1. People can ____ new ideas which nobody ever considered before.
(A) come into (B) come out (C) come up with (D) come along with
2. Scientists have to ____ past experiences in making new ideas.
(A) draw in (B) draw back (C) draw out (D) draw on
3. He lost his ____ and hit her.
(A) mood (B) sense (C) temper (D) manner
4. During their first teacher-training year, the students often visited local schools for the ____ of lessons.
(A) observation (B) investigation (C) observance (D) inspection
5. The number of ____ species increases every year as natural habitates disappear.
(A) dangerous (B) endangered (C) serious (D) hazardous
6. As far as your family is ____. You won’t have to worry about them any more.
(A) regarded (B) related (C) connected (D) concerned
7. Although it is not our normal ____ to give credit, this time I think we should consider the matter.
(A) state (B) intention (C) occasion (D) practice
8. Outlines are used most often to ____ the contents of long, complex paper before the actual writing begins.
(A) sketch (B) draw (C) illustrate (D) describe
9. Economics is a social science ____ the production, distribution, and consumption of goods.
(A) associating (B) relating (C) affecting (D) concerning
10. This house is large enough to ____ up to ten people.
(A) accommodate (B) modify (C) adopt (D) install
11. _____first place in the woman’s ten meter platform diving event, Xu Yianmei became China’s first gold medal winner in the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul.
(A) To win (B) Being won (C) Won (D) Having won
12. Scientists agree the American’s native Indian population came from Siberia; however they disagree on the number and dates of _____ migrations.
(A) typical (B) singular (C) specific (D) peculiar
13. _____, all matter is formed of molecules.
(A) It doesn’t matter if the complex (B) No matter how complex (C) How complex is not a matter (D) It’s not a complex matter
14. In 1850 Colifornia, the Golden State, was _____ to the union.
(A) enrolled (B) admitted (C) absorbed (D) enlisted
15. Some people find it _____ that Ronald Reagan began his career as an actor in California.
(A) surprisedly (B) surprised (C) surprising (D) surprise
16. Children who are always _____ to by their parents soon spoiled.
(A) given up (B) given out (C) given away (D) given in
17. The retired worker, who once was a labour model, is still held _____ in the cotton mill.
(A) in great respect (B) in a great respect (C) in great respects (D) in the great respect
18. There are some people who hang _____ to their job long after they should have retired.
(A) behind (B) back (C) on (D) up
19. Compared to the parents’ expectation, what he has achieved is _____ little.
(A) so far (B) far too (C) too far (D) far from
20. More and more graduates of medical school _____ to concentrate on limited areas of their professions.
(A) are tending (B) tend (C) are tended (D) have tended
