1) L31-1.True eccentrics never deliberately set __________ to win people's respect, a) in b) on c) out d) to 2) L31-2.Pretty girls are lovable because they add romantic colour __________the dull routine of everyday life. a) in b) on c) out d) to 3) L31-3.He was caught __________ a heavy shower so his clothes are wet through. a) in b) on c) out d) to 4) L31-4.He took out a cloth bag containing £300 __________pennies. a) in b) on c) out d) to 5) L31-5. __________another occasion, he played an elaborate joke on the critics. a) In b) On c) Out d) To 6) L31-6.I didn't think his case would receive such attention __________the press. a) in b) on c) out d) to 7) L31-1.To a tramp, a free life on the road is much better than the __________routine of everyday life. a) a. amusing b) b. bored c) c. dull 8) L31-2.Many women writers were said to be __________figures who were unsociable and unique in their lifestyle. a) a. funny b) b. agreeable c) c. eccentric 9) L31-3.The reason the bank raid failed was that the robbers' plan was simply too __________. a) a. deliberate b) b. elaborate c) c. tasteless 10) L31-4.It took him four years to prepare for and __________the art show. a) a. put b) b. stage c) c. place 11) L31-5. __________ rigid social conventions, the young lovers eloped. a) a. Neglect b) b. Disregarding c) c. Giving up  12) L31-6.Every town used to have some strange figures who were capable of doing __________extraordinary. a) a. anything b) b. nothing c) c. something 13) L31-7.Though Colson was a lovable and respectable figure in the small town, most of the people living there __________knew anything about his private life, a) a. little b) b. seldom c) c. hardly 14) L31-8.The mother didn't reprimand her child but gave him a(n) __________look. a) a. cold b) b. indifferent c) c. severe 15) L31-9.The teacher __________the trouble-maker severely. a) a. attacked b) b. abused c) c. reprimanded 16) L31-10.How can you expect him to __________ a promise that he made when he was drunk? a) a. keep b) b. break c) c. hold 17) L31-11.What one needs in a government office is not creativity but simple __________. a) a. flexibility b) b. rigidity c) c. routine 18) L31-12. __________he died, his strange way of life had made him a living legend. a) a. While b) b. Before long c) c. Long before 19) L31-4-a.May I __________your attention please? a) request  b) require 20) b.All passengers are __________to fasten their seat belts. a) requested b) required c) request d) require 21) c.I __________them not to speak so rudely.  a) requested b) required 22) d. His health __________that he should quit smoking. a) requests b) requires 23) a.This book __________a lot of nice pictures. a) contains  b) consists 24) b.That class __________ of twenty boys and nineteen girls. a) contains  b) consists 25) c.This kind of drink __________little alcohol. a) contains  b) consists 26) d.Originally the country __________ of only thirteen states. a) contained  b) consisted 27) a.Mary wanted to embarrass her friend so she __________spilt coffee on her dress. a) invariably  b) intensely  c) deliberately 28) b.Whenever I give a speech, and however careful I am, I __________offend someone in the audience. a) invariably  b) intensely  c) deliberately 29) L31-4-c.She dislikes her French teacher __________ because he keeps correcting her pronunciation. a) invariably  b) intensely  c) deliberately

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