19、Measures must be taken now because time ________．
A．has been run out B．runs out C．is run out D．is running out
18、I warned them not to do it, but my warning was ________.
A. put off B. set aside C. broken up D. left behind
17、Last Saturday a large concert which was ________ by Colin Davis was held in the Poly Opera House.
A. controlled B. managed C. participated D. conducted
16、Creative thinkers try to make ________ that may seem strange at first.
A. demands B. distinctions C. connections D. collisions
15、She hoped to get a job on a newspaper and ________ she worked for The Times.
A. hopefully B. possibly C. willingly D. eventually
14、A few students in our class can’t concentrate on study sometimes and are ________ to listen carefully.
A. suggested B. expected C. reminded D. forbidden
13、Jack works hard and carefully, and he is thought to be a _______ young manager in our company by all of us.
A. creative B. sensible C. promising D. talented
12、We have to wait until the engineer comes because the machine is ______ and we don’t know what is wrong with it.
A. out of date B. out of control C. out of work D. out of order
11、They sold their house in the downtown for only 20, 000 pounds, so the buyer got a wonderful ________.
A. cost B. bargain C. amount D. value
10、The police took fingerprints at the crime scene and quickly _______ the murderer.
A. undertook B. grasped C. gathered D. identified