I can’t find an overcoat for you but fortunately I have come across this blanket which should _______ the same purpose of keeping you warm.
A. preserve B. observe C. serve D. deserve
Anyone who has entered for the same competition before is _______ according to the regulations, so he is not allowed to.
A. ruled out B. given out C. tried out D. made out
“Our hospital policy, however, was not to _______ any patient, so we would see those who couldn’t afford the fee.” said the doctor to the interviewer.
A. turn on B. turn off C. turn away D. turn over
Congratulations on your successful application for admission for study at York University. To _______ your acceptance of offer, you need to complete the following by the specified deadline.
A. clarify B. confirm C. sponsor D. accomplish
Finding himself under from all quarters, he had no alternative but to _______ his scheme for the time being.
A. accomplish B. abandon C. accumulate D. advocate
I have been coughing all morning; it seems that I have _______ a terrible cold from somewhere.
A. seen to B. picked up C. brought in D. taken on
Jane was the only one who _______ all the conditions: she was of the required age, height and color.
A. fulfilled B. accomplished C. dismissed D. hesitated
Your job here is only _______. You will be removed from it when we have a proper post for you.
A. permanent B. fundamental C. compulsory D. temporary
With the policy benefiting farmers, most of the villagers have a _______ source of income and live a happy life.
A. sensible B. sensitive C. secure D. subtle
Lack of exercise is also a risk factor for heart disease but it’s _______ small when compared with others.
A. relatively B. approximately C. potentially D. roughly
At the beginning, I was _______ about the Charity Program, but I was soon convinced.
A. curious B. skeptical C. systematic D. certain
I don’t think Jenny was very _______: first she criticized me, and then she praised me.
A. critical B. efficient C. accurate D. consistent
Many people like buying things on Jingdong Mall, for it introduces large delivery teams to ensure products to be _______ delivered to the clients.
A. constantly B. virtually C. genuinely D. punctually
If a man is only interested in your looks, that just shows how
_______ he is.
A. shallow B. shabby C. subtle D. secure
Life in the village is too _______ for a girl like Lily from Beijing; if you want any water you have to pump it up from a well.
A. favorable B. harmonious C. primitive D. industrial
Nowadays, many people walk to work ______ Copenhagen Conference calling for living a low-carbon lifestyle to cope with global warming.
A. in relation to B. In addition to C. in opposition to D. in response to
Why this excellent magazine allows such an article to be printed is _______ me.
A. above B. beside C. outside D. beyond
The deaths of those brave souls will not have been _______ if the disaster serves to wake up France and the entire world.
A. in danger B. in vain C. in case D. in return
It's widely acknowledged that students should be judged _______ their overall quality rather than pure exam results.
A. in need of B. in charge of C. in favor of D. in terms of
As the football match was _______, we kept cheering on both teams.
A. in peace B. in relief C. in progress D. in place