My father ________ much importance to education. He will do his best to give me that priceless gift.

A. pays B. applies

C. attaches D. links

We’ve just moved into a bigger house and there’s a lot to do. Let’s ________ it.

A. keep up with B. do away with

C. get down to D. look forward to

It’s time that I ________ my hair cut. It’s the eighth time that I ________ to the barber’s shop.

A. will have; have gone B. had; go

C. have; went D. had; have gone

Miss Liu ________ as an accountant for 4 years in the company, and now she is a general manager of it.

A. served B. has served

C. serves D. was serving

I suggest ________, considering the patient’s serious condition.

A. must send a doctor

B. a doctor be sent for

C. a doctor to be sent

D. sending a doctor for

Tom, our manager, ________ for America in two days and he has asked me to find out when the earliest plane ________ next Sunday.

A. is to leave; is going to take off

B. will leave; is taking off

C. is leaving; takes off

D. leaves; will take off

The lecture, ________ at 7:00 pm last night, was followed by a discussion.

A. beginning B. began

C. begun D. to begin

The workers’ appeal for increasing salary is worth ________.

A. considered B. considering

C. to be considered D. being considered

________ we ________ the other road, we might have arrived here in time for the meeting.

A.If; took B. Did; take

C. If; should take D. Had; taken

Although one might not agree because of some of the criticism of it, advertising is essential to the kind of society in which people in the United Kingdom, and a very proportion of the world live. Advertising is necessary as a of communicating with others, of telling them about the goods and services that are offered, and of which most of them would never to hear at all if it were not for advertising. And advertising helps a great deal to promote a standard of living.

In talking about advertising, one should not think only a commercial on television, or an advertisement in the newspapers or periodicals. In its widest , advertising includes a host of other such as packaging, shop displays and--in the sense of communication--even the spoken word of the salesman. , the roots of advertising are to be found in the market place.

For many years it was thought that it was enough to goods and supply services, it is only more that it has become increasingly understood that the production of goods is a waste of resources those goods can be sold at a fair price within a time span. In the competitive society in which we live, it is essential that we go out and sell what we have to offer, and advertising plays an important role in this respect, whether selling at home or in markets.

Approximately 2 percent of the UK gross national product (GDP) is spent on advertising. But it must not be thought that this advertising tries to sell goods to consumers who do not want them. Of course, advertising does try to attract the interest of the consumer, but if the articles when does not match up to the standards that the advertising suggests that it will, it is obviously exceedingly unlikely that the article will sell well.

1.A. enjoyable B. considerable C. agreeable D. knowledgeable

2.A. data B. proportion C. means D. message

3.A. get B. put C. find D. avoid

4.A. demanding B. raising C. declining D. rising

5.A. in honor of B. in case of C. in terms of D. in favor of

6.A. sense B. border C. level D. extent

7.A. conferences B. activities C. matters D. actions

8.A. Of all B. In all C. Above all D. After all

9.A. protest B. program C. process D. produce

10.A. quickly B. immediately C. recently D. totally

11.A. unless B. though C. until D. when

12.A. inevitable B. comfortable C. reasonable D. available

13.A. country B. import C. job D. export

14.A. financial B. potential C. essential D. social

15.A. presented B. purchased C. responded D. respected