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好久没有更新blog了。

今天开始准备toeic考试，做了一套模拟题，如下：

1. It must have been a very __________ task to construct the Great Wall.
　 (A) arduous
　 (B) ardent
　 (C) accurate
　 (D) arguable

2. A qualified technician has to know how to __________ these machines.
　 (A) manumit
　 (B) manipulate
　 (C) manifest
　 (D) mediate

3. I was so sad _____ my friends say: "None of your business," when I tried to persuade them to take my suggestion.
　 (A) to be heard
　 (B) to hear
　 (C) hearing
　 (D) of hearing

4. The interpreter in that international seminar is able to speak French fluently, _____ English and Chinese.
　 (A) let alone
　 (B) let alone with
　 (C) not to speak
　 (D) not mention

5. This country's economy is going from bad to worse, so the president asks the people to live with __________.
　 (A) frugality
　 (B) frustration
　 (C) frivolity
　 (D) fruition

6. The evidence __________ any argument that the chairman had peculated the company's funds.
　 (A) inveigled
　 (B) inundated
　 (C) inveighed
　 (D) invalidated 7. Our manager is not popular in the company because he is always __________ to the beauties.
　 (A) participatory
　 (B) partial
　 (C) candid
　 (D) particular 8. Every year, thousands of things are invented. _____ these, only a select few become popular and make lots of
　　money for their inventors.
　 (A) In
　 (B) On
　 (C) For
　 (D) Of

9. Look at this! I heard that people said this new movie was very interesting and entertaining. Like Michelle,
　　she _____ recommended it.
　 (A) high
　 (B) highly
　 (C) large
　 (D) largely

10. Because the book collection _____ the former president who died two years ago, it was especially significant.
　 (A) has been belonged to
　 (B) has belonged to
　 (C) had belonged to
　 (D) had been belonged to