1.We walked down the stairs instead _______ taking the elevator.
A.in B.of C.for D.by
2.Time and tide wait _________ no man.
A.by B.at C.on D.for
3.Health _________ on good food,fresh air and enough sleep.
A.requires B.requests C.depends D.spends
4.The last time I saw him he ________ of retiring at the end of the year.
A.has been talking B.was talking C.has talked D.had talked
5.The Dutch language is closely _________ to German.
A.relevant B.relative C.related D.revealing
6.security,the door was chained as well as locked.
A.In B.As C.With D.For
7.I think of that movie _______ one of the worst I’ve ever seen.
A.for B.as C.with D.to
8.Just ________you hate Mr.Green,I dislike his wife.
A.before B.while C.as D.when
9.In manufacturing,cheaper materials are constantly being substituted ___________ the better,more expensive kind.
A.for B.by C.with D.out
10.A bad cold may _______ to pneumonia.
A.lead B.cause C.result D.give
11.The program aims to provide self-sufficiency local needs.
A.in B.on C.for D.with
12.The change ________ his income.
A.has enacted B.has infected C.has effected D.has affected
13.Most adults who are learning a foreign language would disagree ________ the statement that it is unnecessary for them to be taught grammar.
A.to B.up C.with D.at
14.The nuclear family usually ________ two parents and their children.
A.consists of B.composes of C.is consisted of D.made of
15.The motor car has been ________ for many changes in the environment.
A.tired B.bored C.responsible D.interesting
16.Here is one of the most interesting novels that been published the war.
A.has,after B.have,after C.have,since D.has,since
17.The light gradually and shapes and colors grew fainter.
A.faded B.melted C.disappeared D.died
18.He would not listen at all to the doctor’s advice that he smoking immediately.
A.stop B.stops C.stopped D.will stop
19.He stayed up finishing the job rather than it for the next day.
A.leaving B.to leave C.left D.leave