单选题（共 20 道试题，共 100 分。）
1. He died _________ the earthquake.
A. shortly as B. shortly after C. shortly while D. short after
2. We _______ that important new discovery _______ Albert Einstein.
A. owe…for B. owe…to C. own…for D. own…to
3. He didn’t seem to ________ any importance to the problem.
A. realize B. consider C. attach D. catch
4. Tens of thousands of Jews were killed by _______ gases in World War II.
A. saintly B. deadly C. atomic D. friendly
5. He ___________ over me when I had my finger cut.
A. made an effort B. made a fool C. made a big fuss D. made up
6. There is no easy ________ to language study.
A. action B. approach C. manner D. road
7. As I am sure Jenny is very honest, I__ that she stole the money.
A. guess B. believe C. suspect D. doubt
8. Before liberation, many laboring people were _________ food and clothes.
A. enough of B. lack C. share of D. short of
9. They spoke ________ at the meeting.
A. for turn B. in turn C. in common D. by turn
10. Few people shop at this market, for many of the vegetables here seem to be _______.
A. stale B. fresh C. false D. local
11. The _______ of Venus without arms has long been regarded as a symbol of beauty.
A. tone B. image C. signal D. impulse
12. It’s ________ dangerous to go to sleep without turning off the gas.
A. extremely B. originally C. shortly D. occasionally
13. He ________ an application to the committee.
A. represented B. presented C. resented D. impressed
14. The medicine can make people ________ fever.
A. immune with B. immune to C. immune D. immune into
15. The old lady from the countryside was _________ by the crowds and traffic in the big city.
A. bewildered B. confused C. feared D. depressed
16. ______ exchanges are an important part of cultural exchanges between two countries.
A. Previous B. Uneasy C. Academic D. Divine
17. Don‘t rock the boat. You will throw it __________ balance and get it turned over.
A. on B. off C. in D. to
18. I feel like _________ cold.
A. catching B. to be catching C. to catching D. to catch
19. Both of Mrs. Watson’s daughters __________ their studies abroad now, one in Germany and the other in China.
A. are pursuing B. are following C. are pursued D. are perusing
20. _________ the farmers in the village, he is a good cadre.
A. So as to B. According to C. Faced to D. Compared to