27.I have not the least _______ of hurting your feeling.

27.I have not the least _______ of hurting your feeling.
A.concept B.intention C.mind D.purpose
28.As the shortage of certain metals approaches,others must be found to take their _______.
A.share B.place C.role D.shape
29.Mary is in bed with a fever and she can’t hope to _______ the cold in a few days.
A.get over B.get away C.get off D.get out
30.Although the weather was very bad,the buses still ran on _______.
A.list B.plan C.schedule D.arrangement
31._______ his great wealth,he always remained a man of simple tastes.
A.Except for B.With regard to C.Despite D.Although
32.Language can be defined,as a tool by which human beings _______ with one another.
A.associate B.connect C.communicate D.correspond
33.As a small boy,he was slow _______ learning to read and write.
A.on B.with C.in D.about
34.It has been rather costly to install the machinery,but it will prove to be worth the money _______.
A.in the long run B.in conclusion C.at long last D.at the end
35.We are interested in the weather because it _______ us so directly---what we wear,what we do,and even how feel.
A.benefits B.affects C.guides D.effects
36.Important people don't often have much free time as their work _______ their time.
A.takes away B.takes over C.takes up D.takes in
37.I always ________ what I have said.
A.get to B.hold to C.lead to D.see to
38.He was ________ of having asked such a silly question.
A.sorry B.guilty C.ashamed D.miserable
39.Language has always been--- as the phrase goes--- the mirror to society.English is no _______.
A.explanation B.excuse C.expectation D.exception
40.It suddenly occurred to Anne that money couldn't _______ all that Bob had suffered in the
past five years.
A.live up to B.make out C.make up for D.live through