23. In general, matters which lie entirely within the state boundaries are the ____ concern of the state government.
A) extensive B) excluding C) excessive D) exclusive
24. High interest rates ___ people from borrowing money from the bank. A) discourage B) dismiss C) disappoint D) disgust
25. I was always taught that it was ____ to interrupt. A) coarse B) rude C) rough D) crude
26. Occasionally we experience strong winds and storms the west, but the ____ winds are from the north-east.
A) existing B) prevailing C) particular D) special
27. Many people like white color as it is a ____ of purity. A) symbol B) sign C) signal D) symptom
28. Faced with all the difficulties, the girl ____ her mother for comfort. A) turned over B) turned from C) turned to D) turned up
29. She is a very ____ student. She’s always talking about traveling to outer space.
A) imaginary B) imaginative C) imaginable D) imagining
30. My grandpa gave me a watch, which is made of gold, ____ I keep to this day.
A) and thus B) and C) so D) and which
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Vocabulary Ex. (Unit VII) (NHCE---Book 2)
1. You cannot imagine how I feel ________ with my duties sometimes. A) overflowed B) overwhelmed C) overthrown D) overturned
2. Just in the middle of his speech, his head began to _____ & he fainted. A) turn B) rotate C) spin D) move
3. The men spent all day ________ water out of the flooded houses. A) absorbing B) sucking C) forcing D) pumping
4. The nation must follow its own policy and not be influenced by ________ events.
A) exterior B) extra C) inferior D) interior
5. Teams of oxen pulled the heavy wagons into the ___ of North America. A) exterior B) interior C) internal D) external
6. A good boss always ________ responsibility to his assistants. A) removes B) delegates C) refers D) leases
7. Allen placed too much ________ on sports and paid little attention to his studies.
A) concern B) interest C) hobby D) emphasis
8. The arguments are over now, and we hope no one will ________ them up again.
A) stir B) boil C) disturb D) interfere
9. Sport provides a(n) ________ for a teenager’s feelings of aggression or frustration.
A) exit B) exhaust C) outlet D) leak
10. I can ________ him to you for the job. He is a very good worker. A) recall B) promote C) suggest D) recommend
11. This organization is completely ________ any political parties.
A) relative to B) innocent of C) independent of D) characteristic of
12. The problems requiring immediate solution will be given ________ at the meeting.
A) priority B) urgency C) superiority D) emergency
13. The ________ for making application is tomorrow, so you’d better send in your form today.
A) date B) agenda C) terminal D) deadline
14. During the United States Civil War, many people in the South were forced to ________ their homes.
A) withdraw B) withstand C) flee D) fleet
15. Americans may have to ________ the number of privately owned cars and depend more on public transportation systems.
A) break down B) cut down C) get down D) drop down
16. Our taxi was caught in a traffic ______, so we were late for the show. A) knot B) block C) lock D) jam
17. Water evaporates (蒸发) into the air to make clouds. This same water then comes back to the earth as rain. Such a repetition is a form of water ________.
A) cycle B) course C) circle D) circuit
18. The ________ of the difficulty have not yet been fully realized. A) sizes B) scales C) measurements D) dimensions
19. These chemicals must be kept at a ________ temperature of 40°C. A) continuous B) consistent C) constant D) permanent
20. As a public figure, he knows well enough what he does will have ________ for society.
A) effects B) results C) influences D) consequences
21. The church refused to ________ the king’s second marriage. A) consent B) sanction C) credit D) speculate
22. Drinking alcohol is a real health ________ if carried to excess. A) hazard B) harm C) damage D) fatigue
23. The police set a ________ to catch the thieves.