Part I Vocabulary 1.There were certain people in that room, like Peter and John, who had failed to______ what I was saying. A. grab B. grasp C. grade D. grant 2.If your weight remains constant you must be using up all your calories, but if you are gaining weight then some of the calories you ______ are being stored as fat. A. consult B. consider C. concern D. consume 3.His face was very red, which was a clear ______ of his fever. A. evidence B. remedy C. signal D. supplement 4.The reports have attracted considerable ______ although only a tiny proportion of the reports have been debated in the House. A. publication B. publicity C. publishing D. popularity 5.This means they have been ______ by a team of professional experts and the standard of their work has been approved. A. inspected B. respected C. inspired D. restrained 6.Don’t ______ the washing machine or it won’t work properly. A. unload B. upload C. load D. overload 7.After the war, a character called Uncle Sam began appearing in political cartoons, his form ______ from an earlier cartoon character called BrotherJonathan. A.revolving B. revolved C. evolving D. evolved 8.He maintains if you don’t throw up a worthless ideas, you are unlikely to come up with _______ ones either. A. sensible B. sensitive C. senseless D. sense 9.Stone’s account is _______ and authoritative, relying on an extensive exploration of court records. A. comprehensible B. comprehend C. comprehensive D. comprehension 10.In the wife’s eyes, his _____ to their marriage life is far from perfect. A.requirement B. commitment C. participation D. reflection 11. As I was just getting familiar with this job, I had _____ to ask my boss. A.many B. most C. more D. much 12.I thought if we could _______ the next year on our father’s income, things would be easier as I would graduate and get a job by then. A. get on B. get through C. get in D. get up 13.It’s good to stand on top of the hill and ______ fresh air. A. take in B. take on C. take up D. take over 14.______ hardships, they made real efforts that have resulted in more progress than expected. A. Because of B. In spite of C. For fear of D. In case of 15.The committee did not approve ______ the plan to build a new bridge over the river. A. on B. for C. as D. of 16.The police used dogs to ______ the campers ______ the park. A. clear ... off B. wear ... off C. clear .... away D. wear ... out 17.I was in a nightclub in Boston when a fire _______. A.broke off B. broke out C. broke down D. broke up 18.Let’s not wait any longer, he might not ______ at all. A. turn over B. turn up C. turn about D. turn down 19.The persons that have the greatest influence ______ children are their teachers. A. in B. on C. for D. to 20. If I had studied harder, I _______ the examination. A. would pass B. have passed D. had passed D. would have passed