The red words____ against the white wall. A) stand by B) stand for C) stand out D)stand back 2. Since 1970s this small town has gradually been _____ into a huge modern city. A) transferred B) transplanted C) transmitted D)transformed 3. The poorly-paid civil servants are__ _to bribery. A) vulnerable B) sensitive C) subjected D )susceptible 4. Influenced by the financial crisis, export has dropped by a large__ since last year. A) gap B) difference C) balance D)margin 5.When children are criticized by their teacher , parents often see it as a reflection_ __themselves. A) on B) to C) up D) about 6. Hearing the news, I was__ in enormous joy. A) buried B) indulged C) bathed D) absorbed 7. She endured the hardships without_ __a complaint. A) as much as B) so much as C) as many as D) so many as 8. The firm moved to its new _____ in 1997. A) sites B)places C)premises D)locations 9. The discrimination against women was _ system from the very beginning. A) built into B) built up C)built on D)built over 10. The commander ordered his troops to___ on the enemies. A) close up B)close down C) close off D)close in 11. This film___ two of my favorite actors. A) features B) shows C) specializes D) specifies 12.___delicious food, she is determined to become a gourmet. A) Hooked up to B) Hooked off C) Hooked on D ) Hooked in 13. His father__ a fence around the garden to protect the flowers inside. A) put into B) put up C) put off D) put down 14. The students found it easy ____ what the young professor taught. A) take to B) take on C) take off D) take in 15. ____are that he will not show up at the board meeting. A) Opportunities B) Possibilities C) Chances D) Occasions 16. Yesterday the salesclerk caught two boys ____ two packs of cigarettes from the convenience store. A) steal B) to steal C) stolen D) stealing 17. He claims to be an expert in astronomy, but in actual fact he is quite ignorant on the subject. __ he knows about it is out of date and inaccurate. A) So much B) How much C) So little D) What little 18. Although ____ instant critical acclaim in 1952, he never completed a second novel, publishing many short works instead. A) first received by Ralph Ellison, the novel Invisible Man was B) Ralph Ellison's first novel, Invisible Man , received C) Invisible Man was the first novel by Ralph Ellison received D) Ralph Ellison's first novel, Invisible Man , was received 19. Most doctors of the Colonial period believed ___was caused by an imbalance of humors in the body. A) that disease B) of disease C) about disease D) in disease 20. My father closed all the doors before he left the house_____ that it might rain. A) so that B) lest C) for fear D) unless 21. A few species of mushrooms cause death or serious illness____ . A) having eaten B) arc eaten C) when eaten D)being eaten 22. Although a teenager, Johnny could resist _____what to do and what not to do. A) being told B) having been told C) to be told D) to have been told 23.____places on the Earth where plant and animal life has not been affected by the activities of humans. A) Few B) There are few C) Being few D) The few 24.It is necessary that he____ the project by the end of next week. A) finish B) finishes C) finished D) will finish 25. It is no good _____for what has already happened. A) regretted B) to regret C) regret D) regretting 26. Navigators on ships and aircraft use a compass to determine ____they are heading. A) to where the direction B) that direction of which C) where the direction D) the direction in which 27. The city of Kalamazoo, Michigan, derives its name from a native American word____ “bubbling springs". . A) meant B) that is meant C) meaning D) whose meaning 28. Many English ______were opposed to the American Revolution of 1776 moved to Canada , where they were known as United Empire Loyalists. A) settling there B) settlers who C) they settled D) who were settles 29. Perhaps even more important than the-accuracy and reliability of a meteorological instrument ______. A) that its correct position B)that positioning it is correct C) is positioned correctly D) is that it be positioned correctly 30. He doesn't want to stay at home____ go to the movie theatre. A) more than B) much less than C) any more than D) no less than