1) We want to rent a bus which can 40 people for our trip to Beijing.
A. load B. hold
C. fill D. host
2) Li Lei wanted to tell her everything, but something made him ________.
A. hold up B. hold back
C. hold on D. hold out
3) Washington, a state in the United States, was named _______ one of the greatest American presidents.
A. in favour of B. in the hope of
C. in honour of D. by means of
4) The young man went there ______ a job with a higher pay.
A. with the purpose of finding
B. in the hope of finding
C. hoping to find
D. all of the above
5) The committee is discussing the problem right now. it will _______ have been solved by the end of next week.
A. eagerly B. hopefully
C. hurriedly D. gradually
6) --- Michael was late for Mr. Smith's oral class this morning.
--- ______? As far as I know, he never came late to class.
A. How come B. So what
C. Why not D. What for
7) ___________, Mother will wait for him to have dinner together.
A. However late is he
B. No matter how he is late
C. However is he late
D. However late he is
8) If you______ your belief, you promise to succeed eventually.
A. hug B. stick up for
C. keep up with D. hold up
9) Zhang Jiajie is well-known for its_______ area of forest and beautiful natural scenery.
A. big B. huge
C. great D. hopeful
10) Mike didn't play football yesterday because he had ______ his leg.
A. damaged B. hurt
C. hit D. struck
11) My ______ of this weekend’s activity is going out with some good friends.
A. idea B. opinion
C. idiom D. thought
12) The computer will ______ your fingerprints before it allows you to enter the building.
A. tell B. realize
C. identify D. imagine
13) Don’t ______ your carelessness. It may lead to serious problems.
A. improve B. keep
C. impress D. ignore
14) Look at the trouble I am in. ______ I had followed your advice.
A. Only if B. If only
C. But for D. As long as
15) --- My children are always arguing. --- ________.
A. Just ignore them
B. That's right
C. Are you sure
D. How old is the boy
16) Can you imagine _________ across the big desert?
A. Tom going
B. Tom goes
C. Tom is going
D. Tom to go
17) The policemen went into action _______ they heard the alarm.
A. suddenly B. hurriedly
C. quickly D. immediately
18) --- How was Robert's cooking? --- Oh, pretty good. I was quite .
A. admired B. interested
C. impressed D. inspired
19) ---You look beautiful _______ the red skirt.
---Thank you, and it surely looks wonderful _____ you.
A. on, in B. in; on
C. with; with D. at, at
20) The serious __________ along the border increased our fears of the war.
A. accident B. affair
C. incident D. event
