted  C.contracted  D.confirmed  _
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7.In the 1929 economic ________, many Americans lost their jobs. `4J$Et%S  
          A. crisis  B.critic  C.critical   D.criminal D#C~pdp  
8.The two teachers started a _______ debate on whether intellectuals should go into business. lukB8  
          A. stupid   B.vaguely  C.heated  D.stiff  $bR~+C  
9.We learn to ________ before we learn to walk. m=:9+z  
           A.    jump  B. climb  C. scale  D.crawl h7Kzq{$  
10.How dare you ________ the door in your mother’s face? 'o2Fa_|<#  
            A.    release  B.contract  C. slam  D. widen pz}.9	yI
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11.We had ________ him of the danger but he turned a deaf ear to our warning. Dw.J2>uj  
          A.    warned  B. motioned  C. directed  D. tracked  %YscBG  
12.Mary is a ________ candidate for the job. }j)e6>K])  
          A.    slim  B. likely  C. silght  D. complex  c7k~S-nU  
13. After years of efforts, those originally _________ hills are now covered with young trees. 194)QeoFw  
          A.    empty  B. bare  C. hollow  D. naked  H/
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14. Dick has __________ his childish habits. CY5Z{qiX  
           A.    outgrown  B. outlet  C. outnumbered  D. outdone  Ax7[;|2  
15.The man’s eyes _________ with fear when he saw the robber’s gun. )mT<MkP  
           A.    wider  B. widened  C. hastened  D. thrilled  rglXs  
16. When the class was over, every one made _______ the dining room. ""G'rN_=Bi  
           A.    by  B. alone  C. for  D. form  gPI
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17. Tom is out of work now. Therefore, to him every penny _________. U?Zq6_M&  
           A. is value  B. counts  C.is possible  D.costs p8O2Z?\  
18. The student did not ___________ the argument but watched the other people }o(-=lF  
          A. attend  B.join.in   C.join up   D.join with \!ZTL1b8t  
19. ___________ his mother, the boy stopped crying. x|Bf-kc[#Q  
            A.At sight   B.In sight   C.At the sight of   D. In the sight of  kVMg 1I@  
20. He __________ to me to come downstairs. 1.GQau~  
           A.motioned  B.warned  C.sighed  D. directed   oLeq!K}re  
21. He died _________ the earthquake O,f?YJ9S  
           A.shortly as   B.shortly after   C.shortly while   D.short after 	-GrE}L  
22. The driver _________ slowly after the accident <iC(`J$D  
          A.came up   B.came to  C. came down  D.came over  *L^,|	  
23. I feel like _________ cold. i-_mTY&M  
         A.catching   B.to be catching   C.to catching   D.to catch 77f9(~ZnT  
24. I have never been able to _________ down the magazine story M5X&}cN6  
       A.catch   B.trail   C. trace   D.track N=}A	Z{$  
25. He knows that the commotion would frighten the cobra ________. %ntRG!  
       A. into striking   B.at striking   C.to strike   D. of striking  83_h J  
26. A strong wind _________ soon after we left the harbor. Xc-'Y"}|`t  
       A.stick up   B.stick   C.sprang    D.sprang up 01
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27. The meeting is __________ next Friday. T.BW H2gRP  
       A. to be held   B.be held  C.to be hold  D.to hold  #=A)X
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28. _________ there is life there is hope A?P_DA  
       A. Since  B. As long as  C.As   D.Though 45c$nuZ  
29. His heart beat so fast that he could hardly ___________ . f}P3O3Yv&  
       A.impress  B. emerge  C.breathe  D.breath *])
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30. Have you seen this dark black cloud ______ over the surface of Earth? 6A-|[(NS  
        A.hovering  B.whirling  C.turning  D.stumbling  .t!x<B  
31. The fence along the middle of the road is intended to protect vehicles from        ___________ into each other. /W<;Z;zk  
       A. to crash  B.breaking  C.tearing  D.crashing +I|vzz`ZVr  
32. We’d better give up the idea of buying a new car this year. For one thing, the traffic is not well controlled, and _________ we have not enough money. jV1.Yz(`  
       A. for the other  B.for the second  C.on the other  D.for another 2HA:"v8  
33. Traffic _______ tell drivers when to stop and when to go hMO=#up&  
       A . signs  B. indications  C.signals  D.signatures ^\=`edN 0  
34. It’s ________ dangerous to go to sleep without turning off the gas. wlqksG[B  
       A. extremely  B. originally  C.shortly  D.occasionally  ^jZbo{  
35. He was talking about the _________ setting up a new shopping mall in the        neighborhood. \ Gvm9M  
       A reality  B. feasibility  C.ability  D. responsibility 	m<Dy<((_I  
36. .Cigarette smoking is a major ________ to people’s health.  8Fu(Ft^9  
       A. disease  B.illness  C.hazard   D.disadvantage  FTUv IbT  
37. Tens of thousands of Jews were killed by _______ gases in World War II. "<1{9  
       A.saintly  B.deadly  C. atomic  D.friendly |/{=ww8|  
38. He is _________ a successful pop music composer. YjKxb 9  
       A.known from  B. known to  C.known for  D.known  as  VlsnL8DV  
39. The doctor’s report _________ that his death was due to heart disease. }&J	q}j  
      A.indicated  B.pointed  C. suggestion  D.announcement  #q=Efn'  
40. The headmaster didn't know I was in the office. He was too busy to _______ me.  L#sMSVC+  
       A. feel like  B.pay attention to  C.observe   D.notice  583|blL  
41. I __________ less than fifty yuan for my shoes qo bc<-  
       A.spent  B. cost   C.paid   D. rewarded  dR,fXQm  
42. He has no complaint _________ his salary. *.t7G   
      A. as  B. to as  C. about to   D. as to   l'_r:b  
43. The book is not very easy ___________ .W!i7  
      A. for reading  B. to reading  C. to read  D. at reading  $%#!bV  
44. The astronauts _________ to land on the moon (hbyEQhF  
      A. managed  B. succeeded  C.tried  D.  attempt  q>+k@>bk@  
45. There was a serious earthquake in Tangshan in 1976. Few people ______ O_7|C\]  
     A. remained  B.obtained  C. proceeded  D.survived  @q7I4  
46. The liquid ________ a strong smell VY4yS*y	  
      A.gave off  B.gave up   C. put off  D. sent off  S4z;7z(8+  
47. The Empire State Building that __________ on Manhattan is the tallest skyscraper in the world sDlO#  
      A. gets up   B. springs up   C. sticks up   D. lights up ?N9uu4  
48. The girl was _________ after her grandmother. aEeodA<(  
      A.called  B. known  C.referred   D.named  YU'E@t5  
49. Bad weather _________ the construction of the building by one month Z@!+v
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      A.set up   B. set back  C. set off   D.set down sUQ@7sTj  
50. Water is _________ hydrogen and oxygen. mz0X3  
     A. composed of  B. consisted of  C. made of  D.made from