Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure(40points,1 point for each)
Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices given.
21. The Department is also deeply _____ in various improvement schemes.
A. connected    B. included    C. involved    D. implied
22. Keys should never be hidden around the house since thieves _____ know where to look.
A. virtually B. variously  C. unavoidably  D. invariably
23. The boy had a _____ escape when he ran across the road in front of the bus.
A. close    B. short    C. narrow    D. fine
24. Do you mind if I _____ with my work while you are getting tea ready.
 A. get through  B. turn to  C. carry on D. come on
25. I left for the office earlier than usual this morning _____ traffic jam.
 A. in line with       B. in case of
 C. for the sake of    D. at the risk of
26. The finance minister has not been so _____ since he raised taxes to such a high level.
A. popular B. well-known  C. favorable D. preferable
27. It is wrong for someone in such a high _____ in the government to behave too badly in public.
A. situation B. position  C. employment D. profession
28. We all knew from the very _____ that the plan would fail.
A. outcome    B. outset    C. income    D. output
29. He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons _____ from his coat.
 A. loosing    B. losing    C. off    D. missing
30. Lawyers often make higher _____ for their work than they should.
 A. bills    B. charges    C. prices    D. costs
31. The workmen made so much _____ that Mrs. Walker had to spend three days cleaning up afterwards.
A. trouble    B. damage    C. mess    D. nuisance
32. They have held several meetings to _____ next year's production plans.
A. set down    B. make out    C. work up    D. draw up
33. How can we get this language point _____ to the students.
A. down    B. round    C. across    D. into
34. This book gives a brief _____ of the history of the castle and details of the art collection in the main hall.
A. outline    B. reference    C. article    D. outlook
35. Dress warmly, _____ you'll catch cold.
A.on the contraryB.or rather C. or else  D. in no way
36. Kate's ambition to become a nurse _____ from a desire to help others.
A. prompted  B. promoted  C. programmed  D. proceeded
37. The island where these rare birds nest has been declared a _____.
A.observationB.reservationC. preservationD.conservation
38. Although John was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister _____ charge of the house.
A. take    B. hold    C. make    D. get
39. The child enjoyed _____ up the wooden bricks then knocking them down.
A. adding    B. pushing    C. piling    D. forming
40. John was very upset because he was _____ by the police with breaking the law.
A. accused   B. arrested   C. sentenced   D.charged
41. It isn't quite _____ that he will be present at the meeting.
A. sure    B. right    C. exact    D. certain
42. Many new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.
A. opportunities B.realities C.necessities D.probabilities
43. The members of the club wouldn't run a _____ in entrusting（委托） the organization to an unreliable person.
A. danger    B. risk    C. hazard    D. chance
44. The meeting was _____ when the chairman fell ill.
A.put down  B.shut out   C.cut short    D.taken off
45. John says that his present job does not provide him with enough _____ for his organizing ability.
A. scope    B. space    C. capacity    D. range
46. I just managed to _____ a quick breath before I was sucked under the water by the passing boat.
A. snatch    B. scratch    C. scrape    D. scan
47. My brother likes eating very much but he isn't very _____ about the food he eats.
A. special  B. peculiar  C. particular  D. unusual