2. Unfortunately Mr. Wang’s mother ___ two years ago.
　　A．passed away
　　B．passed off
　　C．passed on
　　D．passed by

　　3.A report has pointed out the ____ of the present system.
　　A．mistakes
　　B．defeats
　　C．defects
　　D．deficits

　　4.I won’t know how successful it is until an accountant has ___ the books.
　　A．gone over
　　B．gone out
　　C．gone back on
　　D．gone for

　　5. ____ it resembles a traditional village of two-storeyed houses, set among well-tended gardens.
　　A．At first sight
　　B．At no time
　　C．At intervals
　　D．At length

　　6. They were having to _____ the fact they had lost everything.
　　A．take up
　　B．look to
　　C．take to
　　D．face up to

　　7. The club members did agree to ___ their present recruitment policy in order to boost the membership.
　　A．curb
　　B．modify
　　C．contract
　　D．consult

　　8. In every one of her pictures she ____ a sense of immediacy.
　　A．conveys
　　B．requests
　　C．quits
　　D．reinforces

　　9. It ____ to me that I could have the book sent to me.
　　A．happened
　　B．occurred
　　C．related
　　D．came

　　10. Nowadays you can see lots of unemployed people _____ the streets.
　　A．hanging about
　　B．hanging on
　　C．hanging onto
　　D．hanging up to

　　11. She was too ____ and distressed to talk about the tragedy.
　　A．engaged
　　B．exhausted
　　C．ignorant
　　D．energetic

　　12. As far as I know women officers ____ 15 per cent of the police force in our district.
　　A．make up for
　　B．make up
　　C．make for
　　D．make out

　　13. The 25-year-old man was accused of robbing a bank ____ one million pounds.
　　A．of
　　B．from
　　C．by
　　D．off

　　14. All of us will ____ you whatever happens.
　　A．stand in for
　　B．stand up to
　　C．stand back from
　　D．stand by

　　15. Pour some water on his face and he’ll soon ___.
　　A．come round
　　B．come out
　　C．come off
　　D．come through

　　16. The dictionary ____ a workaholic as a person obsessively addicted to work.
　　A．delivers
　　B．declares
　　C．defines
　　D．discloses

　　17. He seemed to take it ___ granted that he should speak as a representative of the workers here.
　　A．in
　　B．for
　　C．of
　　D．a(chǎn)s

　　18. All full-time staff can get a 20 percent _____ on goods up to ＄100 each year.
　　A．favor
　　B．fine
　　C．discount
　　D．gain

　　19. He was trying to decide whether the question was some sort of a _____.
　　A．trap
　　B．transaction
　　C．treasure
　　C．tuition

　　20. The dean of the department said that these proposals would have to be _____.
　　A．set aside
　　B．gone into
　　C．gone around
　　D．gone after