一旦三峡工程竣工，其本身便成为世界上的一大创举，大坝坐落在长江上游“载断巫山云雨”坐落在大坝上的巨大船闸能让万吨船舶顺利而过，如同宫殿一样使人眼花缭乱的水利发电站通过广延的高压电网输送强大的电流。2.香港回归祖国，标志着“一国两制”构想的巨大成功，标志着中国人民在完成祖国统一大业的道路上迈出了重要一步。香港回归后，“一国两制”，“港人治港”，高度自治的方针得到切实贯彻执行，保持了繁荣稳定的局面。事实必将证明，香港特别行政区政府和香港同胞一定能够依照香港特别行政区基本法治理好香港。B. arrive at the conclusion C. write words expressing respectD. prevent from being seen7. Death when it comes will have no________A. piece of open land B. accepting an invitationC. refusing a request D. teaching goodbehavior8.________a little deeper if you really want to know the score. A. give oneself up B. clasp carefully C. search carefully and deeply D. look down upon9. They were________to its poison.A. secure B. impure C. odorous D. revival10.________remarks are part of his stock-in-trade. A. unimportant B. very superficial C. hideous D. not serious11.He showed his________motive at last.A. not pretended B. suggesting evilC. happening in the same time D. giving orders12. In the context of ethnic tourism, commercialization often has a________connotation. A. sharp B. distasteful C. contemptuous D. penetrating13. Feigning surprise, the British and French issued an________to both sides to cease fire. A. the general opinion about the character, qualities etcB. state of being in demand C. sth. that provokes or annoysD. final statement of conditions to be accepted14. I have a________to get the knife off him. A. have a hard struggle or fight B. raise to a higher grade C. come to a lower level or state D. make possible use of15.The children were________around the garden. A. move onward smoothly B. drop down directly C. run quickly and playfully D. walk forward and backward16.. Louis XIV ofFrancerevokes the________ofNantes, which has protected French Protestants. A. order B. article C. painting. D. newspaper17. Her________reply offended me. A. different B. sarcastic C. loaded D. special18.To________a phrase is an easy work. A. happen B. coincide C. comfort D. invent19. The nature world is run by________and violence. A. ruling class B. manageable domain C. controlling power D. religious establishment20. Do you approve of the way I organized the English________? A. a regular held fashionable gathering B. a big luxurious car C. a grand comfortable hotel D. a large public drinking place21. Her________manner is really a mask for a very shy nature. A. gregarious B. collective C. common D. ordinary22. I________a promotion at my job. A. to take away B. to last longC. to help with D. to be worthy of23. A uncut gem does not________. A. strike B. glitter C. climb D. flow24.Showoffs never miss an________to draw attention to themselves by some outrageous novelty.A. an opposing force B. a favorable placeC. a chance for advancement D. a difficult situation25. He________his children too much. A. gratify B. involve C. interrupt D. gratitude26. She despised________in any form. A. glory B. rumor C. private fact D. personal things27.Her________is far too mannered and self-conscious. A. imitation B. copying C. writing D. drawing28. He________his remarks with thumps on the table. A. insert occasionally B. not to emphasize C. act instantly D. interrupt periodically29. I push the problem down into the dim________of my mind. A. accepted quantity B. the act of receiving C. secluded place D. secrete news30. This is indeed a most________problem. A. urgent B. immediate C. refusing D. interacting31. "What will she choose for the________ball? A. holy and sacred place in a churchB. formal speech made by a person on taking officeC. shelter from trouble, dangerD. talk for the purpose of teaching32.Moroccois a________independent monarchy.A. self-governing B. self-sufficient C. self-centered D. self-respected33. Let al our neighbors know that we shall join with them to oppose aggressionor________anywhere ill theAmericas.A. rebuilding B. succession C. destroying D. salvage34. He had expected criticism but not the________which greeted his proposal.A. beautiful words B. facial expressionsC. convincing speech D. abusive language35.They________help in the desperate situation.A. call forth B. take down C. put up D. take the form of36.Regulations________certain standards for building materials.A. order or direct B. produce C. protect D. agree37. Hunger, cold, and sickness were among the________of pioneer life.A. contribution B.delivery C. distribution D. great difficulty or trouble38.His business rivals knew they could expect no quarter from such a ruthless________.A. a person who gives advice B. a friendC. an enemy D. a listener39.________is not a tactic or a sentiment.A. rough manners B. polite behaviorC. polite citizen D. rude person40. Together with our friends and allies, we will work to shape change, lest it________us. A. swallow up B. consider aboutC. clean up D.imprint on41. "Is there mercy for me? Will He________my weak prayer?"A. rise on feet B. strike on the headC. give new life and strength D. pay attention to42.The wise man's tongue is a________, not a sword.A. person or thing that protectsB. a court order prohibiting or ordering a given actionC. a person or animal inhabiting a specified placeD. an apparatus used in inhaling medicinal vapors43. Law and equity are things which God hath joined, but which man has put________.A. from below B. apart in direction or positionC. in or to a low place D. from an upright position44. I don't want to________the point, but it's vital you understand how important this is.A. ask sb. to work hard B. set upon with too much talkC. furnish with power D. force upon others45. Their goal was to eradicate________A. cut into many small parts B. go round in circleC. draw together into a small space D. put an end to; destroy46. Do you________Christmas?A. celebrate B. preserve C. orate D. help47. Thank God________, we are free at last!A. intensive B. all-powerful C. instructive D. all-round48..The poet has________his lover with a flower.A. make signal B. show pity C. represent D. present49.Stress can be the________of so many fine players.A. showing B. laziness C. cover D. destruction50. We cannot________such cruelty.A. fill in B. consent C. get into D. explain51.________yourself to constant improvement.A. pledge B. omit C. refrain D. repeat52.A host of golden daffodils are in the dormitory.A. a few B. multitude C. house D. exclusion53. The________had been forged in the crucible of war.A. domination B. transaction C. disintegration D. association54.She's________off three boy-friends in a month.A. insert B. fall C. throw D. leap55.The zebra fell a________to the lion.A. victim B. require C. address D. beg56.________is doomed to fail.A. defense B. invasion C. injury D. disclosure57.We can________the fastest of your boasted airplanes.A. fall behind B. step out C. walk outside D. surpass58.His unshakable will make him eager to try________A. once more B. strange C. famous D. weary59. I have reliance in the________of the witness.A. evidence B. witness C. liberation D. trial60. We were drawn up for the________A. prediction B. warm speech C. expectation D. examination61. Division of mankind into workingman and capitalists suffers from the________of simplism.A. religious belief B. false belief C. bankruptcy D. dropping62. I could feel my grimy face cracking into an________smile.A. unbelieving B. increasing C. industrious D. unimproved63.The doctor finished the operation, but his success depended on the backroom boys who had invented the new laser________A. a carpet B. a piece of bread C. a small, light knife D. a rising market64.He's an impartial and________judge.A. determinate B. flagitious C. prestigious D. discerning65.Psychic________; psychic energy.A. emotional shock B. mental workC. the state of not having enough D. a reinforced structure for observers66.Dogs don't________, do they?A. take shelter B. pervert from C. lose hair D. keep company with67. Great books are popular, not________.A. of a person who likes musicB. of a person who pays attention to unimportant newsC. of a person who stresses on sportsD. of a person who emphasizes trivial points of learning68Kindly________from treating the disabled so coldly.A. insist on B. cease C. heckle D. castrate69Step must be taken to reduce the problem to manageable________A. property B. portions C. massages D. dimensions70. A________is begging on the street.A. homeless child B. wandering musician C. countryman D. smuggler71.Beads of________began to form on his forehead.A. convincing B. encouraging C. pledging D. sweating72. Stop________, you big baby!A. speak quickly B. talk repeatedly C. say with sobs D. say with hiccups73.This system could________the voice signal effectively.A. make a change in the tone B. cause to do or believe sthC. make or become soft D. change the place or position74. His name will live in________.A. being famous for B. being shamefulC. being honest D. being refused75.Cover potatoes with________.A. meat soup B. soap C. water D. vegetable76.The moon________and wanes.A. grow bigger or greater B. become less or smallerC. drop heavily D. cover with thick coating77.Schubert reached the________of his skill while quite young.A. large group of plants B. highest pointC. sharp crisis D. highest mountain peak78.Taiwan's voters have perennially shown their preference to continue with the status quo and not________towards independence.A. move forward B. look sideways C. change directions D. pour out79.The________players were dancing on the ground over their team's victory.A. triumphant B. foreign C. exhausted D. overflowing80. David Beckham has had an________2ft-long tattoo etched over the entire surface of his right arm.A. invisible B. ugly C. precipitate D. provisional81. It is an old saying that “a little pot is soon hot,” which was the case with William the________.A. examining B. proving C. impatient D. judging82.He had several injuries, including three________.A. break B. combine C. disagree D. repeat83.83.Another strong________on the line slicedSantiago's right hand.A. pull B. push C. place D. fix84.The Asian peoples________the right to shape their own free destiny. A. surround B. cover C. avoid D. desire85. House Democrats have been________Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice over corruption inIraq.A. complaining B. moaning C. tiring D. unwilling86. I didn't________matters: I said he was an idiot.A. decrease B. minimize C. increase D. euphemize87. You can not________with one hand.A. strike B. walk C. fall down D. climb up88. A man will show no pain while taking the most ferocious beating but will________when a woman tries to clean his wounds.A. push forward B. draw back C. incise up D. draw out89.Adverbs usually________verb and adjectives. A. equal B. propose C. restrict D. count90. Sometimes she saw the flash of a torch through a________in the curtains.A. a precise piece B. a small piece C. a big valley D. a narrow opening91. "A farm boy in no particular hurry allows his donkey to browse on wild poppies as they________along toward field work near Kairouan, a city holy to Muslims."A. walk in an awkward way B. tremble terribly C. close in mild way D. shine brightly92.She was________the whole morning after her angry outburst.A. permitting easily B. seeing clearly C. feeling regret D. looking worried93.The wind blows, the moonlight shines on the ground, the frogs croak and insects________in the fields.A. a long loud sound B. a short low-pitched soundC. a low murmuring sound D. a short, high-pitched sound94.Does it not________with Buddhist beliefs?A. take out B. be contrary to C. withdraw D. be relevant to95. His belief of communism is________.A. permanent B. quick C. immediate D. cold96.Her voice does not________A. spread B. pierce C. take part D. formulate97.Have you get a product of this________?A. a blank or empty areaB. a detailed, exact statement of particularsC. a partial excuseD. the evolutionary formation of new biological species98.Adamsleft a________of paper for Airy.A. special place B. particular area C. small piece D. unseen item99.He has a________hold over his younger brother.A. unique B. genuine C. unexpected D. enormous40.The child________his toy.A. grasp tightly B. hang loosely C. touch softly D. hold lightlyIII.Identify the figures of speech used in the following sentences. (one in each sentence)