1 Mary hopes to be ___ from hospital next week.

A. dismissed B. discharged C. expelled D. resigned

2 Once a picture is proved to be a forgery, it becomes quite ___.

A. invaluable B. priceless C. unworthy D. worthless

3 We have been hearing ______ accounts of your work.

A. favoured B. favourable C. favorite D. favouring

4 Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a ___ to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway.

A. sign B. mark C. signal D. board

5 A well-written composition ____ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.

A. calls for B. calls on C. calls up D. calls off

6 It’s a mistake to think of Florida only __ its tourist attractions.

A. by means of B. in terms of C. in connection with D. by way of

7 As it turned out to be a small house party, we___ so formally.

A. need not have dressed up      B. must not have dressed up

C. did not need to dress up      D. must not dress up

8 I’d just as soon ___ to me.

A. that you won’t listen     B. you didn’t listen

C. your not listening      D. you not listening

9 Windstorms have recently established a record which meteorologists hope will not be equaled for many years ___.

A. that will come B. that are coming C. to come D. coming

10 He said it was impossible for ___ a mistake in a computer’s calculation, so we can rely on that.

A. there being     B. there would be

C. there to be    D. there was