A. in the front of B. in the face of C. in front of D. in face of

125. Mr. Smith is a good father and husband .He is __________to his wife and children.

A .favorite B. familiar C. faithful D. friendly

126.The name of that pop singer is __________to almost everyone in the country .

A. familiar B. sound C. popular D. heard

127. I’m sorry I was late this morning .But it was not my ____; the road was blocked for half an hour because of an accident .

A. mistake B. fault C. error D. sickness

128. Tim can’t ___________the maths problem he is working at .

A. figure out B. count out C. find out D. seek out

129. There are one or two lines more on this application form which you must __________ .

A. fill in B. hand in C. put in D. take in

130. London is one of the important __________centers of the world .

A. currency B. cash C. financial D. money

131. Mr. Lee is _________in both English and Chinese .

A. frequent B. fluent C. accurate D. bright

132. While reading an article ， we should __________our attention __________the meaning of the whole article rather than that of the new words .

A. focus ;in B. focus ;on C. pay; on D， notice; in

133. I will sum up my major points __________:It is time we did something to stop air pollution .

A .that follows B. as following C .as follows D. following up

134. Smoking is now _________in many public places such as the concert hall ， the cinema ，the museum ，etc

A. promoted B. forgiven C. forbidden D. prevented

135. Contraction should not be used in ___________writing .

A. formal B. former C. familiar D. popular

136. The Communist Party of China was __________in July 1921.

A . found B. founded C. built D. published

137. We had to fall back on dried milk as __________milk wasn’t available .

A. instant B. wet C. fresh D. natural

138. If you make a promise ， you should _________it .

A. carry B. fulfill C. obey D. catch

139. This is thought to be the area where __________research is needed.

A. available B. plus C. further D. evident

140. Young people and their parents sometimes do not understand each other . It is said that there is a generation ___________between them .

A. gap B distance C .issue D . gulf

141. After the death of their parents ， the sisters got ___________well and never quarreled .

A. along B. away C. across D. at

142. Due to bad weather ，she had to __________her attempt to swim the channel .

A. turn down B. put up C. give up D. make out

143. As neither of us would give __________， the bargain fell through .

A. away B. in C. off D. out

144. I kept telling myself never to take anything for _________.

A. granted B. certainly C. caused D. generally

145. I’m very ___________to you for having taken so much trouble to help me .

A. appreciate B. grateful C. bothered D. graceful

146. When he writes ，he always keeps a dictionary ___________.

A. at hand B. to hand C. in hand D. over hand

147. When the accident occurred I ___________ to be on the spot and saw the whole of it .