1. In that country, guests tend to feel they are not highly if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. (A) admired (B)regarded (C) expected (D) worshipped 2. A of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval. (A) shorthand (B)scheme (C) schedule (D) sketch 3. A man has to make ______for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old . (A) supply (B) assurance (C) provision (D) adjustment 4.The newly-built Science Building seems _______enough to last a hundred years. (A) spacious (B) sophisticated (C) substantial (D) steady 5.It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are _________free medical care. (A) entitled to (B) involved in (C) associated with (D) assigned to 6.The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at ______. (A) danger (B) stake (C) loss (D) threat 7. I felt _________to death because I could make nothing of the chairman’s speech. (A) fatigued (B) tired (C) exhausted (D) bored 8. When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was at _____. (A) wrong (B) trouble (C) fault (D) difficulty 9. Your advice would be ______valuable to him, who is at present at his wit’s end. exceedingly (B) excessively (C) extensively (D) exclusively 10. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to ______the consequences. (A) answer for (B) runsintos (C) abide by (D) stepsintos 11. The river is already _______its banks because of excessive rainfall. and the city is threatened with a likely flood. (A) parallel to (B) level in (C) flat on (D) flush with 12. People _______that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today. (A) convinced (B) anticipated (C) resolved (D) assured 13. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or _______ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic programme for the reading skills. (A) adapted (B) acknowledged (C) assembled (D) appointed 14.The mother said she would ________her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper. (A) let down (B) let alone (C) let off (D) let out 15.We should always keep in mind that _______decisions often lead to bitter regrets . (A) urgent (B) hasty (C) instant (D) prompt 16.John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages _______in the dictionary. (A) missing (B) losing (C) 0dropping (D) leaking