1.Owing to _______ competition among the airlines,travel exp

1.Owing to _______ competition among the airlines,travel expenses have been reduced considerably.
A.fierce B.strained C.eager D.critical
2.The Mars turned out to be large patches of ____ land and there is no signs of life there.
A.bald B.void C.wretched D.barren
3.He was _____ from his position as chairman.
A.removed B.shifted C.cancelled D.transmitted
4.I believe Jane will ____ her shortcomings.
A.overlook B.overcome C.overtake D.overthrow
5.Ten days ago the young man informed his boss of his intention to _____.
A.resign B.reject C.retreat D.retire
6.Firefighters came to our _____ in five minutes.
A.recall B.retreat C.rescue D.resort
7.It was the first time that such a ______ had to be taken at a British nuclear power station.
A.presentation B.precaution C.preparation D.prediction
8.In 1914,an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe _____ Europe into a great war.
A.inserted B.imposed C.pitched D.plunged
9.We have been told that under no circumstances may we use the telephone in the office for personal ______.
A.incidents B.events C.cases D.affairs
10.On our vacation we _____ an interesting antique store.
A.chanced upon B.concentrated upon C.counted upon D.congratulated upon
11.The flowers will _______ in water.
A.revise B.revive C.reverse D.reveal
12.He was _____ of having asked such a silly question.
A.sorry B.guilty C.ashamed D.miserable
13.If the fire alarm is sounded,all residents are requested to ____ in the courtyard.
A.assemble B.converge C.crowd D.accumulate
14.In your first days at the school you’ll be given a test to help the teachers to ____ you to a class at your level.
A.locate B.assign C.deliver D.place
15.Attempts to persuade her to stay after she felt insulted were ______.
A.in no way B.on the contrary C.at a loss D.of no avail