1. Without proper lessons, you could ______ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano. (011)

A. keep up B. pick up C. draw up D. catch up

2. The manager lost his ______ just because his secretary was ten minutes late.

A. mood B. temper C. mind D. passion

3. Although he had looked through all the reference material on the subject, he still found it hard to understand this point and her explanation only ______ to his confusion.

A. extended B. amounted C. added D. turned

4. We take our skin for granted until it is burned ______ repair.

A. beyond B. for C. without D. under

5. When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of pills out of ______.

A. reach B. hand C. hold D. place

Keys: 1-5 BBCAA

6. When Mr. Jones gets old, he will ______ over his business to his son.

A. take B. hand C. think D. get

7. In no country ______ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day.

A. other than B. more than C. better than D. rather than

8. I’m sorry I can’t see you immediately; but if you’d like to take a seat, I’ll be with you _____.

A. in a moment B. for a moment C. at the moment D. for the moment

9. The British constitution is ______ a large extent a product of the historical events described above.

A. at B. within C. by D. to

10. I should like to rent a house, modern, comfortable and ______, in a quiet neighborhood.

A. all in all B. above all C. after all D. over all

　　Keys: 6-10 BAADB

11. Tell your brother to come _____, because it’s going to rain in a minute or two.

A. indoors B. outdoors C. outward D. inwards

12. If he refuses to _____ my plan, I can probably find someone more cooperative.

A. put up with B. agree with

C. do away with D. get along with

13. When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above _____.

A. average B. ordinary C. regular D. normal

14. It was a great _____ for him to be pleasant to people he didn’t like.

A. corner B. trouble C. power D. effort

15. An important factor in determining how well you perform in an examination is the _____ of your mind.

A. state B. case C. situation D. circumstance

　　Keys: 11-15 ABDDA