1. Our government is determined to ______ the political and economic reforms.
A. further B. far
C. farther
D. furthered
2. We usually travel ______ in our summer vacation.
A. aboard
B. abroad
C. board
D. broad
3. They have nothing to spend money on, ______ I have no money to spend.
A. while
B. as
C. whereas
D. where
4. These days my husband is ______ writing another detective story.
A. engaging in
B. engaged on
C. engaging on
D. engaged in
5. Many people say that the computer has made a great ______ on modern life.
A. impact
B. affection
C. background
D. relationship
6. The doctor felt very upset at his ______ to save the patient.
A. ability
B. unable
C. able
D. inability
7. He was ______ after having served 15 months in prison.
A. charged
B. discharged
C. charging
D. discharging
8. It is one of the most ______ and purest love stories I have ever read.
A. touch
B. touched
C. touches
D. touching
9. The place did not quite ______ my expectation of what it would be like.
A. make
B. match
C. meet
D. marry
10. If our boss gets enough requests from us, he might have to ______ eventually.
A. give in
B. give up
C. give off
D. give out
11. Losing her job was a hard blow to her; she ______ but refused to be helped.
A. broke down
B. broke out
C. broke up
D. broke in
12. After writing the letter, he ______ it and put it into an envelope before sending it.
A. cut
B. folded
C. tore
D. broke
13. You really shouldn’t say “I love you” ______ you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot.
A. unless
B. when
C. if
D. as
14. On Saturday evenings guests are entertained in the garden, ______.
A. weather permits
B. weather permitted
C. weather permitting
D. weather is permitted
15. The little boy ______ a delighted hurrah when he opened the package.
A. muttered
B. uttered
C. sighed
D. moaned
16. I don’t mind ______ the decision as long as it is not too late.
A. you to delay making
B. you delay to make
C. your delaying making
D. your delaying to make
17. I remember ______ to help us if we ever got into trouble.
A. to offer him
B. him once offering
C. him to offer
D. once offering
18. Just then she saw him walking towards her, ______ the smile she was so familiar with.
A. wearing
B. wear
C. wore
D. worn
19. Upon ______, she began to prepare the dinner for the whole family.
A. to reach home
B. reaching home
C. reaches home
D. reached home
20. Most people say that my husband is not ______ words.
A. good at
B. good for
C. good to
D. good with
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