14.-Your car should be ready next Tuesday.
-We were ____ hoping you'd be able to do it by this Friday.( )
-We were ____ hoping you'd be able to do it by this Friday.( )
| A. | still | B. | rather | C. | always | D. | even |
13.So far,only one man has ____ a theory that seems to fit all the facts.( )
| A. | come up with | B. | put up with | C. | lined up with | D. | caught up with |
12.At the end of the historic area,Wilmington displayed its____ as a working port city:large ware-houses and a few other dated office buildings.( )
| A. | achievement | B. | reputation | C. | character | D. | standard |
11.Different cultural features of ethnic groups are____ one another and work out a melody.( )
| A. | in tune with | B. | in parallel with | ||
| C. | in contrast to | D. | in response to |
10.-Tom,you look worried.Anything I can do for you?
-I ______ if you could give me a three-day leave to look after my baby in hospital.( )
-I ______ if you could give me a three-day leave to look after my baby in hospital.( )
| A. | had wondered | B. | was wondering | C. | would wonder | D. | have wondered |
9.-Dad,I am not playing the piano as well as before.
-Take it easy.You are just ______.( )
-Take it easy.You are just ______.( )
| A. | out of sight | B. | out of control | C. | out of practice | D. | out of place |
8.While readng,try to develop a more _______ attitude,instead of accepting everything at face value.( )
| A. | realistic | B. | critical | C. | ambiguous | D. | casual |
7.As the town ______ good restaurants,we just treated the foreign friends to some local food at home yesterday.( )
| A. | didn't have | B. | doesn't have | C. | won't have | D. | hadn't had |
6.-It's said that Chris achieved high grades in the examination.
-That's no surprise.He is______,you know.( )
-That's no surprise.He is______,you know.( )
| A. | a dark horse | B. | a green hand | C. | a wet blanket | D. | an early bird |
5.Uncle Joe is _________ in the family.Instead of getting a job,all he does is drink too much,gamble away any money he gets and chase after women.( )
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| A. | a black sheep | B. | a dark horse | ||
| C. | a good Samaritan | D. | a Scrooge |