1. The poor animal looked half __________ with fear. A. dead B. dying C. died D. death 2. We don’t want my father to know about the trip. Please, don’t give us __________. A. off B. on C. away D. in 3. Until recently ___________ economy of the southern United States was based on __________ cotton. A. ϕ - ϕ B. ϕ – the C. the – ϕ D. an - the 4. Scientists who develop polymers create new materials with startling properties. What is the closet meaning with the underlined word? A. exact B. astonishing C. original D. favourable 5. I must say I didn’t regret when I heard that Bob Hope was being recalled from the Committee. He ____________ my views ever since he became a member. I didn’t know I would be leaving only two months after him. A. has opposed B. has been opposing C. had been opposing D. was opposing 6. I have been tracing my family history and I have discovered that one of my ____________ fought on the Polish side in the Battle of Tannenberg in 1410. A. ancestors B. descendants C. forerunners D. predecessors 7. Although most of their teachers had difficulty _________ them _________, their parents knew which twin was Rebecca and which was Bethany. A. getting…across B. breaking…up C. telling…apart D. putting…together 8. Mike: “Our living standards have been improved greatly” Susan: “________________________” A. Thank you for saying so B. Sure. I couldn’t agree more C. No, it’s nice to say so D. Yes, it’s nice of you to say so 9. Now that you’re through with it, you should be more grateful to Ted for all his help. Do you think ___________ without it? A. you would have succeeded B. would you succeed C. you might succeed D. you would succeed 10. My _________________ are very nice. A. first two red Japanese T-shirt B. two first red Japanese T-shirt C. two first Japanese red T-shirt D. first two Japanese red T-shirt