16. It was ______ for Mary to wear a T shirt at the press conference.

　　A) out of question B) out of place

　　C) out of order D) out of practice 51

　　17. At the end of her trial, she was ______ to three years’ imprisonment.

　　A) found B) convinced

　　C) sentenced D) condemned

　　18. If you have a ______ to make about the quality, we are willing to help you.

　　A) dislike B) discomfort

　　C) discontent D) complaint

　　19. Although I had told them not to keep me waiting, they made no ______ to speed up the deliveries.

　　A) trial B) attempt

　　C) action D) progress

　　20. John’s black eye gave ______to rumours that he had been in a fight.

　　A) rise B) reason

　　C) suspicion D) impulse

　　21. It seemed as if all of a ______ the animal had smelt danger in the air.

　　A) sudden B) moment

　　C) minute D) once

　　22. The patient’s condition is now ______; if he can’t get proper treatment, he will die.

　　A) vital B) urgent

　　C) emergent D) critical

　　23. When the maid was questioned about the missing nacklace, she firmly ______ having seen it before.

　　A) rejected B) refused

　　C) denied D) ignored

　　24. The two countries have always been on good ______ with each other.

　　A) friendship B) relations

　　C) connection D) terms

　　25. Mr. Wang wants to get his decayed tooth ______ this afternoon.

　　A) repaired B) mended

　　C) filled D) cured

　　26. The engineer ______ a rare disease when he was working in Africa.

　　A) took B) suffered

　　C) caught D) infected

　　27. After the music had ______ there was a moment of absolute silence.

　　A) died out B) died off

　　C) died away D) died down

　　28. Fred’s good nature makes him the most ______ boy in the school.

　　A) well-known B) favorable

　　C) preferable D) popular

　　29. What he described as a ____ detail, I thought, was the most important part of the plan.

　　A) common B) plain

　　C) mere D) flat

　　30. Without the friction between their feet and the ground, people would ____ be able to walk.

　　A) in no time B) by all means

　　C) in no way D) on any account