1、He has more money than the rest of us ________.
A.in totally
B.to put together
C.put together
D.putting together
2、The crowd started to ________ when the night fell.
A.break out
B.break off
C.break up
D.break down
3、I curiously asked her about her ________ behavior.
A.odd
B.ordinary
C.formal
D.normal
4、Would you afford a poor child a temporary ________?
A.security
B.shelter
C.preservation
D.conservation
5、The poem is so ________ that I cannot make out its meaning.
A.dim
B.vague
C.complicating
D.complicated
6、I stood still, trying to ________ a reasonable excuse.
A.discover
B.solve
C.invent
D.create
7、His false accusations kicked back and ________ himself in prison.
A.ended in
B.ended up with
C.ended up in
D.ended with
8、She woke him for his medicines at ________ throughout the night.
A.intervals
B.interval
C.occasion
D.occasions
9、He showed good judgment in deciding not to ________ in the project.
A.devote
B.give
C.invent
D.invest
10、The Cabinet’s view did not ________ with a vast majority in the House.
A.accept
B.sit well
C.receive
D.sit with
11、He can’t spend too much time arguing with you about the matter. He ________.
A.has other fish to fry
B.has few fish to fry
C.has no fish to fry
D.has fishes to fry
12、Her parents offered a lot of money as reward for anyone who could ________ her.
A.bother
B.amuse
C.light
D.please with
13、Business managers are focused on increasing their personal wealth by any available ________.
A.methods
B.ways
C.measures
D.means
14、He gave me a ____ explanation.
A.reasonable
B.reasoning
C.reasoned
D.reasons
15、Fruit-picking ___, badly paid and very hard work.
A.means
B.meaning
C.mean
D.meant
16、What does the author think of cricket?
A.He thinks it’s interesting
B.He thinks it’s a game for the rich.
C.He thinks it’s boring and wasting time.
D.He thinks it’s meaningful.
17、What’s the purpose of shepherds’ invention of cricket?
A.To earn money from the wasters.
B.To kill the time while herding.
C.To cheer Prince Edward.
D.To build his body.
18、Who made much more contribution to the spreading of cricket?
A.Prince Edward.
B.The British soldiers.
C.Aristocrats.
D.Australian.
19、What advice does the author give to readers about cricket playing?
A.The cricket is boring.
B.We should prepare a lot of time to watch the cricket matches.
C.Please stop watching.
D.The form of cricket must be updated.
20、Shepherds invented the cricket to amuse princes.
A.True
B.False
21、Princes preferred playing cricket though they were usually busy.
A.True
B.False
22、Americans are good at playing cricket.
A.True
B.False
23、Who made much more contribution to the spreading of cricket?
A.True
B.False
24、The author thinks people today have a lot of things to deal with.
A.True
B.False
25、With whom was early cricket popular?
A.Aristocrats.
B.Shepherds.
C.Australian.
D.Princes.
