1.　　　 extreme 2. gymnastics　 3. similarity 4. exactly　 5. risked　 6. excitement

15.-So you missed the meeting.

-　　　　　 _______. I got there five minutes before it finished.

A. Not at all　　　　 B. Not exactly　　　 C. Not especially　 D. Not really

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14.The discussion ____ alive when an interesting topic was brought in.

　 A. was coming　　　 B. had come　　　 C. has come　　　　 D. came

13.-What’s that terrible noise?

　 -The neighbors ______ for a party.

　 A. have prepared　　　　　　　　　　　 B. are preparing　

　 C. prepare　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. will prepare

12.　 The most important thing about cotton in history is _____ part that is played in ______ Industrial Revolution.

A. ×; ×　　　　　　 B. the; ×　　　　　 C. the; the　　　　 D. a; the

11.　 If you have promised to come, you will not _____.

A. back up　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. back out　　　　

C. back down　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. back away

10.　 At the meeting he didn’t _______ well, so everyone was in a puzzle about his idea.

A. get out　　　　　 B. get across　　 　　C. get off　　　　 D. get away

9.　　　 The Congress _____ a special committee to look into the matter.

A. set up　　　　　 B. set out　　　　　 C. set to　　　　　 D. set off

8.　　　 –Will you come to join us in singing the song ?

-　　　　　 As soon as I get through _____ my homework, I’ll do it.

　 A. in　　　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　　 C. out　　　　　　 D. with

7.　　　 You can take anything from the shelf and read, but please ______ the books when you’ve finished with them.

A. put on　　　　　 B. put down　　　　 C. put back　　　　 D. put off