C) starting point D) site
+5.The latest census is encouraging. A) count B) statement C) agreement D) estimate
+6.Academic records from other institutions often become part of a university's official file and can neither be returned to a student nor duplicated.
A) borrowed B) purchased C) copied D) rewritten
7.While serving in the Senate in the early 1970's,Barbara Jordan supported legislation to ban discrimination and to deal with environmental problems.
A) list B) forbid C) handle D) investigate *8.Gambling is lawful in Nevada. A) legal B) irresistible C) enjoyable D)profitable *9.They always mock me because I am ugly. A) smile at B) look down on C) belittle D) laugh at *10.These are our motives for doing it. A) reasons B) arguments C) targets D) stimuli
+11.It was a question of making sure that certain needs were addressed,notably in the pensions area.
A) noticeably B) remarkably C) particularly D)significantly *12.His new girlfriend had omitted to tell him that she was married. A) forgotten B) failed C) deleted D)left out +13.Many of their ideas are being incorporated into orthodox medical treatment, A) acceptable B) conservative C) western D)conventional 14.Charges for local telephone calls are outrageous. A) unheard of B) unacceptable C) unbelievable D) ridiculous 15.Guests were scared when the bomb exploded. A) frightened B) killed C) endangered D)rescued
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+1.Philip Roth was hailed as a major new author in 1960,
A) published B) challenged C) acclaimed D) guided 2.He was one of the principal organizers of the association.
A) planners B) employees C) actors D) recipients *3.It is postulated that population trends have an effect on economic fluctuations. A) challenged B) assumed C) deducted D) decreed
+4.This kind of animals are on the verge of extinction,because so many are being killed for their fur.
A) drying up B) dying om C) being exported D) being transplanted +5.The train came to an abrupt stop,making us wonder where we were. A) slow B) noisy C) sudden D) jumpy
+6.During the Second World War,all important resources in the U.S. were allocated by the federal government.
A)nationalized B) commandeered C) taxed D) distributed
*7.The little boy was so fascinated by the mighty river that he would spend hours sitting on its bank and gazing at the passing boats and rafts.
A) very strong B) very long C)very great D)very fast
8.The stories of Sarah Orne Jewett are considered by many to be more authentically regional than those of Bret Harte.
A) elegantly B) genuinely C) intentionally D) thoroughly
*9.The number of the United States citizens who are eligible to vote continues to increase. A) encouraged B) enforced C) expected D) entided
10.Formulated in 1823,the Monroe Doctrine asserted that the Americas were no longer open to European colonization.
A) stated firmly B) argued light-mindedly C) thought seriously D) announced regrettably 11.Smoking is not permitted in the office,
A) probable B) possible C) admitted D)allowed 12.The chairman proposed that we should stop the meeting. A) stated B) declared C) suggested D)announced 13.I feel regret about what's happened. A) sorry B) disappainted C) shameful D)disheartened
14.She has proved that she can be relied on in a crisis. A) lived on B) depended on C) lived off D)believed in 15.John removed his overcoat. A) took away B) left aside C) took off D)washed off
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1.Although originally a German innovation,kindergarten got its real start in the United States as a movement to provide an improved learning environment for children. A) an easy B) a playful C) an open D) a better
2.There is always excitement at the Olympic Games when an athlete breaks a previous record of performance.
A) beats B) matches C) maintains D) announces
3. The attack on Fort Sumter near Charleston provoked a sharp response from the North,which led to the American Civil War.
A) demanded B) elicited C) extracted D) defied
*4.Illinois has produced writers such as Carl Sandburg,gangsters such as Al Capone,and architects such as Louis Sullivan.
A) violent criminals B) politicians C) musicians D) industrialists
5.The towers of a suspension bridge serve as a rigid framework to which the cables are attached. A) boundary B) skeleton C) enclosure D) material
*6.The use of the chemical may present a certain hazard to the laboratory workers. A) protection B) indication C) immunity D) danger *7.Many economists have given in to the fatal lure of mathematics. A) error B) function . C) attraction D) miracle .
*8.The development of the transistor and integrated circuits revolutionized the electronics industry by allowing components to be packaged more densely. A) compactly B) inexpensively C) quickly D) carefully
9.The leading astronomers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were fascinated by comets. A) intrigued B) infected C) inconvenienced D) inclined
+10.In their productions,choreographers of modern dance have introduced humor,protested social injustice,and probed psychological problems. A) solved B) explored C) involved D).disputed 11.They agreed to settle the dispute by peaceful means. A) solve B) determine C) untie D) complete +12.The children trembled with fear when they saw the policeman. A) wept B) cried C) ran D)shook 13.We were shocked to find that Mary didn't know her guest's name. A) frustrated B) disturbed C) relieved D) surprised +14.We have got to abide by the rules. A) stick to B) persistin C) safeguard D) apply +15.The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east. A) extends B) stretches C) broadens D) traverses
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+1.It was hard to say why the man deserved such shabby treatment. A) unforgettable B) unbelievable C) unfair D) unthinkable 2.The curious look from the strangers around her made her feel uneasy.
A) difficult B) worried C).anxious D) unhappy 3.It is said that the houses along this street will soon be demolished. A) pulled down B) rebuilt C) renovated D) whitewashed 4.The advertising company was surprised by the adverse public reaction to the poster. A) delayed B) quick . C) positive D)unfavorable 5.He began his talk by giving a concise definition of post-modernism.
A) long and detailed B) short and clear C) comprehensive . D) professional 6.The staff of the company are always courteous and helpful.
A) efficient B) respectable C) well-informed D) respectful
7.The new job will provide you with invaluable experience. A) simply useless B) really practical C) very little D) extremely useful 8.The whole idea to build a deluxe hotel here sounds insane to me. A) reasonable B) sensible C) crazy D) unbelievable 9.In his two-hour-long lecture he made an exhaustive analysis of the issue. A) extremely thorough B) long and boring C) superficial D) unconvincing
+10.We all think that the new device he has proposed is ingeruous. A) effective B) clever C) implausible D) original *11.Reading the job ad,he wondered whether he was eligible- to apply for it. A) competitive B) diligent C) qualified D) competent +12.He impressed all his colleagues as a vigorous man in. the prime of his career. A) hot-tempered B) healthy C) friendly . D) patient
13.Not all member states abided by the principle they had agreed on previously. A) adhered to . B) abandoned C) applied D) adopted; 14.Examination papers of the class were marked without bias. A) immediately B) correctly . C) fairly D) carefully 15.The construction of the railway is said to have been terminated. A) resumed B) put an end to C) suspended D) re-scheduled