1¡¢The customer bargained with the shopkeeper for a long time, and finally they agreed __________ the price.

A.to
B.with
C.on
D.at

2¡¢The film will be shown __________ two days. That is to say, it will be shown __________Friday.

A.in; in
B.after; after
C.in; after
D.after; in

3¡¢Does John know any other foreign languages __________ French? (MET 1989)

A.except
B.but
C.besides
D.beside

4¡¢We offered him our congratulations__________his passing the college entrance exams. (MET 1993)

A.at
B.on
C.for
D.of

5¡¢Luckily, the bullet narrowly missed the captain __________ an inch. (ÉϺ£ 2002)

A.by
B.at
C.to
D.from

6¡¢Children under six are not __________ to school except those of extraordinary intelligence(ÖÇÁ¦³¬³£).

A.permitted
B.admitted
C.accepted
D.received

7¡¢Some of the students have already learned enough English to __________ a conversation with an English speaker.

A.go on
B.carry on
C.keep on
D.hold on

8¡¢I feel silly in these clothes. Everyone will __________ me.

A.worry about
B.make fun of
C.get rid of
D.take interest in

9¡¢The plan __________ just because people were unwilling to co-operate.

A.broke down
B.pulled down
C.turned down
D.put down

10¡¢Readers can __________ quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word.

A.get over
B.get in
C.get along
D.get through

11¡¢You __________ television. Why not do something more active?

A.always watch
B.are always watching
C.have always watched
D.have always been watching

12¡¢Collecting stamps as a hobby __________ increasingly popular during the past fifty years.

A.becomes
B.became
C.has become
D.had become

13¡¢I don't think Jim saw me; he __________ into space. (NMET 1995)

A.just stared
B.was staring
C.has just stared
D.had just stared

14¡¢Helen __________ her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband __________ home. (NMET 1996)

A.has left; comes
B.left; had come
C.had left; came
D.had left; would come

15¡¢¡ªIs this raincoat yours? (NMET 1997)ª¤ ¡ªNo, mine__________ there behind the door.

A.is hanging
B.has hung
C.hangs
D.hung

16¡¢¡ªCould I use your bike, Jack?ª¤¡ªOf course, you __________.

A.can
B.may
C.could
D.might

17¡¢You __________pay too much attention to your reading skill, as it is so important.

A.cannot
B.should
C.must
D.needn't

18¡¢¡ªThere were already five people in the car but they managed to take me as well.ª¤ ¡ªIt __________ a comfortable journey. (NMET 1995)

A.can't be
B.shouldn't be
C.must have been
D.couldn't have been

19¡¢Johnny, you __________ play with the knife, you __________ hurt yourself. (NMET 1996)

A.won't; can't
B.mustn't; may
C.shouldn't; must
D.can't; shouldn't

20¡¢The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone __________ get out. (NMET 1997)

A.had to
B.would
C.could
D.was able to