1. After the robbery, the shop installed asophisticate alarm system as an insurance________ further losses.

　　A) for

　　B) from

　　C) against

　　D) towards(C)

　　2. ________ the earth to be flat, many feared that Columbus would fall off the edgeof the earth.

　　A) Having believed

　　B) Believing

　　C) Believed

　　D) Being believed(B)

　　3. A healthy life is frequently thought to be ________ with the open countryside andhomegrown food.

　　A) tied

　　B) bound

　　C) involved

　　D) associated(D)

　　4. Sir Denis, who is 78, has made it known that much of his collection ________ tothe nation.

　　A) has left

　　B) is to leave

　　C) leaves

　　D) is to be left(D)

　　5. Before the first non-stop flight made in 1949, it ________ necessary for all planesto land for refueling.

　　A) would be

　　B) has been

　　C) had been

　　D) would have been(C)

　　6. In Britain today women ________ 44% of the workforce, and nearly half themothers with children are in paid work.

　　A) build up

　　B) stand for

　　C) make up

　　D) conform to(C)

　　7. ________ might be expected, the response to the question was very mixed.

　　A) As

　　B) That

　　C) It

　　D) What(A)

　　8. If I correct someone, I will do it with as much good humor and self-restraint as if Iwere the one ________.

　　A) to correct

　　B) correcting

　　C) having corrected

　　D) being corrected(D)

　　9. Features such as height, weight, and skin color ________ from individual toindividual and from face to face.

　　A) change

　　B) vary

　　C) alter

　　D) convert(B)

　　10. I make notes in the back of my diary ________ thing to be mended or replaced.

　　A) by

　　B) in

　　C) with

　　D) of(D)