1　We consume a lot more than we are able to produce.

　　A waste

　　B buy

　　C use

　　D sell

　　2　As a writer, he turned out three novels that year.

　　A refused

　　B read

　　C produced

　　D accepted

　　3　Winston Churchill gave a moving speech.

　　A nervous

　　B foolish

　　C stirring

　　D fast

　　4　We tried to restrict our conversation to arguments relevant to the topic.

　　A put

　　B suit

　　C confine

　　D resort

　　5　It doesnt stand to reason that he would lie.

　　A seem logical

　　B look pleasant

　　C appear obvious

　　D sound important

　　6　The company recommended that a new gas station be built here.

　　A ordered

　　B insisted

　　C suggested

　　D demanded

　　7 A plastic wheel can be as tough as a metal one

　　A useful

　　B tight

　　C weak

　　D strong

　　8　Of all the planets in this solar system, Mercury is nearest the Sun.

　　A most like

　　B closest to

　　C hotter than

　　D heavier than

　　9 If wool is put into hot water, it tends to shrink.

　　A disappear

　　B expand

　　C break

　　D contract

　　10 The train came to an abrupt stop, making us wonder where we were

　　A an uncertain

　　B a slow

　　C an unexpected

　　D a smooth

　　11 Almost all economists agree that nations, gain by trading with one another.

　　A work

　　B profit

　　C rely

　　D prove

　　12 The conference explored the possibility of closer trade links.

　　A denied

　　B investigated

　　C stressed

　　D created

　　13 The chemical is deadly to rats but safe to cattle

　　A fatal

　　B hateful

　　C good

　　D useful

　　14 During his lifetime he was able to accumulate quite a fortune.

　　A control

　　B spend

　　C collect

　　D exchange

　　15 Its impolite to cut in when two persons are holding a conversation

　　A leave

　　B talk loudly

　　C stand up

　　D interrupt

　　答案

　　1. C　2. C　3. C　4. C　5. A

　　6. C　7. D　8. B　9. D　10. C

　　11. B 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D

　　1　We consume a lot more than we are able to produce.

　　A waste

　　B buy

　　C use

　　D sell

　　2　As a writer, he turned out three novels that year.

　　A refused

　　B read

　　C produced

　　D accepted

　　3　Winston Churchill gave a moving speech.

　　A nervous

　　B foolish

　　C stirring

　　D fast

　　4　We tried to restrict our conversation to arguments relevant to the topic.

　　A put

　　B suit

　　C confine

　　D resort

　　5　It doesnt stand to reason that he would lie.

　　A seem logical

　　B look pleasant

　　C appear obvious

　　D sound important

　　6　The company recommended that a new gas station be built here.

　　A ordered

　　B insisted

　　C suggested

　　D demanded

　　7 A plastic wheel can be as tough as a metal one

　　A useful

　　B tight

　　C weak

　　D strong

　　8　Of all the planets in this solar system, Mercury is nearest the Sun.

　　A most like

　　B closest to

　　C hotter than

　　D heavier than

　　9 If wool is put into hot water, it tends to shrink.

　　A disappear

　　B expand

　　C break

　　D contract

　　10 The train came to an abrupt stop, making us wonder where we were

　　A an uncertain

　　B a slow

　　C an unexpected

　　D a smooth

　　11 Almost all economists agree that nations, gain by trading with one another.

　　A work

　　B profit

　　C rely

　　D prove

　　12 The conference explored the possibility of closer trade links.

　　A denied

　　B investigated

　　C stressed

　　D created

　　13 The chemical is deadly to rats but safe to cattle

　　A fatal

　　B hateful

　　C good

　　D useful

　　14 During his lifetime he was able to accumulate quite a fortune.

　　A control

　　B spend

　　C collect

　　D exchange

　　15 Its impolite to cut in when two persons are holding a conversation

　　A leave

　　B talk loudly

　　C stand up

　　D interrupt

　　答案

　　1. C　2. C　3. C　4. C　5. A

　　6. C　7. D　8. B　9. D　10. C

　　11. B 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D