1. We watched the ship until it became a ______ in the distance.

A. point B. jar C. stove D. dot

2. I took it for ______ that you wouldn’t come here again.

A. great B. granted C. grass D. ground

3. Anyone without ______ illness can do this simple job.

A. mind B. mend C. mental D. medicine

4. Tom is crazy ______ photography. He spends nearly all his money on it.

A. above B. about C. across D. abroad

5. I wrote to my aunt last night. I couldn’t ______ it any longer.

A. delay B. rely C. reply D. try

　　Keys: 1-5 DBCBA

6. She was complaining that the doctor was ______ too much for the treatment he was giving her.

A. expending B. offering C. costing D. charging

7. The _____ of blood always makes him feel sick.

A. form B. view C. look D. sight

8. I caught a ____ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of the street.

A. vision B. glimpse C. look D. scene

9. The newspaper did not mention the ____of the damage caused by the fire.

A. size B. level C. extent D. quantity

10. I shall have a companion in the house after all these ____years.

A. single B. double C. alone D. lonely

　　Keys: 6-10 DDBCA

11. Many new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.

A. opportunities B. necessities C. realities D. probabilities

12. I found my daughter sitting in the kitchen, crying _____.

A. strongly B. bitterly C. heavily D. deeply

13. Not _____, the process of choosing names varies widely from culture to culture.

A. normally B. obviously C. particularly D. surprisingly

14. Though the long—term____ cannot be predicted, he project has been considered good by the committee.

A. affect B. effort C. effect D. afford

15. Many difficulties have ____ as a result of the change over to a new type of fuel.

A. risen B. raised C. arisen D. arrived

　　Keys: 11-15 ABDCC

16. He _______ to his roommate for being so rude yesterday.

A. worried B. doubted C. apologized D. solved

17. When you take a picture, you should _______ carefully to get a sharp picture.

A. focus B. blow C. bother D. fix

18. His eyes _______ with rage but he did not dare to say anything.

A. wicked B. flashed C. brought D. protected

19. If you want to stop for a moment, just press the ‘_______’ button on your tape recorder.

A. toilet B. thumb C. violin D. pause

20. This textbook is for the _______ students, not for the beginners.

A. observation B. operation C. advanced D. building

　　Keys: 16-20 CABDC