11. A good idea ________ him that he should buy a used car with the money.
A. hit B. struck
C. beat D. caught
12. Because his Spanish was very limited, he could not ________ his ideas easily.
A. put over B. get across
C. get over D. put through
13. The news, though not wholly bad, was so ________ that I could no longer concentrate
on my work.
A. anxious B. regretful
C. disturbing D. disastrous
14. Many trees and flowers have been planted in recent years. They will ________ the
beauty of the city.
A. raise B. rise
C. add to D. add up
15. At the meeting, both sides exchanged views on a wide ________ of topics they were
interested in.
A. scope B. range
C. number D. series
16. The earthquake put the telecommunication system in the region ________.
A. out of tune B. out of order
C. out of work D. out of action
17. ________ dieting, you ought to take as much exercise as possible.
A. Instead of B. Except for
C. Apart from D. In spite of
18. This young man could fix almost everything. He was ________ of a jack-of-all-trades.
A. everything B. nothing
C. something D. anything
19. ________ all the jobs available, she finally decided to take the one in a remote mountain village and work as a school teacher.
A. Of B. To
C. On D. In
20. You’d better set out an hour earlier for the airport to ________ possible delays on the way.
A. deal in B. allow for
C. permit of D. prepare for
