1. It isn't quite _____ that he will be present at the meeting.

A. sure B. right

C. exact D. certain

2. Many new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.

A. opportunities

B. realities

C. necessities

D. probabilities

3. The members of the club wouldn't run a _____ in entrusting(委托) the organization to an unreliable person.

A. danger B. risk

C. hazard D. chance

4. The meeting was _____ when the chairman fell ill.

A. put down B. shut out

C. cut short D. taken off

5. John says that his present job does not provide him with enough _____ for his organizing ability.

A. scope B. space

C. capacity D. range

6. She was afraid that unless the train speeded up she would lose her _____ to Scotland.

A. ticket B. place

C. seat D. connection

7. The ship was _____ in a storm off Jamaica.

A. drowned B. sunk

C. wrecked D. submitted

8. No one has _____ been able to trace the author of the poem.

A. still B. yet C. already D. just

9. More than one-third of the Chinese in the United States live in California, _____ in San Francisco.

A. previously B. predominantly

C practically D. permanently

10. The new secretary has written a remarkably _____ report only in a few pages but with all the details.

A. concise B. clear

C. precise D. elaborate

11. The managing director took the _____ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.

A. guilt B. charge

C. blame D. accusation

12. The worker agreed to _____ the strike if the company would satisfy their demands.

A. call for B. call forth

C. call off D. call up

13. I could just see a car in the distance, but I couldn't _____ what color it was.

A. look out B. make out

C. get across D. take after

14. He has impressed his employers considerably and _____ he is soon to be promoted.

A. eventually B. yet

C. finally D. accordingly

15. It was a great _____ for him to be pleasant to people he didn't like.

A. attempt B. trouble

C. power D. effort

16. The firemen managed to _____ the fire in time.

A. extinguish B. prevent

C. suppress D. ruin

17. What is most obvious in this book are all those details of daily living which make Mrs. Richard _____ common.

A. nothing but B. anything but

C. above all D. rather than

18. The car was completely _____ and the driver seriously injured.

A. broken off B. taken off

C. written off D. picked up

19. On this happy occasion, I'd like to say that we are _____ much obliged to you for your kind cooperation.

A. even so B. ever so

C. as yet D. so far

20. His new appointment takes _____ from the beginning of next month.

A. place B. effect

C. post D. office

21. The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and _____ him of speeding.

A. charged B. accused

C. blamed D. deprived

22. Mr. Smith gradually _____ a knowledge of the subject.

A. attained B. achieved

C. required D. acquired

23. This is the _____ piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works.

A. actual B. genuine

C. real D. original

24. My camera can be _____ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.

A. treated B. adopted

C. adjusted D. remedied

25. According to the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, wisdom comes from the _____ of maturity.

A. fulfillment

B. achievement

C. establishment

D. accomplishment

26. The number of tickets _____ will be determined by the size of the stadium.

A. adaptable B. acceptable

C. advisable D. available

27. Too many hotels have been built and this has _____ prices, making holidays cheaper.

A. cut short B. cut out

C. cut off D. cut down

28. He is a very honest official and never _____ any gifts from the people who sought his help.

A. accepted B. received

C. took up D. excepted

29. He was not _____ to the club because he wasn't a member.

A. allowed B. admitted

C. permitted D. approved

30. Although he doesn't like that law, he will _____ with it.

A. confine B. conform

C. comply D. contend