1. When ouruniversity laboratory bought this microscope we were given a one year’s ______.
A.reservation B. security C. proof D. guarantee
2. Don’t ______ about lunch for theinstructors, because they promised to get some on the way.
A.bother B. fuse C. trouble D. think
3. Caracus has been called the Los Angeles of SouthAmerica; at _______ they look exactly the same.
A.short notice B. first sight C. first impression D. first appearance
4. A Dictionary of the English Language, ______by Dr. Samuel Johnson, was the first real attempt as a systematic andinterestingly written survey of English language.
A. constructed B. composed C. compiled D. collected
5. After I heard that I took adeferred pass in botany, I was in a _________ emotional state.
A. highly B. doubtfully C. greatly D. nervously
6. Since I could not see anything trough the microscope, _____ my careful adjustment, I gave up.
A. for all B. above all C. after all D. in all
7. When the Victorians had family reunions, the hosts went ____ their way to entertain the guests.
A.in for B. over C. out of D. back on
8. We know she was always as _______ as her word, so we trust her.
A. good B. honest C. faithful D. true
9. Tom Stephen gripped the ______ wheel hard as the car bouncedup and down.
A.stirring B. driving C. steering D. receiving
10. Many of the scientists and engineers are judged ________ how great their achievements are.
A. in spite of B. in ways of C. in favor of D. in terms of
11. Being somewhat short-sighted, she had the habit of ________ at people.
A. glancing B. peering C. gazing D. scanning
12. Of the thousands of known volcanoes in the world, the _______ majority are inactive.
A. tremendous B. demanding C. intensive D. overwhelming
13. You see the lightning _____ it happens,but you hear the thunder later.
A. the instant B. for an instant C. on the instant D. in an instant
14. It rained heavily last night; _______the land was flooded.
A.in other words B. consequently C. in addition D. besides