1 This is the most advanced computer we can get in this province .

A highly developed B cheaply sold C useful D popular

2 I wonder whether they‘d like to join us for the holiday .

A admire B feel surprised C want to know D guess

3 I rang them yesterday to make clear when the meeting would begin .

A ask B check C decide D find

4 We‘ll think carefully about your suggestion later， but now you must do what you‘re required to .

A consider B regard C take D discuss

5 Don‘t be so upset about it . You ‘ll soon catch up with the others .

A angry B careless C unhappy D anxious

6 In his speech he referred to his experience as a teaching assistant .

A pointed out B showed C explained D spoke of

7 Did you get the message that she couldn‘t come ？

A knowledge B information C story D idea

8 These children never take any notice of what their mother says .

A take pride in B put their hearts into

C think over D pay attention to

9 They stopped quarrelling and glared at each other .

A watched each other‘s faces carefully

B started at each other strangely

C looked into each other‘s eyes directly

D looked at each other angrily

10 When he entered the meeting room ， he could sense something unusual was going on there.

A feel B hear C smell D see

11 He tried his best in the first game ， but was beaten by the little boy .

A wounded B stricken C defeated D won

12 When you have a job as well as a child to look after ， you need to learn to manage your time .

A control B spend C keep D save

13 These construction workers used to live in a tiny village in the mountains .

A poor B small C distant D shabby

14 Driving a car is not as difficult as you imagine， if you stick to the rules.

A depend on B understand C turn into D follow

15 In my opinion ， the changing job market will cause people many difficulties .

A overcome B find C take D bring

16 Finally ， he got a position as a teaching assistant .

A job B rank C situation D title

17 Since the two restaurants offer almost the same food and service ， it doesn‘t matter where you stop to eat.

A prepare B cook C sell D provide

18 Her parents wouldn‘t allow her to stay out later than 10：30 at night .

A require B ask C encourage D permit

19 Margaret was so thirsty for news of her lost child that she was almost driven mad .

A sorry B anxious C sad D careful

20 Thousands of people suffered form the floods brought about by the storms.

A were in danger of B were killed by

C experienced losses during D were on guard against

21 After a day‘s hard work ， he appeared rather tired .

A turned B seemed C came out D looked around

22 Old John often says that he‘d like to live by himself when he is retired.

A separately B lonely C single D alone

23 It is not polite to interrupt when someone is making a speech at a meeting like this .liuxuepaper.com