1) L34-1. He exerts a good influence __________the other pupils. a) of b) from c) on d) up 2) L34-2. All the jewels were locked in glass cases to keep them free__________dust. a) of b) from c) on d) up 3) L34-3. I had to muster __________the courage to go on stage the first time. a) of b) from c) on d) up 4) L34-4. Apart __________the ship's log book, the personal items discovered in the chest were also very interesting. a) of b) from c) on d) up 5) L34-5. As a dedicated scientist, he is bent __________ making some great contribution in this area. a) of b) from c) on d) up 6) L34-6. Some words in his poem remind me __________ the lines in a Shakespeare play. a) of b) from c) on d) up 7) L34-1. I left the company because I couldn't bear the pressure the boss __________on me. a) a. stress b) b. placed c) c. exerted 8) L34-2. The lamb was tied to a tree to __________it from escaping. a) a. keep b) b. hold c) c. avoid 9) L34-3. No one achieves success by chance. You must be patient, unyielding and, __________ , hard-working. a) a. first b) b. above all c) c. above every one  10) L34-4. He could __________ conceal his excitement when the dealer agreed to sell him the painting. a) a. rarely b) b. nearly fail c) c. hardly 11) L34-5. __________at the miniature briefly, the dealer told my friend that it was worth 50 pounds. a) a. Seeing b) b. Glancing c) c. Gazing 12) L34-6. The sunken ship had been lying __________the bottom of the sea for hundreds of years. a) a. in b) b. at c) c. above 13) L34-7. He is so quiet that no one __________what he thinks. a) a. troubles b) b. concerns c) c. bothers 14) L34-8. The man specialised in making __________ pots, all about 2 cm tall. a) a. size b) b. miniature c) c. true 15) L34-9. Shakespeare's tragedies are recognised as __________of dramatic art. a) a. masterpieces b) b. composition c) c. classical 16) L34-10. This stone is too precious to be __________in the front window. a) a. revealed b) b. displayed c) c. concealed 17) L34-11. It's not impossible that a rarity might be found in the piles of assorted junk that __________the floor. a) a. spread b) b. litter c) c. lie 18) a. Your offer is very __________. I'm quite __with it. a) impress b) exert a fascination c) attractive d) influence e) exert (an) influence 19) a. Your offer is very __. I'm quite __________with it. a) impressed b) exerted a fascination  c) attractive d) influenced  e) exerted (an) influence 20) b. Stamp collecting __________ on many people, young and old. a) impress b) exert a fascination c) attractive d) influence e) exert (an) influence 21) c. His novels __________several generations of writers. a) impressed b) exerted a fascination  c) attractive d) influenced  e) exerted (an) influence 22) d. In this modern age, no one can avoid being __________by advertisements. a) impressed b) exerted a fascination  c) attractive d) influenced  e) exerted (an) influence 23) e. Effective advertising __________a subtle yet powerful __on everyone, particularly women and children. a) impress b) exert a fascination c) attractive d) influence e) exert 24) e. Effective advertising __a subtle yet powerful __________on everyone, particularly women and children. a) impress b) exert a fascination c) attractive d) influence e) exert 25) a. He __________ his daughter to smoke or to drink alcohol. a) forbidden  b) forbidding c) forbids d) forbade 26) b. Some waiters in big hotels are quite __________ figures: polite, but extremely snobbish. a) forbidden  b) forbidding c) forbid 27) c. Smoking is __________in this store. a) forbidden  b) forbidding c) forbid

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