1. Normally he is rather _____ but sometimes he talks freely about himself.

　　A) sociable B) reserved

　　C) serious D) peaceful

　　2. Please give my ______sincere regards to all the members of your family.

　　A) honest B) sincere

　　C) true D) hopeful

　　3. With night falling we employed a guide to ______ us on our way up the mountain.

　　A) take B) guide

　　C) conduct D) lead

　　4. Current hiring policies in China seek to ____ equal employment opportunities for women and minority groups.

　　A) continue B) confirmed

　　C) provide D) presented

　　5. The mechanic examined the car engine ______ but could find nothing wrong with it.

　　A) exactly B) completely

　　C) thoroughly D) throughout

　　6. After giving birth to children, many women now take active part in sports and ______ of different kinds.

　　A)matches B) games

　　C) races D) events

　　7. Your grandfather is rather tired so do not ______ your visit.

　　A) postpone B) lengthen

　　C) delay D) prolong

　　8. He has recently got an interesting ______ in a textile factory.

　　A) work B) job

　　C) profession D) employment

　　9. Only thoroughly unpleasant people leave the ______ of their picnics to spoil the appearance of the countryside.

　　A) remains B) rest

　　C) container D) content

　　10. Papers clips, drawing pins and safety-pins were ______ all over the floor.

　　A) delivered B) scattered

　　C) separated D) sprayed

　　11. The neighbors do not consider him quite ______ as most evenings he awakens them with his drunken singing.

　　A) respective B) respected

　　C) respectable D) respectful

　　12. The autumn air felt ______ so she went to fetch a coat.

　　A) cool B) chilly

　　C) cold D) fresh

　　13. The melting of the snow has caused flooding by _____ rivers

　　A) increased B) expanded

　　C) overgrown D) swollen

　　14. Make sure you ______ your food properly before you swallow it.

　　A) have B) eat

　　C) chew D) bite

　　15. The leather goods failed to _____ the required standard and were sent back to the shop.

　　A) live up to B) face up to

　　C) come up to D) give way to

　　16. With an eighty-hour week and little change of enjoyment, life must have been very ______ for the nineteenth-century factory workers.

　　A) weary B) anxious

　　C) dark D) dreary

　　17. Peter wants to rent a flat, ______ , one reasonably near his company.

　　A) eventually B) in fact

　　C) if possible D) really

　　18. One of the tigers has got ______. Warn everyone of the danger.

　　A) lose B) loose

　　C) loosened D) lost

　　19. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as ______ sickness.

　　A) usual B) regular

　　C) ordinary D) average

　　20. Now my parents live partly on their pension and partly on the ______ of their savings account.

　　A) income B) wages

　　C) interest D) salary