1) L60-1. As members of a civilised society, it's impossible for us to__________the rules. a) a. regard b) b. negligent c) c. disregard 2) L60-2. She has been _________ by her husband for spending too much money on clothes. a) a. approached b) b. reproached c) c. praised 3) L60-3. Rich deposits of oil have been found in the __________ populated desert in the west. a) a. small b) b. lowly c) c. sparsely 4) L60-4. He will not leave the office until he finishes the work__________. a) a. by hand b) b. in hand c) c. beside hand 5) L60-5. Only when we__________our efforts will we be able to defeat our enemy. a) a. cooperate b) b. coordinate c) c. collect 6) L60-6. The American government is now __________ with Russia in developing a new type of aircraft. a) a. cooperating b) b. coordinating c) c. working 7) L60-7. The child that keeps screaming is a sad__________to his parents. a) a. abuse b) b. spoiled child c) c. trial 8) L60-8. The problem on which he is working is too __________ for ordinary people to understand. a) a. abstruse b) b. obvious c) c. confused 9) L60-9. One minute we could see perfectly well, the next minute a thick fog__________and we couldn't see anything. a) a. befell b) b. drifted c) c. descended 10) L60-10. If I have an appointment, I hate__________things fine. a) a. leaving b) b. cutting c) c. doing 11) L60-11. Since my childhood, my parents have__________on me the virtue of being honest. a) a. imposed b) b. impressed c) c. affected 12) L60-12. Naturally you will be__________if you are late because of the weather. a) a. forsaken b) b. forgiven c) c. forgotten 13) L60-13. "I've been accepted by the university, " he exclaimed excitedly, __________a letter in his hand. a) a. shivering b) b. shaking  c) c, flourishing 14) L60-14. It was in the hotel that my money__________. a) a. was stolen b) b. was stealing c) c. had stolen 15) L60-15. I am looking forward__________you again next year. a) a. to see b) b. seeing c) c. to seeing 16) L60-16. Think__________before you act. a) a. most b) b. best c) c. well 17) L60-1. Once you have checked __________ at the airport, the plane will not leave without you. a) down b) on c) out d) in e) of 18) L60-2. Before his departure, his father had written __________ all the details of the journey. a) down b) on c) out d) in e) of 19) L60-3. As she watched the train drawing out __________ the station, tears streamed down her face. a) down b) on c) out d) in e) of 20) L60-4. When she set__________for the appointment, she didn't expect that she would get into such a traffic jam. a) down b) on c) out d) in e) of 21) L60-5. She rushed to the platform just in time to get__________ the moving train. a) down b) on c) out d) in e) of 22) L60-6. Her parents had impressed__________her that it's impolite for a guest to be late. a) down b) on c) out d) in e) of 23) L60-7. In the past ten years, he has been working __________ the second generation of robots. a) down b) on c) out d) in e) of 24) L60-1. Don't__________me for missing the train. You gave me the wrong timetable. a) reproach b) scold c) reprimand d) blame e) accuse 25) L60-2. After the fire, they __________ the forest ranger of negligence. a) reproached b) scolded c) reprimanded d) blamed e) accused 26) L60-3. The policeman in question was severely __________ for his discrimination against foreigners. a) reproached b) scolded c) reprimanded d) blamed e) accused 27) L60-4. The boy who broke my window was __________ by his mother. a) reproached b) scolded c) reprimanded d) blamed e) accused 28) L60-5. We__________the young artist for being late. a) reproached b) scolded c) reprimanded d) blamed e) accused

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