1.He had a talent for music and was ______ conductor of Shanghai Symphony Orchestra at

　　the age of 30.

　　A.assigned

　　B.appointed

　　C.named

　　D.honored

　　2.I’ve made an ______ for you to see the dentist at 5 o’clock tomorrow afternoon.

　　A.interview

　　B.assignment

　　C.opportunity

　　D.appointment

　　3.He said there was nothing to be ______.

　　A.ashamed

　　B.ashamed in

　　C.ashamed of

　　D.ashamed at

　　4.She felt ______ of having asked such a silly question when the audience couldn't help

　　laughing.

　　A.guilty

　　B.crazy

　　C.miserable

　　D.ashamed

　　5.When will the new driving laws come into ______?

　　A.use

　　B.effect

　　C.service

　　D.existence

　　6.The voters told the politician that he could ______ on their support in the next general elections.

　　A.expect

　　B.decide

　　C.count

　　D.doubt

　　7.Nowadays sending e-mails to each other is a way many a student ______ what they think.

　　A.conveys

　　B.delivers

　　C.express

　　D.account

　　8.Evidence obtained from observation and experiment is often used to ______ a scientific theory.

　　A.confirm

　　B.confine

　　C.conform

　　D.conceive

　　9.His failure to pay the debts ______ the suspicion that he was not to be trusted.

　　A.concerns

　　B.confesses

　　C.confuses

　　D.confirms

　　10.It’s surprising that the innocent-looking person should have ______ such a crime.

　　A.motivated

　　B.transformed

　　C.commissioned

　　D.committed

　　11.I wrote it down ______ I should forget it.

　　A.in case

　　B.in case of

　　C.in order that

　　D.for fear of

　　12.The police officers here do not usually ______ guns.

　　A.bring

　　B.carry

　　C.take

　　D.hold

　　13.There is not much time left; So I'll tell you about it ______.

　　A.in detail

　　B.in brief

　　C.in short

　　D.in all

　　14.The managing director took the ______ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.

　　A.guilt

　　B.charge

　　C.blame

　　D.account

　　15.I feel it is your husband who ______ for the spoiled child.

　　A.is to blame

　　B.is going to blame

　　C.is to be blamed

　　D.should blame

　　16.The test results are beyond ______; they have been repeated in labs all over the world.

　　A.negotiation

　　B.conflict

　　C.bargain

　　D.dispute

　　17.Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to pick up wonderful ______ in the marker.

　　A.batteries

　　B.bargains

　　C.baskets

　　D.barrels

　　18.There was a large box behind the door and Peter couldn't ______ falling over it in the

　　darkness.

　　A.help

　　B.resist

　　C.avoid

　　D.prevent

　　19.The number of tickets ______ will be determined by the size of the stadium.

　　A.adaptable

　　B.acceptable

　　C.advisable

　　D.available

　　20.All the reference books should be made ______ to the teachers and students in our

　　university.

　　A.concerned

　　B.available

　　C.related

　　D.flexible