1.I pressed my parents until they finally ___ and registered me for skating classes.
　　 A．gave out
　　 B．gave back
　　 C．gave in
　　 D．gave off
　　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