Multiple Choice. 1. She _____ useful knowledge of the English by careful study. A. acquired B. gained C. sacrificed D. earned 2. Their ____ that their project under way was something entirely new proved to be untrue. A. belief B. assumption C. faith D. suggestion 3. The class has a/an ____ of 27 students. A. enrollment B. register C. staff D. record 4. Fifty dollars will ____ for my needs. A. fill B. satisfy C. content D. suffice 5. They had a/an ____ agreement not to raise the touchy subject. A. obvious B. complacent C. implicit D. explicit 6. The lecture provided ____ insight into foreign affairs. A. penetrating B. pendular C. pensive D. penal 7. The popularity of the film shows that the reviewers’ fears were completely _____. A. unjustified B. unjust C. misguided D. unaccepted 8. The head of the museum was _____and let us actually examine the ancient manuscripts( 原稿 ). A. promising B. agreeing C. pleasing D. obliging 9. North American fur trade ___ in the early 1800’s mainly due to the diminishing( 逐渐缩小的 ) number of fur-bearing animals. A. ceased B. staggered C. waned D. collapsed 10. The place did not seem to be popular, for it was completely deserted, and in any case _____ to traffic. A. inaccessible B. inadequate C. insignificant D. incompatible 11. Mary hopes to be ___ from hospital next week. A. dismissed B. discharged C. expelled D. resigned 12. Once a picture is proved to be a forgery( 伪造 ), it becomes quite ___. A. invaluable B. priceless C. unworthy D. worthless 13. We have been hearing ______ accounts of your work. A. favoured B. favourable C. favorite D. favouring 14. Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a ___ to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway. A. sign B. mark C. signal D. board 15. A well-written composition ____ good choice of words and clear organization among other things. A. calls for B. calls on C. calls up D. calls off 16. It’s a mistake to think of Florida only __ its tourist attractions. A. by means of B. in terms of C. in connection with D. by way of 17. As it turned out to be a small house party, we ___ so formally. A. need not have dressed up B. must not have dressed up C. did not need to dress up D. must not dress up 18. I’d just as soon __ to me. A. that you won’t listen B. you didn’t listen C. your not listening D. you not listening 19. Windstorms have recently established a record which meteorologists( 气象学者 ) hope will not be equaled for many years ___. A. that will come B. that are coming C. to come D. coming 20. He said it was impossible for ___ a mistake in a computer’s calculation, so we can rely on that. A. there being B. there would be C. there to be D. there was