1. As I’ll be away for at least a year, I’d appreciate ________ from you now and then telling me how everyone is getting along.

[A] hearing[B] to hear[C] to be hearing[D] having heard

2. Greatly agitated, I rushed to the apartment and tried the door, ________ to find it locked.

[A] just[B] only[C] hence[D] thus

3. Doctors see a connection between increase amounts of leisure time spent ________ and the increased number of cases of skin cancer.

[A] to sunbathe[B] to have sunbathed[C] having sunbathed[D] sunbathing

4. Unless you sign a contract with the insurance company for your goods, you are not entitled ________ a repayment for the goods damaged in delivery.

[A] to[B] with[C] for[D] on

5. On a rainy day I was driving north through Vermont ________ I noticed a young man holding up a sign reading "Boston".

[A] which[B] where[C] when[D] that

6. Christie stared angrily at her boss and turned away, as though ________ out of the office.

[A] went[B] gone[C] to go[D] would go

7. The roles expected ________ old people in such a setting give too few psychological satisfactions for normal happiness.

[A] of[B] on[C] to[D] with

8. Talk to anyone in the drug industry, ________ you’ll soon discover that the science of genetics is the biggest thing to hit drug research since penicillin was discovered.

[A] or[B] and[C] for[D] so

9. It wasn’t so much that I disliked her ________ that I just wasn’t interested in the whole business.

[A] rather[B] so[C] than[D] as

10. Countless divorced politicians would have been elected out of office years ago had they even thought of a divorce, let alone ________ one.

[A] getting[B] to get[C] gotten[D] get

21. He spoke so ________ that even his opponents were won over by his arguments.

[A] bluntly[B] convincingly[C] emphatically[D] determinedly

22. France’s ________ of nuclear testing in the South Pacific last month triggered political debates and mass demonstrations.

[A] assumption[B] consumption[C] presumption[D] resumption

23. The 215-page manuscript, circulated to publishers last October, ________ an outburst of interest.

[A] flared[B] glittered[C] sparked[D] flashed

24. His efforts to bring about a reconciliation between the two Parties ________.

[A] came off[B] came on[C] came round[D] came down

25. The system was redesigned to embrace the network and eventually ________ it in a profitable direction.

[A] adapt[B] control[C] install[D] steer

26. The capital intended to broaden the export base and ________ efficiency gains from international trade was channeled instead into uneconomic import substitution.

[A] secure[B] extend[C] defend[D] possess

27. It is announced that a wallet has been found and can be ________ at the manager’s office.

[A] declared[B] obtained[C] reclaimed[D] recognized

28. When I ________ my senses, I found myself wrapped up in bed in my little room, with Grandma bending over me.

[A] woke up[B] took to[C] picked up[D] came to

29. The American society is ________ an exceedingly shaky foundation of natural resources, which is connected with the possibility of a worsening environment.

[A] established on[B] affiliated to[C] originated from[D] incorporated with

30. I am not ________ with my roommate but I have to share the room with her, because I have nowhere else to live.

[A] concerned[B] compatible[C] considerate[D] complied

31. At first, the ________ of color pictures over a long distance seemed impossible, but, with painstaking efforts and at great expense, it became a reality.

[A] transaction[B] transmission[C] transformation[D] transition

32. When the committee ________ to details, the proposed plan seemed impractical.

[A] got down[B] set about[C] went off[D] came up

33. ________ to some parts of South America is still difficult, because parts of the continent are still covered with thick forests.

[A] Orientation[B] Access[C] Procession[D] Voyage

34. Mr. Smith had an unusual ________: he was first an office clerk, then a sailor, and ended up as a school teacher.

[A] profession[B] occupation[C] position[D] career

35. The mayor is a woman with great ________ and therefore deserves our political and financial support.

[A] intention[B] instinct[C] integrity[D] intensity

36. The English weather defies forecast and hence is a source of interest ________ to everyone.

[A] speculation[B] attribution[C] utilization[D] proposition

37. The fact that the golden eagle usually builds its nest on some high cliffs ________ it almost impossible to obtain the eggs or the young birds.

[A] renders[B] reckons[C] regards[D] relates

38. To impress a future employer, one should dress neatly, be ________, and display interest in the job.

[A] swift[B] instant[C] timely[D] punctual

39. You don’t have to install this radio in your new car, it’s an ________ extra.

[A] excessive[B] optional[C] additional[D] arbitrary

40. We were pleased to note that the early morning delivery didn’t ________ to the traffic jam of the busy city.

[A] aid[B] amount[C] add[D] attribute

参考答案：

1. [A] 2. [B] 3. [D] 4. [A] 5. [C]

6. [C] 7. [A] 8. [B] 9. [D] 10. [C]

21. [B] 22. [D] 23. [C] 24. [A] 25. [D]

26. [A] 27. [C] 28. [D] 29. [A] 30. [B]

31. [B] 32. [A] 33. [B] 34. [D] 35. [C]

36. [A] 37. [A] 38. [D] 39. [B] 40. [C]