In paragraph 3, the word “rusty” means ______.




A.not as good as it used to be through lack of practice
B.impatient because of having nothing to do
C.covered with rust and not as good as it used to be
D.staying alive and becoming more active

She got a ................. letter from her boss.




A.person
B.personal
C.personalize
D.personality

This time his ............... were not believed.




A.deny
B.denials
C.denying
D.denied

The yearly growth of the gross national product is often used as an indicator of a nation's economy.




A.annual
B.irrefutable
C.tentative
D.routine

It is interested to compare the early stylized art forms of ancient civilizations with the modern abstract forms of art.




A.ancient
B.interested
C.early stylized
D.with

“__________ ” – “I’m glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you again soon.”




A.That’s a great dinner. Thanks a lot. You’ll have to come to our place sometime.
B.My uncle is coming soon. Would you like to come to our dinner?
C.I highly appreciate for the houses you’ve rebuilt for our village
D.I don’t mind going to the party sometimes but when I know everybody there then I enjoy it.

Having been selected to represent the Association of American Engineers at the International Convention, __________ .




A.the members applauded him
B.a speech had to be given by him
C.he gave a short acceptance speech
D.the members congratulated him

The pay was not brilliant but I could __________ and there were many aspects of the job that I enjoyed.




A.earn high salary
B.do a living
C.get high salary
D.make a living

Because of his poor health, it took him a long time to __________ his bad cold.




A.throw over
B.throw off
C.throw away
D.throw down

In the first __________ year of the English Literature programme, the core subjects were The development of the novel and Contemporary poetry.




A.academic
B.compulsory
C.study
D.optional