一、Vocabulary and structure.1.They played cards ______ killing time.a. in order of b. for the sake of c. in case of d. instead of2.Ghosts are widely regarded as ______ but many people still believe in them.a. artificial b. superstitious c. suspicious d. abstract3.They are the right people to ______ in case of emergency.a. turn on b. fall on c. fall back on d. build on 4.His proposal _______ some light on the solution to the problem.a. illuminates b. gives c. spreads d. sheds5.She is quite OK in health actually though she often looks ______.a. nevertheless b. likewise c. otherwise d. contrary6.The theory is only partly sound. We shouldn’t ______ it without consideration.a. understand b. appreciate c. take in d. swallow7.When he awoke, he found himself ______ by an old woman.a. looked after b. be looked after c. being looked after d. looking after8.Yet even this huge globe is but a very small object when ______ with the sun.a. contrasted b. compared c. distinguished d. separated9.The book is not ______ what we have paid for it.a. worth b. worthy c. worthwhile d. worthy of10. The performance was staged by a group of ______ who have been studying dramatics as a hobby.a. professionals b. playwrights c. amateurs d. greenhand11. It is quite strange that he should be utterly ______ to public criticism.A. sensible b. indifferent c. unconcerned d. uninterested12. How much are you ______ by the taxi-driver from the airport to the hotel?a. asked b. acquired c. inquired d. charged13. John Smith was a model husband for he had ______ his wife nothing ever since they got married.a. declined b. denied c. refused d. regretted14. Mike has always ______ at songs and dances, even as a young boy.a. exce...
