1.Pigeon is often considered a(n)________ of peace.
A. example B. sign
C. mark D. symbol
2.If you spend enough money advertising, your product sales will surely_________.
A. expand B. enlarge
C. extend D. increase
3.We volunteered to collect money to help the ______ of the tsunami.
A. victims B. folks
C. fellows D. villagers
4.By 1909, Picasso had______ himself as a painter of great talent in Paris.
A. made B. recognize
C. admitted D. established
5.If you don’t take away all your things from the desk, there won’t be enough_____ for my stationery.
A. area B. place
C. room D. surface
6.We all write________, even when there’s not much to say.
A. now and then
B. by and by
C. step by step
D. more or less
7._________ most students, she was always well prepared and never came to class late.
A. Like B. As
C. For D. To
8.Everyone should fight for the_______ of their own country.
A. favour B. reward
C. honour D. prize
9.The policeman saved the little girl from the gangs. He’s never afraid of them. I think he is a man of _________.
A. importance B. use
C. courage D. value
10.It is widely accepted that young babies learn to do things because certain acts lead to________.
A. rewards B. prizes
C. awards D. results
11.The surgeon_______ his excellent skill in carrying out the operation.
A. represented B. instructed
C. demonstrated D. exhibited
12. I wrote him a letter to show my______ of his thoughtfulness.
A. achievement B. agreement
C. attention D. appreciation
13.Ben has not the least_______ of giving up his research.
A. intention B. attempt
C. aim D. desire
14.We decided not to climb that mountain because it was raining_________.
A. badly B. hardly
C. strongly D. heavily
15.One of the advantages of living on the top floor of a high-rise is that you can get a good ________.
A. scenery B. scene
C. view D. look