19. The thief broke in, trying to open the safe, but ___________.

　　 A. in no way　　 B. in vain　　　 C. without effect　　 D. at a loss

14. ------What is Rudi up to? 　---- Rudi seems bent ______finding a new job. 　A. on　　 B. to 　　 C. down 　　 D. over　　 15. Joe Jones, the eldest of the eight children, had to _____ out of school at the age of

　 sixteen to help his father on the farm.

A. leave　　　 B. drop　 　　C. fall　　　 D. go 16. ---I’m afraid I can’t finish the book within this week. 　 ---_____. 　A. Please go ahead　　B. That’s right　 　C. Not at all　　　　D. Take your time 17. Everyone had an application form in his hand, but no one knew which office room

_____. 　 A. to send it　　　 B. to be sent to　 　C. to send it to　　 D. to have it send 18. The heart is _________ intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled by

the brain. 　A. not so　 B. not much 　C. much more　 D. no more　

13. -----Why not play the music we listened to yesterday?

----Because it ______________ old times.

　 A. calls on　　　　 B. calls for　　　 C. calls in　　　 D. calls up

12. How brave he was! His fame ______ all the other parts of the country soon.

A. got into　　　 B. reached to　　　 C. spread around　　 D. came up

11.-----This store has such high prices.

　 ------I agree. Never again_______ here.

　　 A. I will shop　　 B. I do shop　　 C. will I shop　　 D. shop I do

10. -----You can't get a profit without any risk or effort.

----There's _________ in what you say. I'll take your advice.

A. something　　　　 B. nothing　　　　　　 C. anything　　　　　　 D. everything

9.The way you write for people can _________ whether or not they believe you. You need

to strike a balance between being polite and formal and getting _________on your side.

A. affect; them　　　 B. effect; it　　　　　　 C. tell; it　　　　　　　 D. show; them

8.The explorer got a disease in blood for the _______ of fresh vegetables and fruit.

　　 A. sake　　 B. lack　　　 C. ignorance　　　 D. benefit

7.If your writing is interesting you'll pick up more marks. If your writing is _________, you _________.

A. boring；don't　　 B. bored；won't　　 C. bored；don't　　　 D. boring；won't

5.To achieve your goal,_________ yourself and your direction _________ the most important thing.

A. knowing; is　　　　　　　 B. to know; were　　 C. know; was　　　　 D. and know; are

pare yourself now with _________ and try to exceed(超越) past achievements so that you can make progress step by step.

A. what you used to be　 　　　 B. what you used to do　　

C. you used to do　 　　　　　 D. you used to be