51. Mr. Black _____ the conference in Paris last month.
A. participated
B. attended
C. presented
D. represented

52. I hope your _____ for the position of manager will be successful.
A. attempt
B. application
C. endeavor
D. inquiry

53. _____ his father, John likes to draw beautiful pictures of birds.
A. Similar
B. Alike
C. Unlike
D. Despite

54. The sales manager _____ a plan to promote sales in his company.
A. conceived
B. emerged
C. appointed
D. claimed

55. If the committee had _____ the plan he suggested, things would be quite different now.
A. elected
B. commanded
C. decided
D. adopted

56. We are always hoping that a more peaceful solution can be _____.
A. worked out
B. set out
C. tried out
D. run out

57. The past always seems better when you _____ it.
A. look back to
B. look down to
C. look up to
D. look back on

58. Scientists will have to _____ with new methods of increasing the world's food supply.
A. come to
B. come up
C. come around
D. come on

59. The author put much _____ into the novel, which appeals to many young reader.
A. passion
B. procession
C. possession
D. potential

60. Automobile production has been increased _____ .
A. highly
B. greatly
C. infinitely
D. strongly

61. While living there, she _____ the local dialect.
A. picked up
B. put forward
C. learned by
D. looked forward to

62. Our letters and newspapers are _____ at 4 o'clock every afternoon.
A. arrived
B. delayed
C. delivered
D. restored

63. I object _____ like a chil
A. to be treated
B. to being treated
C. against being treated
D. against treating

64. Wealth cannot be _____ with happiness.
A. equal
B. related
C. associated
D. identified

65. I'm obliged _____ you for your good advice.
A. for
B. by
C. to
D. with

66. I _____ Kathy yesterday at the station.
A. ran into
B. ran out
C. ran for
D. ran away

67. The south of England is certainly beautiful, but it can't be _____ the south of France for
sunshine.
A. compared with
B. compared to
C. compared by
D. compared about

68. Joe's explanation _____ the mystery of his uncle's death.
A. sets light on
B. gives lights on

C. puts lights upon
D. throws light upon

69. The results were _____ in comparison with the effort required to achieve them
A. minimum
B. tiny
C. minor
D. indispensable

70. Although the long-term _____ cannot be predicted, the project has been approved by the committee.
A. effect
B. effort
C. affect
D. afford

71. The lady told me that the form should be _____ filled in.
A. regularly
B. comprehensively

C. properly
D. consequently

72. At the end of the meeting the chairman _____ the opinions of the members.
A. added up
B. summed up
C. kept up
D. set up

73. Without further proof, the police had to _____ the suspect.
A. remove
B. receive
C. reveal
D. release

74. USA _____ the United States of America.
A. represents for
B. shows for

C. expresses for
D. stands for

75. Our car _____ to a hundred kilometers per hour.
A. reached up
B. speeded up

C. arrived up
D. ran up