9.The tourists are looking for holiday souvenirs to ____________ home with them.
A.bring B.take C.fetch D.take away
10.A dog can be a very pleasant ___________ on long country walks.
A.friend B.fellow C.companion D.company
11.If you’d only telephoned,I shouldn’t have been so ____________ about you.
A.preoccupied B.upset C.nervous D.worried
12.He always seems ___________,never complaining about his many troubles.
A.careless B.merry C.cheerful D.glad
13.The scheme has been introduced to encourage people to __________ money for their old age.
A.save B.spare C.give away D.preserve
14.You can get drinking water by turning this ___________.
A.switch B.pipe C.knob D.tap
15.You were ____________ to get that ticket as it was the last one left.
A.happy B.lucky C.willing D.grateful
16.Little Kevin gets on well with his grandfather in spite of the age ____________ between them.
A.space B.division C.separation D.gap
17.The lorry was carrying a ____________ of potatoes.
A.pile B.load C.charge D.lump
18.Practice and experience in driving in traffic will make you a much more ___________ driver.
A.conscious B.confident C.sure D.certain
19.The car stopped so __________ that the one behind almost ran into it.
A.immediately B.closely C.soon D.suddenly
20.He asked his boss whether he ___________ have time off to visit his wife in hospital.
A.may B.might C.can D.should
1.______ the fact that his initial experiments had failed,Prof.White persisted in his research.
A.Because of B.As to C.In spite of D.In view of
2.I’ll go with you _____ I have finished the letter.
A.directly B.direct C.promptly D.presently
3.Everyone was silent as he ________ the winner of the competition.
A.claim B.declared C.announced D.proclaimed
4.There’s a man at the reception desk who seems very angry and I think he means ____ trouble.
A.making B.to make C.to have made D.having made
5.He obviously displays a great ____ for women of your poems.
A.consent B.admiration C.respect D.pleasure
6.I am ____ to know what she said.
A.fantastic B.formal C.odd D.curious
7.He ____ his old car for a new model as soon as he had won the money.
A.exchanged B.replaced C.converted D.interchanged
8.Through exposure to air,water,and organic matter,rocks ____ changes known as weathering.
A.encourage B.experience C.repeat D.support
9.Big cities usually have excellent ____.
A.traffic B.transportation C.transport D.communications
10.____ speaking,women live longer than men.
A.Generally B.Actually C.Truly D.Happily