Grammar－10 minutes
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1. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ______ supplies of petroleum.
A proficient
B efficient
C potential
D sufficient
2. In fact, Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than ______ in New York.
A to stay
B stayed
C staying
D having stayed
3. He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable ______.
A ability
B future
C possibility
D opportunity
4. Britain has the highest ______ of road traffic in the world—over 60 cars for every mile of road.
A popularity
B density
C intensity
D prosperity
5. How is it ______ your roommate's request and yours are identical﹖
A in all
B at best
C for all
D by far
6. It was ______ that the restaurant discriminated against black customers.
A addicted
B alleged
C assaulted
D ascribed
7. The medicine ______ his pain but did not cure his illness.
A activated
B alleviated
C mediated
D deteriorated
8. He is the only person who can ______ in this case, because the other witnesses were killed mysteriously.
A testify
B charge
C accuse
D rectify
9. Professor Hawking is ______ as one of the world's greatest living physicists.
A dignified
B clarified
C acknowledged
D illustrated
10. The financial problem of this company is further ______ by the rise in interest rates.
A increased
B strengthened
C reinforced
D aggravated
11. You would be _______ a risk to let your child go to school by himself.
A omitting
B attaching
C affording
D running
12. He is always here; it’s _______ you've never met him.
A unique
B strange
C rare
D peculiar
13. There has been a great increase in retail sales, _______﹖
A does there
B isn't there
C hasn't there
D isn't it
14. We'd like to _______ a table for five for dinner this evening.
A preserve
B reserve
C retain
D sustain
15. Although a teenager, Fred could resist _______ what to do and what not to do.
A being told
B telling
C to be told
D to tell
16. We shall probably never be able to ____ the exact nature of these sub-atomic particles.
A assert
B impart
C ascertain
D notify
17. All the people in the stadium cheered up when they saw hundreds of colorful balloons ____ slowly into the sky.
A ascending
B elevating
C escalating
D lingering
18. Many years had ____ before they returned to their original urban areas.
A floated
B elapsed
C skipped
D proceeded
19. What you say now is not ____ with what you said last week.
A consistent
B persistent
C permanent
D insistent
20. Military orders are ____ and cannot be disobeyed.
A defective
B conservative
C alternative
D imperative
Answer Keys
1.D 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. B7. B8. A 9.C10. D
11. D12. B13. C14. B15. A16. C17. A 18. B 19. A 20. D
21. He is too young to be able to _______ between right and wrong.
A discard
B discern
C disperse
D disregard
22. It was no _______ that his car was seen near the bank at the time of the robbery.
A coincidence
B convention
C certainty
D complication
23. One of the responsibilities of the Coast guard is to make sure that all ships _______ follow traffic rules in busy harbors.
A cautiously
B dutifully
C faithfully
D skillfully
24. The Eskimo is perhaps one of the most trusting and considerate of all Indians but seems to be _______ the welfare of his animals.
A critical about
B indignant at
C indifferent to
D subject to
25. The chairman of the board _______ on me the unpleasant job of dismissing good workers the firm can no longer afford to employ.
A compelled
B posed
C pressed
D tempted
26. It is naive to expect that any society can resolve all the social problems it is faced with _______.
A for long
B in and out
C once for all
D by nature
27. Using extremely different decorating schemes in adjoining rooms may result in _______ and lack of unity in style.
A conflict
B confrontation
C disturbance
D disharmony
28. The timber rattlesnake is now on the endangered species list, and is extinct in two eastern states in which it once _______.
A thrived
B swelled
C prospered
D flourished
29. However, growth in the fabricated metals industry was able to ________ some of the decline in the iron and steel industry.
A overturn
B overtake
C offset
D oppress
30. Because of its intimacy, radio is usually more than just a medium; it is ________.
A firm
B company
C corporation
D enterprise
31.She was so ___ in her job that she didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door.
A. attracted
B. absorbed
C. drawn
D. concentrated
32.He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable ____.
A. future
B. possibility
C. ability
D. opportunity
33. It has been revealed that some government leaders ___ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.
A. employ
B. take
C. abuse
D. overlook
34. The soldier was ____ of running away when the enemy attacked.
A. scolded
B. charged
C. accused
D. punished
35. It is in the United States that I made the ____ of Professor Jones.
A. acquaintance
B. association
C. recognition
D. acknowledgement
36. His argument does not suggest that mankind can ___ to be wasteful in the utilization of these resources.
A. resort
B. grant
C. afford
D. entitle
37. The traditional approach ___ with complex problem is to break them down into smaller, more easily managed problems.
A. to dealing
B. in dealing
C. dealing
D. to deal
38. I hope that you’ll be more careful in typing the letter. Don’t ____ anything.
A. lack
B. withdraw
C. omit
D. leak
39. Cancer is second only ____ heart disease as a cause of death.
A. of
B. to
C. with
D. from
40. ____ the storm, the ship would have reached its destination on time.
A. In spite of
B. In case of
C. But for
D. Because
Answer Keys
21. B 22. A 23. B24. C 25. C 26. C 27. D 28. A 29. C30.B
31.B 32.C 33.C 34.C 35.A 36.C 37.A 38.C 39.B 40.C
41. ____ seeing the damage he had done, the child felt ashamed.
A. By
B. On
C. At
D. For
42. I didn’t know the word. I had to ____ a dictionary.
A. make out
B. look out
C. go over
D. refer to
43. You cannot be ___ careful when you drive a car.
A. very
B. so
C. too
D. enough
44. Some diseases are _____ by certain water animals.
A.transplanted
B. transformed
C. transported
D. transmitted
45. In the meantime, the question facing business is whether such research is ____ the costs.
A. worth
B. worth of
C. worthy
D. worthwhile
46. Melted iron is poured into the mixer much ____ tea is poured into a cup from a teapot.
A. in the same way like
B. in the same way which
C.in the same way
D. in the same way as
47. I waited for him half an hour, but he never ____.
A. turned in
B. turned up
C. turned down
D. turned off
48. She ___ her trip to New York because she was ill.
A. went off
B. called off
C. put off
D. closed down
49. We can accept your order ____ payment is made in advance.
A. in the belief that
B. in order that
C. on the excuse that
D. on condition that
50. I must congratulate you ___ the excellent design of the new bridge.
A. with
B. at
C. on
D. of
Answer Keys
41.B 42.D 43.C 44.D 45.A 46.D 47.B 48.B 49.D 50. C
