[单项选择]Before Columbus set sail on his first voyage of discovery, many pooh-poohed his chances, and were unwilling to ______ on his chances of success.
A. make bets
B. make the bet
C. make a bets
D. make bet

[单项选择]Why did Cheng Ho go on his first voyage in 1405
A. He wanted to be the first to sail round the world.
B. He had to collect gifts and tributes for his emperor.
C. He was ordered to hunt the deposed former emperor.
D. He wanted to include the places he would cover into the Chinese territory.

[单项选择]He _______ his first book to his mother.
A. committed
B. dedicated
C. assigned
D. appointed

[单项选择]Bums had the first edition of his poems published because ______.
A. he could not bear the temptation of being famous
B. he thought that it Would bring him a large sum of money
C. he felt like going to travel for pleasure
D. he needed money to go to another country

[单项选择]In the context of the passage, "set his sights high" (Line 1, Para. 3) means that President Kalam ______.
A. has pictured a bright future for his citizens
B. sees hope in solving the social problems in near future
C. is ambitious to handle both domestic and foreign affairs
D. is farsighted to plan the future developments of his party

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When 18-year-old Jon Angle set his sights on a ＄5,000 motorcycle last month, he was determined not to let a little thing like lack of funds stand in his, way. "My bank said they’d never loan me that sort of money, since I don’t really have any assets yet," the recent high school graduate from Littleton, Colo., recalls. Still, Angle was able to secure a loan from the Young Americans Bank in Denver, which caters to the under-22-year-old crowd and permits allowance to be listed as a source of income on loan application. Now, with a new Suzuki, Angle is setting aside most of the income from his ＄6.75-an-hour job at a local McDonald’s to pay off his debt.
At mails, movie theaters and even motorcycle dealerships around the country, teenagers like Jon Angle are behaving like the fiscal equivalent of the Energizer Bunny: They keep spending, and spending, and spending. Last year, 12-to-19-year-olds went on their biggest shopping spree ever, ringing up ＄
A. intense worry.
B. slight criticism.
C. unreserved approval.
D. complete indifference.

[单项选择]Once he set his mind to ______ something, he would not give up easily.
A. do
B. be doing
C. doing
D. having done

[单项选择]Scott ______ the first prize in his class.
A. hit
B. bitten
C. beaten
D. won

[单项选择]Willy will ______ the first party in his life tonight. He's invited ten of his classmates.