一、单选题（共 25 道试题，共 100 分。）V 1. Maggie ran back to the kitchen, eggs ____ carefully in her hands.
A. were held
B. to be held
C. held
D. holding
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2. The doctor should be here soon. ______ the meantime, try to relax.
A. At
B. On
C. In
D. From
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3. His training ______ him as a teacher of English.
A. qualify
B. quality
C. qualifies
D. quantity
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4. The river was so ______ with waste from the chemical plant that people can not swim in it.
A. contained
B. terminated
C. intimidated
D. contaminated
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5. More than 10,000,000 permanent immigrants have been admitted legally ______ the United States since the 1960s.
A. in
B. with
C. to
D. on
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6. Recent events will make a significant impact ______ government policy.
A. to
B. in
C. with
D. on
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7. From then on, I was committed ______ losing the weight and getting into shape.
A. to
B. in
C. on
D. at
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8. The company planned to introduce new technology ______ the expense of the existing workers.
A. in
B. at
C. with
D. on
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9. At first ______, Manhattan seems to be a city of high-rises, blinding lights and a crazy pace.
A. glare
B. stare
C. grace
D. glance
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10. Though you failed in this job interview, you should trust yourself. It’s sad that one lacks ______ in himself.
A. belief
B. patience
C. respect
D. confidence
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11. She invented a _____ that automatically closes windows when it rains.
A. advice
B. derive
C. supervise
D. device
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12. I only bought these shoes last week, and they’re falling ______ already.
A. down
B. away
C. out
D. apart
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13. He was a cruel and ______ person; that was why all of them were afraid of him.
A. insensitive
B. sensitive
C. sentimental
D. sensible
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14. _______ as it was at such a time, his work attracted much attention.
A. Being published
B. Published
C. Publishing
D. To be published
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15. The house was very quiet, _______ as it was on the side of a mountain.
A. isolated
B. being isolated
C. isolating
D. having been isolated
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16. _____ your letter, I am very pleased to inform you that your plans are quite acceptable to us.
A. Concerning
B. Concern
C. Regarded
D. Regard
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17. John and James are brothers. The former is a teacher, the ______ is an engineer.
A. later
B. late
C. latter
D. latest
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18. Have you read a newspaper report probing ______ the activities of drug dealers?
A. into
B. from
C. by
D. with
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19. He showed ______ in dealing with a defeated enemy.
A. generous
B. generosity
C. generate
D. generation
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20. They tried to ____ hard plastics for metals in manufacturing machine parts.
A. replace
B. substitute
C. take the place of
D. give way to
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21. To be financially well ______, you need to work hard and spare no efforts to develop your career when young.
A. away
B. off
C. up
D. out
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22. The editor told them that if they could cut the story _____ more than one third, he would take it.
A. in
B. off
C. down
D. across
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23. Computer Science is an ________ subject for law students at our university.
A. open
B. option
C. optical
D. optional
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24. There is a(n) ______ lack of water in the northern part of the country, because there has been almost no rain since last February.
A. accurate
B. cute
C. intense
D. acute
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25. _______ in a recent science competition, the three students were awarded scholarships totaling $21,000.
A. Judged the best
B. To be judged the best
C. Judging the best
D. Having judged the best
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