2020年广东成人高考专升本《英语》模拟试题及答案4

16. The firemen managed to _____ the fire in time.

A. extinguish B. prevent

C. suppress D. ruin

17. What is most obvious in this book are all those details of daily living   which make Mrs. Richard _____ common.

A. nothing but B. anything but

C. above all D. rather than

18. The car was completely _____ and the driver seriously injured.

A. broken off B. taken off

C. written off D. picked up

19. On this happy occasion, I'd like to say that we are _____ much obliged to   you for your kind cooperation.

A. even so B. ever so

C. as yet D. so far

20. His new appointment takes _____ from the beginning of next month.

A. place B. effect

C. post D. office