一、单选题（共 25 道试题，共 100 分。）V 1. There is now considerable ___ for their safety.
A. solicitude
B. care
C. concern
D. worry
答案:C
2. An ___ between parents regarding the rearing of their children often goes on for years.
A. controversy
B. argument
C. debate
D. dispute
答案:B
3. I should like to rent a house, modern, comfortable and ___ a quiet neighborhood.
A. all in all
B. above all
C. after all
D. over all
答案:B
4. My house ___ a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom and a bedroom.
A. makes up of
B. is composed of
C. is made of
D. is consisted of
答案:B
5. They have ___ baby.
A. a five month old
B. a fifth-month-old
C. a five-month-old
D. a five-months-old
答案:C
6. I finally ___ the reference in a dictionary of quotations.
A. track out
B. track down
C. track up
D. trace down
答案:B
7. ___ man can now create radioactive elements, there is nothing he can do to reduce their radioactivity.
A. As
B. Whether
C. While
D. Now that
答案:C
8. There are few electronic appliances ___ to raise fears regarding future employment opportunities than robots.
A. likely
B. more likely
C. most likely
D. much likely
答案:B
9. He decided not to attend the funeral ___ there was a security problem.
A. because
B. because of
C. due to
D. owing to
答案:A
10. He fell in love with Mary at the ___ of her.
A. glance
B. gaze
C. sight
D. stare
答案:C
11. We seldom ___ about where to stay in Paris.
A. wonder
B. hesitate
C. determine
D. choose
答案:B
12. She speaks in low ___.
A. voice
B. sounds
C. tones
D. volumes
答案:A
13. Circus tiger, although they have been tamed, can ___ attack their trainer.
A. unexpectedly
B. deliberately
C. reluctantly
D. subsequently
   答案:A
14. The ___ of such a dishonest man as mayor disappointed everyone.
A. promotion
B. election
C. appointment
D. praise
答案:C
15. The final decision is left ___ me to make.
A. to
B. for
C. over
D. at
答案:A
16. Tom ___ to review his lessons before exams.
A. went out his way
B. went out of his way
C. went of his way
D. went out of a way
答案:B
17. The story that follows ___ two famous characters of the Rocky Mountain gold rush days.
A. concerns
B. states
C. proclaims
D. relates
      答案:A
18. There is little chance that mankind would ___ a nuclear war.
A. retain
B. edure
C. survive
D. maintain
      答案:C
19. The sounds of music grow ___ in the distance.
A. faint
B. fade
C. wane
D. ebb
      答案:A
20. We haven’t been able to find out the ___ of the rumour.
A. source
B. cause
C. origin
D. reason
   答案:A
21. He made a ___ with his arm for a left turn.
A. signal
B. sign
C. mark
D. symbol
答案:A
22. Between the two given choices the former one sounds reasonable while the ___ seems unacceptable to us.
A. second
B. last
C. latter
D. later
答案:C
23. The hymn sung by the congregation ___ the religious ceremony.
A. finished
B. ended
C. concluded
D. terminated
答案:C
24. Supporters of gun control have worked for many years to ban the sale of ___ handguns in America.
A. deadly
B. fatal
C. mortal
D. lethal
答案:A
25. A snake ___ along the ground.
A. climbed
B. crawled
C. crept
D. sneaked
答案:B