Multiple Choices 1. She was so _______ in her job that she didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door. a. attracted b. absorbed c. drawn d. concentrated 2. We managed to reach the top of the mountain, and half an hour later we began to_______. a. descend b. ascend c. decline d. plunge 3. He has been imprisoned again. It seems his _______ is to send up his life in jail. a. fate b. doom c. destiny d. fortune 4. That volcano _______ in 1946 after one hundred and twenty years of silence. a. exploded b. burst c. erupted d. blew 5. To the waiter’s relief, the plates were left _______ after being dropped on the floor. a. broken b. unchanged c. unharmful d. intact 6. Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you _______ the new carpet. a. crash b. pollute c. stain d. spot 7. The ammunition dump _______ when it was hit by a mortar. a. blew up b. blew over c. blew off d. blew away 8. I’m sorry I’m late. I was in a meeting and couldn’t _______. a. get back b. get across c. get away d. get around 9. People’s creativity is _______. a. breaking forth b. breaking in c. breaking loose d. breaking back 10. The man _______ after the car collided with the van. a. came out b. came to life c. came off d. came around 11. Time ______, the celebration will be held as scheduled. a. permit b. permitting c. permitted d. permits 12. ______ at in this way, the resent economic situation doesn’t seem to gloomy. a. Looking b. To look c. Having looked d. Looked 13. ______, he can know only watch it on TV at home. a. Obtaining not a ticket for the match b. Not obtaining a ticket for the match c. Not having obtained a ticket for the match d. Not obtained a ticket for the match 14. ______ enough time and money, the researcher would have been able to discover more in this field. a. Giving b. Given c. To give d. Being given 15. He wasn't appointed chairman of the committee, ________ not very popular with all its members. a. to be considered b. considering c. being considered d. having considered 16. I hope all the precautions against air pollution, _______ suggested by the local government, will be seriously considered here. a. while b. since c. after d. as 17. I've never been to Beijing, but it's the place _______. a. where I'd like to visit b. I most want to visit c. in which I'd like to visit d. that I want to visit it most 18. This crop has similar qualities to the previous one, ________ both wind-resistant and adapted to the same type of soil. a. being b. been c. to be d. having been 19. _______ you are leaving tomorrow, we can eat dinner together tonight. a. For b. Since c. Before d. While 20. We have been told that under no circumstances _______ the telephone in the office for personal affairs. a. may we use b. we may use c. we could use d. did we use