1) L14-1. His _____ payment of bills has given him a good reputation. a) a. immediate b) b. promote c) c. prompt  2) L14-2. Most students in the class don't want to learn, but James is a_____exception. a) a. notable b) b. noted c) c. notably 3) L14-3. Being efficient and warm-hearted, she did her work _____well. a) a. notably b) b. promptly c) c. remarkably 4) L14-4. The prize-winner_____his first important novel to his mother. a) a. bought b) b. sacrificed c) c. dedicated 5) L14-5. My daughter played in a rock_____. a) a. music b) b. band c) c. gang 6) L14-6. He is wasting his time joining that_____ ； all they do is to get into trouble. a) a. band b) b. gang c) c. circle 7) L14-7. The early American colonists _____ mainly along the coast. But soon，they began to think of pushing towards the west. a) a. settlement b) b. settled c) c. lived in 8) L14-8. Obtaining "protection money"is an old _____ that can be traced back to the 14th century. a) a. crime b) b. deed c) c. criminal 9) L14-9. He was sentenced to death for the war _____ that he committed during the civil war. a) a. criminal b) b. crimes c) c. immoral act 10) L14-10. Sometimes the government _____ soldiers from other countries to fight for them. a) a. rented b) b. employ c) c. hired 11) L14-11. The old woman gave the tramp a nice dinner, and _____ for her kindness，the tramp mended the fence for her. a) a. as a payment b) b. in return c) c. to thank 12) L14-12. The king gave large pieces of land to his noblemen _____their loyalty. a) a. in return b) b, to pay for c) c. in return for 13) L14-13. I'll lend my car to you_____you promise to return it on time. a) a. so long b) b. so long as c) c. as long ago as 14) L14-14. Explorers discovered this island _____ the 15th century. a) a. as long as b) b. so long as c) c. as long ago as 15) L14-15. For the past two years，this little town has been frequently disturbed by_____. a) a. thief b) b. gangsters c) c. band 16) L14-16. The children won't be _____ wine at the party. a) a. purchased b) b. provide c) c. offered 17) L14-17. He _____ himself in the small town by helping anyone who was in trouble. a) a. came to be known b) b. made a name for c) c. won a reputation 18) L14-18. A sculpture was made in honour of the _____policeman. a) a. affectionate b) b. valiant c) c. honouring 19) L14-19. The monument in the town centre was dedicated to the _____of the men who died in the war. a) a. souvenir b) b. memory c) c. remembrance 20) L14-20. The latest increase in local taxes finally put the man out of_____. a) a. business b) b. trade c) c. occupation 21) L14-1. Ironically a person like Hawkwood made a name _____ himself and came to be known _____ a brave hero. a) as b) at c) away d) down e) for f) of 22) L14-1. Ironically a person like Hawkwood made a name _____ himself and came to be known _____ a brave hero. a) as b) at c) away d) down e) for f) of 23) L14-2. The poet dedicated this long poem _____ his beloved wife. a) as b) at c) to d) down e) for f) of 24) L14-3. The soldiers not only killed their pigs but also burnt _____their houses. a) as b) at c) away d) down e) for f) of 25) L14-4. The city state was_____war with the neighbouring country. a) as b) at c) away d) down e) for f) of 26) L14-5. They refused to go_____unless their demands were satisfied. a) as b) at c) away d) down e) for f) of 27) L14-6. He's mending my bike in return_____ some help I gave him with his computer. a) as b) at c) away d) down e) for f) of 28) L14-7. We've run _____ matches. Can you get some on your way home? a) as b) at c) away d) out of e) for f) of 29) L14-8. The oldest man in our village died last year _____ the age of 99. a) as b) at c) away d) down e) for f) of 30) G-1. _____hearing the bad news, she immediately went home. a) a) At b) b) On c) c) While 31) 2. _____ “protection money" is not a modern crime. It already existed as long ago as the 14th century. a) a) Demanding b) b) Request c) c) Obtained 32) 3. _____he was in trouble, he turned to his mother for help. a) a) Whenever b) b) As c) c) In times of 33) 4. _____he once went bankrupt, he thought of ending his life. a) a) Whenever b) b) As c) c) When 34) 5. He prefers staying at home _____ accepting a humble job. a) a) rather than b) b) instead of c) c) to 35) 6. He let the artist_____a picture of him. a) a) to paint b) b) paint c) c) painted 36) 7. They had a picture of him_____. a) a) to paint b) b) paint c) c) painted 37) 8. The lazy husband _____roam the mountains with his dog rather than work in the field. a) a) prefers b) b) wants c) c) prefers to 38) 9. They soon _____ a profound understanding of the economic situation in this country. a) a) are getting to have b) b) came c) c) came to have 39) 10. I can't find a date_____is convenient for all of us. a) a) when b) b) which c) c) to 40) 11. Can you suggest a place_____we can have a picnic. a) a) so that b) b) where c) c) in that 41) 12. _____ times of peace, Hawkwood and his men would march into a city-state to ask for protection money. a) a) In b) b) At c) c) When

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