1. He told me only part of the story ?____?.?

A. so that was itB. so that was this?

C. and that was so D. and that was that?

2. ?____? increases every year as natural habitats disappear.?

A. The amount ofendangered species?

B. The quantity of endangering species?

C. The number of endangered species?

D. The majority of endangering species?

3. Prices reach an equilibrium at the level at which quantity demanded ?____? quantity supplied.?

A. is equal toB. equalC. equals toD. is equal?

4. The tenant must be prepared to decorate the property ?____? the terms of the agreement.?

A. with regard toB. in relation to ?

C. in accordance withD. providedby?

5. Mr. Johnson is ?____? to our party.?

A. more than pleased to come ?

B. pleased more than to come?

C. more pleased than to come ?

D. more pleasing than to come?

6. She intends to move that the committee ?____? discussion on this issue.?

A. suspendsB. suspendC. will suspendD. suspended?

7. It has been suggested that people who watch television incessantly ?____? overly passive.?A. become B. may become?

C. should become D. became?

8. He will remain here if ?____?.?

A. neededB. need to beC. need beD. need is?

9. The publishers will send you a specimen copy of their new books ?______?.?

A. when it will be requestedB. when they are requested it?

C. when it is requested D. when requested?

10. The most useful way of looking at a map is not as a piece of paper, but as a record of ____ .?

A. organized geographical information?

B. geographical organized information?

C. geographically organized information ?

D. organizing information geographically?

11. As Mr. Best was passing the bookstore, he thought he’d just ?____? to see whether any interesting books were on sale.?

A. look throughB. look inC. look upD. look for?

12. Margie’s bedroom was in a ?____?, with books and papers covering every possible surface.?

A. litterB. disorderC. rubbishD. mess?

13. Burton said he could not swim until the?____? came in because the sea was too far out.?

A. currentB. tideC. floodD. wave?

14. They decided to ?____? their original plans for the house and make it smaller.?

A. scale downB. look down upon?

C. break downD. keep down?

15. It is not uncommon to ?____? large numbers of automobiles in the streets of cities like London, Paris and New York.?

A. entailB. encloseC. encounterD. endure?

16. The oxygen equipment made it possible for the climbers to rest and sleep at very high ____?.?

A.latitudeB. altitudeC. levelD. hemisphere?

17. ?____? scientists say the earth will heat up like a pot of flowers in a greenhouse.?

A. In the first placeB. At any rate?

C. As a matter of factD. As a result?

18. Prizes are open to all, ?____? nationality, race, or ideology.?

A. for the sake ofB. regardless of ?

C. at the cost of D. because of?

19. The church is ?____? on the hillside, about a mile from the town.?

A. situatedB. liedC. stationedD. placed?

20. Because some teachers believe that memorization and learning are ?______?, they may tell you that you shouldn’t memorize material; rather, you should understand it.?

A. relevant B. compatible?

C. incompatible D. incomplete?

21. In technology, progress is the standard. In social ?____?, continuity is the standard, and when change occurs, it is seen as decline rather than advance.?

A. institutionsB. commitments?

C. limitations D. regulations?

22. The job candidates’ main ?____? was that he’d never held a job for more than eight months.?

A. illusionB. indignationC. enduranceD. liability?

23. A(n) ?____? job is one that is long and boring.?

A. dullB. tediousC. uninterestingD. monotonous?

24. The situation there ?____? that I should be careful and patient.?

A. demandsB. requiresC. hopesD. wishes?

25. World War I marked the beginning of this general ?____?ofcapitalism.?

A. crisisB. emergencyC. symbolD. tendency