1. Mr. Longman____his hat when he met the teacher of his daughter on the street.
A. gave B. tipped C. raised D. heightened
2. The television station was____with calls protesting the distasteful programs.
A. hatched B. modulated C. flooded D. prompted
3. I wonder who first____the idea of bags with gas to make balloons.
A. imagined B. conceived C. cherished D. concealed
4. Her first born is not the only one in her family who is good at handwriting; in fact, all her children ____ calligraphy.
A. are fond of B. are tired of C. excel at D. go in for
5. We note with satisfaction that all these activities have helped to___mutual understanding and friendship between our two countries.
A. propel B. promote C. strengthen D. depress
6. The minibus____five people quite comfortably.
A. lodges B. grants C. accommodates D. drinks
7. It's a common knowledge that chalk ____ moisture from the air.
A. gets B. evaporates C. absorbs D. discards
8. Having ____so many obstacles, she established her fame as a first-rate actress at last.
A. removed B. surmounted C. resumed D. harnessed
9. We stopped for a coffee break and____ working fifteen minutes later.?
A. resumed B. consumed C. presumed D. assumed
10. The discontented students____by boycotting the school-cafeteria.
A. rewarded B. vanished C. groaned D. took their revenge
11. She is very____ upsetting her husband, as he has a violent temper.
A. tired of B. wary of C. keen on D. confined to
12. "Are you ready?"
"Why should I be ready when you are not?" she ____.
A. repeated B. retorted C. shouted D. said
13. The house had many____with her dead husband for her to be happy in it.
A. conjunctions B. associations C. links D. chains
14. I am not sure whether I want to take this course; I may ____for the first week to see if I like it.
A. sit on B. sit in C. sit down D. sit up
15. The Americans are a highly____ people. Most of them like to travel whenever they get the chance.
A. mobilized B. mobile C. changeable D. moved
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