Exercise Five

1. It seems that some entertainment stars don’t attach much importance to their public _____.

A) shapeB) imageC) statusD) figure

2. ____ the question of the time given to teaching preparations, there are two other requirements for a qualified teacher.

A)ExceptB)Away fromC) Apart from D) Beside from

3. If it were not for the fact that he was abillionaire, she ____ him.
A)might never marryB) will never marryC) would never have marriedD) would never marry

4. The gloves were really too small, and it was only by _____ them that I managed to get them on.

A) spreadingB) squeezingC) stretchingD) bending

5. You will probably _____ your team’s chance to win because you seem to have such a great ______ them.

A) affect influence B) effect; influence C) affect;effect on D) effect;affect on

6. A bridge can be defined ____ a structuregetting over an obstacle, such as a river, a road or railways.

A) likeB) asC) withD) to

7. When I took my car to the garage, they soon____ what the trouble was.

A) emergedB) realizedC) exploredD) diagnosed

8. What made her heart _____ was the sight of many people begging in the streets.

A) bleedB)bloodC) bleederD) bled

9. Our country has launched a(n) ____ for healthy styles of living.

A) warB) battleC) campaignD) action

10. He departed ____to catch the train onlyto find his ticket was left in home.

A) in hurryB) in hasteC) in a hasteD) with haste

11. The contract will be signed _____ the ceremony.

A) prior toB) by priority ofC) previous ofD) precious to

12. There are some areas which are still densely populated ____ their severe weather conditions.

A) due toB) with regard toC) regardless ofD) but for

13. He’s watching TV? He’s ____to be cleaning his room.

A) knownB) supposedC) regardedD) considered

14. The public has appealed to the governmentto find a ____ to the problem of pollution.

A) resultB) responseC) settlementD) solution

15. It was not until he arrived in class _____ realized he had forgotten his book.

A) when heB) that heC) and heD) he

16. Seeing he was _____ with his luggage, I offered to help him.

A) infectedB) embarrassedC) muggedD) confused

17. So little ____ with each other that theneighbors could not settle their difference.

A) agreed did theyB) did they agreeC) they agreeD) they did agree

18. It is advisable for us to ____a more open policy.

A) adaptB) adjustC) agreeD) adopt

19. There are several ways to _____ this problem.

A) implementB) approachC) thrustD) dispose

20. The conference ____ the possibility of closertrade links between the two countries.

A) exploredB) implementedC) establishedD) constituted

21. ______ with the boy’s true love for her, the girldecided to entrust her life to him.

A) AcquiredB) ImposedC) InfectedD) Diagnosed

22. The runner went fastest in the middle ____of the course.

A) fragmentB) selectionC) boardD) segment

23. The more ____ you feel in yourself, the morechances you will stand to win the game.

A) significanceB) intensityC) fortuneD) confidence

24. Nothing is worse than the ____ betweenwhat is right and what is wrong.

A) connectionB) establishment C) illustrationD) confusion

25. His words might have _____ the lovely lady,but he was never aware of it.

A) cursedB) criticizedC) hurtD) scolded

26. It is unwise of you to ____ to aconclusion before looking into the matter .

A) reachB) arriveC) drawD) leap

27. The ____ to ensure a bright future for myself pushed me to study harder.

A) crisisB) thrustC) pressureD) approach

28. A dutiful official never ____ himself of his responsibility for his work.

A) remindsB) quitsC) disposesD) risks

29. The official ____ his innocence by showing the fact.

A) approachedB) exploredC) establishedD) defined

30. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication _____ the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered.

A) whichB) because ofC) in thatD) whereas