1. She her trip to New York because she was ill.
A) called off C) put up
B) closed down D) went off
2. the storm, the ship would have reached its destination on time.
A) But for C) In spite of
B) In case of D) Because of
3. We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of .
A) rejection C) retreat
B) restriction D) recession
4.The of finding gold in California attracted a lot of people to settle down there.
A) prospects C) stakes
B) speculations D) provisions
5. I suffered from mental because of stress from my job.
A) damage C) relief
B) release D) fatigue
6. The rest of the day was entirely at his for reading or recreation.
A) dismissal C) disposal
B) survival D) arrival
7. You will not be about your food in time of great hunger.
A) special C) peculiar
B) particular D) specific
8. Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the
will continue into the next decade.
A) emergency C) pace
B) trend D) schedule
9. You shouldn’t have written in the since the book belongs to the library.
A) interval B) border
C) margin D) edge
10. The of airplane engines announced a coming air raid.
A) roar B) exclamation
C) whistle D) scream
11. This ticket you to a free boat tour on the lake.
A) entities B) appoints
C) grants D) credits
12. This is the nurse who to me when I was ill in hospital.
A) accompanied B) attended
C) entertained D) shielded
13. I was about to a match when I remembered Tom’s warning.
A) rub B) hit C) scrape D) strike
14. The advertisement says this material doesn’t in the wash, but it has.
A) contract B) shrink C) slim D) dissolve
15. He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he
us that he would try as hard as possible.
A) insured C) assumed
B) guaranteed D) assured
16. Not only the professionals but also the amateurs will from the new training facilities.
A) derive B) acquire C) benefit D) reward
17. The work was almost complete when we received orders to no further with it.
A) progress C) march
B) proceed D) promote
18. I waited for him half an hour, but he never .
A) turned in C) turned off
B) turned down D) turned up
19. A house with a dangerous gas can be broken into immediately.
A) leak C) mess
B) split D) crack
20. A dark suit is to a light one for evening wear.
A) favourable C) preferable
B) suitable D) proper
21. It was in the United States that I made the of Professor Jones.