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Exercise I 1.Using the right hand to shake hands is a ______. A.conversation B. convention C. conservation D. stage 2.I don't think you will have any difficulty ___ a driving license. A.for getting B. to get C. having got D. getting 3.The captain of the ship completely ___ the safety of his passengers. A.noticed B. disregarded C. salvaged D. found 4.The old man ___ an official complaint about his neighbors' behavior. A.lodged B. collided C. devoured D. cherished 5.But no one has to ___ courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop. A.put off B. go on C. muster up D. rise up 6.Our holiday villa turned out to be a ____ old house. A.helpful B. silly C. dilapidated D. scanty 7.Compared with PCs today, early computers were extremely ___. A.easy B. primitive C. rude D. vertical 8.The horrific pictures from the battlefield filled me with ___. A.revulsion B. excitement C. illness D. insect 9.The machine was so delicate that when dust ___ got inside, it created a majorproblem. A.bacteria B. parts C. conditions D. particles 10.The kind of thing that happened last Saturday night is a regular ___ in thevillage. A.development B. occurrence C. pump D. horizon 11.Not having a good command of English can be a serious ___ preventing you fromachieving your goals. A.obstacle B. fault C. offense D. distress 12.To our ___, George's illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared. A.anxiety B. relief C. view D.judgment 13.___ for nearly seventeen years in the East, Marco Polo and his father preparedto return home. A.Lived B. Living C. Having lived D. Being lived 14.I object to ___ him alone. A.leave B. have left C. leaving D.be left 15.Do you think John will ___ his driving test? A.get at B. get into C. get through D. get over Key: 1.B 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. B 11.A. 12. B 13. C 14. C 15. C
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