1. He remained calm In the face of the impending danger.

　　A. terrific 　B. trivial 　C. astonishing 　D. imminent

　　2. “Holmes!” I whispered. “What on earth are you doing in this disgusting place?”

　　A. humble 　B. unpleasant 　C. underprivileged 　D. noisy

　　3. The futility of the program resulted from poor planning.

　　A. possible failure in the future

　　B. ineffectiveness and uselessness

　　C. blindness to its mistakes

　　D. potential disaster

　　4. Construction of the gigantic office building in this city was for years intermittent

　　A. stopping and starting at intervals

　　B. something that will happen soon

　　C. being watched with keen interest

　　D. anything that comes and goes

　　5. Although many modifications have been made in it, the game known in the United States as football can be traced directly to the English game of rugby.

　　A. rules 　B. changes 　C. demands 　D. leagues

　　6. Your silence implies countenancing his abject behavior; therefore please clarify your stand to him.

　　A. supporting 　B. obscuring 　C. concealing 　D. assisting

　　7. The graduate committee must be in full accord in their approval of a dissertation.

　　A. indecisive 　B. sullen 　C. vocal 　D. unanimous

　　8. We regret being unable to entertain your request for providing free boarding to 15 sportsmen for two weeks.

　　A. receive 　B. comply 　C. coincide 　D. consider