1.Not until you have read the novel ____ what it is about.
　　 A．you will know

　　 B．can you know

　　 C．should you know

　　 D．have you really known The budget crisis has forced the Prime Minister to ____ his words.

　　 A．go back on

　　 B．go back to

　　 C．go in for

　　 D．go along with Having professionally made curtains can be _____, so why not make your own?

　　 A．merry

　　 B．mean

　　 C．costly

　　 D．considerable I think it is an issue we’ll have to _____ at some point, no matter how unpleasant it is.

　　 A．prefer

　　 B．confront

　　 C．charge

　　 D．contact Police said the man was arrested without a struggle after a car _____ through the streets of the city.

　　 A．chasing

　　 B．braking

　　 C．crash

　　 D．patrolling

　　6.Many shops along the route have been boarded up _____ trouble.

　　 A．in case

　　 B．in case of

　　 C．in any case

　　 D．in the case of

　　7.Frankly speaking, I am getting very bored ____ this entire business.

　　 A．a(chǎn)t

　　 B．of

　　 C．from

　　 D．with

　　8.She ____ take a taxi to the town ____ wait for a bus here in the rain.

　　 A．would rather … than

　　 B．would … rather than to

　　 C．prefers …than

　　 D．prefers … to

　　9.We ____ to refund your money if you are not delighted with your purchase.

　　 A．guarantee

　　 B．object

　　 C．justify

　　 D．oblige

　　10.The long-range goal must be to ____ nuclear weapons altogether.

　　 A．do down

　　 B．do up

　　 C．do away with

　　 D．do over
11.She boasted ____ how she had written a novel when she was only 15.

　　 A．a(chǎn)t

　　 B．in

　　 C．of

　　 D．over

　　12.With the election out of the way, the government can ____ business.

　　 A．get by

　　 B．get off

　　 C．get across

　　 C．get down to

　　13.He ____ much of his collection to pay his gardening bills.

　　 A．parted with

　　 B．dealt with

　　 C．kept up with

　　 D．put up with

　　14.He left a note at the scene of the crime, _____ detectives to catch him.

　　 A．denying

　　 B．challenging

　　 C．a(chǎn)ssigning

　　 D．capturing

　　15.The old man died in hospital after being _____ by a car.

　　 A．taken down

　　 B．let down

　　 C．laid down

　　 D．knocked down

　　16.The former director was sentenced to nine years in prison because he had _______ ＄200,000 in company funds.

　　 A．deposited

　　 B．shared

　　 C．granted

　　 D．embezzled

　　17.Was it just an accident or did your friend do it _____ ?

　　 A．in vain

　　 B．beyond question

　　 C．on purpose

　　 D．once for all

　　18.He was told that he would be granted _____ from prosecution if he confessed the names of the other spies in the ring.

　　 A．punishment

　　 B．consignment

　　 C．companion

　　 D．immunity

　　19.She usually _____ the park on her way home.

　　 A．cuts across

　　 B．cuts off

　　 C．cuts in

　　 D．cuts short 　

　　20.In the United States some lanes are ____ for cars with more than one occupant.

　　 A．recognized

　　 B．refuted

　　 C．reserved

　　 D．regarded