Bear in ____ that petrol stations are scarce in the remoter areas when you go travelling by car.

A.heart

B.head

C.soul

D.mind

2. One of your daughters doesn’t ____ you at all.

A.take on

B.take up

C.take after

D.take over

3. The mayor eventually gave his ____ for the project to get under way.

A.dole

B.consent

C.convenience

D.faith

4. If you want to lose weight, you have to ____ sweets.

A.cut short

B.cut up

C.cut out

D.cut into

5. Ella showed her the best places to go for a good buy, and taught her how to ____ with used furniture dealers.

A.go along

B.request

C.do away

D.haggle

6. The report says design faults in both vessels ____ the tragedy.

A.compensated for

B.resulted from

C.fell through

D.contributed to

7. Professor Smith backed his arguments with fact and ____ his opponent thoroughly.

A.refuted

B.denied

C.exploited

D.endorsed

8.About 200 people ____ in silence as the two coffins were taken into the church.

A.looked at

B.looked on

C.looked out

D.looked after

9.My eyes were becoming ____ to the gloom and I was able to make out a door at one side of the room.

A.acknowledged

B.determined

C.accustomed

D.advanced

10.New research shows that an excess of meat and salt can ___ muscles.

A.confirm

B.condemn

C.conduct

D.contract

11.Three-star hotels in this city are normally ____ for months in advance before the tourist season begins.

A.booked

B.applied

C.anticipated

D.approached

12.The network of 366 local offices is being ___ to leave the company with 110 to 200 larger branch offices.

A.specialized

B.rationalized

C.nationalized

D.industrialized

13.London underground said it may have to axe 100 signaling jobs because of government _____ in its investment.

A.lay-offs

B.checkups

C.cutbacks

D.precautions

14.At least 200 peace activists are planning to ____ a peace camp at the border.

A.set out

B.set up

C.set off

D.settle down

15. She is ____ that people still risk traveling without insurance.

A.displayed

B.amused

C.dissolved

D.amazed

16.She was not an ordinary woman; she was one of the most __ actresses in the country.

A.deprived

B.distinguished

C.convinced

D.liable

17.They ____ bravely against repeated enemy bombing day and night.

A.held back

B.held down

C.held out

D.held over

18. I was really ____ when I knocked the cup of tea over my teacher.

A.embarrassed

B.crushed

C.confronted

D.deserted

19.We like to identify and celebrate their success whenever we ____ it.

A.come about

B.come across

C.come up

D.come out

20.If the symptoms continue or get worse, you’d better ____ your doctor.

A.spare

B.tempt

C.sponsor

D.consult