I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER TO FILL IN THE BLANK. (40 PTS)

1. Carbon emissions from airplanes and other pollutants ________ to global warming.

A. attribute         B. stem                         C. contribute         D. spark

2. He was _____ with bribery after she offered to pay the policeman a sum of money to overlook the offence.

A. charged          B. accused                    C. sued                  D. suspected

3. Some endurance events may be rescheduled if such high pollution levels __ a health risk to most athletes.

A. create            B. present                   C. run                  D. face

4. Improving the overall environmental quality is a long-term battle in which we do want the participation of everyone in society in order to ________ results.

A. realize           B. reap                       C. bear                 D. generate

5. Hundreds of people in the hardest-hit zone are at     from disease unless a tsunami-like aid effort is mobilized.

A. threat            B. menace                   C. risk                   D. danger

6. The result is impossible to predict with any degree of ________.

A. certainty        B. assurance                 C. insurance        D. probability

7. Parents play a ________ role in a child’s upbringing in the formative years. They are really the driving force behind whatever the children do.

A. supporting     B. crucial C. starring D. title

8. With three days to____ before the high school graduation examination, he had to digest such a lot of facts.

A. go B. come C. remain D. spare

9. Television came into _________ and became a competitor with the motion pictures.

A. practice B. enforcement C. use D. life

10. It’s a matter of life and death. As a consequence, we will give it serious ________.

A. review B. thoughts C. opinions D. consideration

11. Without ________, natural resources will be used up within a hundred years.

A. preservation B. maintenance C. conservation D. protection

12. Taking photographs in this world renowned museum is ________ forbidden.

A. absolutely B. highly C. seriously D. strictly

13. The government stopped the local companies from importing fake milk powder ________ of public health.

A. in the interest  B. to the best  C. for the attention D. on the safe side

14. ________ the hard evidence against him, the jury had no option but to find him guilty.

A. Given that B. In view of C. In regard to D. With a view to

15. Those ballpoint pens are made in a large _______ of colors and styles.

A. series B. range C. collection D. network

16. He promised me an Oxford dictionary and to my great joy, he ________ his word.

A. stood by B. stuck at C. went back on D. held onto

17. The development of laser use is a major ________ in medicine.

A. breakaway B. breakup C. break-in D. breakthrough

18. Don’t be ________ by misleading advertisements.

A. fooled around B. taken in C. put out D. seen through

19. The management team came ________ criticism for the way they handled the situation.

A. in for B. up with C. up against D. out in

20. We are running out of petrol so we’ll have to stop ________ at the next filling station.

A. over B. off C. by D. in

21. Pete: Let me pay for the meal.                              Margaret: ________.

A. It’s on me B. It’s my round C. I’ll make it D. Never remind me

22. Pete: If you ask me, action movies are great.            Margaret:__________ .

A. You can say that again! B. Never mind! C. That’s that. D. Sure. It’s my pleasure.

23. Pete: What a fantastic cook you are, Margaret!                Margaret: ________.

A. Sorry, I don’t think so B. No, no, it’s not true C. It’s kind of you to say so D. I’d prefer it                   

24. My mother has a ________ for a bargain.

A. big nose B. fast foot C. good eye D. keen sense

25. One can’t help ________ compassion for the people who lost their homes in the earthquake.

A. to feel B. but feel C. from feeling D. in feeling 

26. ________ broken into while we were away on holiday.

A. We had our house  B. Thieves had our house C. It was our house D. They have

27. Climate change and rising global food prices, which are ________ all people, are at the top of the agenda.

A. a cause for concerns to B. of concern to C. alarm bells from D. a cause for alarm at

28. I sent the prospectus to you by post weeks ago. It ________ by now.

A. should have arrived B. would have arrived C. must have arrived D. is supposed to arrive

29. ________ global solidarity, the world would not be better prepared for the influenza H1N1 pandemic.

A. On account of B. Thanks to C. If not D. But for

30. Anti-terrorism forces were ________ full alert during the Olympic Games.

A. in B. under C. on D. at

31. The principal will declare the ceremony open as soon as all the graduates and guests ________.

A. will have sat B. have been seated C. will be sitting D. have seated

32. The mini dress was ________, but now it is making a comeback.

A. was once a fad thought to be finished B. was once thought to be a finished fad
C. was a fad once thought to be finished D. was a fad thought to be once finished

33. Pete: "What do you usually do on Sunday night?"           Margaret: "________ time I go out with my friends".

A. Most B. The most C. The most of D. Most of the

34. ________ different in character we are, we have been mutual friends since our childhood.

A. However B. Despite being C. Although D. Whatever

35. "How was your visit to the dentist?"        "It was painless. I ________ worried".

A. mustn’t have B. needn’t have C. didn’t need to be D. wouldn’t have

36. ________ in Paris before, he didn’t know his way around when he took his family there.

A. Not be living B. Never having lived C. His not living D. Because he has lived

37. Of the ten beauty spots my brother visited, ________ left a lasting impression on him.

A. none of which B. not one of them C. which none D. and none of them

38. ________ show lasts three hours.

A. All the  B. The whole C. Most D. Entire

39. ________ that you should drink at least eight glasses of water a day.

A. Based on medical evidence, it suggests B. The medical evidence we suggest
C. Medically, we suggest evidence D. There is no medical evidence to suggest

40. "It’s beautiful here!"           "I just wish we ________ a camera with us".

A. brought B. would bring C. had brought D. were bringing 
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