C. destruction D. downfall
8. We all appreciate his acute perception of other people’s emotions. A. insight B. intention C. distinction D. understanding
9. In order to win the presidential election, the candidates vie with each other in recruiting a team of the brightest minds available. A.summoning B. congesting C. enrolling D. recollecting
10. The reproductive potential of aphids ( 蚜虫) unmatched in the insect world. A. unqualified B. unparalleled C. unrecognized D. underestimated
11. Opponents of our tax program argue that it discourages ______from trying new fields of business activity.
A. geologists B. sportsmen C. mediators D. entrepreneurs
12. The headmaster had been trying for years to_____ money for a new science laboratory.
A. Increase B. contribute C. raise D. collect
13. I am afraid the old man won’t live much longer; he seems to have________ the struggle.
A. given in B. given up
C. given off D. given away
14. The Spanish pianist who has been praised very highly___ to be a great disappointment.
A. turned up B. turned in C. turned down D. turned out
15. Because the_____ of such writing is important, we expect the familiar essayist to work by instruction, to be subtle instead of obvious. A. note B. tune C. rhythm D. tone
16. After the concert, the clean-up crew found the campus_____ with candy wrappers, bottles and cans.
A. scrubbed B. scattered C. littered D. dispersed
17. She tried to______ all the money she spent when she was studying abroad. A. get hold of B. catch on to C. bring forward to D. keep track of
18. Man’s understanding and his mastering of matter and energy______ his claim to superiority, provide him with the basis for enriching and deepening human experience. A. designate B. justify C. deserve D. illustrate
19. Some of the most important concepts in physics_____ their success to these mathematical systems.
A. owe B. oblige C. contribute D. attribute
20. There was a great deal of______ about the cabinet shakeup. A. speculation B. prosecution C. detection D. publication Unit 12
1. The club's code of dress requires men to wear ties at dinner. A. signal
B. letter C. number
D. Rule
2. He is exempt from military service because of his poor eyesight. A. protected by C. provided for
B. freed from D. ruled in
3. This commercial statute of fair competition is often broken. A. status
B. statue D. register
C. regulation
4. The Roman Empire rapidly waned in power in the 5th century. A. lost
B. grew D. seized
C. developed
5. The incessant noise whistles kept me awake all night. A. incentive C. Repetitious
B. never stopping D. rampant
6. The passengers on the disabled ship were in great peril.
A. fear C. danger
B. despair
D. inconvenience
7. The President's enemies are spreading rumors to undermine his authority. A. prevent C. wipe out
B. prevail D. weaken
8. Your compliance with his request pleased your father. A. refusal C. connection
B. cooperation D. obedience
9. He told us an amusing anecdote of the President's childhood. A. a short story C. legend
B. rumor D. hearsay
10. The director of this play has took liberties with Shakespeare's writing. A. thought little of
B. learned by heart
C. thought no end of D. changed ...freely 11. You needn’t ask him to come; he’ll come _____. A. in no time
B. subsequently
D. instead
C. as a matter of course
12. The baby seems content, he must have ____ his new nursemaid. A. taken to C. taken from
B. taken after D. taken in
13. Modern industry _____ opportunities for young men with imagination. A. provides B. has C. leaves
D. abounds in
14. The little boy _____ his father by begging over and over to go to the zoo. A. plagued B. teased C. worried D. hurt
15. Don’t try to _____ of doing that difficult job because it is a good chance to chasten you. A. delay
B. duck out C. scorn
D. deprive
16. He received a _____ hospital. A. mortal
B. moral
wound soon after the battle began, and died two days later in a
C. curative D. slight
17. Measles is a(n) _____ disease. Whenever it occurs, children should be kept from going to public places.
A. serious B. infectious C. chronic D. acute
18. The children _____ the forest because they did not want to go through it. A. skirted
B. were afraid of D. took a devious route
C. disliked
19. Shelley may not have lived a blameless life, but that does not _____ his achievement as a poet. A. add to
B. take from D. support
C. contribute to
20. All questions about the future of mankind will be ______ unless we take measures to protect the natural environment on the earth. A. disquieting C. troubled
B. satisfied D. anxious