27. In Shanghai, city planners have made many places for green belts and garden ____.
A) places B) lots C) spaces D) strips
28. She walked slowly along the path, her skirt ____ in the mud. A) touching B) trailing C) tracking D) tracing
29. He thought he could talk Mr. Robinson ____ buying some expensive equipment.
A) to B) about C) into D) on
30. This boy is able to repeat from memory ____ 200 short poems. A) up to B) up till C) as D) as far
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Vocabulary Ex. (Unit III) (NHCE---Book 2)
1. Inquiries ____ the condition of the patients may be made personally or by telephone.
A) revealing B) concerning C) affecting D) following
2. The kitchen was small and ____ so that the disabled could reach everything without difficulty.
A) conventional B) compatible C) compact D) concise
3. The tomato juice left a brown ____ on the front of my jacket. A) track B) trace C) spot D) point
4. A parent may ____ his child to do his lessons by threatening to suspend his allowance.
A) compel B) promote C) exert D) impose
5. ____ of all the staff, I would like to wish you a happy retirement. A) In honor B) In place C) On behalf D) On account
6. We found a(n) ____ to the mystery.
A) track B) possibility C) indicator D) clue
7. Try to be ____ when you refuse her invitation, so as not to cause bad feeling.
A) generous B) diplomatic C) realistic D) fascinating
8. I think her ideas are right, but ____ I’m not completely sure. A) somehow B) somewhat C) somewhere D) sometime
9. Many patients insist on having watches with them in hospital, ____ they have no schedules to keep.
A) even though B) as if C) for D) since
10. The child’s cold, hungry, and tired, so of course he’s feeling ____. A) embarrassed B) miserable C) disappointed D) awkward
11. Although he is rich and famous, he lives in a ____ house in the village.
A) limited B) modest C) slight D) reserved
12. Some fish have a greater ____ for acid water than others.
A) persistence B) dependence C) resistance D) tolerance
13. The factory strike was settled when the union and management reached a ____ on the question of wages.
A) bargain B) harmony C) compromise D) comprehension
14. There is a ____ difference in meaning between the words surroundings and environment.
A) gentle B) subtle C) weak D) humble
15. We must look beyond ____ and assumptions and try to discover what is missing.
A) justifications B) illusions C) manifestations D) specifications
16. A family has ____ affection when each person likes the others and is liked by them.
A) respective B) joint C) corresponding D) mutual
17. This new printer is ____ with all leading software.
A) compatible B) competitive C) cooperative D) comparable
18. The best rooms in the hotel ____ the bay.
A) view B) regard C) overlook D) examine
19. When he tried to make a ____, he found that the hotel he wanted was completely filled because of a convention.
A) complaint B) claim C) reservation D) decision
20. There is no ____ that the new agricultural policy has been in any way disasters.
A) indication B) information C) exhibition D) demonstration
21. His sheltered childhood life had left him unprepared for the ____ realities of adult life.
A) strict B) harsh C) serious D) controversial
22. Don’t ____ to contact me if you need any more information. A) pause B) postpone C) hesitate D) frighten
23. The football match had to be ____ owing to the bad weather. A. cancelled B. advanced C. arranged D. held
24. She ____ from the report to support her point.
A) derived B) repeated C) sought D) quoted
25. He made a ____ to build a successful business on his own in this district.
A) disposal B) hint C) perspective D) resolve
26. The economic crises in that country have threatened the ____ of the government.
A) stability B) capability C) persistence D) permanence