1） My aunt never married because her father didn't ________ to her marriage to a man she loved.
A. consent B. confirm C. contend D. conceive
2) Our ________ was delayed because of bad weather.
A. famine B. capture C. grief D. departure
3) The employer is ________ to ask for references.
A. conceited B. condemned C. entitled D. refrained
4) The new furniture does not _______ to the design of the new room.
A. conform B. condemn C. confine D. confirm
5) I know I had to get on the plane ________ my fear.
A. unless B despite C. because of D. rather than
6) Jane ________ her lateness to the traffic jam.
A. contributed B. reflected C. attributed D. represented
7) Little ________ explain so much about the matter.
A. did I need B. need I to C.I need to D. need I
8) Would you please help me ________ the vegetables and salad? It's half past six and our guests will arrive soon..
A. dish out B. dish up C. eat up D. seek out
9) He is unwilling to ________ in favor of a young man.
A. step in B. step up C. step aside D. step back
10) The book has been well reviewed, but ________ actual sales it hasn't been very successful.
A. in terms of B. in need of C. in contrast to D. in place of
11) Summers in the south of France are ________ dry and sunny.
A. in the most part B. in part C. in good part D. for the most part
12) I'll be late home----something's just ________ at work.
A. come along B. come up C. come in D. come off
13) You don't have to have this telephone in your new car; it's a(n)________ extra.
A. alternative B. radical C. optional D. abnormal
14)The murderer was ________ and sent to jail.
A. charged B. convicted C. accused D. committed
15)It is for this reason ________ so many readers like to bury their heads in an old fashioned detective story with a sale and predictable ending.
A. why B. for which C. that D. for that
16)The decided that the students' demands were too ________ to be accepted.
A. reasonable B. reluctant C. scared D. radical
