They said that they would ______ that no more trees are cut from now on.
A. be true of B. do with C. be out to D. see to it
In the first half of the year, Li Fan's income ______ to 6000 yuan per month.
A. turns out B. makes out C. averages out D. calls out
I felt a sharp pain when the nurse ______ the blood-soaked bandage from the wound in my leg.
A. tore away B. tore off C. tore down D. tore up
The poor woman is ________ begging.
A. reduced to
B. forced to C. reduced of D. made to
Every camera we sell comes with a two-year ______.
A. guarantee B. safety
C. confirmation D. conservation
Encouraged by their culture to voice their opinions freely, the Canadians are not afraid to go against the group _______, and will argue their viewpoints enthusiastically, though rarely aggressively.
A. consent B. conscience C. consensus
D. consciousness
These continual _____ in temperature make it impossible to decide what to wear.
A transitions B. transformations C. exchanges
D. fluctuations
I didn't hear what they were saying. Both of them spoke in a very low ______.
A. rhyme B. sound C. tone D. tune
Things are getting better. Now people in most rural areas can watch TV programs broadcast ______.
A. alive B. live C. living D. life
According to the plan, the mayor had to ______ a public school that morning.
A. check B. examine C. inspect D. test
If you ______ in taking exercise, you're more likely to have a long and energetic life.
A. persist B. resist C. insist D. desist
Some journalists often overstate the situation so that their news may create a great ________.
A. explosion
B. sensation C. exaggeration
D. stimulation
The economic crisis in that country has threatened the _______ of the government.
A. stability
B. capability C. persistence
D. permanence
The old houses have been ______ to make room for a new shopping center.
A. torn away B. torn off C. torn down D. torn up
In spite of the medicine, the pain ______.
A. lives on B. moves on C. carries on D. lingers on
The lecture provided ____ insight into foreign affairs.
A. penetrating
B. pendulum
C. pensive
D. penal
The popularity of the film shows that the reviewers’ fears were completely _____.
A. unjustified
B. unjust
C. misguided
D. unaccepted
The head of the museum was _____and let us actually examine the ancient manuscripts.
A. promising
B. agreeing
C. pleasing
D. obliging
I was ____ by a flat tire on my way home.
A. contained
B. detained
C. maintained
D. attained
______, he does get irritated with her sometimes.
A. As he likes her much
B. Much despite he likes her
C. Though much he like her
D. Much as he likes her
China is now experiencing the ____ age of its reform.
A. crucial
B. credulous C. crude D. credible
I’ve ______ her paper. It is full of new ideas.
A. gone by
B. gone over C. gone by D. gone into
It is a long story. But I won't ______ the history of the matter.
A. gone by
B. gone over
C. gone by
D. gone into
My roommates often make fun of me when I sing out of ______.
A. voice
B. sound
C. tone
D. tune
The students want to know how they should ______ preparations for the final examination.
A. go around
B. go by
C. go about D. go through
Fashions come and go. Novelty always ______ as time goes by.
A. wears down
B. wears off
C. wears out
D. wears on
The class has a/an ____ of 27 students.
A. enrollment
B. register
C. staff
D. record
They had a/an ____ agreement not to raise the touchy subject.
A. obvious
B. complacent C. implicit D. explicit
It is well known that knowledge is the ______ condition for expansion of mind.
A. incompatible
B. incredible
C. indefinite D. indispensable
Another question asked was, was it all ______
the trouble and money that went into it if at the end of the day the patient died?
A. worthy
B. worth C. worth of D. worthwhile
He preferred to continue his work ______ rest on his achievements.
A. rather than
B. other than
C. better than
D. more than
John is ______ hardworking than his sister, but he failed in the exam.
A. no less
B. no more C. not less D. no so
The law regards him as a criminal, ______ he friend or enemy.
A. be
B. being
C. were
D. are
_____ is often the case with a new idea, much preliminary activity and optimistic discussion produced no concrete proposals.
A. That
B. It
C. This
D. As
The company has now introduced a policy ______ pay rises are related to performance at work.
A. which
B. where
C. whether
D. what
After ______ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to enter the personnel manager’s office.
A. that
B. there
C. what
D. it
Whether their football team will win is a matter of ______ to me.
A. indifference
B. discrimination
C. deviation
D. interests
He was punished _____ he should make the same mistake again.
A. unless
B. provided
C. if
D. lest
Before ______ the house, you should get a surveyor ____ over it.
A. buying, looking
B. having bought, to look
C. buying, to have looked
D. buying, to look
Today the public is much concerned about the way ______.
A. nature is being ruined
B. which nature is ruined
C. on which to ruin nature
D. of nature to be ruined
A well-written composition ______ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.
A. calls on B. calls for C. calls up D. calls off
______, the little girl can help her mother with some housework.
A. Young as she is B. Young as is she
C. As she is young D. As is she young
Changing from solid to liquid, water takes in heat from all substance near it, and this ______ produces artificial cold surrounding it.
A. absorption
B. transition C. consumption D. interaction
China Daily never loses sight of the fact that each day all of us ____ a tough, challenging world.
A. encounter B. acquaint C. preside D. confront
______ the flood, the ship would have reached its destination on time.
A. In case of B. In spite of C. Because of D. But for
The liquor did not _______ me.
A. agree on B. agree with C. agree to D. agree
Please ______ from smoking until the aeroplane is airborne.
A. refrain B. prevent C. resist D. restrain
The Clarks haven’t decided yet which hotel _______.
A. to stay
B. is to stay
C. to stay at
D. is for staying