16.Hearing a _____________ noise in the backyard,Pamela went there to have a look.
A.cracking
B.crack
C.cracked
D.cracker
17.If we carry out our plan with _____________,we will surely achieve our goal sooner or later.
A.conditions
B.determination
C.competition
D.frowns
18.Some of the passengers escaped serious ____________ in the traffic accident.
A.enquiry
B.wound
C.inquiry
D.injury
19.Having ___________ the bear in the woods for one week,the man was almost out of food.
A.caught
B.shot
C.trailed
D.seeking
20.Jessica ____________ her father on the knee and asked him not to worry about his health.
A.patted
B.struck
C.stroked
D.paced
21.I was surprised to see the little girl play the piano so skillfully; she must have a(n) ___________ future in music.
A.promised
B.processed
C.promising
D.processing
22.Sherry is a member of a(n) ___________ dramatic club.She goes there after work for practice twice a week.
A.grateful
B.amusing
C.assertive
D.amateur
23.With the price ___________,the fruits are selling much better now.
A.lowering
B.is lowered
C.having been lowered
D.is being lowered
24.Our university celebrated its 100th ___________ the year before last.
A.anniversary
B.birthday
C.year
D.birth
25.Jane sometimes complains that her husband is not ___________ enough.He never thinks of buying her any gift on special days.
A.acceptable
B.romantic
C.assertive
D.restless
26.If you are always ____________ to others' troubles,you won't get any help whenever you are in trouble yourself.
A.indifferent
B.regretful
C.romantic
D.phenomenal
27.Having walked in the hot sun for most of the day without any water,the man felt ____________.
A.fatiguing
B.having fatigued
C.fatigued
D.to have fatigued
28.After a(n) ___________ rise in prices of daily purchases,people feel that money is tight.
A.acceptable
B.expensive
C.massive
D.explosion
29.They took a taxi to meet you at the hotel just now,so they will arrive ____________ half an hour later if there is no traffic on the way.
A.hardly
B.approximately
C.instantly
D.lately
30.The ____________ army was commanded by a general who had always been dissatisfied with the king.
A.romantic
B.determining
C.rebellious
D.competitive