Fill in the blank in each sentence with the best word from the box below, changing its form when necessary: (17*1point=17points)
testify to rehearsal demolish elusive evoke capital
in search for disillusioned exotic legitimate strike implant
novelty embark on in bulk nebulous pseudonym
1. Before going to the job interview, the applicant_______his presentation in his room.
2. Most houses in the coastal city were________ by the earthquake last year.
3. It was getting dark and we went around the town _______ a missing child.
4. The public had expected the newly-elected President to check the rising inflation, but they were soon ________ by his incompetence in administration.
5. The minister could not find a __________ excuse for his not telling the truth.
6. The rescue party __________ freeing the boy trapped in the hollow tree.
7. Although there was much publicity about the movie, I personally found little ______in the story line.
8. In some supermarkets, goods can be made very cheap if they are bought _______.
9. Talking about “the Cultural Revolution”, I had only some ______ memories because I was very young then.
10. Samuel Longhorn Clemens wrote many stories under the _______ of Mark Twain.
11. Early colonists in North America usually________ Puritan ideas in their children.
12. The retired editor needed a lot of _______ to start up a new newspaper.
13. During a storm at sea, the fishing boat _______ a huge rock and was smashed into pieces.
14. On this small island, you can see a lot of ____architecture built by the colonists 50 years ago.
15. The Martyrs’ Monument in the town centre always ________people’s bitter memories of the Second World War.
16. The drizzle and mist made the distant lighthouse on _______sight.
17. His generous donation________ his love for the people of the flood-stricken areas.
参考答案:
1. rehearsed 2. demolished 3. in search for 4. disillusioned 5. legitimate 6.embarked on
7. novelty 8. in bulk 9. nebulous 10. pseudonym 11. implanted 12.capital
13. struck 14. exotic 15. evokes 16. elusive 17. testifies to