If we make ___ best of this new equipment, there will be ___ rise in our production this year.

   A. /;/      B. the; a       C. /; a       D. /; the     

—What did he say           his stupid behavior?

—He admitted having made a serious mistake.

       A．in explanation of   B．in favor of           C．in case of            D．in fear of

Sadly the reading room where Karl Marx did a lot of reading had moved from its      place into another building.

       A．primary               B．temporary            C．traditional            D．original

The city is ancient and this very tower has         many changes.

       A．met                     B．seen                    C．discovered           D．reacted

We are rather           about the sympathy he claims to have for the poor because he is mean with his money.

       A．optimistic            B．positive               C．sceptieal              D．cautious

The popularity of films such as Jurassic Park, in which a scientist clones several kinds of extinct dinosaurs, proves how the idea　　　 a mixture of fear and excitement into people’s hearts.

A．obtained B．struck C．resisted D．indicated

The rainiest said, “We are ready for discussion with any legal parties, but we’ll never     with enemies.”

       A．compromise            B．quarrel                    C．a(chǎn)rgue                      D．consult

Li Hua, who was busy preparing a report, couldn’t　　　 the loud noise, so he kept all the windows shut all day long.

A．put up with B．come up with C．catch up with D．keep up with

Don’t blame them any more-this is          because they are still young and lack experience.

       A．exactly                   B．simply                    C．eventually               D．generally

Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it at her first          .

       A．intention                 B．effort                      C．a(chǎn)ttempt                   D．sight