0772.

  Electricity Electricity and and gas gas supplies supplies have have been been
seriously seriously ( ( ) ) by by the the floods. floods.
A.A. alerted B.B. disrupted    C.C. destroyed    D.D. erupted 
0773.  The The old old fishing fishing village village is is very very ( ( ).).
A.A. picture   B.B. picturesquely   C.C. picturesque   D.D. picturedrome
0774. Pl Please f ease find a(an ind a(an) ( ) ( ) copy ) copy of of the letter the letter I I
received received from from the college. the college.
A.A. included    B.B. contained    C.C. enclosed    D.D. covered 
0775. She’’s alive! s alive! She She ( ( ) but ) but that handso that handsome you me
young m ng man dived an dived and s and saved her aved her just in just in time.
time.
A.A. is drowning   B.B. had been drowning   C.C. being drowning   D.D. was
drowning
0776.  There There were were 6000 6000 visitors visitors in in all. all. That That was
was the ( the ( ).).
A.A. all   B.B. result   C.C. whole   D.D. total
0777. We  We had better had better keep on keep on our ( our ( ) while ) while we're
walking we're walking along the along the dark portion dark portions of s of this
street. this street.
A.A. eyes   B.B. ears   C.C. toes   D.D. faces
0778. Col  Columbus umbus gazed gazed at t at the land he land that that he ( he ( ) )
so so far far to s to seek. eek.
A.A. had come   B.B. had been coming   C.C. has come   D.D. has been coming
0779. The  These figures se figures show a show a ( ( ) in ) in the num the number of
ber of unemployed unemployed people people in Eng in England and land and Wales.
Wales.
35
  
36
A.A. loss   B.B. lessening   C.C. reduction   D.D. lowering
0780.  It's It's time time you you ( ( ) ) your your way way of of living. living.
A.A. meditated    B.B. surrendered    C.C. reflected    D.D. amended 
0781. The number of students coming to school increased last year.
A.A. shot up   B.B. shot in   C.C. shot on   D.D. shot off 
0782. If business doesn't get better, we will need a loan from the bank.
A.A. pick at   B.B. pick up   C.C. pick out   D.D. pick off 
0783.  They They quarrelled quarrelled ( ( ) ) the the choice choice of of a a house.
house.
A.A. on   B.B. over    C.C. for    D.D. to to
0784. I  I thought thought you you said said she she was was going going away away
this this summer, summer, ( ( )?)?
A.A. didn’’t It I   B.B. didn’’t you   C.C. wasn’’t she   D.D. wasn’’t itt it
0785. Whole  Whole - grain - grain food produ food products ( cts ( ) in ) in most
large most large supermarkets supermarkets across the across the United States
United States and Canad and Canada.a.
A.A. now can purchase   B.B. can now be purchased    C.C. now to purchase  
D.D. the purchase of
which
0786.  Under Under no no circumstances circumstances ( ( ) ) or or exchanged.
exchanged.
A.A. goods will be returned    B.B. can goods be returned    C.C. goods should be
returned 
D.D. are goods being
returned 
0787.  Rice Rice is is a a ( ( ) ) which which is ex is exported ported to to other other
countries. countries.
A.A. consequence   B.B. commodity   C.C. pension   D.D. category
0788.  It It is is high high time time we we got got going, going, ( ( )?)?
A.A. is not it   B.B. didn’’tt   C.C. aren’’t we   D.D. isn’’t itt it
0789. The  The hotel room hotel room was ( was ( ) furnished ) furnished with only
with only a bed, a bed, a wardrobe a wardrobe and an and an ancient armcha ancient
armchair.ir.
A.A. thinly   B.B. sparsely   C.C. lightly   D.D. sketchily
0790. I I’’ve had ve had my car my car examined t examined three times hree times
now now but no but no mechanic has mechanic has been able been able to ( to ( ) the )
the problem. problem.
A.A. pinpoint   B.B. focus   C.C. specify   D.D. highlight
0791. Don't  Don't thank me thank me for helping for helping in the in the garden. I
garden. It was t was ( ( ) pleasure ) pleasure to be to be working working out of out of
doors. doors.
A.A. plain   B.B. mere   C.C. single   D.D. sheer 
0792. The  The police decided police decided to ( to ( ) he ) he department department
store store after they after they had received had received a bomb a bomb warning.
warning.
A.A. abandon   B.B. evacuate   C.C. evict   D.D. expel
0793.  The The police police appeared appeared and and ( ( ) ) the the crowd. crowd.
A.A. disrupted    B.B. disturbed    C.C. distracted    D.D. dispersed 
0794. My  My sister wa sister was a s a very ( very ( ) woman ) woman, one , one day
she day she would be would be happy, the happy, the next m next miserable. iserable.
A.A. uncontrollable   B.B. uneven   C.C. temperamental   D.D. dispirited 
0795.  The The music music aroused aroused an an ( ( ) ) feeling feeling of of
homesickness homesickness in in me. me.
A.A. intense   B.B. intentional   C.C. intensive   D.D. intended 
0796. What What are are the the main main ( ( ) ) of of measles? measles?
A.A. traces   B.B. symptoms   C.C. emblems   D.D. tokens
0797.  That That country country was was brought brought ( ( ) ) to to disaster.
disaster.
A.A. closer    B.B. more closely   C.C. more closedly   D.D. closelier 
0798. They said: “( ) while the iron is hot.”.”..
A.A. Strike B.B. Beat C.C. Hit D.D. Pound
0799. He  He ( ( ) in ) in drug drug across across the bo the border when rder when the
police the police caught hi caught him last m last Sunday. Sunday.
A.A. was trafficked    B.B. was trafficking   C.C. had been trafficking  
D.D. trafficked 
0800.  He He used used to r to rise ise ( ( ) ) dawn dawn until until he he was was old.
old.
A.A. on   B.B. in in   C.C. at at   D.D. into
0801. A All the ll the salespeople salespeople I I met met always always try to try to
( ( ) buy ) buying ing their prod their products. ucts.
A.A. persuade me for    B.B. force me to   C.C. talk me into   D.D. help me with
0802. He  He confessed ( confessed ( ) being ) being somewhat n somewhat nervous
abo ervous about having ut having to speak to speak in front in front of a of a large
crowd. large crowd.
A.A. about   B.B. to to   C.C. for    D.D. with
0803. In  In a money a money - o- oriented s riented society, the ociety, the average in
average individual cares dividual cares little about little about solving ( solving ( )
problem ) probl