7. Being suppressed under the rule of the colonial government for many years, the people ____ for independence.
[A] thirst [B] thrust [C] thrive [D] thrill
8. Our football team is ____ with one from the next town for the championship. [A] confronting [B] contending [C] converging [D] contriving
9. The liquid ____ when somebody dropped a match in it accidentally. [A] flashed [B] glowed [C] glimmered [D] ignited
10. Our problems seem ____ when compared to those of people who never get enough to eat. [A] petty [B] scant [C] lean [D] fragile
11. Every weekend when I came back from school, Mother prepared meals ____ enough for a Sahara-bound camel and made me eat them up.
[A] adequate [B] delicious [C] proficient [D] substantial
12. A third function of intuition is to ____ isolated bits of data and practice into an interesting picture, often in an \
[A] synthesize [B] acknowledge [C] separate [D] illustrate
13. If profit and money are your first ____, and commitment to people your least concern, you have failed education.
[A] potentiality [B] priority [C] superiority [D] responsibility
14. The TV announcer apologized for the breakdown and said that normal service would be ____ as soon as possible.
[A] reserved [B] recited [C] resumed [D] reclaimed
15. The ship Titanic had been given the extra name of \ [A] manufacture [B] production [C] erection [D] construction
16. Japan has ____ its steps toward putting into effect an international treaty banning chemical weapons. [A] hurried [B] bustled [C] accelerated [D] rushed
17. Developing countries should adopt labour-intensive technologies to ____ their comparative advantage of abundant labour.
[A] use [B] exploit [C] employ [D] explore
18. The tests show the earlier in life a person hears a sound the longer it is _______. [A] retained [B] preserved [C] remained [D] reserved
19. The researchers test college students ____ to foreign speech before their second birthday but not since. [A] disclosed [B] exposed [C] exhibited [D] revealed
20. The government has provided the capital library with heavy ____ to keep it one of the largest in the world. [A] subscriptions [B] tips [C] subsidies [D] bonuses
21. Birds play a large part in plant reproduction by ____ seeds across large areas. [A] dispersing [B] disseminating
[C] dispatching [D] dispensing
22. The inscription on the tombstone had been ____ by the weather and could scarcely be read. [A] worn out [B] worn down [C] worn off [D] worn away
23. By the end of the day, the flood water which had covered most of the town had ____. [A] receded [B] retired [C] replaced [D] retreated
24. I need to move to a larger apartment. Do you know of any ____ ones in this neighborhood? [A] vacant [B] bare [C] blank [D] empty
25. He was ____ from the competition because he had not complied with the rules. [A] banished [B] excused [C] disqualified [D] forbidden
26. In British history books Richard III is usually ____ as a wicked man. [A] portrayed [B] drew [C] explained [D] illuminated
27. The special workshop was ____ over by a famous scientist. [A] governed [B] administered [C] presided [D] directed
28. Grandmother has been getting more ____ lately, we have to look after her in turn. [A] vulnerable [B] tough [C] limp [D] feeble
29. There was a ____ of only ten centimetres between the two walls. [A] gulf [B] space
[C] clearance [D] area
30. Although he failed in the maths test, it was wrong to ____ at his efforts. [A] fake [B] mock [C] scorn [D] ridicule
Unit 8
1. After a close physical examination, the doctor finally ____ that the man was mad.
[A] certified [B] secured [C] declared [D] confined
2. This oil is ____ from the seeds of several valuable plants, so it is very nourishing. [A] restored [B] refined [C] manufactured [D] extracted
3. When I came into the factory, I saw workers ____ Skillfully the controls of the machines. [A] manifesting [B] manipulating [C] managing [D] ministering
4. It gave me a ____ to know I had passed the examination. [A] thrill [B] thorn [C] thirst [D] sting
5. Kate's ____ arrived every night to take her out for the evening. [A] participant [B] escort [C] colleague [D] delegation
6. The discussion was so prolonged and exhausting that ____ the speakers stopped for refreshments. [A] at large [B] at intervals [C] at ease [D] at random
7. When travelling, you are advised to take travellers, checks, which provide a secure ____ to carrying your money in cash.
[A] substitute [B] selection [C] preference [D] alternative
8. I never trusted him because I always thought of him as such a ____ character. [A] gracious [B] suspicious [C] unique [D] particular
9. Changing from solid to liquid, water takes in heat from all substances near it, and this ____ produces artificial cold surrounding it.
[A] absorption [B] transition [C] consumption [D] interaction
10. I didn't say anything like that at all. You are purposely ____ my ideas to prove your point. [A] revising [B] contradicting [C] distorting [D] distracting
11. They failed in their attempt to promote this new product for the ____ of the plan. [A] efficiency [B] deficiency [C] lack [D] defiance
12. Don't worry about him. He is ____ enough not to make such a silly mistake. [A] passionate [B] shrewd [C] proficient [D] initiative
13. The young doctor ____ the difficult operation of kidney transplant. [A] reflected [B] conspired [C] represented [D] contemplated
14. The fat woman felt embarrassed when the chair gave a ____ when she sat down on it. [A] moan [B] wail