TEM-4 Exercise 2
(Grammar & Vocabulary)
1. He was one of the greatest writers _____ had ever lived.
A. who
B. which
C. that
D. as
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2. He would try to ingratiate himself _____ his clients in order to earn more money.
A. into
B. with
C. for
D. from
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3. Her address made a great impression _____ the audience.
A. at
B. of
C. in
D. on
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4. Here is one of the most interesting novels that _____ been published _____ the war.
A. has ... after
B. have ... after
C. have ... since
D. has ... since
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5. His companions have threatened to _____ his crimes to the police.
A. impose
B. express
C. enclose
D. expose
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6. His extravagance reduced him _____ for his living.
A. to beg
B. from begging
C. to begging
D. into begging
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7. His death _____ with age.
A. deteriorated
B. determined
C. detected
D. detained
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8. His long service with the company was _____ with a present.
A. admitted
B. acknowledged
C. attributed
D. accepted
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9. His novel _____ some light on life in China in Ming Dynasty.
A. sends
B. provides
C. throws
D. puts
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10. His tastes and habits _____ with those of his wife.
A. combine
B. compete
C. coincide
D. compromise
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11. His wife is quite lazy. Her reluctance to wash her own clothes is a case _____ point.
A. in
B. on
C. to
D. for
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12. His work is only _____, certainly not distinguished.
A. fair
B. remarkable
C. good
D. wonderful
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13. Hot metal _____ as it grows cooler.
A. contracts
B. reduces
C. condenses
D. compresses
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14. Housewiver who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full _____.
A. capacity
B. strength
C. length
D. possibility
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15. How close parents are to their children _____ a strong influence on the character of the children.
A. has
B. have
C. having
D. to have
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16. I _____ with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column.
A. express
B. confess
C. verify
D. acknowledge
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17. I always _____ what I have said.
A. get to
B. see to
C. lead to
D. hold to
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18. I am not used _____ to like that.
A. to being spoken
B. to speak
C. being spoken
D. to speaking
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19. I am sorry that I must _____ your invitation owing to a previous appointment.
A. decline
B. reject
C. accept
D. receive
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20. I appreciate _____ to your home.
A. to be invited
B. to have invited
C. being invited
D. having invited
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21. I can _____ some noise while I’m studying, but I can’t stand loud noises.
A. come up with
B. catch up with
C. put up with
D. keep up with
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22. I cannot give you _____ for the type of car you sell because there is no demand for it in the market.
A. an expense
B. a charge
C. a purchase
D. an order
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23. I didn’t quite _____ to what you had said. Would you mind repeating it?
A. catch on
B. get hold
C. catch up
D. go on
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24. I didn’t say anything like that at all. You are purposely _____ my idea to prove your point.
A. revising
B. contradicting
C. distorting
D. distracting
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25. I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave, _____ something occurred which attracted my attention.
A. unless
B. until
C. when
D. while
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