1. As a police officer, you are expected to ____ the law whether you agree with it or not. A.revise B.uphold C.overlook D.resist
2. Yesterday two regiments of cavalry were called out to _____ the riotous crowd. A.tempt B.substitute C.tame D.command
3. All things _____ , I think you have behaved marvelously in coming here. A.considering B.considered C.to be considered D.to have been considered
4.We were just congratulating Cheri ____ having come first in her exams. A.on B.in C.by D.with
5. They are extremely ____ because they are easily shocked by anything different or daring. A.liberal B.conservative C.imaginative D.progressive
6. You are not going to get out of here unless we make a ____. A.cutback B.demand C.complaint D.deal
7. Many people fall into the _____ of believing that home decorating must always be done on a large scale. A.ditch B.drain C.pit D.trap
8. I decided to go and see him and get the point ____ quickly before trouble arose. A.cleared up B.called up C.built up D.drawn up
9. In the dark I could have taken him ____ your brother. A. as B.for C.beyond D.by
10. It is reported that London Transport hopes to _____ the new system in September. A.try out B.try for C.try on D.try out for
11. Recent research has _____ new light on the causes of the rare disease. A. made B.turned C.thrown D.switched
12. The meal was excellent _____ the first course. A.apart from B.in addition to C.with the exception of D.besides
13. I can’t help ____ she would be better off without marrying a man like him. A.to think B. thinking C.but thinking D.but to think
14. “Mary said that she ought not to have made her father angry, _____?” A.oughtn’t she B. hadn’t she C.wasn’t she D.didn’t she
15. Rape is a crime, which results in relatively few convictions, as it is often difficult to _____. A.deny B.dispute C.verify D.contradict
16. Elizabeth never had children because they would have interfered _____ her dancing career. A.with B.by C.over D.about
17. Darcy was found guilty on three charges of ____ the speed limit. A. exceeding B.regulating C.curbing D.maintaining
18. Now that we have approval, we may _____ the scheme as previously agreed. A. play B.possess C.contain D.execute
19. The children are terribly ____ by the break-up of their parents’ marriage. A. relieved B.eased C.upset D.comforted
20. The lawyer used new evidence to ____ the charges and cleared the defendant. A. confirm B.refute C.uphold D.prove |