B) declined D) rejected 答案：A

12. Not having a good command of English can be a serious _____ preventing you from achieving your goals.

A. obstacle B. fault C. offense D. distress 答案：A

13.Things might have been much worse if the mother ______ on her right to keep the baby. A) has been insisting

B) had insisted

C) would insist D) insisted 答案：B

14.Contrast may make something appear more beautiful than it is when ________ alone. A) seen B) is seen C) to be seen

D) having been seen 答案：A

15.Tryon was extremely angry, but cool-headed enough to ________ storming into the boss’s office. A) prevent B) prohibit

C) turn D) avoid 答案：D

16. Computer technology will _____ a revolution in business administration.

A. bring around B. bring about C. bring out B

17. He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he ______ us that he would try as hard as possible. A) insured B) guaranteed

C) assumed D) assured 答案：C

18. Not only the professionals but also the amateurs will ______ from the new training facilities. A) derive C) benefit

B) acquire

D) reward 答案：B

D. bring up 答案：

19. I waited for him half an hour, but he never ______. A) turned in B) turned down C) turned off

D) turned up 答案：C

20.The clothes a person wears may express his _______ or social position. A) curiosity B) status

C) determination D) significance 答案：B

21.Young people are not _______ to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate in. A) conservative B) content

C) confident D) generous 答案：B

22.By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have _______ opportunity to change his mind. A) accurate B) urgent

C) excessive D) adequate 答案：D 23.You will see this product _______ wherever you go. A) to be advertised B) advertised

C) advertise D) advertising 答案：B

24.The early pioneers had to _______ many hardships to settle on the new land.

A) go along with

B) go back on

C) go through D) go into 答案：C

25.Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers, _______ overall consumption is significantly higher than that of women. A) whose

B) which

C) that D) what 答案：A 26.I didn’t know the word. I had to _______ a dictionary. A) look out B) make out

C) refer to D) go over 答案：C

27.In order to show his boss what a careful worker he was, he took _______ trouble over the figures. A) extensive B) spare

C) extra D) supreme 答案：C

28.The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds _______ his arguments in favour of the new theory. A) to be based on B) to base on

C) which to base on D) on which to base 答案：D 29. It's very _____ of you not to talk aloud while the baby is asleep.