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　　121. "Who is responsible for sending out misinformation?"

　　"Most of the fault lies _____ the administration."

　　A. in B. to C. on D. with

　　122. People who live in a small village are bound to see a good _____ of each other.

　　A. sum B. quantity C. deal D. amount

　　123. Maria _____ missed the first train so as to travel on the same one as John.

　　A. deliberately B. intensively C. decisively D. objectively

　　124. They always kept on good _____ with their next-door neighbors for the children's sake.

　　A. friendship B. relations C. intentions D. terms

　　125. Do you think a wife should _____ her habits and tastes to those of her husband?

　　A. comply B. confirm C. consent D. conform

　　126. He was afraid that the branch might bend over and break, and he would be sent _____ to the ground.

　　A. crashing B. throwing C. rushing D. dropping

　　127. High interest rates _____ people from borrowing money.

　　A. discourage B. decrease C. disturb D. disgust

　　128. Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _____ standards.

　　A. equivalent B. uniform C. alike D. likely

　　129. The two things are the same in outward form but different _____.

　　A. in addition B. in brief C. in common D. in essence

　　130. _____ it is a good thing I did not get the post I had applied for, though I must admit that I was disappointed at the time.

　　A. By the way B. In a way C. In the way D. In no way

　　131. _____ inviting guests and not treating them properly!

　　A. Strangely B. Fantastically C. Surprisingly D. Fancy

　　132. With sufficient scientific information a manned trip to Mars should be _____.

　　A. obtainable B. potential C. considerable D. feasible

　　133. The generation _____ makes it difficult for parents to understand their children's opinions.

　　A. division B. gap C. separation D. interval

　　134. If the boy had _____ the dog alone it wouldn't have bitten him.

　　A. set B. left C. had D. put

　　135. They were so far away that I couldn't _____ their faces clearly.

　　A. see through B. make up C. see off D. make out

　　136. Achieving a high degree of proficiency in English as a foreign language is not a mysterious _____ without scientific basis.

　　A. process B. practice C. procedure D. program

　　137. I must go now. _____, if you want that book I'll bring it next time.

　　A. Incidentally B. Accidentally C. Occasionally D. Subsequently

　　138. A completely new situation is likely to _____ when the school leaving age is raised to 16.

　　A. arouse B. rise C. arise D. abide

　　139. The illness from which Mary is suffering has now been _____ as hepatitis (肝炎).

　　A. diagnosed B. determined C. deduced D. discovered

　　140. These continual _____ in temperature make it impossible to decide what to wear.

　　A. alterations B. vibrations C. waves D. fluctuations