(1) Jim is a good worker and is always (    ) for appointments. He has never been late or missed a meeting.

    1 on time

    2 in demand

    3 under pressure

    4 at rest

Explanation:

• The second sentence states that he has never been late of missed a meeting means that the person is always on time.

• On time means you are not late.

(2) A: Katie, you may use my dictionary, but return it as son as you (    ) with it.

   B: All right, John.

    1 did

    2 have done

    3 will do

    4 will have done

Explanation:

In adverbial clauses expressing time, the future perfect should be used.

(3) When the concert finished, the whole (    ) stood up and cheered until the performers came back and sang another song.

    1 program

    2 costume

    3 audience

    4 element

Explanation:

• Those who stand up after the concert and applaud the performers are the audience.

• Audience means the group of people together in one place to watch or listen to a play, movie, someone speaking, etc.

(4) A: Tom, what do the letters U.N. on that truck mean?

   B: It (    ) the United Nations.

    1 accounts for

    2 cares for

    3 makes for

    4 stands for

Explanation:

Stands for means to represent. And if a letter or group of letters stands for something, it is an abbreviation of a word or phrase.

(5) While living in Beijing on business, Kent took (    ) of the opportunity to study Chinese with a local teacher on the weekends.

    1 preference

    2 interest

    3 reputation

    4 advantage

Explanation:

The phrase "take advantage of" means to make good use of the opportunities offered by (something).

(6) A: I heard James lost his match yesterday. I thought he would win as he was the defending champion and nobody was as strong as him.

   B: His (    ) was a newcomer but really strong.

    1 candidate

    2 spectator

    3 opponent

    4 explorer

Explanation:

The sentence talks about a match and the word that best fits to the sentence is opponent which means a person who someone is competing against in a sports event.

(7) Although this community center is open to any citizen, nobody is allowed to use it without saying (    ) what they are going to use if for.

    1 on purpose

    2 in advance

    3 in return

    4 by chance

Explanation:

The facility can be used by anyone, but you have to declare the purpose of use before you can use it so the correct answer is in advance which means before a particular time, or before doing a particular thing.

(8) The airplane was forced to make a different (    ) to the runway than normal in response to the strong wind and freezing weather conditions.

    1 reaction

    2 approach

    3 appearance

    4 basis

Explanation:

• The plane had to take a different route to enter the runway due to strong winds and freezing weather.

• Approach means a route that leads to a place.

(9) James had to wait three hours at the airport before his flight could leave. The (    ) in the flight's departure was because of a strong wind in the area.

    1 preparation

    2 delay

    3 schedule

    4 cause

Explanation:

Since the reason for the three-hour wait at the airport was the strong winds in the area, we can assume that there was inevitably a delay in the flight's departure.

(10) As society becomes more highly information-centered, the important points when it comes to the media are the (    ) of information and the speed of communication.

    1 accuracy

    2 exception

    3 consumption

    4 delivery

Explanation:

Accuracy means the fact of being exact or correct.