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801.
Bob
thought
he
couldn't
go
to
the
party
because
he
had
too
much
homework,
but
he
went ________.
a. By all means
b. at last
c. without delay
d. after all
802. Myra, in her efficient way, ______
for Mrs. Morrison to come and light the fire and
give
old mother breakfast every day.
a. arranged
b. made
c. let
d. invited
803. His decision
to sail _______ his belief that the world was
round.
a. counted on
b. rested on
c.
lay with
d. consisted in
804. The car
salesman took the customer for a drive in the new
model in order to _____ its
improved
features.
a. exhibit
b. reveal
c.
demonstrate
d. indicate
805. He _______
the umbrella he had taken by mistake-
a. recovered
b. restored
c. reclaimed
d.
substituted
806. The time is about four
o'clock, or, to be ____, it is one and a quarter
past four.
a. precise
b. concise
c.
proper
d. appropriate
807.
A
new
system
of
quality
control
was
______
to
overcome
the
defects
in
the
firm’s
products
a. installed
b. inserted
c. introduced
d.
admitted
808. We cannot judge a person
simply _____ of his education.
a. on
the basis
b. in
view
c. on the ground
d.
in light
809. But ____ the
circumstances confronting us it was impossible to
continue the strike any
longer.
a. with
b. at
c. from
d.
under
810. You must insist that
students give a truthful answer consistent ____
the reality of their
world.
a. to
b.
of
c. with
d. for
811.
Because
all
of
the
gas
stations
along
the
freeway
were
closed,
we
had
to
_______
driving until we got to our
destination.
a. keep up
b. keep on
c.
keep to
d. keep down
812. He was
________ to be a college graduate but he knew
nothing about history.
a. supposed
b.
regarded
c. described
d.
assumed
813. It was after dark that two
children were both _____on the safety-crossing by
a lorry.
a. run down
b. run out
c.
knocked down
d. knocked out
814. The
soldiers were _____from leaving the camp after
dark.
a. ordered
b. demanded
c. forbidden
d.
prohibited
815. Now the _______between
the rich and the poor countries has become even
wider
than ever before.
a.
gap
b. distinction
c. space
d. difference
816. I don't _______ standing in
queues.
a. bother about
b want
c.
care for
d. expect
817.
The climbers ________ their greatest ambition by
reaching the summit of the mountain.
a.
obtained
b. realized
c. exercised
d.
executed
818.
Mr. Milton is a good man; if you need anything,
you can ______ on time to help.
a.
trust
b. expect
c.
draw
d. rely
819. My solicitor ______ the lease and
we both signed it.
a. drew up
b. drew out
c.
drew in
d.
drew on
820. I can’t drive this car as
I am not ______ with its controls.
a. content
b. familiar
c. satisfied
d. aware
821. He is a man you can rely on. He
never ________.
a. goes back on his
word
b. has words with anyone
c. eats his words
d. swallows his words
822. Mary didn't _____ doing the
washing-up, as she had already finished her
homework.
a. object
b. care
c. mind
d. expect
823. Don't have him for a friend: he's
________ a criminal.
a. all but
b.
nothing but
c. anything but
d. far from
824.
The dressing-table was bare, _____ a pair of ivory
hair brushes.
a. besides
b. except
c.
except for
d. in addition to
825. The old woman is too _______ about
other people's business.
a. fond
b. eager
c.
interested
d. curious
826. The election took
place against a (n) _____ of widespread
unemployment.
a. background
b. setting
c.
environment
d. circumstance
827. The swimming pool is used ________
by all the children in the neighborhood.
a. in a sense
b. in a way
c. in common
d. in order
828. His
magnificent
house is the
_____ of all his friends.
a. object
b.
appreciation
c. jealousy
d. envy
829.
Anything that is able to flow as liquid is a kind
of _____ substance.
a.
mobile
b.
variable
c. fluid
d. movab1e
has
a beautiful _____ of stamps from all over the
world.
a. collection
b. storage
c.
gathering
d. accumulation
831. I'm sure they couldn't have
arranged it; they must have met ________.
a. at random
b. by chance
c. by design
d.
in luck
832.
Y
ou’ll have to buy some new shoes as
these are _______.
a. worn
off
b. worn out
c. broken down
d. broken off
833. She _________ the wet clothes on
the grass to dry them in the sun.
a.
spread
b. scattered
c. extended
d.
dispersed
834. Woul
d you
mind keeping ______ on our house for us while
we’re away on holiday?
a. a
look
b. a view
c. an eye
d.
an observation ..
835. He _______ in
love with her at first sight.
a. called
b. fell
c. rose
d. enganged
836.
So nearly are the plots laid _______ that the
whole farm looked like a giant chessboard.
a. down
b.
off
c. aside
d.
out
837. A great many people are often
willing to sacrifice higher pay for the _____ of
becoming
white collar workers.
a. privilege
b. advantage
c. profit
d.
preference
838. The two men were ____
of receiving stolen property.
a. charged
b. suspected
c. informed
d.
doubted
839. Joan was the only girl who
wore a formal at the party; and she felt _______.
a. in place
b. out of place
c.
in the first place
d. in difficulty
840. The baby is always
____ his sister by pulling her hair...
a. enraging
b. upsetting
c.
annoying
d. frustrating
841. Dark
glasses are sometimes worn to _____ the eyes from
strong sunlight.
a. prevent
b. ensure
c. protect
d. reserve
842.
This driver's license has to be _______ every
year.
a. renewed
b. requested
c.
replaced
d. modified
843. The apples won't be
picked until they are ________.
a.
mature
b. big
c.
adult
d. ripe
844. I’m sorry to hear that your uncle
passed _____ last week.
a.
off
b. by
c. away
d. down
845. Employers expect their employees
to be _____ for work.
a. timely
b. punctual
c. prompt
d. urgent
846. I
hope their plan will work, but they themselves are
very ____ that it will.
a. doubtful
b.
suspicious
c. certain
d. confident
847. I do not
_____ to be clever, but I am not stupid either.
a. admit
b. deny
c. claim
d. wish
848. The
two theories _____ from each other in a very
marked manner.
a. vary
b. differ
c. distinguish
d. separate
849. The reporter refused to name the
_____ of his information.
a. origin
b. root
c. source
d. resource
850. I have come to the _______ that it
would be unwise to accept his proposal.
a. point
b. understanding
c.
theory
d. conclusion
851. Many old customs are gradually
dying _______.
a. off
b.
out
c. away
d. down
852. There isn't any more
coal; it has all been ________.