1. The manager promised to have my complaint ____.
A. looked throughB. looked into
C. looked over D. looked after
2. We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are____.
A. out of work B. out of reach
C.out of stockD.out of practice
3. Some areas, ____their severeweather conditions,are hardly populated.
A.due toB.in spite of
C.but forD.withregard to
4. His tastes and habits ____ with those of his wife.
A.combineB.competeC.coincideD.compromise
5. The criminal always paid ____ cash so the police could not track him down.
A. onB.byC.forD.in
6. Being somewhat shortsighted, she had the habit of____atpeople.
A.glancingB.peeringC.gazingD.scanning
7. When he appliedfor a ____in the office of the local newspapers he was told to see the manager.
A.locationB.professionC.careerD.position
8. The ____ runner can run 2 miles in fifteen minutes.
A.commonB.usualC.averageD.general
9. The travellers ____their journey after a short break.
A.recoveredB.resumedC.renewedD.restored
10. My friend does one thing one day and just the ____the next.His behaviour is inconsistent.
A.otherB.alternativeC.negativeD.opposite
11. The terrorists might have planted a bomb on the plane inAthens, set to ____ when it arrived in New York.
A. get offB. carry offC. go offD. come off
12. Attempts to persuade her to stay after she felt insulted were ______.
A. of no avail B. on the contrary
C. at a loss D. in no way
13. Have you anything to say ____the proposal?
A. with regard toB. in contrast to
C. on behalf ofD. for the purpose of
14. The prisoner has been ____ of many previleges that average citizens enjoy.
A. ensuredB. informedC. deprivedD. convinced
15. It has been estimated that the earth’s surface temperature has increased ____ one quarter to three quarters of a degree since 1850.
A. toB. byC. atD. with
16. He was ____ to steal the money when he saw it lying on the table.
A. draggedB. temptedC. elicitedD. attracted
17. Dogs are often praised for their ____; they almost never abandon their masters.
A. faithB. loyalty
C. trust D. truthfulness
18. As an excellent shooter， Peter practised aiming at both ____targets and moving targets
A. standingB. stationaryC. stillD. stable
19. If each manager makes his usual speech, the meaning will be ____ for fortyfive minutes.
A. expandedB. prolongedC. delayedD. exceeded
20. Small boys are ____ questioners. They ask questions all the time.
A. originalB. imaginativeC. peculiarD. persistent
21. There are nations whose lack of contact with the outside world has ____ poverty.
A. fallen into B. consisted in
C. resulted inD. come up to
22. When a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind, he selects people ____ and ask them questions.
A. at lengthB. at randomC. in essenceD. in bulk
23. The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable ____ his financial situation.
A. with respect toB. in accord with
C. regardless of D. in terms of
24. To call the music of another musicculture “primitive” is ____ one’s own standards on a group that does not recognize them.
A.puttingB. emphasizingC. forcingD. imposing
25. This is the first draft of the book.Please feel perfectly free to ____ it.
A. cope withB. comment onC. complainD. confirm