1. It is wrong to judge people according to their family _________.
A. basis B. balance C. balcony D. background
2. Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to pick up wonderful _______ in the market.
A. bacon B. bargains C. bakery D. barbecue
3. Problems with childcare remain the biggest _________ to women succeeding at work.
A. bacterium B. bandage C. balloon D. barrier
4. The company has branches all over the world, but their ________ is in London.
A. basis B. bottom C. base D. basic
5. We'd like to trade with any country on a friendly and equal _________.
A. basis B. basement C. base D. basement
6. It's bad _______ for a man to smoke in the public places where smoking is not allowed.
A. behavior B. action C. barrier D. belief
7. There is a common ________ that eating sweets before meals is considered to have the chance to spoil the appetite.
A. behavior B. belief C. basis D. battle
8. After a long debate the ______ was passed and it will become law next month.
A. belief B. bargain C. basis D. bill
9. At that time, my mind was a complete _______ ; I couldn't think of a single answer.
A. blank B. barrier C. blow D. bottom
10. Peter’s sudden death was a great ________ to Mary and it took her quite a while to get over the grief.
A. block B. barrier C. blow D. basis
11. What makes the books so important is that, because they appeal to reader of all ages, they create a special literary __________ between parents and children.
A. belief B. bond C. barrier D. base
12. The firm recognized Tom's outstanding work by giving him an extra _______.
A. belief B. behavior C. barbecue D. bonus
13. She started at the __________ and worked her way up to become manager of the company.
A. bottom B. base C. blank D. background
14. The head office of the bank is in Beijing, but it has ________ all over the country. (2005年高考辽宁卷)
A.bases B. branches C. boards D.businesses
15. While a full understanding of what causes the disease may be several years away, a ______ leading to a successful treatment could come much sooner.
A. bonus B. breakthrough C. budget D. blow
16. The education _____ for the coming year is about $4 billion, which is much more than what people expected.
A. allowance B. bonus C. budget D. behalf
17. By recycling textbooks, the cost of the books will be reduced greatly, and there is no doubt that it will unload some _________ of the families of the students.
A. budget B. buffet C. boom D. burden
18. In order to guarantee the people’s health and reduce smoking, the government is starting an anti-smoking advertising __________.
A. campaign B. capsule C. brochure D. cartoon
19. Your fluency in the English language gives you an advantage over the other ________ for the job.
A. captain B. carpenter C. carrier D. candidate
20. The pictures painted by Picasso are really abstract. I can’t understand them without _________.
A. camera B. caption C. cassette D. certificate
21. The Geoge Inn was a busy coaching stop for food and accommodation for travelers leaving London, and for _________ taking goods into the city.
A. carriers B. champions C. chiefs D. civilians
22. The lawyer advised him to drop the _____,since he stands little chance to win.
A. choir B. choice C. case D. challenge
23. You mustn’t carry too much ________ on you to the crowded public places. You can use your bankcard for buying things.
A. cheque B. charge C. baggage D. cash
24. Most people now accept that global warming could result in an environmental _________.
A. catastrophe B. cancer C. channel D. catalogue
25. These two animals outward appearances are very alike, but they belong to different _________.
A. cases B. categories C. captions D. chemicals
