1. In a low voice she _____that someone was moving about upstairs.

　　A. shouted B. told C. spoke D. whispered

　　2. There is a lot of food here, but we’ll need _____more.

　　A. any B. a few C. even D. little

　　3. All life on the earth ___on the sun.

　　A. lives B. feeds C. depends D. keeps

　　4. It seemed as if all of a ____the animal had smelt danger in the air.

　　A. moment B. sudden C. minute D. shot

　　5. Quite a few people watch TV only to ______time.

　　A. waste B. spend C. kill D. pass

　　6. I ____an answer to my letter within a few days.

　　A. hope B. wait C. expect D. think

　　7. He is ____dark glasses to protect his eyes from the sun.

　　A. carrying B. bringing C. having D. wearing

　　8. It will do you good to ___a holiday.

　　A. spend B. make C. take D. do

　　9. I took the medicine, but it didn’t have any _____on me.

　　A. effect B. answer C. cause D. work

　　10. “What’s your _______?” the doctor asked.

　　A. trouble B. sickness C. illness D. matter

　　11. The boy cannot reach that branch, it’s _____above his head.

　　A. good B. fine C. well D. nice

　　12. We’ve made our plans, and now we must put them into ________.

　　A. work B. practice C. promise D. goods

　　13. The printing press was invented in 1456. Before the time, books were prepared by _____.

　　A. factories B. machine C. hand D. memory

　　14. The streets are wet because it has rained ____all the morning.

　　A. heavily B. thickly C. strongly D. deeply

　　15. He ran very fast and soon left the other runners ______.

　　A. back B. behind C. away D. far

　　

　　1. She was standing by an electric heater, and her nightdress ____fire.

　　A. caught B. set C. took D. had

　　2. “Here’s the money I promised,” he said. “I always ___my promise.”

　　A. agree B. follow C. made D. keep

　　3. Students should answer seven of the _____questions.

　　A. below B. following C. under D. added

　　4. He came to my house last night and invited me to join in a ___of football.

　　A. match B. team C. game D. party

　　5. Mary said that she was __able to wash the plate herself.

　　A. too B. quite C. much D. plenty

　　6. Kindness is the most important ___a man can have.

　　A. answer B. quality C. habit D. character

　　7. He had a good ____of the examination result when he saw his daughter’s face.

　　A. report B. thought C. idea D. news

　　8. After the party we all thanked Freda for ____us a lovely evening.

　　A. letting B. asking C. enjoying D. giving

　　9. Freda said she was very happy to ____us all.

　　A. have B. take C. accept D. get

　　10. Traveling across the country was once a ___journey, but it is quite safe now.

　　A. terrible B. dangerous C. expensive D. noisy

　　11. After two hours of hard fighting, the southern army won the ______.

　　A. force B. power C. war D. battle

　　12. The college got some money by selling one of its old ___pictures.

　　A. useful B. helpful C. usual D. valuable

　　13. Since he began work, he hasn’t ___asked his father for money.

　　A. greatly B. very much C. badly D. ever

　　14. I couldn’t go to the party because of a ___cold.

　　A. quick B. surprising C. sudden D. hurried

　　15. When the headmaster ___the room, all the pupils stood up.

　　A. saw B. entered C. appeared D. came