1.I rang the hotel to ____ a double room for a week.

1.I rang the hotel to ____ a double room for a week.
A.reserve
B.conserve
C.preserve
D.deserve
2.He was ______ of having asked such a silly question.
A.sorry
B.guilty
C.ashamed
D.miserable
3.Our company decided to ______ the contract because a number of the conditions in it had not been met.
A.cancel
B.resist
C.assume
D.destroy
4.The editor told them that if they could cut the story _____ more than one third,he would take it.
A.in
B.off
C.down
D.across
5.He showed ______ in dealing with a defeated enemy.
A.generous
B.generosity
C.generate
D.generation
6.The house was very quiet,_______ as it was on the side of a mountain.
A.isolated
B.being isolated
C.isolating
D.having been isolated
7._______ such a good chance,he planned to learn more.
A.To be given
B.Having given
C.Having been given
D.Giving
8.She called her parents just to tell them that she had become ______ to life at the university.
A.accumulated
B.accustomed
C.absorbed
D.changed
9._____ your letter,I am very pleased to inform you that your plans are quite acceptable to us.
A.Concerning
B.Concern
C.Regarded
D.Regard
10.Charles is fond ______ driving,so I’m happy just to be a passenger.
A.in
B.on
C.to
D.of
11.His training ______ him as a teacher of English.
A.qualify
B.quality
C.qualifies
D.quantity
12.Lawyers _____ such high fees,but they never seem to be short of clients.
A.provide
B.supply
C.accuse
D.charge
13.The river was so ______ with waste from the chemical plant that people can not swim in it.
A.contained
B.terminated
C.intimidated
D.contaminated
14.A complete investigation into the causes of the accident should lead to improved standards and should ____ new operating procedures.
A.result in
B.match with
C.subject to
D.proceed with
15.I only bought these shoes last week,and they’re falling ______ already.
A.down
B.away
C.out
D.apart
16.The girl found it difficult to ______ to new customs when she first came to Shanghai.
A.adapt
B.adopt
C.change
D.shift
17.The World Trade Center was destroyed on September 11,2001,when ______ took over two large airplanes and drove them into the buildings.
A.terror
B.terrorists
C.terrorism
D.terrorize
18.He was a cruel and ______ person; that was why all of them were afraid of him.
A.insensitive
B.sensitive
C.sentimental
D.sensible
19.Bicycling is a good exercise; ______,it doesn’t pollute the air.
A.however
B.therefore
C.moreover
D.though
20.To be financially well ______,you need to work hard and spare no efforts to develop your career when young.
A.away
B.off
C.up
D.out
21.The doctor should be here soon.______ the meantime,try to relax.
A.At
B.On
C.In
D.From
22.At first ______,Manhattan seems to be a city of high-rises,blinding lights and a crazy pace.
A.glare
B.stare
C.grace
D.glance