1. It’s not fair that you come home after a bad day at work and ____your wife and children.
A. take it out on B. take out it on  C. take out on D. take on it with

2. She put an extra blanket over the baby for fear that____.
A. he catches cold B. he should catch cold  C. he caught cold D. he be catching cold

3. Our teacher recommended that we____as attentive as possible when we visit the museum.
A. are B. shall be C. be

4. You ____business interfering with my affairs.
A. have none B. have no C. have none of the D. have nothing like

5. The new cut in interest rate____promote domestic investment.
A. means to B. directs toward C. is meant to D. leads to

6. Advertising media like direct mail, radio, television and newspapers ____to increase the sales of industrial products.
been used B. will be used C. is being used D. has been used

7. While being questioned on the court, the man denied ____ the old lady’s necklace.
A. having taken B. taking C. to have taken D. to take

8. Dr. Park was accused ____the patient with overdose of sleeping pills so that the patient’s life was terminated before the expected time.
providing B. with providing C. to have provided D. to provide

9. By the end of next month we ____this assignment.
A. will finish B. will be finishing C. will have finished D. have finished

10. We will be losing money this year unless that new economic plan of yours ____miracle.
working B. works C. will be working D. worked

11. It was dark in the cave so she ____a match.
A. struck B. hit C. fired D. burned

12. Mary will not be able to come to the birthday party as she is ____with a cold.
A. laid out B. laid up C. laid by D. laid down

13. She often says her greatest happiness ____serving the handicapped children.
on B. consists in  C. composes of D. comprises in

14. To make this ____clear we shall have to look closely into biology’s long history.
ction B. indication C. recognition D. constitution

15. Most importantly, such an experience helps ____ a heightened sensitivity to other cultures and will bring about a greater appreciation of one’s own culture as well.
A. coach B. forsake C. foster

16. When Ann broke the dish she tried to put the ____ back together.
A. fragments B. pieces C. bits D. slices

17. Jane tried to ____the doorman with money, but she failed.
A. bribe B. corrupt C. award D. endow

18. Classification is a useful____to the organization of knowledge in any field.
A. means B. approach C. mode D. manner

19. The human race has already paid a heavy price for its slow ____ to environmental threats.
A. response B. responsibility C. resolution D. resistance

20. We have a high regard for Prof. Joseph because he always ____ his principles.
A. lives on B. lives up to C. lives through D. lives with

21. My grandfather accidentally ____ fire to the house.
B. took D. got

22. We enjoyed the holiday____the expense.
B. besides C. in addition to D. except for

23. If you want children to work hard you must ____their interests instead of their sense of duty.
A. appeal to B. look into C. give rise to D. go in for

24. Basically a robot is a machine which moves, manipulates, joins or processes ____in the same way as human hand or arm.
A. characters B. components  gues D. collections

25. Of course, talking about something which affects them personally is ____motivating for students.
A. chiefly B. correctly C. currently D. eminently