Unit11. In the wife’s eyes, his _____ to their marriage life is far from perfect.A) requirement B) commitmentC) participation D) reflection2. In the event of SARS, some _____ it while others lost their courage to do anything about it.A) came up to B) lived up toC) faced up to D) caught up to3. Experts have _____ with some effective measures to prevent the disease from spreading.A) caught up B) put upC) come up D) kept up4. If people feel hopeless, they don’t bother to _____ the skills they need to succeed.A) require B) inquireC) acquire D) enquire5. As a result of his hard work, he has gained ______ to the Beijing University.A) access B) commitmentC) opportunity D) reward6. With the supplies of nurses below _____, thelocal government decided to recruit(招募) volunteers.A) acquirements B) assignmentsC) commitment D) requirements7. Only when one is ______ of one’s getting behind is one more likely to catch up.A) critical B) awareC) visual D) effective8. It is better for you to be _____ about its consequences before you take any action.A) positive B) absoluteC) critical D) favorite9. As an ideal _____ to the spread of SARS, this medicine is now in great demand.A) barrier B) commitmentC) challenge D) access10. When her business goes wrong, she tends to _____ for advice.A) get access to B) come acrossC) reach out D) speak up11. The most important for us now is to _____what is to be done next.A) allow of B) reflect onC) feel like D) remind of12. It is best to _____ wear through friction in designing the parts of every machine.A) have insight into B) come up withC) allow for D) reflect on13. Good habits of living have proved to be of much _____ to our health.A) barrier B) benefitC) immunity D) commitment14. Now that we have learned to see things _____, we can find that there are two sides to anything in the world.A) in part B) from a perspectiveC) on their part D) in perspective15. As a(n) _____ job, it requires much time and commitment and persistence.A) unwilling B) demandingC) embarrassing D) frustrating16. The _____ to be better than others drives him to work harder than before.A) uniqueness B) eagernessC) awareness D) effectiveness17. For your study to stay in a ______ cycle, you must keep up with the progress of the course.A) virtuous B) virtualC) visual D) vital18. Anyone that goes against the social order is _____ to answer for his action.A) possibly B) probablyC) likely19. There is much that can be done about the accidents _____ from carelessness.A) arose B) arisenC) arising D) arise20. _____ his sister, Jack is quiet and does not easily make friends with others.A) Dislike B) UnlikeC) Alike D) Liking21. More new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.A) opportunities B) necessitiesC) realities D) probabilities22. Unlike the problems I _____ in high school, I have few chances to speak English in class at college.A) came across B) came aboutC) came after D) came of23. Now that they have done something ______ about the situation, it comes to return to normal.A) unique B) effectiveC) absolute D) sequential24. _____ you realize your trouble with English learning, you can take some effective steps.A) By now B) From now onC) Ever since D) Now that25. These products are _____ for export, though a few of them may come into home markets.A) completely B) absolutelyC) essentially D) necessarily26. The team’s attempt to win the game was _____ by the opposing goalkeeper.A) reaped B) frustratedC) given up D) caught up27. He is quite sure that it’s _____ impossible for him to fulfill the task within two days.A) fully B) exclusivelyC) absolutely28. The police wanted her to describe all the events of that morning in _____.A) time B) additionC) sequence D) place29. Thanks to the Internet, we can share sorrow and happiness at each other’shome through the _____ of e-mail.A) role B) mediumC) modem D) sequence30. In their own eyes, it is rather _____ that themedical community as a whole still has littleidea about the cause of SARS.A) rewarding B) demandingC) embarrassing D) requiringUnit31. He is late again today. I’ll ____ that he will not be late tomorrow.A) refer to it B) look to himC) see to it D) turn to it2. When a fire____ at the National Exhibition in London, at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.A) broke off B) broke outC) broke down D) broke up3. After the disaster, the truth ____ us that a healthy habit of living can keep one away from some terrible diseases.A) focused upon B) imposed uponC) dawned upon D) leaned upon4. After failing the exams three times, Jack realized that he’d never ____in English.A) see to it B) attain itC) catch it D) make it5. Susan has not been officially ____ to Johnson.A) engaged B) occupiedC) practiced D) undertaken6. After so many years, he still ____ the hope that his lost son would return one day.A) clang to B) clung toC) inclined to D) subjected to7. The action of cheating in an examination would ____ you ____ severe punishment.A) cause…to B) subject…toC) turn…to D) take…to8. This article _____ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.A) calls for B) applies forC) cares for D) allows for9. I don’t think that your watch is ____.A) worthy the price B) worth the priceC) worthy to buy D) worth to buy10. He is ____ a very old man but in fact he is only fifty years old.A) apparently B) evidentlyC) absolutely D) actually11. It is not polite to ____ a speaker with frequent questions.A) interpret B) interveneC) interrupt D) interfere12. Their daughter often turns a deaf ear to their inquiries, so they sometimes have to ____ answers from her.A) interrupt B) exchangeC) squeeze D) exit13. His failure in love games threw him off his ____ of mind.A) mood B) engagementC) sympathy D) balance14. My camera can be ____ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.A) adapted B) adjustedC) adopted D) remedied15. At the party we found that shy girl ____ her mother all the time.A) depending on B) coinciding withC) adhering to D) clinging to16. We forgave his bad temper because we know that his son’s illness had put him under great____.A) pins B) stressC) crisis D) depression17. She felt ____ at her sister’s good luck in finding jobs.A) jealousy B) esteemC) envy D) respect18. The explorer lost his way so he climbed to the top of the hill to ____himself.A) spot B) locateC) place D) situate19. We could see only the ____ outline of the mountain in the distance.A) vague B) darkC) mean D) dim20. Because the company was doing more business it was necessary to____ the factory.A) increase B) extendC) broaden D) grow21.The university ____ consists of full professors, associate professors and assistant professors.A) crew B) rankC) circle D) staff22. Due to the fact that she was naturally timid, she shrank from any ____ social and cultural activities.A) comprehension of B) study onC) success in D) participation in23. It was no use trying to discuss business with James, who was well-known for___ everything.A) coping with B) trifling withC) striving for D) doing well in24. Jane is scolded by her boss because she left the office with the computer ____ yesterday.A) on B) outC) unlocked D) unclosed25. I have taken the mid-term exam, but I don’t know what my ____will be.A) future B) careerC) chance D) fate26. I could see nothing ____ of the hall but the moans of pain told there was someone there.A) in the dust B) in the duskC) in the lobby D) in the exit27. In the eyes of most students, her teaching method is far from ____ .A) content B) consentC) satisfied D) satisfactory28. It was reassuring to have someone ____ whom he could ____ for a while.A) upon…touch B) upon…prideC) upon…lean D) upon…impose29. The new cadets are very slow to ____ the strict regulations of the military college.A) react to B) relate toC) adapt to D) turn to30. When reading books about space exploration, I often ____ man’s skill and creativeness in putting complex pieces of machinery into space.A) tremble at B) startle atC) wander at D) amaze atUnit81. The sun _____ from behind the clouds.A) emerged B) immersedC) existed D) embraced2. I haven’t read the report properly --- I’ve only _____ into it （浏览）.A) dined B) dimmedC) dipped D) dripped3. Her achievement was more _____ in that she had come from such a remote area.A) popular B) famousC) remarkable D) understandable4. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, ____ obtaining water is not the least.A) for which B) to whichC) of which D) in which5. There may be a(n) ____ of truth in this idea, disagreeable though it may seem.A) elementC) advantage D) concept6. I’d like to _____ a seat for the New Year’s Concert.A) preserve B) serveC) conserve D) reserve7. The story that follows ______ two famous characters of the Rocky Mountain gold rus days.A) concretes B) concernsC) proclaims D) relates8. He _____ the good chance to present his proposal to the director, and at last, it was adopted.A) realized B) seizedC) delivered D) released9. They _____ in spite of the extremely difficult conditions.A) carried out B) carried offC) carried on D) carried forward10. Which sport has the most expensive training equipment, _____ players’personal equipment and uniforms?A) in place of B) in terms ofC) by means of D) by way of11. The purpose of this election is to set up a government truly _____ of the people.A) typical B) representativeC) characteristic D) responsible12. It will need a _____ to save the firm from running downhill.A) mystery B) therapyC) miracle D) source13. After answering an telephone from her boyfriend, she _____ herself to read a book.A) imposed B) composedC) transferred D) transformed14. Although he was getting on in years, his experience gave him a(n) _____ over his rival.A) priority B) benefitC) profit D) advantage15. I am firmly _____ that this plan would do much good to our company.A) composed B) convincedC) recognized D) satisfied16. When talking about China, people often _____ it with the Great Wall.A) think B) associateC) imagine D) assist17. I’m sure he is up to the job ______ he would give his mind to it.A) if only B) in caseC) until D) unless18. I’ve _____ a lot of time and effort in this plan,and I don’t want it to fail.A) invented B) invitedC) invested D) involved19. A small terrorist group has ___________ responsibility for the bombing in Baghdad.A) claimed B) acclaimedC) exclaimed D) reclaimed20. For the currency to keep _____, the government has to adopt some strong measures.A) concrete B) fertileC) productive D) stable21. _____ your advice, I have decided to read the article once more.A) Acting as B) Acting uponC) Acting for D) Acting up22. We are doing this work in the _____ of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.A) context B) contestC) pretext D) texture23. The meeting was in full ______ (活跃) when we arrived.A) rock B) swingC) swim D) sway24. Now the patient can _____ from the wheelchair to the seat with relative freedom.A) transport B) transplantC) transact D) transfer25. In human friendship an important _____ is “forgive and forget”.A) principal B) primaryC) principle D) chiefly26. The republication of the poet’s most recent works will certainly _____ his national reputation.A) magnify B) enlargeC) enhance D) strengthen27. Important people don’t often have much free time as their work _____ all their time.A) takes away B) takes overC) takes up D) takes in28. With everything being ready, it is time to _____ our new plan _____.A) set … aside B) set … outC) set … in motion D) set … down29. While nuclear weapons present grave _____ dangers, the predominant crisis of overpopulation is with us today.A) inevitable B) constantC) overwhelming D) potential30. Mobile telecommunications _____ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result of a contract signed between the two companies.A) possession B) potentialC) capacity D) impact。