1) L57-1.Throughout the journey, Peter kept silent, __________ in his own dark thoughts. a) a. losing b) b. absorbing c) c. absorbed 2) 2.Surprised at the scene in front of him, he stopped the car__________the map. a) a. studying b) b. to study c) c. studied 3) 3.Who could__________him to fail the examination again? a) a. hope b) b. plan c) c. expect 4) 4.The girl felt lost in a(n) __________world that she couldn't understand. a) a. surprised b) b. alien c) c. familiar 5) 5.The man's father had__________to go back, but unfortunately he died a few months before the trip. a) a. meant b) b. emigrated c) c. tended 6) 6.I was 10 miles away from the town, but my__________was still nowhere in sight. a) a. purpose b) b. object c) c. objective 7) 7.At present, our school no longer__________experienced teachers. a) a. lacks b) b. in want of c) c. short 8) 8.A black spot eventually appeared__________the horizon. a) a. along b) b. on c) c. over 9) 9.The bullets from the assassin's rifle remain __________in that wall. a) a. absorbed b) b. embedded c) c. embarked 10) 10. __________ his opinion, the best thing for us was to surrender to the invaders. a) a. As for b) b. According to c) c. Following  11) 11.Unable to recover from the shock and loneliness caused by his wife's sudden death, he decided to__________to the New World. a) a. immigrate b) b. remove c) c. emigrate 12) 12.Absorbed in making a new life there for his son, the father gradually ceased__________. a) a. sorrow b) b. depressing c) c. to grieve 13) 13.The birds sang to warn other birds off their__________. a) a. area b) b. territory c) c. region 14) 14.We rely on this man-made__________for our water. a) a. reservoir b) b. ocean c) c. stream 15) 15.Thinking that he had taken a wrong turning somewhere, he __________ the route, driving back to the town. a) a. retreated b) b. retraced c) c. returned 16) 16.Although we haven't seen each other for twenty years, I'm__________I'll recognise him the moment I see him. a) a. likely b) b. positive c) c. uncertain 17) 17.Old as he is, he is still not allowed to make decisions __________his own. a) a. by b) b. of c) c. on 18) 18.You can't run to the west because the forest fire is blowing __________that direction. a) a. towards b) b. in c) c. to

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