1. Due to personality _____ , the two colleagues never got on well in work.
A. contradiction
B. conflict
C. confrontation
D. competition
2. There were 150 _____ at the international conference this summer.
A. spectators
B. viewers
C. participants
D.onlookers
3. For the advertised position, the company offers a (an) _____ salary and benefits package.
A. generous
B. plentiful
C. abundant
D. sufficient
4. Our school library is _____ closed for repairs.
A. shortly
B. quickly
C. temporarily
D. rapidly
5. — Did you fly to London directly? — No, I traveled from Taiwan _____ Paris.
A. through
B. by way of
C. by the way
D. in the way
6. Teddy came to my_____with a cheque of 200 dollars to pay my room rate, after I phoned him that my wallet had been stolen.
A. attendance
B. assistance
C. rescue
D. safety
7. The moon, being much nearer to the Earth than the Sun, is the_____cause of the tides .
A. principal
B. basic
C. initial
D. elementary
8. First, we need to find out what his scheme is, and then act_____ .
A. sensitively
B. imaginatively
C. efficiently
D.accordingly
9. Men differ from animals_____three is to one.
A. for which
B. for that
C. in that
D. in which
10. _____the boss says, it is unreasonable to ask me to work overtime without pay.
A. Whatever
B. Whenever
C.Whichever
D. However
11. A new laptop costs about_____ of a second-hand one.
A. the price of three times
B. three times the price
C. as much as the three times price
D. three times more than the price
12.In this factory, suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully _____ .
A. admitted
B. acknowledged
C. absorbed
D. considered
13. I was very interested in_____she told me.
A. all that
B. all which
C. all what
D. that
14. During the TV interview, the singer announced that he was going to_____ his new album soon.
A. release
B. renew
C. relieve
D. rehearse
15. After working for the firm for ten years, he finally_____ the rank of deputy director.
A. achieved
B. approached
C. attained
D. acquired
