1. He is late again today. I’ll ____ that he will not be late tomorrow.
A) refer to it B) look to him
C) see to it D) turn to it
2. When a fire____ at the National Exhibition in London, at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.
A) broke off B) broke out
C) broke down D) broke up
3. After the disaster, the truth ____ us that a healthy habit of living can keep one away from some terrible diseases.
A) focused upon B) imposed upon
C) dawned upon D) leaned upon
4. After failing the exams three times, Jack realized that he’d never ____in English.
A) see to it B) attain it
C) catch it D) make it
5. Susan has not been officially ____ to Johnson.
A) engaged B) occupied
C) practiced D) undertaken
6. After so many years, he still ____ the hope that his lost son would return one day.
A) clang to B) clung to
C) inclined to D) subjected to
7. The action of cheating in an examination would ____ you ____ severe punishment.
A) cause…to B) subject…to
C) turn…to D) take…to
8. This article _____ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.
A) calls for B) applies for
C) cares for D) allows for
9. I don’t think that your watch is ____.
A) worthy the price B) worth the price
C) worthy to buy D) worth to buy
10. He is ____ a very old man but in fact he is only fifty years old.
A) apparently B) evidently
C) absolutely D) actually
11. It is not polite to ____ a speaker with frequent questions.
A) interpret B) intervene
C) interrupt D) interfere
12. Their daughter often turns a deaf ear to their inquiries, so they sometimes have to ____ answers from her.
A) interrupt B) exchange
C) squeeze D) exit
13. His failure in love games threw him off his ____ of mind.
A) mood B) engagement
C) sympathy D) balance
14. My camera can be ____ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.
A) adapted B) adjusted
C) adopted D) remedied
15. At the party we found that shy girl ____ her mother all the time.
A) depending on B) coinciding with
C) adhering to D) clinging to
