Choose the correct answer(s) to complete each of the following sentences

Question V. Choose the correct answer(s) to complete each of the following
sentences. THERE CAN BE MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER TO SOME
QUESTIONS. Write your answers in the space provided (70 pts)
1. People have used coal and oil to _______ electricity for a long time.
A. cultivate B. breed C. produce D. generate
2. China is one of the most ________ populated areas in the world.
A. perfectly B. densely C. extremely D. totally
3. My application for a trading license was_______.
A. held down B. turned down C. put down D. let down
4. The school authorities____ the child's unruly behaviour on his parents' lack of
discipline.
A. blame B. attribute C. accuse D. put
5. You needn't give the answer to this matter now, so you should think it________.
A. about B. of C. up D. over
6. My elder brother has a big ______ of feet. It's hard for me to buy him good shoes.

A. pair B. size C. couple D. double
7. I don't have anything in common with my sister. We are like ______.
A. cats and dogs B. chalk and cheese C. high and low D. spick and span
8. The fire spread quickly_______ the strong wind.
A. on account of B. because of C. due to D. according to
9. - Cheer up. It might never happen -________
A. It's so very unlikely, isn't it? B. It already has
C. That was the last thing I did before I told you D. That's what you think
10. - I think this project will create employment. -___________.
A. I couldn't agree
more

B. You're
right

C. There's no doubt about
it

D. I like it

11. Now I feel______ better. I have taken aspirins for three days.
A. little B. a little C. bit D. a bit
12. I always have a hot bath after a hard- working day as a_________.
A. result B. normality C. rule D.regularity
13. After they had passed five competitions ______ with the highest grades, they won
the contest.
A. at all B. in all C. for all D. to all
14. - I see that you don't like opera. - _______, I go at least once a month.
A. On the contrast B. In contrary C. On the contrary D. In the contrast
15. The home of Hellen Keller was a crossroads where people gathered to discuss art,
politics, and the state of the world.
A. huge rural estate B. central meeting place C. quiet refuge D. national monument
16. - I want to buy that car. - ______its good qualities, it has one drawback.
A. Although B. Even C. Nevertheless D. Despite
17. - How did you do in the test?
- No matter what the results_____, I plan to study harder next time.
A. would be B. could be C. are D. may be
18. What lively deer,_________?
A. isn't it B. aren't they C. will they D. do they
19. You ____the traffic jam in Rout 45. The problem is that you didn't listen to the
radio.
A. could avoid B. could have

avoided

C. should have
avoided

D. didn't avoid

20. We sat in ___shade of ____ big old tree, avoiding ____ boiling sun.
A. the/ the/ the B. the/ a/ the C. the/ a/ a D. the/ a/ Ø
21. It was the former secretary_______hacked into our company sever and destroyed
all our files.
A. whose B. who C. that D. whom
22. ______, the lion is a member of the cat family.

A. Liking the tiger B. Alike the tiger C. Like the tiger D. It is like the

tiger
23. ________the weather, we will cancel the outing next weekend.
A. With a view to B. In view of C. In advance of D. Under the cover

of
24. She refused to drive the bad guy to the station and _________.
A. he did, too B. so did he C. he didn't, either D. neither did he
25. I am sorry, but we can't use the elevator now because it is _______.
A. out of work B. out of order C. out of sight D. out of duty
26. Jenny bought a_______ handbag at the shop at the corner this morning.
A. pretty big black leather B. black pretty big leather
C. leather black pretty big D. big leather black pretty
27. Let's find a place where we can ______ the storm.
A. wait out B. wear off C. wind down D. blow off
28. I can not tell you the _______ of it. There is something difficult to say.
A. all B. total C. whole D. entire
29. We must go now_______we won't get stuck in the traffic.
A. or B. so that C. although D. in order that
30. It took him ages to______to living in the new town.
A. used B. accustomed C. get used D. be familiar
31. Playing with water can keep children _______for hours.
A. amuse B. amusement C. amusing D. amused
32. When the MC gave the question, he answered it__________.
A. on the head B. on the tip of his

tongue

C. on the spot D. on the chance
33. It is recommended that he ____ this course. It is very important for his job.
A. take B. took C. taking D. takes
34. Lomonosov was not______ a great scientist but also a very talented poet.
A. merely B. fairly C. hardly D. scarely
35. Jeans like this may have been fashionable in the 70's, but now they are_____the
times.
A. out of B. under C. over D. behind