1. Although he was under no , the shopkeeper replaced the defective battery free of charge. A. urgency B. guarantee C. obligation D. insistence 2. Old Mr. Brown’s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will . A. pull through B. pull up C. pull back D. pull out 3.To be a good short story writer one needs, among other things, a very imagination A. vivid B. living C. bright D. sparkling 4. This ticket you to a free meal in our new restaurant A. confers B. entitles C. grants D. credits 5. He was completely by the thief’s disguise. A. taken away B. taken down C. taken in D. taken through 6. This book gives a brief of the history of the castle and details of the art collection in the main hall. A. outline B. reference C. article D. research 7. Mark is very set in his ways, but John has a more attitude to life. A. changeable B. flexible C. moveable D. fluid 8. I’m not serious investor, but I like to in the stock market. A. splash B. splatter C. paddle D. dabble 9. In all , there will never be a Third World War. A. odds B. probability C. certainty D. possibilities 10. He had to retire from the match, suffering from a ligament. A. tom B. broken C. slipped D. sprained 11. You have to be rich to send a child to a private school because the fees are . A. astrological B. aeronautical C. astronomical D. atmospherical 12. Archaeology is one of the most interesting scientific . A. divisions B. disciplines C. matters D. compartments 13. It is doubtful whether the momentum of the peace movement can be . A. sustained B. supplied C. supported D. subverted 14. Conversations you strike up with travelling acquaintances usually tend to be . A. imperative B. perverse C. insufficient D. trivial 15. Charles Babbage’s difference engine widely regarded as the of the computer. A. ancestor B. precursor C. antecedent D. premonition