一、单项填空(从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项)
1.He _______ to escape from the prison, but he couldn’t find anybody to help him.
A. succeeded B. attempted C. advised D. managed
2.If they do _______ their stated goal, which I personally doubt, the administrative budget this year is likely to be sharply cut down by 19%.
A. attain B. attach C. attract D. avoid
3.Mr. Obama, who appeared to take the lead in the race in most battleground states, seemed to adopt an _______ of caution throughout the first Presidential debate
A. accent B. ability C. atmosphere D. air
4.You should have a rest after watching TV for hours, as it is necessary to _______ significance to protecting your eyes.
A. arouse B. adjust C. attach D. adapt
6.Countries with an ambiguous position, especially on the one-China principle, had better adopt a reasonable _______ rather than make a rod for their own backs.
A. attitude B. altitude C. award D. attack
7.The traffic problem we are looking forward to seeing solved should have _______ the local government’s attention.
A. attached B. attracted C. appealed D. attempted
8.With the fight against piracy furthered, more and more people find that _______ CDs and DVDs deserve buying.
A. authentic B. available C. arbitrary D. artificial
9.One big reason why immigrants are so welcome in London could be that Britain’s food is famously not its biggest _______, so foreign food is very welcome.
A. affair B. aspect C. attention D. attraction
10.Low-wage jobs—“either waiter or stuff like that” —are the only ones _______ to most migrants.
A. authentic B. available C. attractive D. autonomous
11.This island is a colony; however, in most matters, it is _______ and receives no orders from the mother country.
A. actual B. adequate C. accurate D. autonomous
12.Puzzled by this strange natural phenomenon, the scientists started to explored every _______ they knew to figure it out.
A. agenda B. aim C. avenue D. ambition
14.Bob Dylan was reported to have been _______ the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature for having created new poetic expressions.
A. rewarded B. admired C. admitted D. awarded
15.I could not help but examine my conscience before her and I asked what would I say if I was in her _______ situation.
A. admirable B. awful C. aggressive D. allergic
17._______ somewhat technologically as we are for the moment, we have confidence in our ability to catch up in time.
A. Afterwards B. Forward C. Backward D. Altogether
18.Nowadays, more and more people like to post the photos of delicious foods on their blogs, especially those _______ in the oven.
A. absorbed B. baked C. accelerated D. balanced 19.The _______ hills around remind the villagers of the importance of protecting the environment.
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A. blank B. bare C. vacant D. basic 20.The fall in property prices means that there are a lot of _______ waiting to be snapped up.
A. batteries B. baskets C. balloons D. bargains 23.It is reported that disease germs _______ a tired person more easily than a rested one.
A. attached B. attracted C. attributed D. attacked
24.Instead of selectively _______ negative events, focus on the positive ones. Then pay attention to the delayed consequences of your behavior rather than the immediate ones.
A. adding to B. attending to C. adapting to D. appealing to 27.These new books are a very welcome _______ to the school library.
A. addition B. arrival C. attitude D. audience
28.He knows so much about Russia that he’s universally acknowledged as a(n) _______ on Russian affairs.
A. agent B. amateur C. ancestor D. authority 29.At first driving requires a lot of concentration, but over time, it just becomes _______.
A. authentic B. available C. automatic D. awake 32.You should _______ the advantages and disadvantages before making a decision.
A. combine B. balance C. band D. ban 34.Lack of proper exercises is a major _______ for the patient to regain his health soon.
A .bandage B. cure C. barrier D. medicine
35._______ an important decision more on emotion than on reason, you will regret it sooner or later.
A. Attaching B. Basing C. Advocating D. Balancing
36.When asked how to be a good manager in the interview, the _______ described good personal characteristics as the necessity to manage a group and get a job well done..
A. applicant B. clerk C. employee D. bachelor 37.That hotel is always full because it offers a friendly _______ and personal service.
A. adventure B. award C. atmosphere D. appearance
39.John was one of the top students in our class, but believe it or not, he _______ passed the English exam last term.
A. easily B. actually C. always D. barely
1.—May I ask for two days off tomorrow?
—It’s out of the question. You know, the National Day holiday is just around the corner and every salesgirl is _______.
A. as cool as a cucumber B. as blind as a bat C. a David and Goliath battle D. as busy as a bee
2.According to today’s newspaper, the escaped prisoner threatened to _______ the police station in the near future.
A. blow away B. blow down C. blow up D. call up
3.It is required that under no circumstances should we _______ ourselves even if there are temptations like money or beauty.
A. arrest B. accelerate C. betray D. condemn 4.Neil seemed very calm, yet Celia was still aware of his panic _______ the surface.
A. beneath B. over C. beyond D. from
5.The airline stewardess(空姐)said to passengers on _______ with a beautiful smile, “welcome _______!”
A. aboard; board B. board; aboard C. board; board D. aboard; aboard 6.This new model of car is so expensive that it is _______ the reach of those with average incomes.
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A. over B. within C. beyond D. below
7.Then I started to get weaker and weaker, until I could only enjoy football from a _______ at the stadium.
A. balcony B. blank C. bench D. byproduct
8.She is _______ on becoming a musician, so she has given up her other hobbies and is engaged in music.
A. bent B. buried C. devoted D. beaten 9.—Have you heard of China’s _______ for the 2026 World Cup? —It’s not officially confirmed yet.
A. effort B. bid C. affection D. draft
15.All the employees of the company received a(n) _______ of $ 200 apart from their salary at the end of the year to celebrate our traditional Spring Festival.
A. advantage B. bargain C. bonus D. budget 16.He telephoned the travel agency to _______ three air tickets to London.
A. order B. arrange C. beg D. book 19.—You are lucky that she is very thoughtful and devoted to you. —In fact, I don’t want to _______ her with my problem all the time.
A. honor B. help C. affect D. bother
20.Obama’s success in presidential election proves that the color of one’s skin shouldn’t be a _______ to success.
A. barrier B. behavior C. battle D. bunch 21.—I suppose you need more people to do the work.
—Don’t you know “Three helping one another _______ the load of six”?
A. benefit B. bear C. board D. beat 23.Should another world war break out, what would _______ human beings?
A. appealed to B. become C. become of D. happen as
24._______ in the pervasive sunshine in the Southern Hemisphere of November, the Australian continent is presenting a picture of prosperity.
A. Bearing B. Blowing C. Behaving D. Bathing 25.—When did the Asian Games _______?
—I remember that people held the first Asian Games in 1951.
A. come into power B. come into being C. come true D. come out
26.I am _______ the government as well as to the general public for just treatment _______ peasant-workers，who have made great contributions to the improvement of city life.
A. asking, on behalf of B. applying, in the name of C. demanding, in the name of D. appealing to, on behalf of
27.Students are asked to _______ themselves in this boarding school and they are only allowed to go back home once a week.
A. act B. behave C. believe D. observe 28.When you get out of the taxi, make sure that none of your possessions are _______.
A. left off B. left alone C. left behind D. left aside 31.Professor Williams keeps telling his students that the future _______ to the well- educated.
A. belongs B. is belonged C. is belonging D. will be belonged
32.The fear of failing exams can cause you to panic and stress can be a(n) _______ to your performance at school.
A. answer B. blank C. block D. access
33.Nowadays more and more people regard traveling as part of their life, and Chinese transport has been strengthened for the holiday travel _______.
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A. agent B. bond C. dilemma D. boom
34._______ is in the eye of the watcher and the same is true for both the appreciation of art and music.
A . Appearance B. Beauty C. Belief D. character 35.—How do you find the speech he made yesterday afternoon? —It’s _______ boring. How I wish he had spent more time preparing!
A. a bit of B. not a little C. not a bit D. not a few
38.The graduate’s mind _______ when he learned that he could not get the graduation diploma because of his poor performance.
A. turned empty B. became hollow C. grew blind D. went blank 40.Those relatives were _______ people. After a few days, I was getting _______ and homesick.
A. boring, boring B. bored, bored C. bored, boring D. boring, bored
三、语法填空(在短文空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式)
Many firms are refusing to hire talent from poor backgrounds 1 they do not follow tradition, a report says. Managers can often place as much 2 (important)on speech, accent, dress and 3 as on skills and qualifications. Firms are also recruiting from a small pool of elite universities and hire those 4 “fit in” while 5 (ignore)talented but less advantaged candidates, according to Social Mobility Commission research. To provide one example, banks mostly hire from an only select handful of universities, 6 Oxbridge and the London School of Economics.
It is 7 (shock)that some investment banks even judge candidates on whether they wear brown shoes. For men, wearing brown shoes with a business suit is generally considered 8 (accept)within investment banking and corporate finance.
Issues relating to dress may seem relatively simple for individuals 9 (adopt). But interviewees suggested they do play a material role 10 the selection process as demonstration of “fit”.
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