1 ：Between the two given choices the former onw sounds reaso

1 ：Between the two given choices the former onw sounds reasonaboe while the ___ seems unacceptable to us.
a、second
b、last
c、 latter
d、later
2 ：We haven’t been able to find out the ___ of the rumour.
a、source
b、cause
c、 origin
d、reason
3 ：There are few electronic appliances ___ to raise fears regarding future employment opportunities than robots.
a、likely
b、more likely
c、 most likely
d、much likely
4 ：He always tends to go from one ___ to the other.
a、start
b、 extreme
c、hand
d、end
5 ：An ___ between parents regarding the rearing of their children often goes on for years.
a、controversy
b、argument
c、debate
d、dispute
6：The threat of war has ___ business activity.
a、oppressed
b、 depressed
c、expressed
d、repressed
7：The chair can also ___ a bed.
a、forms
b、works in
c、 function as
d、 behaved as
8：They discussed the problem three or four times,but could come to no ___.
a、end
b、 conclusion
c、 result
d、judgement
9：My 5-year-old daughter is really ___,she can remember everything taught to her.
a、active
b、 intelligent
c、 lively
d、intellectual.
10：Their friendship ___ nothing to him.
a、means
b、 represents
c、 stands
d、 presents
11：Many Westerners ___ Christianity.
a、respect
b、 admire
c、believe
d、 believe in
12：In Australia the Asians make their influnce ___ in business large and small.
a、feeling
b、 feel
c、 felt
d、to be felt
13：He has been ___ out to represent our district to attent this meeting.
a、chosen
b、 worked
c、 signled
d、 pressed
14：They decided to chase the cow away ___ it did more damage.
a、unless
b、until
c、before
d、although
15：There are beatiful clothes ___ in the shop windows.
a、spread
b、 displayed
c、 exposed
d、 located
16：A ___ to this problem is expected to be found before long.
a、result
b、 respinse
c、 settlement
d、 solution
17：As fuel prices rose,bus companies raised their fares and ___.
a、so did the airlines
b、nor did the airlines
c、 so the airlines did
d、 nor the airlines did
18：No one has yet succeeded in explaining the ___ of how life began.
a、problem
b、 cause
c、 puzzle
d、 logic
19：He didn’t ___ and so he failed the examination.
a、work hard enough
b、work enough hard
c、 hard work enough
d、 hard enough work
20：Let us ___ to the next item on the agenda.
a、continue
b、 proceed
c、keep
d、stop