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

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

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

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

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　

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

13. She started at the __________ and worked her way up to become manager of the company.

　 A. bottom　　　 B. base　　　　　　　 C. blank　　　　　 D. background

12. The firm recognized Tom's outstanding work by giving him an extra _______.

　 A. belief　　　 B. behavior　　　　　 C. barbecue　　　　　 D. bonus

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

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