1. In your first days at college you’ll be given an English test to help the teachers to ____ you to a class at your own level.
A. locate
B. assign
C. lead
D. place
2. Some western areas, ____ the severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.
A. due to
B. in spite of
C. but for
D. with regard to
3. In Britain today, women ____ 44% of the workforce, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work.
A. build up
B. stand up
C. make up
D. put up
4. His book represents a new _______ to handling the current social problems.
A. method
B. way
C. means
D. approach
5. Of course she behaved awfully, but
, she is your only sister.
A. after all
B. above all
C. in all
D. for all
6. All her energies are
upon her children and she seems to have little time for anything else.
A. guided
B. aimed
C. directed
D. focused
7. Your point is not really ____ and we’d better move on to the next point.
A. regular
B. reliable
C. relevant
D. regarding
8. He failed to supply the facts relevant _____ the case in question.
A. for
B. with
C. to
D. of
9. When I go out at the weekends I often use the bike _____ the car if I can.
A. rather than
B. regardless of
C. in spite of
D. other than
10. As students, you should not ____ your homework.
A. leave
B. refuse
C. miss
D. ignore
11. She ____ his face, looking for signs of what he was thinking.
A. retained
B. participated
C. scanned D. focused
12. Because Edgar was convinced of the accuracy of the fact, he ____ his opinion.
A. struck at
B. strove for
C. stuck to
D. stood for
13. The vase broke into several pieces, but I was able to _____them all back together.
A. sting
B. stick
C. bite
D. scratch
14. This bed has been ________ in our family. It was my great-grandmother's originally.
A. handed out
B. handed round
C. handed over
D. handed down
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