[14] _______ of the reason why human beings wish to talk. Very few
human beings join in a conversation in the [15] _______ of learning
anything new. Some of them are content if they are [16] _______ allowed to go on making a noise into other people’s ears. They have
nothing to tell them [17] _______ that they have seen two or three new
plays or that they had food in a Swiss hotel [18] _______ of an evening
during which they have said nothing at immense [19] ________ they
just [20] ________ themselves their success as conservationists.
GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
14 A. innocent B. neglectful C. ignorant D. vigilant
15 A. light B. case C. way D. hope
16 A. merely B. hardly C. scarcely D. scornfully
17 A. except for B. except C. but D. besides
18 A. In the end B. By the end C. At the end D. On end
19 A. detail B. caution C. information D. length .
20 A. plume on B. boast of C. show off D. show up
There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1. It was said that he seldom came back home _______ he had no money.
A. except for B. besides C. except when D. except that
2. The speaker failed to find sufficient grounds _______ his arguments in favor of the new
theory.
A. to base on B. to be based on C. which to base on D. on which to base 3. Mary gained a mark of 100 in the test; she _______ the midnight oil.
A. ought to burn B. must have burnt C. should have burnt D. can’t have burnt
4. Smith never thought that he should be responsible for the accident, _______?
A. didn’t he B. did he C. should he D. shouldn’t he 5. It _______ too late to do anything, even if he _______ tomorrow.
A. were, should arrive B. is, will arrive C. would be, arrives D. will be, arrives 6. _______, he stayed up late last night.
A. As he was tired B. Tired although he was C. Tired as he was D. Although tired he was 7. Do that again _______ I will leave you alone at home.
A. and B. or C. if D. for 8. I can hear _______ form the back of the hall.
A. just as clear B. just as good C. clearly as well D. just as well 9. There are signs _______ the economy is recovering from recession.
A. that B. whose C. which D. what
10. I would rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than _______ a room with others.
A. to share B. sharing C. share D. to have shared 11. A man of less courage _______ to stand up to such a complicated situation.
A. would not have dared B. could not have dared C. will not dare D. did not dare
12. _______ otherwise directed by a doctor, this medicine should be taken three times a day.
A. Even if B. Unless C. Except that D. As
13. More importance needs to be given to sports, and a careful choice of _______ forms are most
suitable should be made; this calls for close cooperation between physical education instructor and the school physician. A. whose B. which C. whether D. why
14. Our teacher recommends that we _______ as attentive as possible when we visit the museum.
A. are B. shall be C. be D. were 15. You _______ business interfering with my personal affair.
A. have none B. have no
C. have none of the D. have nothing like
16. Many doctors believe that lung cancer may to some extent be due to _______ smoking.
A. persistent B. consistent C. successive D. excessive 17. They don’t want to be involved in the dispute, so they exhibit _______ on such matters.
A. integrity B. morality C. reserve D. justice
18. The most unusual _______ which has appeared this Spring Festival is what one can describe
as a musical calendar. A. wonder B. invention C. favorite D. novelty 19. Mr. Smith began a reply, but his wife _______ with a remark again.
A. cut in B. cut back C. cut off D. cut short 20. Traditional grocers’ shops are fast _______ now that there are so many supermarkets.
A. dying down B. dying away C. dying out D. dying off 21. You’d better leave the interest in the bank along with your _______.
A. capital B. deposit C. income D. investment
22. According to them, animal populations at a given time were _______ by food supplies at that
time.
A. governed B. sustained C. restricted D. manipulated 23. The rug looks beautiful but cannot _______ the wear and tear of continual use.
A. stand up for B. stand up to C. stand well with D. stand up with 24. A third part has been asked to _______ because the companies cannot agree on a course of
actions.
A. meditate B. negotiate C. intervene D. reconcile
25. The previous preach _______ was preached by a missionary, whose life had been spent in
Asia.
A. prayer B. sermon C. pledge D. doctrine
26. The hunter knows quite well that wild animals go seeking their _______ in the jungle after
dark.
A. victim B. favorite C. prey D. sacrifice 27. It is true that everyone _______ discrimination sooner or later.
A. comes around B. comes through C. comes along D. comes up against
28. I should _______ for a baby-sitter to look after the baby on Saturday nights.
A. search B. arrange C. employ D. advertise
29. Astronauts are _______ to all kinds of tests before they are actually sent up in a spacecraft.
A. selected B. subjected C. adopted D. adapted 30. For years they have been _______ watches, rings and diamonds through the customs.
A. sheltering B. speculating C. smuggling D. supervising
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