1. In previous times, then fresh meat was inshort ________, pigeons were kept by manyhouseholds as a source of food.

　　A) store

　　B) provision

　　C) reserve

　　D) supply(D)

　　2. As Commander-in-Chief of the armedforces, I have directed that all measures________ for our defense.

　　A) had been taken

　　B) would be taken

　　C) be taken

　　D) to be taken(C)

　　3. A thief who broke into a church was caught because traces of wax, found on hisclothes, ________ from the sort of candles used only in churches.

　　A) had come

　　B) coming

　　C) come

　　D) that came(A)

　　4. After the guests left, she spent half an hour ________ the sitting-room.

　　A) ordering

　　B) arranging

　　C) tidying up

　　D) clearing away(C)

　　5. I was ________ the point of telephoning him when his letter arrived.

　　A) to

　　B) on

　　C) at

　　D) in(B)

　　6. In no country ________ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasonsin the course of a single day.

　　A) other than

　　B) more than

　　C) better than

　　D) rather than(A)

　　7. A lorry ________ Jane’s cat and sped away.

　　A) ran over

　　B) ran into

　　C) ran through

　　D) ran down(D)

　　8. The project ________ by the end of 2000, will expand the city’s telephonenetwork to cover 1,000,000 users.

　　A) accomplished

　　B) being accomplished

　　C) to be accomplished

　　D) having been accomplished(C)

　　9. ________ evidence that language-acquiring ability must be stimulated.

　　A) If being

　　B) It is

　　C) There is

　　D) There being(C)

　　10. Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were deeply ________.

　　A) appreciated

　　B) approved

　　C) appealed

　　D) applied(A)

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