9. At the memorial service, our director paid _______ to the professor’s outstanding contribution to the educational cause. A. attribute B. recognition C. tribute D. acknowledgement ...
3. Production of the new handbags has been _______ up to meet the increasing demand. A. pulled B. played C. turned D. stepped ...
1. We wondered how the information was _______ to the press before it was officially announced. A. dropped B. seeped C. leaked D. dripped ...
40. We were asked to ________ from smoking until the plane was airborne. A. resist B. restrain C. restrict D. refrain ...
31. As the boat bound for Nanjing leaves only on _______ days, we had no choice but to stay in the hotel overnight. A. alternative B. separate C. successive D. alternate ...
10. The number of registered participants in this year's marathon was half _____. A. of last year's B. those of last year's C. of those of last year D. that of last year's ...
9. To some people, the working hours are never long enough. Take Peter for example, having made his latest film earlier this month, he is _______ starring in a Broadway musical. A. lately B. currently C. factually D. actually ...
7. As the medicine took ________, the nervous patient became quieter. A. action B. force C. effect D. influence ...
3. The professor can hardly find sufficient grounds _____ his argument in favor of the new theory. A. which to base on B. on which to base C. to base on which D. which to be based on ...
20. Andrew: I’m sorry to tell you that you failed the mid-term exam.Connie: __________ (expressing regret) A. Oh, no! What shall I do? B. That can’t be true! C. I wish it were not true. D. If only I had worked h...