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41. It has been estimated that the earth’s surface temperature has increased

________ one quarter to three quarters of a degree since 1805.

A) to B) by C) at D) with

42. The lady dressed in the latest Paris fashion is ___________ in her

appearance but rude in her speech.

A) elaborate B) excessive C) elegant D) exaggerated

43. Many people think that the standards of public ___________ have declined.

A) morality B) rightness C) awareness D) mentality

44. Iceland lies far north in the Atlantic, with its northernmost tip actually

_________ the Arctic Circle.

A) touched B) touches C) touching D) being touched

45. People were surprised to find that he had the ability to ________ everything

he was involved in.

A) comprehensive B) alternative C) deliberate D) ambiguous

46. People were surprised to find that he had the ability to ________ everything

he was involved in.

A) precede B) dominate C) effect D) instruct

47. Colin married my sister and I married his brother, _________ makes Colin

and me double in-laws.

A) what B) which C) that D) it

48. The problems requiring immediate solution will be given _________ at the

meeting.

A) priority B) urgency C) superiority D) emergency

49. A membership card authorizes __________ the club’s facilit

ies for a period

of 12 months.

A) the ho

lder using B) the holder’s use

C) the holder to use D) the holder uses

50. During the conference the speaker tried to __________ his feelings

concerning the urgency of a favorable decision.

A) comply B) impose C) imply D) convey

51. __________ I admit that there are problems, I don’t think that they cannot

be solved.

A) Unless B) Until C) As D) While

52. The fact that they reacted so differently was a reflection of their different

_________.

A) performances B) personalities C) qualities D) appearances

53. Your excuse that an elephant fell on you and made you late is just

_________.

A) inevitable B) indispensable C) incredible D) incurable

54. Another big issue _________ the new republic is the problem of the

education of its citizens.

A) confining B) confirming C) conforming D) confronting

55. I tried to relax because I knew I would use up my oxygen sooner _________.

A) the more excited I got B) I got excited more

C) and more I got excited D) and I got more excited

56. Scientists first ________ the idea of the atom bomb in the 1930s.

A) imagined B) conceived C) considered D) acknowledged

57. Cotton production has been __________ the decline these years.

A) down B) on C) at D) under

58. The day before m

y history exam, I still hadn’t ________ reading the first

book on the list.

A) seen about B) caught up with C) got round to D) sat for

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41. As a _________ actor, he can perform, sing, dance and play several kinds

of musical instruments.

A) flexible B) versatile C) sophisticated D) productive

42. There are not many teachers who are strong ___________ of traditional

methods in English teaching.

A) sponsors B) contributors C) advocates D) performers

43. We managed to reach the top of the mountain, and half an hour later we

began to _________.

A) ascend B) descend C) decline D) plunge

44. Competition, they believe, ___________ the national character than

corrupt it.

A) enforces B) confirms C) intensifies D) strengthens

45. The accident __________ him of his sight and the use of his legs.

A) excluded B) disabled C) deprived D) gripped

46. On weekends my grandma usually __________ a glass of wine.

A) subscribes to B) engages in C) hangs on D) indulges in

47. The people living in these apartments have free __________ to that

swimming pool.

A) access B) excess C) excursion D) recreation

48. At the party we found the shy girl ___________ her mother all the time.

A) depending one B) coinciding with C) adhering to D) clinging to

49. When a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind, he

selects people ________ and ask them questions.

A) at length B) at random C) in essence D) in bulk

50. I think she hurt my feelings _________ rather than by accident as she

claimed.

A) virtually B) deliberately C) literally D) appropriately

51. Even though he was guilty, the ________ judge did not send him to prison.

A) merciful B) impartial C) conscientious D) conspicuous

52. The education ___________ for the coming year is about $$4 billion, which

is much more than what people expected.

A) allowance B) reservation C) budget D) finance

53. They had a fierce __________ as to whether their company should restore

the trade relationship which was broken years ago.

A) debate B) clash C) disagreement D) contest

54. They tossed your thoughts back and forth for over an hour, but still could

not make _______ of them.

A) impression B) comprehension C) meaning D) sense

55. The politician says he will _________ the welfare of the people.

A) prey on B) take on C) get at D) see to

56. If you __________ the bottle and cigarettes, you’ll be much healthier.

A) take off B) keep off C) get off D) set off

57. He was _________ to steal the money when he saw it lying on the table.

A) dragged B) tempted C) elicited D) attracted

58. Beijing somewhat short-sighted, she had the habit of __________ at people.

A) glancing B) peering C) gazing D) scanning

59. Of the thousands of known volcanoes in the world, the _________ majority

are inactive.

A) tremendous B) demanding C) intensive D) overwhelming

60. In general, matters which lie entirely within state borders are the

_________ concern of state governments.

A) extinct B) excluding C) excessive D) exclusive

61. The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it

contains so many ________ references.

A) obscure B) acute C) notable D) objective

62. The mayor was asked to _______ his speech in order to allow his audience

to raise questions.

A) constrain B) conduct C) condense D) converge

63. The morning news says a school bus ___________ with a train at the

junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately.

A) bumped B) collided C) crashed D) struck

64. Sometimes patients suffering from severe pain can be helped by “drugs”

th

at aren’t really drugs at all _________ sugar pills that contain no active

chemical elements.

A) or rather B) rather than C) but rather D) other than

65. We are writing to the manager ________ the repairs recently carried out at

the above address.

A) with the exception of B) with the purpose of

C) with reference to D) with a view to

66. When I said goodbye to her, she _________ the door.

A) saw me at B) set me off C) sent me to D) showed me to

67. In the meantime, the question facing business is whether such research is

_____ the costs.

A) worth B) worth of C) worthy D) worthwhile

68. During the nineteen years of his career, France Battiate has won the

________ of a wide audience outside Italy.

A) enjoyment B) appreciation C) evaluation D) reputation

69. Although most dreams apparently happen ________, dream activity may

be provoked by external influences.

A) spontaneously B) simultaneously C) homogeneously D) instantaneously

70. He is holding a __________ position in the company and expects to be

promoted soon.

A) subordinate B) succeeding C) successive D) subsequent

41. B 42. C 43. B 44. D 45. C 46. D 47. A 48. D 49. B 50. B

51. A 52. C 53. A 54. D 55. D 56. B 57. B 58. C 59. D 60. D

61. A 62. C 63. B 64. C 65. C 66. D 67. A 68. B 69. A 70. A

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41. By ___________ computation, he estimated that the repairs on the house would

cost him a thousand dollars.

A) coarse B) rude C) crude D) rough

42. Your story about the frog turning into a prince is __________ nonsense.

A) sheer B) shear C) shield D) sheet

43. I could see that my wife was ______ having that fur coat, whether I approved of it

or not.

A) adequate for B) intent on C) short of D) deficient in

44. The __________ runner can run 2 miles in fifteen minutes.

A) common B) usual C) average D) general

45. One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a _____________ operation, he

quickly recovered his sight.

A) delicate B) considerate C) precise D) sensitive

46. As an excellent shooter, Peter practiced aiming at both ________ targets and

moving targets.

A) standing B) stationary C) still D) stable

47. In American universities, classes are often arranged in more flexible ___________

and many jobs on campus are reserved for students.

A) scales B) patterns C) grades D) ranks

48. The insurance company paid him $$10,000 in _________ after his accident.

A) compensation B) installment C) substitution D) commission

49. The political future of the president is now hanging by a _________.

A) thread B) cord C) string D) rope

50. The statue would be perfect but for a few small __________ in its base.

A) mistakes B) weaknesses C) flaws D) errors

51. Why should anyone want to read _________ of books by great authors when the

real pleasure comes from reading the originals?

A) themes B) insights C) digests D) leaflets

52. Parents have a legal _________ to ensure that their children are provided with

efficient education suitable to their age.

A) impulse B) influence C) obligation D) sympathy

53. Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women

are in a __________.

A) scarcity B) minority C) minimum D) shortage

54. David likes country life and has decided to __________ farming.

A) go in for B) go back on C) go through with D) go along with

55. Jack was about to announce our plan but I __________.

A) put him through B) turned him out C) gave him up D) cut him short

56. I am sure I can ___________ him into letting us stay in the hotel for the night.

A) speak B) say C) talk D) tell

57. Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply _________.

A) declined B) lessened C) descended D) slipped

58. The republication of the poet’s most recent works will certainly _____________ his national

reputation.

A) magnify B) strengthen C) enlarge D) enhance

59. Recently a number of cases have been reported of young children __________ a violent act

previously seen on television.

A) modifying B) duplicating C) accdelerating D) stimulating

60. This kind of material can __________ heat and moisure.

A) delete B) compel C) constrain D) repel

61. Reading ___________ the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes

what we read ours.

A) rectifies B) prolongs C) minimizes D) furnishes

62. If the fire alarm is sounded, all residents are requested to __________ in the courtyard.

A) assemble B) converge C) crowd D) accumulate

63. The work in the office was _________ by a constant stream of visitors.

A) confused B) hampered C) reversed D) perplexed

64. The joys of travel, having long _________ the disabled, are opening up to virtually anyone

who has the means.

A) omitted B) missed C) neglected D) discarded

65. Fewer and fewer of today’s workers expect to spend their working lives in the same field,

_________ the same company.

A) all else B) much worse C) less likely D) let alone

66. When he finally emerged from the cave after thirty days, John was __________ pale.

A) enormously B) startlingly C) uniquely D) dramatically

67. Thank you for applying for a position with our firm. We do not have any openings at this time,

but we shall keep your application on _________ for two months.

A) pile B) segment C) sequence D) file

68. It will be safer to walk the streets because people will not need to carry large amounts of

cash; virtually all financial __________ will be conducted by computer.

A) transactions B) transmissions C) transitions D) transformations

69. The __________ of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical

aspect in the life style of the people.

A) implementation B) manifestation C) demonstration D) expedition

70. The new technological revolution in American newspapers has brought increase _________,

a wider range of publications and an expansion of newspaper jobs.

A) manipulation B) reproduction C) circulation D) penetration

41. D 42. A 43. B 44. C 45. A 46. B 47. B 48. A 49. A 50. C

51. C 52. C 53. B 54. A 55. D 56. C 57. A 58. D 59. B 60. D

61. D 62. A 63. B 64. C 65. D 66. B 67. D 68. A 69. B 70. C

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41. His career was not noticeably __________ by the fact that he had never

been to college.

A) prevented B) prevented C) hindered D) refrained

42. When trapped in drifting sands, do not struggle, or you will be __________

in deeper.

A) absorbed B) pushed C) heaved D) sucked

43. To ________ for his unpleasant experiences he drank a little more than was

good for him.

A) commence B) compromise C) compensate D) compliment

44. All visitors are requested to ___________ with the regulations.

A) comply B) agree C) assist D) consent

45. The captain __________ the horizon for approaching ships.

A) scanned B) scrutinized C) explored D) swept

46. The vast majority of people in any given culture will _________ to the

established standards of that culture.

A) confine B) conform C) confront D) confirm

47. Although he was on a diet, the food __________ him enormously.

A) inspired B) tempted C) overcame D) encouraged

48. His argument does not suggest that mankind can __________ to be

wasteful in the utilization of these resources.

A) resort B) grant C) afford D) entitle

49. If you want this pain killer, you’ll have to ask the doctor for a ___

_______.

A) receipt B) recipe C) subscription D) prescription

50. Some fish have a greater ___________ for acid water than others.

A) tolerance B) resistance C) dependence D) persistence

51. There was once a town in this country where all life seemed to live in

___________ with its surroundings.

A) coincidence B) harmony C) uniform D) alliance

52. The curt considers a financial _________ to be an appropriate way of

punishing him.

A) payment B) obligation C) option D) penalty

53. It is true that __________ a wild plant into a major food crop such as wheat

requires much research time.

A) multiplying B) breeding C) magnifying D) generating

54. The government has devoted a larger slice of its national _________ to

agriculture than most other countries.

A) resources B) potential C) budget D) economy

55. In this poor country, survival is still the leading industry; all else is

_________.

A) luxury B) accommodation C) entertainment D) refreshment

56. Some criminals were printing __________ dollar bills until they were

arrested.

A) decent B) fake C) patent D) suspicious

57. Mr. Bloom is not __________ now, but he will be famous someday.

A) significant B) dominant C) magnificent D) prominent

58. His body temperature has been _________ for 3 days, the highest point

reaching 40.5 degree centigrade.

A) uncommon B) disordered C) abnormal D) extraordinary

59. He seems to be __________ enough to climb to the mountain top in an hour.

A) radiant B) conscientious C) conspicuous D) energetic

60. Although cats cannot see in complete darkness their eyes are much more

________ to light than are human eyes.

A) glowing B) brilliant C) sensitive D)gloomy

61. While nuclear weapons present grave ___________ dangers, the

predominant crisis of overpopulation is with us today.

A) inevitable B) constant C) overwhelming D) potential

62. This is the __________ piano on which the composer created some of his

greatest works.

A) true B) original C) real D) genuine

63. Comparison and contrast are often used _________ in advertisements.

A) intentionally B) pertinently C) incidentally D) tiresomely

64. A complete investigation into the causes of the accident should lead to

improved standards and should __________ new operating procedures.

A) result in B) match with C) subject to D) proceed with

65. ________ popular belief that classical music is too complex, it achieves a

simplicity that only a genius can create.

A) Subject to B) Contrary to C) Familiar to D) Similar to

66. The bond of true affection had pulled us-six very different men from six very

different countries-

across Antarctica; we proved in the end that we weren’t very

different _________.

A) for all B) as usual C) in particular D) after all

67. Though her parents _________ her musical ability, Jerrilou’s piano playing

is really terrible.

A) pour scorn on B) heap praise upon C) give vent to D) cast light upon

68. Some children display an __________ curiosity about every new thing they

encounter.

A) incredible B) infectious C) incompatible D) inaccessible

69. Bruce Stephen gripped the __________ wheel hard as the car bounced up

and down.

A) stirring B) driving C) steering D) revolving

70. Many of the scientists and engineers are judged ______ how great their

achievements are.

A) in spite of B) in ways of C) in favor of D) in terms of

41. D 42. B 43. C 44. D 45. C 46. D 47. C 48. B 49. B 50. A

51. A 52. D 53. C 54. B 55. A 56. A 57. C 58. A 59. D 60. C

61. C 62. B 63. A 64. D 65. B 66. D 67. A 68. B 69. A 70. C

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41. The directions were so _________ that it was impossible to complete the

assignment.

A) ingenious B) ambitious

C) notorious D) ambiguous

42. Because a degree from a good university is the means to a better job,

education is one of the most __________ areas in Japanese life.

A) sophisticated B) competitive

C) considerate D) superficial

43. If a person talks about his weak points, his listener is expected to say

something in the way of __________.

A) persuasion B) remedy C) encouragement D) compromise

44. Her interest in redecorating the big house kept her ____________ for a

whole week.

A) constrained B) dominated

C) restricted D) occupied

45. If we ___________ our relations with that country, we’ll have to find

another supplier of raw materials.

A) diffuse B) diminish

C) terminate D) preclude

46. Movie directors use music to _________ the action on the screen.

A) contaminate B) compliment C) contemplate D) complement

47. A terrible traffic accident happened; people were saddened when they

watched the ________ sight on TV.

A) panic B) patriotic

C) pathetic D) periodic

48. Many tourists were _________ by the city’s complicated traffic syst

em.

A) degraded B) bewildered

C) evoked D) diverted

49. Over the last fifteen years, running has become a popular ________ for 30

million participants of all ages.

A) fantasy B) pastime C) symposium D) penalty

50. Some people think that a __________ translation, or word-for- word

translation, is easier than a free translation.

A) literal B) literary C) liberal D) linear

51. Many novels that attempt to the mirror the world are really _________ of

the reality that they represent.

A) reflections B) demonstrations C) illuminations D) reproductions

52. It is through learning that the individual ______ many habitual ways of

reacting to situations.

A) retains B) gains C) achieves D) acquires

53. Generally, it is only when animals are trapped that they _____ to violence in

order to escape.

A) proceed B) appeal C) resort D) incline

54. Mary once _________ with another musician to compose a piece of pop

music.

A) merged B) collaborated C) coincided D) constituted

55. During their first teacher training year, the students often visited local

schools for the ______ of lessons.

A) observation B) investigation

C) inspection D) examination

56. He attends to the ___________ of important business himself.

A) transaction B) transition C) transmission D) transformation

57. Out of _________ revenge, he did his worst to blacken her character and

ruin her reputation.

A) perfect B) total C) sheer D) integral

58. A most __________ argument about who should go and fetch the bread

from the kitchen was going on when I came in.

A) trivial B) delicate C) minor D) miniature

59. The children cheered up when they saw hundreds of colorful balloons

_________ slowly into the sky.

A) floating B) raising C) heaving D) ascending

60. Do you have any _________ about what living beings on other planets

would be like?

A) ideal B) comprehension C) notion D) intelligence

61. We rarely perceive more than a minute __________ of the sights and

sounds that fall upon our sense organs; the great majority pass us by.

A) fiction B) function C) fraction D) friction

62. For many patients, institutional care is the most ________ and beneficial

form of care.

A) persistent B) appropriate C) thoughtful D) sufficient

63. It’s a pleasure for him to _________ his energy and even his life to research

work.

A) dedicate B) dictate C) decorate D) direct

64. They are well _________ with each other since they once studied in the

same university.

A) identified B) recognized C) acknowledged D) acquainted

65. There is a _______ difference in meaning between the words surroundings

and environment.

A) gentle B) subtle C) feeble D) humble

66. All the finished products are stored in a __________ of the delivery port and

shipping is available at any time.

A) garage B) cabinet C) capsule D) warehouse

67. When he tried to make a _________, he found that the hotel was

completely filled because of a convention.

A) reservation B) claim C) mess D) revision

68. Parents take a great interest in the _________ questions raised by their

children.

A) nasty B) naive C) obscure D) offensive

69. Although it was his first experience as chairman, he __________ over the

meeting with great skill.

A) presided B) administered C) mastered D) executed

70. Both parties promised to __________ the contract to be signed the

following day.

A) keep with B) tangle with C) adhere to D) devote to

41. D 42. B 43. C 44. D 45. C 46. D 47. C 48. B 49. B 50. A

51. A 52. D 53. C 54. B 55. A 56. A 57. C 58. A 59. D 60. C

61. C 62. B 63. A 64. D 65. B 66. D 67. A 68. B 69. A 70. C

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41. The Space Age _________ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite

was launched by the Soviet Union.

A) initiated B) originated C) embarked D) commenced

42. John said that he didn’t quite _________ and as

ked me to repeat what I had

said.

A) snatch up B) summon up C) catch on D) watch out

43. When he tried to make a __________, he found that the hotel that he

wanted was completely filled because of a convention.

A) complaint B) claim C) reservation D) decision

44. A budget of five dollars a day is totally _________ for a trip round Europe.

A) inadequate B) incapable C) incompatible D) invalid

45. In our highly technological society, the number of jobs for unskilled workers

is _______.

A) shrinking B) obscuring C) altering D) constraining

46. The fire has caused great losses, but the factory tried to _________ the

consequences by saying that the damage was not as serious as reported.

A) decrease B) subtract C) minimize D) degrade

47. If the world is to remain peaceful the utmost effort must be made by nations

to limit local ___________.

A) collisions B) combats C) contradictions D) conflicts

48. Satellite communications are so up-to-date that even when _________ in

the middle of the Pacific, businessmen can contact their offices as if they were

next door.

A) gliding B) cruising C) piloting D) patrolling

49. In the past ten years skyscrapers have developed _______ in Chicago and

New York city.

A) homogeneously B) simultaneously C) spontaneously D) harmoniously

50. The court considers a financial ___________ to be an appropriate way of

punishing him.

A) option B) duty C) obligation D) penalty

51. I think that I committed a __________ in asking her because she seemed

very upset by my question.

A) blunder B) revenge C) reproach D) scandal

52. Even when textbooks are _________ through a school system, methods of

teaching may vary greatly.

A) commonplace B) standardized C) competitive D) generalized

53. They have always regarded a man of ____________ and fairness as a

reliable friend.

A) robustness B) temperament C) integrity D) compactness

54. All individuals are required to ____________ to the laws made by their

governments.

A) obey B) conform C) concede D) observe

55. The basic causes are unknown, although certain conditions that may lead to

cancer have been ____________.

A) identified B) guaranteed C) notified D) conveyed

56. It is very strange but I had an ___________ that the plane would crash.

A) inspiration B) intuition C) imagination D) incentive

57. The changing image of the family on television provides _________ into

changing attitudes toward the family in society.

A) insights B) presentations C) revelations D) specifications

58. The town planning commission said that their financial outlook for the next

year was optimistic. They expect increased tax ___________.

A) efficiency B) revenues C) privileges D) validity

59. Bill is an example of a severely disabled person who has become ________

at many survival skills.

A) proficient B) persistent C) consistent D) sufficient

60. The ties that bind us together in common activity are so _________ that

they can disappear at any moment.

A) trivial B) fatal C) tentative D) feeble

61. During the construction of skyscrapers, cranes are used to ________

building materials to the upper floors.

A) toss B) tow C) hoist D) hurl

62. Diamonds have little _______ value and their price depends almost entirely

on their scarcity.

A) extinct B) permanent C) surplus D) intrinsic

63. The kitchen was small and __________ so that the disabled could reach

everything without difficulty.

A) conventional B) compact C) compatible D) concise

64. He will _________ resign in view of the complete failure of the research

project.

A) doubtfully B) adequately C) presumably D) reasonably

65. The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing

and capable ___________ his financial situation.

A) with respect to B) in accord with C) regardless of D) in terms of

66. The original elections were declared ____________ by the former military

ruler.

A) void B) vulgar C) surplus D) extravagant

67. They stood gazing at the happy __________ of children playing in the park.

A) perspective B) view C) landscape D) scene

68. An obvious change of attit

ude at the top towards women’s status in society

will __________ through the current law system in Japan.

A) permeate B) probe C) violate D) grope

69. When he realized he had been ___________ to sign the contract by intrigue,

he threatened to start legal proceedings to cancel the agreement.

A) elicited B) excited C) deduced D) induced

70. These areas rely on agriculture almost ___________, having few mineral

resources and a minimum of industrial development.

A) respectively B) extraordinarily C) incredibly D) exclusively

41. D 42. C 43. C 44. A 45. A 46. C 47. D 48. B 49. B 50. D

51. A 52. B 53. C 54. B 55. A 56. B 57. A 58. B 59. A 60. D

61. C 62. D 63. B 64. C 65. C 66. A 67. D 68. A 69. D 70. D

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came back late, _______ which time all the guests had already left.

A) after B) by C) at D) during

42.I'm very sorry to have _______ you with so many questions on such an

occasion.

A) interfered B) offended C) impressed D) bothered

the whole operation _______ beforehand, a great deal of time and

money would have

been lost.

A) was not planned B) has not been planned

C) had not been planned D) were not planned

price of beer _______ from 50 cents to $$4 per liter during the

summer season.

A) altered B) ranged C) separated D) differed

remarks left me _______ about his real purpose.

A) wondered B) wonder C) to wonder D) wondering

46.I have heard both teachers and students _______ well of him.

A) to speak B) spoken C) to have spoken D) speak

son doesn't know what to _______ at the university; he can't make

up his mind

about his future.

A) take in B) take up C) take over D) take after

house was very quiet, _______ as it was on the side of a mountain.

A) isolated B) isolating C) being isolated D) having been isolated

gh they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills

are still

_______.

A) blank B) hollow C) vacant D) bare

a pop star can be quite a hard life, with a lot of travelling

_______heavy

schedules.

A) with regard to B) as to C) in relation to D) owint to

is very disappointed _______ the results of the exam.

A) with B) for C) toward D) on

m Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, _______ defended the right

of every

citizen to freedom of choice in religion.

A) peculiarly B) indifferently C) vigorously D) inevitably

53.I hope all the precautions against air pollution, _______ suggested by

the local

government, will be seriously considered here.

A) while B) since C) after D) as

people become unemployed, it is _____ which is often worse than

lack of wages.

A) laziness B) poverty C) idleness D) inability

55.I've never been to Beijing, but it's the place _______.

A) where I'd like to visit B) in which I'd like to visit

C) I most want to visit D) that I want to visit it most

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56.______ _ his sister, Jack is quiet and does not easily make friends with others.

A) Dislike B) Unlike C) Alike D) Liking

crop has similar qualities to the previous one, _ both

wind

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resistant

and adapted to the same type of soil.

A) being B) been C) to be D) having been.

58._ you are leaving tomorrow, we can eat dinner together tonight.

A) For B) Since C) Before D) While

people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to

pick up

in the marker.

A) batteries B) bargains C) baskets D) barrels

have been told that under no circumstances the telephone in the

office

for personal affairs.

A) may we use B) we may use C) we could use D) did we use

previous times, when fresh meat was in short, pigeons were kept by

many households as a source of food.

A) store B) provision C) reserve D) supply

Commander

in

Chief of the armed forces, I have directed that all

measures for our defense.

A) had been taken B) would be taken C) be taken D) to be taken

63.A thief who broke into a church was caught because traces of wax, found

on his

clothes

，

from the sort of candles used only in churches.

A) had come B) coming C) come D) that came

the guests left, she spent half an hour_ the sitting

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room.

A) ordering B) arranging C) tidying up D) clearing away

65.I was_ the point of telephoning him when his letter arrived.

A) to B) on C) at D) in

no country_ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons

in

the course of a single day.

A) other than B) more than C) better than D) rather than

67.A lorry_ Jane's cat and sped away.

A) ran over B) ran into C) ran through D) ran down

project_ by the end of 2000, wil expand the city's telephone network

to cover 1,000,000 users.

A) accomplished B) being accomplished

C) to be accomplished D) having been accomplished

69._ evidence that language

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acquiring ability must be stimulated.

A) If being B) It is C) There is D) There being

gifts of rare books that were given to us were deeply _______.

A) appreciated B) approved C) appealed D) applied

41.B 42.D 43.C 44.B 45.D

46.D 47.B 48.A 49.A 50.D

51.A 52.C 53.D 54.C 55.B

56.B 57.A 58.B 59.B 60.A

61.D 62.C 63.A 64.C 65.B

66.A 67.A 68.C 69.C 70.A

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41. The doctors don’t ___________ that he will live much longer

.

A) articulate B) anticipate C) manifest D) monitor

42. I suggest we put the scheme into effect, for it is quite ___________.

A) eligible B) sustainable C) probable D) feasible

43. The old gentleman was a very ______ looking person, with grey hair and

gold spectacles.

A) respectful B) respected C) respective D) respectable

44. This book is expected to ____________ the best-seller lists.

A) promote B) prevail C) dominate D) exemplify

45. That part f the city has long been ____________ for its street violence.

A) notorious B) responsible C) historical D) illegal

46. Under the guidance of their teacher, the pupils are building a model boat

_____ by steam.

A) towed B) pressed C) tossed D) propelled

47. Having finished their morning work, the clerks stood up behind their desks,

___________ themselves.

A) expanding B) stretching C) prolonging D) extending

48. England’s team, how are now superbly fit, will be doing their best next week

to _________ themselves for last year’

s defeat.

A) revive B) retort C) revenge D) remedy

49. If you want to get into that tunnel, you first have to ____________ away all

the rocks.

A) haul B) transfer C) repel D) dispose

50. It took us only a few hours to ___________ the paper off al four walls.

A) shear B) scrape C) stroke D) chip

51. The famous scientist ______________ his success to hard work.

A) imparted B) granted C) ascribed D) acknowledged

52. It is difficult to _____________ of a plan to end poverty.

A) speculate B) conceive C) ponder D) reckon

53. Now the cheers and applause ___________ in a single sustained roar.

A) mingled B) concentrated C) assembled D) permeated

54. Improved consumer confidence is _____________ to an economic recovery.

A) crucial B) subordinate C) cumulative D) satisfactory

55. Although the body is made up of many different tissues, these tissues are

arranged in an _____________ and orderly fashion.

A) incredible B) intricate C) internal D) initial

56. If you work under a car when repairing it, you often get very ____________.

A) waxy B) slippery C) sticky D) greasy

57. The damage to his car was _______________; therefore, he could repair it

himself.

A) considerable B) appreciable C) negligible D) invisible

58. My sister is quite ____________ and plans to get an M. A. degree whithin

one year.

A) aggressive B) enthusiastic C) considerate D) ambitious

59. The manager tried to wave aside these issues as ______ details that would

be settled later.

A) versatile B) trivial C) preliminary D) alternate

60. His ________________ was telling him that something was wrong.

A) intuition B) hypothesis C) inspiration D) sentiment

61. This book is about how these basic beliefs and values affect important ____

of American life.

A) fashions B) frontiers C) facets D) formats

62. Parents often faced the _____between doing what they felt was good for the

development of the child and what they could stand by way of undisciplined

noise and destructiveness.

A) paradox B) junction C) dilemma D) premise

63. Clark felt that his ______________ in one of the most dramatic medical

experiments of all time was worth the suffering he underwent.

A) apprehension B) appreciation C) presentation D) participation

64. As one of the youngest professors in the university, Miss King is certainly on

the _________ of a brilliant career.

A) threshold B) edge C) porch D) course

65. The ___________ lawyer made a great impression on the jury.

A) protecting B) guarding C) defending D) shielding

66. Very few people understood his lecture, the subject of which was very

__________.

A) dim B) obscure C) conspicuous D) intelligible

67. This movie is not ______________ for children to see: it contains too much

violence and too many live scenes.

A) profound B) valid C) decent D) upright

68. The wood was so rotten that, when we pulled, it ______________ into

fragments.

A) broke off B) broke away C) broke through D) broke up

69. The detective and his assistant have begun to ____________ the

mysterious murder.

A) come through B) look into C) make over D) see to

70. Sadly, the Giant Panda is one of the many species now in danger of

____________.

A) extinction B) migration C) destruction D) extraction

41. B 42. D 43. D 44. C 45. A 46. D 47. B 48. C 49. A 50. B

51. C 52. B 53. A 54. A 55. B 56. D 57. C 58. D 59. B 60. A

61. C 62. C 63. D 64. A 65. C 66. B 67. C 68. D 69. B 70. A

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41. For many patients, institutional care is the most __________ and beneficial form

of care.

A) pertinent B) appropriate C) acute D) persistent

42. Among all the changes resulting from the ___________ entry of women into the

work force, the transformation that has occurred in the women themselves is not the

least important.

A) massive B) quantitative C) surplus D) formidable

43. Mr. Smith became very __________ when it was suggested that he had made a

mistake.

A) ingenious B) empirical C) objective D) indignant

44. Rumours are everywhere, spreading fear, damaging reputations, and turning

calm situations into _____________ ones.

A) turbulent B) tragic C) vulnerable D) suspicious

45. The ______________ cycle of life and death is a subject of interest to scientists

and philosophers alike.

A) incompatible B) exceeding C) instantaneous D) eternal

46. She remains confident and ____________ untroubled by our present problems.

A) indefinitely B) infinitely C) optimistically D) seemingly

47. Fiber-optic cables can carry hundreds of telephone conversations ___________.

A) simultaneously B) spontaneously C) homogeneously D) contemporarily

48. The police were alerted that the escaped criminal might be in the _____________.

A) vain B) vicinity C) court D) jail

49. Whether you live to eat or eat to live, food is a major ________ in every family’s

budget.

A) nutrition B) expenditure C) routine D) provision

50. Now a paper in Science argues that organic chemicals in the rock come mostly

from _______ on earth rather than bacteria on Mars.

A) configuration B) constitution C) condemnation D) contamination

51. There is much I enjoy about the changing seasons, but my favorite time is the

_________ from fall to winter.

A) transmission B) transformation C) transition D) transfer

52. I think we need to see an investment __________ before we make an expensive

mistake.

A) guide B) entrepreneur C) consultant D) assessor

53. The ____________ on this apartment expires in a ye

ar’s time.

A) treaty B) lease C) engagement D) subsidy

54. The elderly Russians find it hard to live on their state ___________.

A) pensions B) earnings C) salaries D) donations

55. There is supposed to be a safety _______ which makes it impossible for trains to

collide.

A) appliance B) accessory C) machine D) mechanism

56. After four years in the same job his enthusiasm finally _____________.

A) deteriorated B) dispersed C) dissipated D) drained

57. No one can function properly if they are ___________ of adequate sleep.

A) deprived B) ripped C) stripped D) contrived

58. For years now, the people of industrialism, education has been ____________

towards producing workers.

A) depressed B) immersed C) oppressed D) cursed

59. Ever since the rise of industrialism, education has been ______________ towards

producing workers.

A) harnessed B) hatched C) motivated D) geared

60. The prospect of increased prices has already ______________ worries.

A) provoked B) irritated C) inspired D) hoisted

61. The suspect ________ that he had not been in the neighborhood at the time of the

crime.

A) advocated B) alleged C) addressed D) announced

62. Although the colonists ____________ to some extent with the native Americans,

the Indians’ influence on American culture and language w

as not extensive.

A) migrated B) matched C) mingled D) melted

63. E-mail is a convenient, highly democratic informal medium for conveying

messages that ______________ well to human needs.

A) adheres B) reflects

C) conforms D) satisfies

64. The wings of the bird still _____________ after it had been shot down.

A) slapped B) scratched

C) flapped D) fluctuated

65. The disagreement over trade restrictions could seriously _________ relations

between the two countries.

A) tumble B) jeopardize

C) manipulate D) intimidate

66. When you put up wallpaper, should you ______ the edges or put them next to

each other?

A) coincide B) extend C) overlap D) collide

67. Under the present system, state enterprises must _________ all profits to the

government.

A) turn down B) turn up C) turn out D) turn in

68. Oil companies in the U.S. are already beginning to feel the pressure. Refinery

workers and petroleum-equipment-manufacturing employees are being __________.

A) laid out B) laid off C) laid down D) laid aside

69. We’ll ____________ you for any damage done to your house while we are in it.

A) compensate B) remedy C) supplement D) retrieve

70. She cut her hair short and tried to _____________ herself as a man.

A) decorate B) disguise C) fabricate D) fake

41. B 42. A 43. D 44. A 45. D 46. C 47. A 48.B 49. B 50. C

51. C 52. C 53. B 54. A 55. D 56. D 57. A 58. C 59. D 60. A

61. B 62. C 63. C 64. C 65. B 66. C 67. C 68. B 69. A 70. B

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41 It is important that the hotel receptionist _______ that guests are registered

correctly.

A) has made sure B) made sure C) must make sure D) make sure

42 I suggested he should _______ himself to his new conditions.

A) adapt B) adopt C) regulate D) suit

43 I’ll never forget _______ you for the firs

t time.

A) to meet B) meeting C) to have met D) having to be meeting

44 Cancellation of the flight _______ many passengers to spend the night at the

airport.

A) resulted B) obliged C) demanded D) recommended

45 That young man still denies _______ the fire behind the store.

A) start B) to start C) having started D) to have started

46 _______ in a recent science competition, the three students were awarded

scholarships totaling $$21,000.

A) Judged the best B) Judging the best

C) To be judged the best D) Having judged the best

47 Without proper lessons, you could _______ a lot of bad habits when playing

the piano.

A) keep up B) pick up C) draw up D) catch up

48 Everything we eat and drink co

ntains some salt; we can meet the body’s

need for it from natural sources without turning _______ the salt bottle.

A) up B) to C) on D) over

49 He always did well at school _______ having to do part-time jobs every now

and then.

A) in spite of B) regardless of C) on account of D) to case of

50 _______ receiving financial support from family, community or the

government is allowed, it is never admired.

A) As B) Once C) Although D) Lest

51 All the key words in the article are printed in _______ type so as to attract

readers

’ attention.

A) dark B) dense C) black D) bold

52 The basic features of the communication process are identified in one

question: Who says _______ through what channel to whom?

A) how B) when C) what D) such

53 I didn’t _______ to

take a taxi but I had to as I was late.

A) assume B) suppose C) mean D) hope

54 The hours _______ the children spend in their one-way relationship with

television people undoubtedly affect their relationships with real- life people.

A) in which B) on which C) when D) that

55 I’d rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than _______ a room

with someone else.

A) share B) to share C) sharing D) to have shared

56 In Disneyland every year, some 800,000 plants are replaced because Disney

refused to

_______ signs asking his “guests” not to step on

them.

A) put down B) put out C) put up D) put off

57 _______ difficulties we may come across, we’ll help one another to

overcome them.

A) Wherever B) Whatever C) However D) Whenever

58 So many directors _______, the board meeting had to be put off.

A) were absent B) been absent C) had been absent D) being absent

59 On New Year’s Eve, New York City holds an outdoor _______ which attracts

a crowd of a million or more people.

A) incident B) event C) case D) affair

60 American football and baseball are becoming known to the British public

through televised _______ from the United States.

A) transfer B) deliveries C) transportation D) transmissions

61 He will surely finished the job on time _______ he’s

left to do it in his own

way.

A) in that B) so long as C) in case D) as far as

62 If this kind of fish becomes _______, future generations may never taste it

at all.

A) minimum B) short C) seldom D) scarce

63 The bank is reported in the local newspaper _______ in broad daylight

yesterday.

A) being robbed B) having been robbed C) to have been robbed D) robbed

64 Agriculture was a step in human progress _______ which subsequently there

was not anything comparable until our own machine age.

A) in B) for C) to D) from

65 The same factors push wages and prices u together, the one _______ the

other.

A) emphasizing B) reinforcing C) multiplying D) increasing

66 No one had told Smith about _______ a lecture the following day.

A) there being B) there be C) there would be D) there was

67 Operations which left patients _______ and in need of long periods of

recovery time now leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable.

A) exhausted B) abandoned C) injured D) deserted

68 I was halfway back to the cottage where my mother lived ___ Susan caught

up with me.

A) when B) while C) until D) though

69 _______ the temperature falling so rapidly, we couldn’t go on with th

e

experiment.

A) Since B) For C) As D) With

70 The bed has been _______ in the family. It was my great-

grandmother’s

originally.

A) handed out B) handed over C) handed down D) handed round

41. D 42. A 43. B 44. B 45. C 46. A 47. B 48. B 49. A 50. C

51. D 52. C 53. C 54. D 55. A 56. C 57. B 58. D 59. B 60. D

61. B 62. D 63. C 64. C 65. B 66. A 67. A 68. A 69. D 70. C

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41. If you want this painkiller, you’ll have to ask the doctor for a

______________.

A) transaction B) permit C) settlement D) prescription

42. The _____________ from childhood to adulthood is always a critical time

for everybody.

A) conversion B) transition C) turnover D) transformation

43. It is hard to tell whether we are going to have a boom in the economy or a

__________.

A) concession B) recession C) submission D) transmission

44. His use of color, light and form quickly departed from the conventional style

of his ________ as he developed his own technique.

A) descendants B) predecessors C) successors D) ancestors

45. Failure in a required subject may result in the ______________ of a

diploma.

A) refusal B) betrayal C) denial D) burial

46. To help students understand how we see, teachers often draw an

_____________ between an eye and a camera.

A) image B) analogy C) imitation D) axis

47. A 1994 World Bank report concluded that ______________ girls in school

was probably the single most effective anti-poverty policy in the developing

world today.

A) assigning B) admitting C) involving D) enrolling

48. The author of the report is well ______________ with the problems in the

hospital because he has been working there for many years.

A) acquainted B) informed C) accustomed D) known

49. When the farmers visited the city for the first time, they were

_________________ by its complicated traffic system.

A) evoked B) bewildered C) diverted D) undermined

50. If Japan ________________ its relation with that country it will have to find

another supplier of raw materials.

A) precludes B) terminates C) partitions D) expires

51. They were ________________ in their scientific research, not knowing

what happened just outside their lab.

A) submerged B) drowned C) immersed D) dipped

52. You should _______________ to one or more weekly magazines such as

Time or Newsweek.

A) ascribe B) order C) reclaim D) subscribe

53. The automatic doors in supermarkets ____________ the entry and exit of

customers with shopping carts.

A) furnish B) induce C) facilitate D) allocate

54. Each workday, the workers followed the same schedules and rarely

_________ from this routine.

A) deviated B) disconnected C) detached D) distorted

55. The little girl was ________________ by the death of her dog since her

affection for the pet had been real and deep.

A) grieved B) suppressed C) oppressed D) sustained

56. A visitor to a museum today would notice __________ changes in the way

museums are operated.

A) cognitive B) rigorous C) conspicuous D) exclusive

57. Most people tend to think they are so efficient at their job that they are __.

A) inaccessible B) irreversible C) immovable D) irreplaceable

58. Being impatient is ____ with being a good teacher.

A) intrinsic B) ingenious C) incompatible D) inherent

59. For a particular reason, eh wanted the information to be treated as __

A) assured B) reserved C) intimate D) confidential

60. Fortune-

tellers are good at making _____ statements such as “Your sorrows

will

change.”

A) philosophical B) ambiguous C) literal D) invalid

61. The tenant must be prepared to decorate the house __________ the terms

of the contract.

A) in the vicinity of B) in quest of C) in accordance with D) in collaboration with

62. The winners of the football championship ran off the field carrying the silver

cup ______.

A) turbulently B) tremendously C) triumphantly D) tentatively

63. He said that they had _________ been obliged to give up the scheme for

lack of support.

A) gravely B) regrettably C) forcibly D) graciously

64. The law on drinking and driving is ___________ stated.

A) extravagantly B) empirically C) exceptionally D) explicitly

65. Their claims to damages have not been convincingly __________.

A) refuted B) overwhelmed C) depressed D) intimidated

66. Please don’t _________ too much on the painful memories. Everything will

be all right.

A) hesitate B) linger C) retain D) dwell

67. The jobs of wildlife technicians and biologists seemed ______________ to

him, but one day he discovered their difference.

A) identical B) vertical C) parallel D) specific

68. Mary became ______________ homesick and critical of the United States,

so she fled from her home in west Bloomfield to her hometown in Austria.

A) completely B) sincerely C) absolutely D) increasingly

69. Despite almost universal ________ of the vital importance of women’s

literacy, education remains a dream for far too many women in far too many

countries of the world.

A) identification B) compliment C) confession D) acknowledgement

70. In today’s medical field, little agreement exists on the ______ for defining

mental illness.

A) legislation B) requirement C) criteria D) measures

41. D 42. B 43. B 44. B 45. C 46. B 47. D 48. A 49. B 50. B

51. C 52. D 53. C 54. A 55. A 56. C 57. D 58. C 59. D 60. B

61. C 62. C 63. B 64. D 65. A 66. D 67. A 68. D 69. D 70. C

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41. The lady in this strange tale very obviously suffers from a serious mental

illness. Her plot against a completely innocent old man is a clear sign of ______.

A) impulse B) insanity C) inspiration D) disposition

42. The Prime Minister was followed by five or six ______ when he got off the

plane.

A) laymen B) servants C) directors D) attendants

43. There is no doubt that the ______ of these goods to the others is easy to see.

A) prestige B) superiority C) priority D) publicity

44. All the guests were invited to attend the wedding ______ and had a very

good time.

A) feast B) congratulations C) festival D) recreation

45. The price of the coal will vary according to how far it has to be transported

and how expensive the freight ______ are.

A) payments B) charges C) funds D) prices

46. The manager gave her his ______ that her complaint would be investigated.

A) assurance B) assumption C) sanction D) insurance

47. Although the model looks good on the surface, it will not bear close ______.

A) temperament B) contamination C) scrutiny D) symmetry

48. We are doing this work in the ___ of reforms in the economic, social and

cultural spheres.

A) context B) contest C) pretext D) texture

49. While a full understanding of what causes the disease may be several years

away, ________ leading to a successful treatment could come much sooner.

A) a distinction B) a breakthrough C) an identification D) an interpretation

50. Doctors are often caught in a ________ because they have to decide

whether they should tell their patients the truth or not.

A) puzzle B) perplexity C) dilemma D) bewilderment

51. To ________ important dates in history, countries create special holidays.

A) commend B) memorize C) propagate D) commemorate

52. His successful negotiations with the Americans helped him to ________ his

position in the government.

A) contrive B) consolidate C) heave D) intensify

53. Please do not be ________ by his offensive remarks since he is merely

trying to attract attention.

A) distracted B) disregarded C) irritated D) intervened

54. Once you get to know your mistakes, you should ________ them as soon as

possible.

A) rectify B) reclaim C) refrain D) reckon

55. He wouldn’t answer the reporters’ questions, nor would he ________ for a

photograph.

A) summon B) highlight C) pose D) marshal

56. The club will ________ new members the first week in September.

A) enroll B) subscribe C) absorb D) register

57

. If you don’t ________ the children properly, Mr. Chiver, they’ll just run

riot.

A) mobilize B) warrant C) manipulate D) supervise

58. Already the class is ________ about who our new teacher will be.

A) foreseeing B) speculating C) fabricating D) contemplating

59. We should ________ our energy and youth to the development of our

country.

A) dedicate B) cater C) ascribe D) cling

60. Just because I’m ________ to him, my boss thinks he can order me around

without showing me any respect.

A) redundant B) trivial C) versatile D) subordinate

61. Many scientists remain ________ about the value of this research program.

A) sceptical B) stationary C) spacious D) specific

62. Depression is often cause by the ________ effects of stress and overwork.

A) total B) increased C) terrific D) cumulative

63. A human’s eyesight is not as ________ as that of an

eagle.

A) eccentric B) acute C) sensible D) sensitive

64. It is ________ that women should be paid less than men for doing the same

kind of work.

A) abrupt B) absurd C) adverse D) addictive

65. Shoes of this kind are ________ to slip on wet ground.

A) feasible B) appropriate C) apt D) fitting

66. We’ll be very careful and keep what you’ve told us strictly ________

.

A) rigorous B) confidential C) private D) mysterious

67. The members of Parliament were ________ that the government had not

consulted them.

A) impatient B) tolerant C) crude D) indignant

68. Some American colleges are state-supported, others are privately

________, and still others are supported by religious organizations.

A) ensured B) attributed C) authorized D) endowed

69. The prison guards were armed and ready to shoot if ________ in any way.

A) intervened B) incurred C) provoked D) poked

70. Many pure metals have little use because they are too soft, rust too easily,

or have some other ________.

A) drawbacks B) handicaps C) bruises D) blunders

41. B 42. D 43. B 44. A 45. B 46. A 47. C 48. A 49. B 50. C

51. D 52. B 53. C 54. A 55. C 56. A 57. D 58. B 59. A 60. D

61. A 62. D 63. B 64. B 65. C 66. B 67. D 68. D 69. C 70. A

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41. It was ______ that the restaurant discriminated against black customers.

A) addicted B) alleged C) assaulted D) ascribed

42. The medicine ______ his pain but did not cure his illness.

A) activated B) alleviated C) medicated D) deteriorated

43. He is the only person who can ______ in this case, because the other

witnesses were killed mysteriously.

A) testify B) charge C) accuse D) rectify

44. Professor Hawking is ______ as one of the world’s greatest living physicists.

A) dignified B) clarified C) acknowledged D) illustrated

45 The financial problem of this company is further ______ by the rise in

interest rates.

A) increased B) strengthened C) reinforced D) aggravated

46. We shall probably never be able to ______ the exact nature of these

sub- atomic particles.

A) assert B) impart C) ascertain D) notify