[A] Virtually [B] Seemingly [C] Decisively [D] Likely
14. The whole nation was in the great impact of the earthquake and the ____ confusion. [A] consequent [B] related [C] consumptive [D] conspicuous
15. The pupil was ____ for stealing and cheating in exams several times. [A] deleted [B] canceled [C] ousted [D] expelled
16. Economics and politics are best studied together as the two subjects ____. [A] overlap [B] slash [C] flap [D] slap
17. Though the model worker is already very old, his rich experience is not to be ____. [A] denounced [B] discounted [C] discerned [D] deducted
18. The memory of the accident often ____ to me and makes me upset. [A] attributes [B] occurs [C] reclaims [D] recurs
19. The conviction was not made after the trial and was postponed to the next session for the ____ were divided in opinion.
[A] committee [B] judges [C] judgements [D] jury
20. Records indicate that tortoise can live longer than any other animal with a ____, which forms the axis of skeleton.
[A] skull [B] spine [C] spin [D] ankle
21. The cupboard door is ____ on the right, so it opens on the left. [A] tied [B] hinged [C] depended [D] fastened
22. There need not any introduction. We're already ____ with each other. [A] known [B] acquainted [C] heard [D] met
23. The poor child suffered from malnutrition because he was always eating those ____ food. [A] trash [B] junk [C] litter [D] rubbish
24. I don't think she is cold-blooded; her tears ____ her grief. [A] testified [B] judged [C] accused [D] tolerated
25. The police came and ____ the noisy youths from the cafe room. [A] drove [B] ejected [C] abandoned [D] eliminated
26. ____ of them knew about the plan because it was secret. [A] Some [B] Any [C] No one [D] None
27. There is very ____ hope that he will survive the car accident. [A] few [B] a few [C] much [D] little
28. I have two brothers.One is a scientist; ____ is an artist. [A] another [B] the other [C] others [D] the others
29. On Sundays,they often go to ____ to hear music. [A] a church [B] the church [C] church [D] some churches 30. Do you have ____ coffee left? [A] some [B] any [C] any of [D] a lot
Unit 4
1. He is a(n) ____ and well-behaved child, but his parents worry about him for he talks too little.
[A] obedient [B] transient [C] conscious [D] passionate
2. He becomes more and more arrogant and his imperative accent ____ me completely. [A] confuses [B] dispels [C] compels [D] repels
3. These days I was always dreaming a(n) ____ dream in which I was chased by a horrible demon. [A] enthusiastic [B] fancy [C] optimistic [D] fantastic
4. The villagers all signed a ____ asking for a hospital to be built. [A] bill [B] vote [C] petition [D] treaty
5. Many traditional Chinese believe that high forehead is ____ of great mental power. [A] objective [B] indicative [C] directive [D] decisive
6. For years Blair family ____ the hope of a trip abroad, and it was not realized until recently when they came to China.
[A] nourished [B] nurtured [C] prospered [D] maintained
7. Their marriage came to an end because they were simply not ____ with each other. [A] comparable [B] identical [C] compatible [D] conspicuous
8. There are many outstanding musicians at that time, but he is no doubt the ____ one of his day. [A] notorious [B] former [C] fundamental [D] foremost
9. Large price increases could ____ demands for even larger wage increases. [A] triple [B] trigger [C] attribute to [D] inject
10. Though you are not well-paid now, it is a job and will bring you great profit in the long run. [A] promising [B] predictable [C] encouraging [D] inspiring
11. In this factory the machines are not regulated ____ but are jointly controlled by a central computer system. [A] independently [B] individually [C] irrespectively [D] irregularly
12. Every chemical change either results from energy being used to produce the change, or causes energy to be ____ in some form.
[A] given off [B] put out [C] set off [D] used up
13. If businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be motivated to work hard, with the result that incomes from taxation might actually ____. [A] shrink [B] delay [C] disperse [D] sink
14. American companies are evolving from mass-production manufacturing to ____ enterprises. [A] moveable [B] changing [C] flexible [D] varying
15. If you know what the trouble is, why don't you help them to ____ the situation? [A] simplify [B] modify [C] verify [D] rectify
16. I cannot believe she is leaving the company--I thought she was a permanent ____. [A] fitting [B] fixture [C] appliance [D] attachment
17. The newspaper said yesterday two trains ____ and led to more than 200 casualties. [A] smashed [B] crushed [C] collapsed [D] collided
18. The ____ may laugh at his music, but we know better. [A] municipality [B] multitude [C] attitude [D] altitude
19. We must respect others' ____ and should not always pry into others' personal affairs. [A] isolation [B] attachment [C] intimacy [D] privacy
20. The two companies are working in ____ with each other to make their products more competitive in the market.
[A] coincidence [B] corporation [C] ministration [D] collaboration
21. These causes produced the great change in the country that modernized the ____ of higher education from the mid-1860's to the mid-1880's.
[A] branch [B] category