1. ——Shall we go out for a walk?
—— Sorry. This is not the right ___ to invite me. I am too tired to walk.
A. moment B. situation C. place D. chance
2. The young man made a ______ to his parents that he would try to earn his own living after graduation.
A. prediction B. promise C. plan D. contribution
3. The performance ______ nearly three hours，but few people left the theatre early.
A. covered B. reached C. played D. lasted
4. The fact that she never apologized ______ a lot about what kind of person she is.
A. saysB. talks C. appears D. declares
5. Einstein liked Bose's paper so much that he ___ his own work and translated it into German.
A. gave off B. turned down C. took over D. set aside
6. —— Let's go for a walk in the garden.
—— _______，but I need to do the washing-up.
A. No，thank you B. That's right C. Good idea D. Not at all
7. I used to quarrel a lot with my parents，but now we___ fine.
A. look out B. stay up C. carry on D. get along
8. Don't put the chair too close to the stove. Dry wood ______ fire easily，you know.
A. lights B. burns C. makes D. catches
9. We both strongly ______ your going to Iraq at this time of the war. It's not a wise decision.
A. enjoy B. oppose C. appreciate D. insist
10. The old man，_______ abroad for twenty years，is on the way back to his motherland.
A. to work B. working C. having worked D. to have worked
11. ——Do you mind if I open the window?
—— _______ I feel a bit cold.
A. Of course not. B. I'd rather you didn't. C. Go ahead. D. Why not?
12. When they had finished playing，the children were made to ________ all the toys they had taken out.
A. put away B. put off C. put up D. put out
13._______ she was invited to the ball made her very happy.
A. If B. When C. That D. Because
14. The boys and the girls are playing on the _______of the beach.
A. sand B. sands C. sander D. sandy
15. ——This is my new dog. His name is Wisdom.
—— That's interesting. Why ________ did you give him such a name?
A. in the earth B. on earth C. in world D. on the world
16. ——Have you _______ Mr. Smith?
——Yes，I have __________ his office.
A. called on，called at B. called at，called on
C. called in，called on D. called on，called for
17. ——Which one can I take?
——You can take _______ of them. I'll keep none.
A. both B. any C. either D. all
18. I would like a job which pays more，but _______ I enjoy the work I am doing at the moment.
A. in other words B. on the other hand C. for one thing D. as a matter of fact
19. The man insisted ______ a taxi for me even though I told him I lived nearby.
A. find B. to find C. on finding D. in finding
20. The _________ house smells as if it hasn't been lived for years.
A. little white wooden B. little wooden white
C. white wooden little D. wooden white little
