6. Under the agreement, all trade barriers will be________ , and we’ll strengthen our commercial cooperation with more countries.(       )

A. elected                                                    B. evaluated

C. elaborated                                                D. eliminated

7. It has not rained for several weeks and the garden is ________ water.(       )

A. crying out for                                         B. ready for

C. running out of                                         D. overflowing with

8. The police are ________ a gang who has robbed two banks in the past month.(       )

A. in relation to                                            B. in the way of

C. on the track of                                         D. laying hands on

9. Joe was awarded some compensation ________ the doctor had been negligent.(       )

A. in order that                                             B. on the grounds that

C. for fear that                                            D. in case

10. People seldom act in a ________ way when they fly into rage.(       )

A. rational                                                   B. radical

C. radiant                                                    D. racial

11. Would you please lend me ten dollars? I’ll ________ next week.(       )

A. pay off                                                   B. pay for

C. pay up                                                    D. pay back

12. This biography offers only a few ________ of his life before he became famous.(       )

A. glitters                                                    B. glimpses

C. glances                                                   D. gleams

13. There is little ________ that she will make a full recovery.(       )

A. promise                                                   B. likelihood

C. foresight                                                 D.announcement

14. The ________ of the priest’s sermon was that all human beings should love each other.(       )

A. essence                                                  B. estate

C. segment                                                 D. qualification