1. They always give the vacant seats to _______ comes first.
(A) whoever (B) whomever (C) who (D) whom

2. In Africa, educational costs are very low for those who are _______ enough to get into universities.
(A) ambitious (B) fortunate (C) aggressive(D) substantial

3. Professor Wang, _______ for his informative lectures, was warmly received by his students.
(A) knowing (B) known (C) to be known (D) having known

4. Our manager is _______ an important customer now and he will be back this afternoon.
(A) calling on(B) calling in (C) calling up(D) calling for

5. A fire engine must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of _______.
(A) precaution(B) crisis (C) emergency (D) urgency

6. He said that the driver must have had an accident; otherwise he _______ by then.
(A) would have arrived(B) must have arrived (C) should arrive (D) would arrive

7. The film provides a deep _______ into a wide range of human qualifies and feelings.
(A) insight (B) imagination (C) fancy (D) outlook

8. It is high time that such practices _______.
(A) are ended (B) be ended (C) were ended(D) must be ended

9. Urban crowdedness would be greatly relieved if only the _______ charged on public transport were more reasonable.
(A) fees (B) fares (C) payments(D) costs

10. The doctor had almost lost hope at one point, but the patient finally _______.
(A) pulled out(B) pulled through (C) pulled up (D) pulled over


1. She _____ her trip to New York because she was ill.
(A) called off (B) closed down (C) put up (D) went off

2. _____ the storm, the ship would have reached its destination on time.
(A) But for(B) In case of (C) In spite of(D) Because of

3. We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of _____.
(A) rejection(B) restriction (C) retreat(D) recession

4. The _____ of finding gold in California attracted a lot of people to settle down there.
(A) prospects(B) speculations (C) stakes (D) provisions

5. I suffered from mental _____ because of stress from my job.
(A) damage (B) release (C) relief (D) fatigue

6. The rest of the day was entirely at his _____ for reading or recreation.
(A) dismissal(B) survival (C) disposal (D) arrival

7. You will not be _____ about your food in time of great hunger.
(A) special(B) particular (C) peculiar (D) specific

8. Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the _____ will continue into the next decade.
(A) emergency(B) trend (C) pace (D) schedule

9. You shouldn't have written in the _____ since the book belongs to the library.
(A) interval (B) border (C) margin (D) edge

10. The _____ of airplane engines announced a coming air raid.
(A) roar (B) exclamation (C) whistle(D) scream