"Holmes!" I whispered. "What on earth ...

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The explanation given by the manager yesterday was not at all________to us.

A．satisfy
B．satisfied
C．satisfactory
D．satisfying

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Part of the funds will be used to________that old library to its original splendor.

A．rest
B．recover
C．replace
D．restore

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The new Personal Digital Assistance contained a large________of information about an individual life.

A．deal
B．amount
C．number
D．account

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Primitive superstitions that feed racism should be________through education.

A．ignored
B．exalted
C．eradicated
D．canceled

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________pollution control measures are expensive, many local governments hesitate to adopt them.

A．Although
B．However
C．Because
D．Moreover

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This silk has gone right ________ and we have not sold a single piece of it for weeks.

A．out of fad
B．out of pattern
C．out of custom
D．out of fashion

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The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, ________to the body.

A．the stress it is greater
B．greater is the stress
C．greater stress is
D．the greater the stress

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Annie Jump Cannon, ________discovered so many stars that she was called "the census taker of the sky".

A．a leading astronomer,
B．who, as a leading astronomer,
C．was a leading astronomer,
D．a leading astronomer who

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Kingdom of Wonders, ________in 1995 in Fremont, Calif. , became an industry legend for two toys: a talking bear and a ray-gun game.

A．find
B．found
C．founded
D．founding

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Over a very large number of trials, the probability of an event________is equal to the probability that it will not occur.

A．occurring
B．to occur
C．occurs
D．occur

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Only one-fifth of Americans saw oil as the chief reason that the U. S. made a war on Iraq, but 75 percent of the French and of the Russians believed________.

A．to
B．so
C．go
D．do

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Sadly, while the academic industry thrives, the practice of translation continues to ________.

A．stack
B．stage
C．stagnate
D．stamp

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Your blunt treatment of disputes would put other people in a negative frame of _______, with the result that they would not be able to accept your proposal.

A．mind
B．idea
C．intention
D．wish

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If you are an energetic person with strong views as to the right way of doing things, you find yourself________under pressures.

A．variably
B．invariably
C．invaluably
D．invalidly

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Uncle Vernon, quite unlike Harry Potter who looked nothing like the rest of the family, was large, very fat, and________, with an enormous black mustache.

A．neckless
B．necklace
C．reckless
D．rackless

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Home to________and gangsters, officials and laborers, refugees and artists, the city was, in its prime, a metropolis that exhibited all the hues of the human character.

A．magnates
B．magnets
C．machines
D．magnitudes

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His________ behavior made everyone nervous. He was always rushing to open doors and perform other small tasks, apologizing unnecessarily for any inconvenience that he might have caused.

A．oblivious
B．observant
C．obsequious
D．obsolescent

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He was completely________by her tale of hardship.

A．taken away
B．taken down
C．taken in
D．taken up

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Americans who consider themselves________in the traditional sense do not usually hesitate to heap criticism in domestic matters over what they believe is oppressive or wasteful.

A．pedestrian
B．penchant
C．patriarch
D．patriotic

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As technological advances put more and more time between early school life and the young person’s final access to specialized work, the stage of________becomes an even more marked and conscious period.

A．adolescence
B．adjacency
C．advantage
D．adventure

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Construction of the gigantic office building in this city was for years intermittent .

A．stopping and starting at intervals
B．something that will happen soon
C．being watched with keen interest
D．anything that comes and goes

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Although many modifications have been made in it, the game known in the United States as football can be traced directly to the English game of rugby.

A．rules
B．changes
C．demands
D．leagues

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Your silence implies countenancing his abject behavior; therefore please clarify your stand to him.

A．supporting
B．obscuring
C．concealing
D．assisting

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The graduate committee must be in full accord in their approval of a dissertation.

A．indecisive
B．sullen
C．vocal
D．unanimous

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We regret being unable to entertain your request for providing free boarding to 15 sportsmen for two weeks.

A．receive
B．comply
C．coincide
D．consider

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Justices of the peace have jurisdiction over the trials of some civil suits and of criminal cases involving minor offenses.

A．superiority
B．authority
C．guidance
D．obedience

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One of the things we have to do to prevent a pandemic is to make sure people understand and know what they can do to minimize the commotion .

A．command
B．collusion
C．turmoil
D．tutelage

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One of the effective ways to lessen environmental pollution is the reservation and protection of more swamps .

A．vast thick corals
B．pockets of wet land
C．warm volcanoes
D．millions of bees and wasps

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The word " wrath " in The Grapes of Wrath by the Nobel prize winner John Steinbeck probably means:

A．great anger
B．large crowds
C．hard labor
D．sudden storms

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The artist spent years on his monumental painting, which covered the whole roof of the church, the biggest in the country.

A．archaic
B．sentimental
C．outstanding
D．entire

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The ancient Jewish people regarded themselves as the salt of the earth , the chosen few by God to rule the world.

A．outcast
B．elite
C．nomad
D．disciple

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In the world of sport, the four-minute mile — the "dream mile" — until recently was the most intriguing goal remaining to the individual athlete.

A．daring
B．demanding
C．thought-provoking
D．fascinating

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The Eskimo is generally pictured as hospitable, amiable and obliging.

A．admirable
B．generous
C．pleasant and good-natured
D．humble

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Soon comics were so prevalent as to attract the attention of serious critics.

A．successful
B．prosperous
C．widespread
D．persuasive

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The accuracy of scientific observation and calculations is always at the mercy of the scientist’s timekeeping methods.

A．under the control of
B．within the kindness of
C．beyond the reach of
D．out of the control of

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Although the United States cherishes the tradition that it is a nation of small towns and wide open spaces, only one in eight Americans now lives on a farm.

A．cheers for
B．tends lovingly
C．misses
D．remembers

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The progress of civilization itself can be measured by its range of mathematics.

A．considered
B．decided
C．assessed
D．found out

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He had studied hard , he would have been able to pass the exam.

A．He had studied harder
B．If only he studied more
C．Had he studied harder
D．When he studied more

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It was now clear that no such weapons were manufactured and none been found .

A．was found
B．were founded
C．has been found
D．have been founded

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Whenever we hear of a natural disaster, we feel sympathetic to the people to be affected .

A．to have affected
B．to have effected
C．who have been effected
D．who have been affected

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Our programs come second to theirs.

A．come second after
B．are second only to
C．are first except for
D．are first place from

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Our holiday is doomed to failure without you.

A．would doom
B．would have been doomed
C．had been doomed
D．has had to be doomed

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I’m rather concerned how he will take in his school.

A．take on
B．take up
C．take off
D．take to

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You’ve been so helpful! How can I make up to you

A．make it up to you
B．make you up
C．make up it for you
D．make up you

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I don’t doubt how the plan will be well received.

A．that
B．which
C．if
D．whether

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Trial and error are the source of our knowledge.

A．is
B．were
C．has
D．have been

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Some people think more of animals than will of children.

A．they have
B．they had
C．they are
D．they do

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The belief is the legendary lost continent of Atlantis may someday be found.

A．It is believed that
B．It is believing that
C．The belief that
D．That belief is

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Because excessively hunting has depleted many wildlife species, game preserves are being established.

A．excessive hunting
B．hunting excessively
C．hunting was excessive
D．they hunted excessively

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Few pleasures can equal such of a cool drink on a hot day.

A．this
B．all this
C．that
D．all that

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American Indian languages, which differ widely, tended to group many units of meaning into multisyllabic words.

A．all tend
B．and tend
C．to tend
D．tending

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We are not conscious of the extent of which work provides the psychological satisfaction that can make the difference between a full and empty life.

A．to which
B．in which
C．at which
D．by which

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If being carried out successfully, the plan will completely change the traffic conditions in the city.

A．carried
B．is carried
C．having been carried
D．to carry

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When he realized he had been suggested to sign the contract by intrigue, he threatened to start legal proceedings to cancel the agreement.

A．elicited
B．excited
C．deduced
D．induced

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Because it is not a serious problem, we are not necessary to take strict measures against the student.

A．we not need
B．not necessary for us
C．it being unnecessary
D．it is not necessary for us

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This book is about how these basic beliefs and values affect important sides of American life.

A．fashions
B．frontiers
C．facets
D．formats

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Some children display an unacceptable curiosity about every new thing they encounter.

A．incredible
B．infectious
C．incompatible
D．inaccessible

"Holmes!" I whispered. "What on earth are you doing in this disgusting place"

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The explanation given by the manager yesterday was not at all________to us.

Part of the funds will be used to________that old library to its original splendor.

The new Personal Digital Assistance contained a large________of information about an individual life.

Primitive superstitions that feed racism should be________through education.

________pollution control measures are expensive, many local governments hesitate to adopt them.

This silk has gone right ________ and we have not sold a single piece of it for weeks.

The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, ________to the body.

Annie Jump Cannon, ________discovered so many stars that she was called "the census taker of the sky".

Kingdom of Wonders, ________in 1995 in Fremont, Calif. , became an industry legend for two toys: a talking bear and a ray-gun game.

Over a very large number of trials, the probability of an event________is equal to the probability that it will not occur.

Only one-fifth of Americans saw oil as the chief reason that the U. S. made a war on Iraq, but 75 percent of the French and of the Russians believed________.

Sadly, while the academic industry thrives, the practice of translation continues to ________.

Your blunt treatment of disputes would put other people in a negative frame of _______, with the result that they would not be able to accept your proposal.

If you are an energetic person with strong views as to the right way of doing things, you find yourself________under pressures.

Uncle Vernon, quite unlike Harry Potter who looked nothing like the rest of the family, was large, very fat, and________, with an enormous black mustache.

Home to________and gangsters, officials and laborers, refugees and artists, the city was, in its prime, a metropolis that exhibited all the hues of the human character.

His________ behavior made everyone nervous. He was always rushing to open doors and perform other small tasks, apologizing unnecessarily for any inconvenience that he might have caused.

He was completely________by her tale of hardship.

Americans who consider themselves________in the traditional sense do not usually hesitate to heap criticism in domestic matters over what they believe is oppressive or wasteful.

As technological advances put more and more time between early school life and the young person’s final access to specialized work, the stage of________becomes an even more marked and conscious period.

He remained calm in the face of the impending danger.

"Holmes!" I whispered. "What on earth are you doing in this disgusting place"

The futility of the program resulted from poor planning.

Construction of the gigantic office building in this city was for years intermittent .

Although many modifications have been made in it, the game known in the United States as football can be traced directly to the English game of rugby.

Your silence implies countenancing his abject behavior; therefore please clarify your stand to him.

The graduate committee must be in full accord in their approval of a dissertation.

We regret being unable to entertain your request for providing free boarding to 15 sportsmen for two weeks.

Justices of the peace have jurisdiction over the trials of some civil suits and of criminal cases involving minor offenses.

One of the things we have to do to prevent a pandemic is to make sure people understand and know what they can do to minimize the commotion .

One of the effective ways to lessen environmental pollution is the reservation and protection of more swamps .

The word " wrath " in The Grapes of Wrath by the Nobel prize winner John Steinbeck probably means:

The artist spent years on his monumental painting, which covered the whole roof of the church, the biggest in the country.

The ancient Jewish people regarded themselves as the salt of the earth , the chosen few by God to rule the world.

In the world of sport, the four-minute mile — the "dream mile" — until recently was the most intriguing goal remaining to the individual athlete.

The Eskimo is generally pictured as hospitable, amiable and obliging.

Soon comics were so prevalent as to attract the attention of serious critics.

The accuracy of scientific observation and calculations is always at the mercy of the scientist’s timekeeping methods.

Although the United States cherishes the tradition that it is a nation of small towns and wide open spaces, only one in eight Americans now lives on a farm.

The progress of civilization itself can be measured by its range of mathematics.

He had studied hard , he would have been able to pass the exam.

It was now clear that no such weapons were manufactured and none been found .

Whenever we hear of a natural disaster, we feel sympathetic to the people to be affected .

Our programs come second to theirs.

Our holiday is doomed to failure without you.

I’m rather concerned how he will take in his school.

You’ve been so helpful! How can I make up to you

I don’t doubt how the plan will be well received.

Trial and error are the source of our knowledge.

Some people think more of animals than will of children.

The belief is the legendary lost continent of Atlantis may someday be found.

Because excessively hunting has depleted many wildlife species, game preserves are being established.

Few pleasures can equal such of a cool drink on a hot day.

American Indian languages, which differ widely, tended to group many units of meaning into multisyllabic words.

We are not conscious of the extent of which work provides the psychological satisfaction that can make the difference between a full and empty life.

If being carried out successfully, the plan will completely change the traffic conditions in the city.

When he realized he had been suggested to sign the contract by intrigue, he threatened to start legal proceedings to cancel the agreement.

Because it is not a serious problem, we are not necessary to take strict measures against the student.

This book is about how these basic beliefs and values affect important sides of American life.

Some children display an unacceptable curiosity about every new thing they encounter.