1.Just when we had an important piece of work in hand, the generator that supplies the power to the whole works _____.
A. broke up B. broke down C. broke outD. broke off
2.Natural resources are very limited. We should _____ the possibilities of solar energy, wind-generated electricity, nuclear energy, etc.
A. look intoB. look upC. look onD. look over
3.he has recently ____golf to provide himself with some relaxation.
A. take on B. take overC .take upD. take off
4.Do you mind ifI _____with my work while you are getting tea ready?
A. get alongB. carry out C. get through D. carry on
5.It was ______Mary to leave without notifying her family.
A. typical ofB. usually of C. typical for D. likely of
6.I can’t _____ what he’s doing; it’s so dark down there.
A. look through B. make out C. see throughD. make for
7.The singer looks so nervous. I think she has to ______ her fear of the public.
A. get at B. get throughC. get byD. get over
8.Finding it difficult to ____the climate in the city, he decided to move to the south.
A. adapt toB. fit forC. adopt toD. suit to
9.The president’s security men did their best to ______the crowds from him, but they despaired when he refused to do so.
A. set back B. keep backC. cut back D. give back
10. This multiple-choice test_______40 incomplete statements with several choices to complete them.
A. constitutes of B. is made fromC. is composed of D. consists in
11. The storywas so touching that I could hardly ______my tears.
A. hold on B. hold back C. hold upD. hold on to
12. _______ being used in industry, laser can be applied to operations in the hospital.
A)BesideB)Except C)In spite ofD)Apart from
13. She will have to find somewhere else to work, for she can’t _______thisloud noise any longer.
A)keep up withB)come up with C)put up withD)catch up with
14.The man was caught red-handed when he was trying to _______to the storehouse.
A)set fire B)take fire C)catch fireD)make fire
15.Mary was out of money. She had a card on the board announcing that she had a radio set ________.
A)on sale B)for sale C)in sale D)to sale
16.Tom accepted the championship award ________the team.
A)for purpose ofB)in favor ofC)in charge ofD)on behalf of
17.It was a private conversation and I don’t want to __________details about what was said.
A)go over B)go for C)go toD)go into
18.Elephants would __________if men were allowed to shoot as many as they wished.
A)die outB)die downC)drop offD)drop out
19.Hospital doctors don’t go out very often as their work _________all their time.
A)takes onB)takes up C)takes over D)takes in
20.I’m sure they couldn’t have arranged it; they must have met _________.
A)by chance B)with luckC)at randomD)by design
Key to Exercise
1. B 2.A 3.C4. D5.A6.B 7.D8.A 9.B 10.C
11.B12.D 13. C 14.A 15.B 16. D17.D18.A19. B20.A