MBA英语辅导：模拟练习题（2） 1. They risk losing their homes because they can no longer ___ the repayment. 　　A．bring up 　　B．keep up 　　C．clear up 　　D．break up 　　2. The black-necked crane is one of the ____ species only found in some countries of the world. 　　A．merest 　　B．fondest 　　C．handiest 　　D．rarest 　　3. It is reported that over the last 17 years this bank has ____ a sufficient reserve to cope with the crisis. 　　A．pulled up 　　B．built up 　　C．set up 　　D．summed up 　　4.Catherine is very discreet, she will ___ that the information goes directly to Walter. 　　A．see it to 　　B．is seeing it 　　C．see to it 　　D．see it 　　5. As far as I know, both companies are ____ a merger. 　　A．keen on 　　B．familiar to 　　C．known as 　　D．similar to 　　6. Yesterday afternoon groups of women took to the streets to ___ the arrest of a black activist. 　　A．break through 　　B．protest against 　　C．bring up 　　D．keep off 　　7. The boy searched everything in the room and eventually discovered his notebook ___ under the pillow. 　　A．hide 　　B．hiding 　　C．having hidden 　　D．hidden 　　8. As is known to all, the reason he failed in the exam is ____ he is too lazy. 　　A．that 　　B．because 　　C．because of 　　D．for 　　9. In Africa more than 6 million people have been ____ by the prolonged drought. 　　A．effected 　　B．affected 　　C．injured 　　D．damaged 　　10.This morning I came across a beggar who was ___ a girl for some money. 　　A．for 　　B．after 　　C．near 　　D．to 　　11. A broadcast of the speech was heard in San Francisco, but it is not known if this was _____. 　　A．alive 　　B．lively 　　C．live 　　D．living 　　12. The new rule ____ where a person owns stock in a corporation. 　　A．applies 　　B．adopts 　　C．imposes 　　D．implies 　　13. The old man is over 80, so he has the right to considerate and ___ care. 　　A．respect 　　B．respected 　　C．respectful 　　D．respective 　　14. The judge recommended that the man ____ 20 years in prison for robbing a bank. 　　A．had to serve 　　B．served 　　C．must serve 　　D．serve 　　15. His work as a consultant consists ___ advising foreign companies on the siting of new factories. 　　A．in 　　B．by 　　C．at 　　D．to 　　16.Many conservatives disapproved of the tax increase, ____ it as unfair. 　　A．regard 　　B．regarding 　　C．having regarded 　　D．regarded 　　17. The president has gone along with the hard-liners lest they ___ tempted to oust him. 　　A．have been 　　B．were 　　C．be 　　D．would be 　　18. It is high time the government ____ a more humanitarian approach towards victims of the recession. 　　A．displayed 　　B．displays 　　C．should display 　　D．would display 　　19. A senior judge is acting as _____ in the pay dispute between the trade union and management. 　　A．remitter 　　B．monitor 　　C．referee 　　D．observer 　　20. The police are trying to solve the ____ of who sent them the threatening letter. 　　A．provision