1:It’s painful to mistake kindness ______ love.1.for2.with3.from4.to2:The little chair ______ when my uncle sat down on it.1.ruined2.squeezed3.extended4.collapsed3:Now the ______ between the rich and the poor countries has become even wider.1.bridge2.gap3.differenceparison4:_________ by the news of his father’s death, he could hardly utter a word.1.To be stunned2.Stunned3.Being stunned4.Stunning5:It’s no use just telling me to do it; suggest some ______ ways to do it.1.negative2.objective3.positive4.subjective6:He was confident in the interview, ___________impressed most of us.1.which2.that3.it4.what7:By careful study it was found out that this church was ______ in the 18th century.1.equipped2.defined3.represented4.established8:I don't want to risk ________________ my life to do it.1.lose2.to lose3.losing4.lost9:______ by his father in regard to his wish to become a doctor made the young man very unhappy.1.Frustration2.Frustrate3.Frustrated4.Frustration10:The city government promises to ______ the problem of unemployment in real earnest.1.postphone2.tacklepose4.anticipate11:Doctors say he has made a(n) ______ advance since he had the operation.1.light2.flight3.slight4.enlighten12:A dark suit is ____________ to a light one for evening wear.1.preferable2.opposite3.relative4.respectable13:Look through your old clothes and see if you have anything to give ______.1.up2.in3.away4.out14:Before I pay I’d li ke to know what I pay ______.1.off2.for3.up4.over15:Some people say that the detailed organizational life of ants should be attributed to their_____.1.distinct2.subject3.instinct4.feature16:She will be angry if you ______ her while she is sleeping.1.disgust2.disturb3.disappoint4.dismiss17:The old couple decided to ______ a boy and a girl though they had three children of their own1.adapt2.bring3.receive4.adopt18:The animals that are most suited to the environment will be those that will ______.1.survive2.save3.die4.derive19:He hasn't decided how ________________ what happened to his wife1.explains2.to explain3.explaining4.explained20:She had a habit of reading the text ___________ every morning to practise her oral English.1.loudly2.loud3.aloud4.aloudly21:Why didn’t you ask for help, ______ trying to do it on your own?1.other than2.rather than3.more than4.less than22:Writing is a slow process, requiring _________ thought, time and effort.1.significant2.considerable3.enormous4.numerous23:Researchers have proved that learning ____________ us a lot both physically and mentally1.profits2.benefits3.makes4.supports24:ohn was ______________ to go dancing with her because he was too tired that day.1.reluctant2.likely3.eager4.ready25:We must focus _______ our sales force as the chief meansof improving trade.1.to2.in3.on4.with1:Why didn’t you ask for help, ______ trying to do it on your own?1.other than2.rather than3.more than4.less than2:The old lady felt ___________ after her husband died1.degraded2.depressed3.reduced4.lessened3:Scientists have recently turned their attention to natural ______ of energy: the sun, the sea, the wind and hot springs.1.image2.appearance3.sources4.cause4:The rent is reasonable and _________, the location is perfect.1.moreover2.though3.therefore4.however5:The old couple decided to ______ a boy and a girl though they had three children of their own1.adapt2.bring3.receive4.adopt6:Each bit of information in scientific research can be thought of as the answer ______ a yes/no question.1.as2.in3.to4.from7:John was going to ______ Mary by telling his friends how much weight she had gained.1.embarrass2.intimidate3.excite4.reward8:Following the national news we have the ____ news and weather.1.literal2.legal3.logical4.local9:Be ______ when holding those glasses; they are easy to break.1.cautious2.conscious3.conscience4.caution10:The work needs some _____ help; we cannot finish the taskalone in such a short period of time.1.addicted2.add3.additional4.addition11:Writing is a slow process, requiring _________ thought, time and effort.1.significant2.considerable3.enormous4.numerous12:The freezing weather is responsible ______ the breaks in the concrete.1.for2.to3.at4.in13:Actors have a higher ______ than they used to.1.statue2.statute3.status4.stature14:It’s painful to mistake kindness ______ love.1.for2.with3.from4.to15:I _________ you the money. Why didn’t you ask me?1.would lend2.could have lent3.must have lent4.had lent16:It is critical that we _______________ our concept of lifestyle nowadays.1.are changing2.will change3.have changed4.should change17:On my way to school, I saw people ______ advertisements and sample products.1.conveying2.creating3.discarding4.distributing18:The professor requires that his students should finish the ___________ by the end of next week.1.assignment2.duty3.participation4.chance19:I hate people who ______ the end of a film that you haven’t seen before.1.reveal2.rewrite3.revise4.reverse20:He’ll get ______ if you keep bugging him.1.annoyed2.pleasant3.powerful4.benefit21:It is really a _____________ task for John, who has jilt graduated from university and has so little experience.1.though2.thorough3.tough4.thought22:The age of the students in our on-line school ______ from 20 to 40.1.ranges2.rage3.shifts4.keep23:Look through your old clothes and see if you have anything to give ______.1.up2.in3.away4.out24:As a ____________ man you should not behave like that onsuch a special occasion.1.manual2.manure3.mutual4.mature25:Psychologists find that one’s attention ___________ has a limit. So a break between classes is necessary.1.space2.span3.time4.period1:_____________ the rainy day, they still went to visit their teacher in the hospital.1.Although2.Though3.In spite4.Despite2:I am _____that he has not answered my letter.1.bothered2.interrupted3.interfered4.annoyed3:Most often, procrastination is often defined _____ an unreasonable delay of an activity.1.to2.as3.in4.of4:My blue bag has ______ on the shelf where I left it.1.raised2.decreased3.disappeared4.disappointed5:Scientists say that many things bring ______ changes in the weather.1.out2.in3.up4.about6:Writing is a slow process, requiring _________ thought,time and effort.1.significant2.considerable3.enormous4.numerous7:One day I _______________ one of my former classmates in the street and recalled the happy days in the past1.came across2.came about3.came after4.came at8:We must focus _______ our sales force as the chief means of improving trade.1.to2.in3.on4.with9:Some people say that the detailed organizational life of ants should be attributed to their_____.1.distinct2.subject3.instinct4.feature10:Then Johnny reached quickly ___ the other pot, vigorously boiling on the stove.1.down2.out3.for4.to11:The disease is spreading, and all the children under five are ______ risk.1.in2.at3.to4.on12:The harder a student studies, ____________________.1.the more his body gives off heat2.his body gives off more heat3.the more heat does his body gives off4.the more heat his body gives off13:She was, ___________ her fame and fortune, basically an unhappy woman.1.in spite2.however3.in spite of4.even though14:A well-written article ______________ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.1.calls on2.calls for3.calls up4.calls off15:Well-mannered children have usually been properly ______ by their parents.1.raised up2.brought to3.brought up4.brought about16:Actors have a higher ______ than they used to.1.statue2.statute3.status4.stature17:When I come across some favorite passages in reading, I usually ______ them and try to learn them by heart.1.online2.underline3.overline4.guideline18:Now the ______ between the rich and the poor countries has become even wider.1.bridge2.gap3.differenceparison19:The rent is reasonable and _________, the location is perfect.1.moreover2.though3.therefore4.however20:The ______ of gold in California opened up the west.1.creation2.discovery3.founder4.invention21:After World War Ⅱ there was a rapid _____ in death rate in much of the developing world.1.refuse2.confine3.decline4.degrade22:Be ______ when holding those glasses; they are easy to break.1.cautious2.conscious3.conscience4.caution23:I’m not sure whether I can gain any profit from the investment, so I can’t make a(n) _______ promise to help you.1.exact2.defined3.definite4.sure24:The freezing weather is responsible ______ the breaks in the concrete.1.for2.to3.at4.in25:Following the national news we have the ____ news and weather.1.literal2.legal3.logical4.local。