1. When ouruniversity laboratory bought this microscope we were given a one year’s ______. A.reservation B. security C. proof D. guarantee2. Don’t ______ about lunch for theinstructors, because they promised to get some on the way.A.bother B. fuse C. trouble D. think3. Caracus has been called the Los Angeles of SouthAmerica; at _______ they look exactly the same.A.short notice B. first sight C. first impression D. first appearance4. A Dictionary of the English Language, ______by Dr. Samuel Johnson, was the first real attempt as a systematic andinterestingly written survey of English language.A. constructed B. composed C. compiled D. collected5. After I heard that I took adeferred pass in botany, I was in a _________ emotional state.A. highly B. doubtfully C. greatly D. nervously6. Since I could not see anything trough the microscope, _____ my careful adjustment, I gave up.A. for all B. above all C. after all D. in all7. When the Victorians had family reunions, the hosts went ____ their way to entertain the guests.A.in for B. over C. out of D. back on8. We know she was always as _______ as her word, so we trust her.A. good B. honest C. faithful D. true9. Tom Stephen gripped the ______ wheel hard as the car bouncedup and down.A.stirring B. driving C. steering D. receiving10. Many of the scientists and engineers are judged ________ how great their achievements are.A. in spite of B. in ways of C. in favor of D. in terms of11. Being somewhat short-sighted, she had the habit of ________ at people.A. glancing B. peering C. gazing D. scanning12. Of the thousands of known volcanoes in the world, the _______ majority are inactive.A. tremendous B. demanding C. intensive D. overwhelming13. You see the lightning _____ it happens,but you hear the thunder later.A. the instant B. for an instant C. on the instant D. in an instant14. It rained heavily last night; _______the land was flooded.A.in other words B. consequently C. in addition D. besides
