101. I suppose I can ___________you for your help in repairing my TV set .
A. account for B. count on C. be dependent D. be reliable

102. Mr. Brown lost his job last month so the family had to __________on expenses .

A. cut off B. cut out C. cut back D. cut down .

103. The book has been revised and brought ___________.

A. up to date B. into date C. out of date D. to date

104. The train should have arrived an hour ago . I wonder what could have caused the _________ .

A. late B. later C. delay D. relay

105. Postmen are responsible for the __________of letters to our houses .

A. sending B. distribution C. division D. deliver

106. In his new book ， the author described __________his adventure in the desert island .

A. in detail B. in turn C. in fact D. in reality

107. The tennis player told reporters that he was ___________to win the championship this time.

A. decided B. reminded C. determined D. concluded

108. After I had graduated from medical college ， I ________myself to research on the cure of cancer .

A. involved B. spent C. absorbed D. devoted

109. Being always late for work ， John was __________by his boss.

A. disagreed B. disappointed C . disengaged D. dismissed

110. It is not hard to ___________a hawk from a crow .

A. divide B. compare C. distinguish D. separate

111. __Would you mind my keeping the radio on ?

__No ， it’s quite all right .You don’t ________me at all .

A. disturb B. interfere C. distribute D. embarrass

112. We have had so many expenses this year that we shall have to ___________a holiday .

A. put off B. hold up C. do without D. go about

113. Teenagers who ___________of high school have trouble finding jobs

A. break out B. bring C. drop out D. put out

114. The truck bumped into a wall ____________the driver’s carelessness .

A. because B. as for C. now that D. due to

115. After the examination， all the students are ___________to learn about the results .

A. eager B. curious C. thirsty D. hurried

116. His achievement in research __________him respect and admiration.

A. received B. beat C. won D. earned

117. The new system of taxation will take ___________next May.

A. affect B. effect C. affection D. efficiency

118. An egg is _________half a pound of steak in protein value .

A. similar B. equal to C. same as D. just like

119. The teacher asked me to rewrite my composition as there were too many __________in it .

A. missing B. errors C. lies D. faults

120. Noises is unpleasant ，__________when you are trying to sleep .

A. surely B. exclusively C. generally D. especially

121. There were___________9 ， 997 . people at the opening ceremony of the games .

A. approximately B. nearly C. apparently D. exactly

122. There was an _________of greetings among the old friends at the beginning of the party .

A. exchange B. appreciation C. invitation D. contribution

123. After the 90-minute match ， all the football players were ___________.

A. lost B. tied C. exhausted D. exhibited

124. He remained calm even __________such obvious danger.