25. We were pleased to note that the early morning delivery didn’t ____ to the traffic jam of the busy city.
A) aid B) amount C) add D) attribute
26. The system was redesigned to embrace the network and eventually ____ it in a profitable direction.
A) adapt B) control C) install D) steer
27. When I ____ my senses, I found myself wrapped up in bed in my little room, with Grandma bending over me.
A) woke up B) took to C) picked up D) came to
28. He took the eight o’clock non-stop ____ from Paris to New York. A) trip B) flight C) journey D) voyage
29. At first, the ____ of color pictures over a long distance seemed impossible, but, with painstaking efforts and at great expense, it became a reality.
A) transaction B) transmission
C) transformation D) transition
30. He ____ to climb the steep cliff but after only a few minutes decided
it would be too dangerous.
A) risked B) dared C) attempted D) practiced
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Vocabulary Ex. (Unit VI) (NHCE---Book 2)
1. The lady dressed in the latest Paris fashion is ____ in her appearance but rude in her speech.
A) elaborate B) excessive C) elegant D) exaggerated
2. In production cheaper materials are being ____ for the better, more expensive kind.
A) discarded B) replaced C) converted D) substituted
3. These small white houses are ____ of the Greek islands.
A) peculiar B) special C) characteristic D) exclusive
4. The observer’s statement about the accident was very _____; we know almost everything about it now.
A) specific B) especial C) exceptional D) special
5. Some years ago the city became divided into two separate cities. The
former is now the center of trade and finance, and the ____ seat of government.
A) last B) latter C) later D) late
6. Fluency in three languages ____ her for work in the European Parliament.
A) qualifies B) enables C) credits D) deserves
7. Mr. Bloom is not ____ now, but he will be famous someday. A) significant B) dominant C) magnificent D) prominent
8. I’m pleased to have made your ____.
A) acquaintance B) acknowledgement C) friend D) familiarity
9. The man in the corner ____ to having told a lie to the manager of the company.
A) declined B) refused C) admitted D) confessed
10. The old woman’s next-door neighbor is very ____ of her: when she is sick in bed, he always takes care of her.
A) cautious B) thoughtful C) concerned D) careful
11. Three university departments have been ____ $600,000 to develop good practice in teaching and learning.
A) promoted B) secured C) included D) awarded
12. You are too emotionally involved in that situation to be ____ about it. A) reliable B) sympathetic C) relevant D) objective
13. He sank into ____ after his business failed.
A) destruction B) despair C) shortage D) chaos
14. The _____ stuck on the envelope says “By Air”. A) diagram B) signal C) label D) mark
15. Workers in the fine arts ____ thoughts and feelings through their creative works.
A) convey B) transmit C) elaborate D) contribute
16. No fault is attached ____ the bus driver for the terrible accident at the railway crossing.
A) for B) to C) with D) in
17. It’s just _____ ten minutes past eleven now. Let’s hurry up, or we will
miss the train.
A) come round B) come out C) come up with D) come up to
18. The tourist is prevented from entering a country if he does not have a(n) ____ passport.
A) operative B) valid C) efficient D) effective
19. ____ their differences, the couple were developing an obvious and genuine affection for each other.
A) But for B) For all C) Above all D) Except for
20. This summer is so cool that we can _____ do without air-conditioner. A) specifically B) vitally C) virtually D) identically
21. The house was ____ from the road by a small wood.
A) located B) constructed C) concealed D) emerged
22. Please don’t think he likes living on others. No people would like to live on ____.
A) charity B) grant C) sympathy D) pension