1. He asked us to ________ them in carrying through their plan.
A) provide B) arouse C) assist D) persist
2. A good many proposals were raised by the delegates, ________ was to be expected.
A) that B) what C) so D) as
3. He was such a ____ speaker that he held our attention every minute of the three-hour lecture.
A) specific B) dynamic C) heroic D) diplomatic
4. Arriving home, the boy told his parents about all the ______ which occurred in his dormitory.
A) occasions B) matters C) incidents D) issues
5. The opening between the rocks was very narrow, but the boys managed to ________ through.
A) press B) squeeze C) stretch D) leap
6. They are trying to ________ the waste discharged by the factory for profit.
A) expose B) exhaust C) exhibit D) exploit
7. The manager urged his staff not to ________ the splendid opportunity.
A) drop B) miss C) escape D) slide
8. ________ I admire David as a poet, I do not like him as a man.
A) Much as B) Only if C) If only D) As much
9. Because of a ________ engagement, Lora couldn‘t attend my birthday party last Saturday. A) pioneer B) premature C) prior D) past
10. The continuous rain ________ the harvesting of the wheat crop by two weeks.
A) set back B) set off C) set out D) set aside
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