1、

The country is （ ）itself for the threatened enemy invasion by calling on all the people to get 

ready to devote themselves to the nation.

A、 putting up 

B、 boosting 

C、 bracing 

D、 supporting

2、

He had had a bad day at work in the company and （ ）his anger to his family, which made his 

wife have a quarrel with him.

A、 ascribed 

B、 vented 

C、 veiled 

D、 revenged

3、

He came back from work only ten minutes ago. He （ ）to his factory.

A、 can’t have gone 

B、 mustn’t have gone

C、 wouldn’t have gone 

D、 may not go

4、

In 1815 Duke of Wellington fought and won the famous battle of Waterloo, （ ）Napoleon and 

French troops were defeated.

A、 by whom 

B、 for which 

C、 in that 

D、 in which

5、

Knitting （ ）scenic views became popular in the United States toward the end of the eighteenth 

century.

A、 distorting 

B、 spreading 

C、 portraying 

D、 emphasizing

6、

Believing herself alone in the house she was （ ）when she heard someone moving about in the 

living room.

A、 distressed 

B、 annoyed 

C、 afraid 

D、 startled

7、

Throughout the past few centuries there （ ）recorded reports of space vehicles which have visited 

our earth from another planet.

A、 have been 

B、 had been 

C、 are 

D、 were

8、

Her hair was wet from the （ ）tossed up by the huge waves while standing on the deck 

appreciating the wonderful view of the sea.

A、 foam 

B、 spray 

C、 surf 

D、 lather

9、

The report attempts to （ ）recent events, but we all know the minister was seriously at fault.

A、 assimilate 

B、 wag 

C、 whitewash 

D、 plead

10、

The great use of a school education is not so much to teach you things （ ）to teach you the art of 

learning.

A、 as 

B、 nor 

C、 than

D、 rather than

11、

They were all （ ）with laughter.

A、 shoved 

B、 shrieked 

C、 shattered 

D、 shrouded

12、

（ ） she realized it was too late to go home.

A、 No sooner it grew dark than 

B、 Scarcely had it grown dark than

C、 It was not until dark that 

D、 Hardly did it grow dark that

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