[c] howl [D] groan
15. When I asked her about her examination result, she just ____, saying that she didn't know and didn't care. [A] waved [B] nodded [C] shook [D] shrugged
16. His ____ were forgiven by the employer, who was a generous and lenient person. [A] defenses [B] annoyance [C] offences [D] jealousy 17. The small countries joined together into a ____. [A] coalition [B] corporation [C] federation [D] company
18. The doctor in the hospital wore a ____ over his ordinary clothes. [A] garment [B] dress [C] cloth [D] gown
19. The newly published review on the book has ____ much controversy. [A] entailed [B] extracted [C] evoked [D] prompted 20. The sick child ____ a little, and then fell asleep. [A] complained [B] groped [C] moaned [D] murmured
21. ____ gradually caused the sliding box to slow down and stop. [A] Fraction [B] Fracture [C] Conflict [D] Friction
22. We should made laws to curb the ____ of our forests, which is a very bad conduct to harm our environment. [A] rap [B] rape
[C] smuggle [D] rash
23. Wearing plain clothes, the king____ with the people in the streets. [A] wove [B] associated [C] mingled [D] fused
24. We hope to ____ new life into our business, our working atmosphere is so dull these days. [A] project [B] inject [C] incorporate [D] insert
25. We are conducting a ____ to find out how many people are in favor of nuclear power. [A] poll [B] test [C] quiz [D] experiment
26. A man who doesn't like to talk about himself or to make his feelings known to others is called a ____ man. [A] reserved [B] tolerant [C] conservative [D] preserved
27. He reads so ____ that he knows almost everything about various fields of learning. [A] extensively [B] intensively [C] closely [D] exclusively
28. When a fire broke out in the gallery, at least twenty ____ paintings were destroyed, including two by Picasso.
[A] worthless [B] priceless [C] valueless [D] inexpensive
29. It ____ me that there might be some fault on my part. [A] struck [B] flashed [C] occurred [D] happened
30. I never see this picture without ____ my early days in the countryside.
[A] reminding of [B] being reminded of [C] reminding to [D] having been reminded
Unit 9
1. I was in the ____ of washing when she came to visit me and brought me a couple of books.
[A] amid [B] center [C] course [D] midst
2. The ____ death of the revolutionary, at his twenties, is a great loss to our party. [A] premature [B] forthcoming [C] advanced [D] hasty
3. He took the ____ by asking the first question to the visiting scholar at his lecture. [A] injection [B] rejection [C] orientation [D] initiative
4. She's very ____ --she spends all her money on clothes. [A] generous [B] extravagant [C] extreme [D] unreasonable
5. A ____ of interest in the matter came into her eyes but soon extinguished. [A] glitter [B] drizzle [C] dazzle [D] gleam
6. These who can ____ difficulties on their way to success may keep calm when they really appear. [A] anticipate [B] expect [C] promise [D] foresee
7. The constant ____ between the young couple finally caused divorce. [A] conflict [B] collapse [C] resistance [D] friction
8. We have several difficulties in foreign trade transactions. Now the excess of imports over exports became another ____.
[A] compliment [B] intricacy [C] complication [D] compensation
9. Mohammed is the ____ of the Muslims, who established his teachings, which formed the basis for Koran. [A] infant [B] genius [C] puppet [D] prophet
10. With no pictures at hand, the police artist made a ____ picture of the murderer. [A] composite [B] sophisticated [C] competitive [D] mechanical
11. What causes emotional problems for children of divorce is generally the events that ____ the break up. [A] prevailed [B] presided [C] proceeded [D] preceded
12. Found in all parts of the country, pines are the most ____ trees in this country. [A] ordinary [B] average [C] usual [D] common
13. Swarms of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough ____. [A] nuisance [B] disturbance [C] trouble [D] annoyance
14. The head office of the company has been ____ from HongKong to New York for the sake of business expansion.
[A] transported [B] transplanted [C] transferred [D] transmitted
15. You should make certain that everyone understands what is required and how to ____ the procedures. [A] impose [B] implement
[C] reinforce [D] rectify
16. ____ circumstances compelled him to close his business. Now he had to find other ways for a living. [A] Opposite [B] Adverse [C] Opposed [D] Favorable
17. He works as a ____ for this community, delivering letters and newspapers everyday. [A] messenger [B] passerby [C] preacher [D] burglar
18. Our new director is much younger than his ____, who is already 50 years old. [A] successor [B] precedent [C] predecessor [D] offspring
19. She is so ____ --she won't let anyone help her when she is in such a dilemma. [A] willful [B] abnormal [C] obstinate [D] ardent
20, The woman is in a sorry ____, unemployed and with no one to support her. [A] surrounding [B] environment [C] plight [D] embarrassment
21.They work long hours but do not earn enough to ensure a ____ living for themselves and their families. [A] reticent [B] decent [C] innocent [D] descent
22. There are few areas of our lives in which tools do not play an ____ part. [A] indispensable [B] independent [C] indistinguishable [D] indiscriminate
23. Britain's Channel Four television sent him to New York to do a ____ interview for its \programme.