1. When Bonde ___his burning eyes on me and laughed, I became very excited.

　　A. fixed B. put C. looked D. saw

　　2. The child was told to _____for being rude to his uncle.

　　A. excuse B. apologize C. pardon D. thank

　　3. Writing that composition ____George a whole afternoon.

　　A. spent B. took C. made D. did

　　4. At the beginning the whole party kept together, but by the end of the day the women and weaker men had fallen _______.

　　A. back B. away C. behind D. out

　　5. My uncle had promised to offer me everything he had and he ____his words.

　　A. took B. kept C. made D. held

　　6. When I was a child I ____many other useful things from my mother.

　　A. knew B. had C. taught D. learned

　　7. On summer ___many English men work in their gardens when they come home from work.

　　A. evenings B. nights C. times D. periods

　　8. I ___him to arrive in time for dinner.

　　A. hope B. expect C. wait D. look for

　　9. The shoes fitted her ______.

　　A. perfectly B. fairly C. rightly D. finely

　　10. Jack is ___a black jacket today.

　　A. having on B. putting on C. wearing D. dressed

　　11. I could tell he was surprised from the ___on his face.

　　A. anger B. surprise C. look D. sight

　　12. This pair of shoes isn’t good but that pair is ____better.

　　A. rather B. less C. even D. hardly

　　13. If you ever have the ____to go abroad to work you should take it.

　　A. offer B. luck C. chance D. advice

　　14. I wish those boys wouldn’t ___so much noise.

　　A. do B. shout C. make D. cry

　　15. I can hardly ___the difference between these two words.

　　a. point B. speak C. talk D. tell

　　

　　1. After dinner the minister made a short ___to the guests.

　　A. talk B. pronunciation C. conversation D. speech

　　2. Those are very pleasant rooms. How much do you __them?

　　A. want B. demand C. ask for D. ask

　　3. A mistake is not serious unless it is _____.

　　A. made B. well-known C. great D. repeated

　　4. He ___live in the country than in the city.

　　A. prefers to B. likes to C. had better D. would rather

　　5. You can _____my surprise when I heard the news.

　　A. suppose B. see C. imagine D. believe

　　6. Peter begged his neighbour to ____him twenty pounds until the weekend.

　　A. lend B. supply C. borrow D. give

　　7. I have always ___you my best friend.

　　A. regard B. considered C. trusted D. found

　　8. I sat near the entrance for a long time ___him, but he didn’t arrive.

　　A. expecting B. waiting C. hoping D. wanting

　　9. Looking for new ways to do old jobs means _______.

　　A. work B. goodness C. success D. progress

　　10. Bats do not see well. Instead, they ____where they are going.

　　A. smell B. listen to C. watch D. ask

　　11. I’m __to get the tickets for the show, as there are hardly any left.

　　A. worried B. anxious C. after D. troubled

　　12. The more you ____things to chance, the less chance there is for you.

　　A. leave B. have C. take D. put

　　13. This year the farmers were just able to gather in the _____before the fine weather came to an end.

　　A. fields B. plants C. seeds D. harvest

　　14. His ____of the plane was correct and could really fly.

　　A. shape B. pattern C. design D. model

　　15. He left in such a hurry that I ____had time to speak to him.

　　A. hardly B. almost C. even D. nearly