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1. I don’t like Anthony, he seems to take too much ______ in criticizing everyone.
A. joy B. fascination C. pleasure D. entertainment
2. Conversations you strike up with travelling acquaintances usually tend to be ______. A. insufficient B. perverse C. trivial D. imperative 3. He found that the test was child's ______. A. play B. games C. matches D. delight 4. The unscrupulous salesman ______ the old couple out of their life savings. A. deprived B. swindled C. robbed D. extracted 5. _______ for Tom's opposition, we would have agreed to the contract. A. Be it not B. Would it not have been C. Should it not have been D. Had it not been 6. Sheila couldn’t attend the meeting as the date ________ with her holidays. A. clashed B. struck C. opposed D. occurred 7. Our town has a real problem with youth crime, ______ do many other British towns. A. so B. nor C. as D. like 8. It was Martin who ______ the initiative in introducing our guests to the princess. A. adopted B. took C. led D. pursued 9. I was proud to be ______ out for special praise for my performance. A. selected B. singled C. separated D. distinguished 10. The teacher gave me some ______ advice on which college to enrol. A. nonsensical B. sound C. loud D. preposterous 11. She did six hours’______ studying a day for her exam. A solid B heavy C strong D big 12. He opened the account with a(n) ______ to running up a healthy overdraft. A. aim B. view C. purpose D. plan 13. I haven’t got the time to do my own work, ______ help you with yours. A. leaving aside B. not counting C. let alone D. apart from 14. Helen was very much in ______ of her father. A. respect B. awe C. regard D. admiration 15. ______ are a form of carbon has been known since the late eighteenth century. A. Diamonds B. Because diamonds C. That diamonds D. Diamonds, which 16. His landlady gave him a week’s________to leave the flat. A.threat B.notice C.advice D.caution 17.My brother is intelligent but he_______common sense. A.fails B.lacks C.misses D.wants 18.Iam_______tired to think about that problem at the moment. A.far too B.simply C.much more D.nearly 19.His_______of the school regulations really can't be ignored any longer. A.carelessness B.inattention C.unfamiliarity D.disregard 20.______after trying three times,he passed the examination. A.Last of all B.Lastly C.Last D.At last