A. on B. over
C. at D. under
16. A _______ of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval.
A. shorthand B. scheme
C. schedule D. sketch
17. A completely new situation will _______ when the examination system comes into existence.
A. rise B. arise
C. raise D. arouse
18. A Dream of the Red Chamber is said _______ into dozens of languages in the last decade.
A. to have been translated B. to translate
C. to be translated D. to have translated
19. It's urgent that a meeting _____ before the final decision is made.
A. will be arranged B. must be arranged
C. be arranged D. would be arranged
20. No one doubts _____ it is true.
A. whether B. if
C. that D. what
21. A good many houses _______ knocked down by the earthquake.
A. was B. were
C. is D. are
22. A good teacher must know how to _______ his ideas.
A. convey B. display
C. consult D. confront
23. A good teacher should not confront his pupils _______ too much information in one lesson.
A. by B. with
C. from D. about
24. A large part of human activity, particularly in relation to the environment, is _______ conditions or events.
A. in response to B. in favor of
C. in contrast to D. in excess of
25. A love marriage, however, does not necessarily _______ much sharing of interests and responsibilities.
A. take over B. result in
C. hold on D. keep to
26. A man escaped from the prison last night. It was a long time _______ the guards discovered what had happened.
A. before B. until
C. since D. when
27. A man has to make _______ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old.
A. supply B. assurance
C. provision D. adjustment
28. A neat letter improves your chances of a favorable _______.
A. circumstance B. request
C. reception D. response
29. A new technique _______, the yields as a whole increased by 20 percent.
A. working out B. having worked out
C. having been worked out D. to have been worked out
