Part III Vocabulary 41. A word processor is much better than a typewriter in that it enables you to enter and _______your text more easily
% o) v$ v4 V& Z" ~ A) register B) edit6 d! p& S5 c, v& M: N
C) propose D) discharge
3 X) W- \* Y; a( {+ F6 Z 42. We don't know why so many people in that region like to wear dresses of such ______colors0 F9 q" h# M* @# {# y3 ^% ?; `4 w
A) low B) humble
; }3 Q/ B8 Z" W3 h6 T C) mild D) dull) T0 k! ~7 i0 {$ S$ b$ X
43. The news has just ______ that the president is going to visit China next month
1 \. p ~7 D$ d$ b/ {/ @0 y& ] A) come down B) come up5 I% M/ `/ }, ^
C) come out D) come about
/ ]2 B" t2 E, u" K6 c 44. The ______ that exists among nations could certainly be lessened if misunderstanding and mistrust were removed
- G% A7 H4 W4 i( k0 a4 I& w A) tension B) strain6 H- Y+ Y+ w$ G4 g
C) stress D) intensity
1 p$ T. f& ~& Y8 Q 45. The other day, Mum and I went to St. James's Hospital, and they did lots and lots of tests on me, most of them _____ and frightening.6 r$ {+ V' G3 \# I+ C* o
A) cheerful B) horrible1 l9 q9 Y1 Y( a% B( I8 |$ `* V1 _: A
C) hostile D) friendly1 P8 s! c9 x; r/ W% Y
46. In the Mediterranean seaweed is so abundant and so easily harvested that it is never of great _____
9 t# S. N) i4 K: @ A) fare B) payment& W$ K8 m" i1 k$ t! R2 W
C) worth D) expense' x4 L. U' D8 f0 O; B6 D5 ]
47. The writer was so ______ in her work that she didn't notice him enter the room* B# c* ?9 O8 H' E- @- |
A) absorbed B) abandoned7 Z. [# [( `- a: H' X+ Y/ W( `' k
C) focused D) centered
; Y- X5 |. d( j! j+ M3 t* n 48. Actually , information technology can ______ the gap between the poor and the rich .
7 G r8 @6 u' o% E# U& G& K+ z7 n A) link B) break
+ r2 M% o6 L" f! ?2 L C) ally D) bridge' a% v. o5 H Q9 n* \
49. Some research workers completely ______ all those facts as though they never existed .
* F( G3 a2 B' k5 z+ d A) ignore B) leave3 Q/ T) a! a7 k# {* U
C) refuse D) miss
/ E, H5 u9 E. h 50. Computer power now allows automatic searches of fingerprint files to match a print at a crime ______.; }9 j5 p- s% U, h+ l1 z/ r, r: s
A) stage B) scene
, M0 n$ F7 S o0 } C) location D) occasion& D6 N, B9 _1 G0 M* { s
51. The most basic reason why dialects should be preserved is that language helps to ______ a culture
- d) V. ?0 V0 ?/ K2 c A) retain B) relate' p) p9 G: `, [9 X) {8 l+ `6 n7 X
C) remark D) review5 {3 ? c' E- p- A7 r' x
52. Companies are struggling to find the right _______between supply and demand, but it is no easy task
$ u% |: z& A, p; C3 o7 |, l* q A) equation B) formula
0 M% `1 q" `2 Y) D* G C) balance D) pattern
# ]' _/ F7 u9 F$ N$ D2 _ 53. Mass advertising helped to _______ the emphasis from the production of goods to their consumption
! E! y/ W/ B. f1 R A) vary B) shift' u* G( e5 f. a
C) lay D) moderate6 R1 {& z( T; ]+ a+ z: Q8 S3 J
54. Because of his excellent administration, people lived in peace and _____ and all previously neglected matters were taken care of .
, ~6 O: j. Z9 j' T A) conviction B) contest
( L% X& _" {( k C) consent D) content- f+ g6 n8 A# V: ^
55. I know you've got a smooth tongue , so don't talk me ______ buying it1 u* ~( x, Q! g& ^
A) away B) down, p9 T$ g+ t- H$ g
C) out D) into
4 Q. l) g1 S! c9 g) J, i: k' ^4 z 56. Showing some sense of humor can be a(n) _______ way to deal with some stressful situation
# N+ I$ Z7 v; j3 s/ ]3 c A) effective B) efficient
0 S7 e) e$ V$ s' ^ C) favorable D) favorite
; e% H, p% ?, _4 o# L) K1 w 57. The situation described in the report ______ terrible, but it may not happen# d) W' x( x- g/ R
A) inclines B) maintains, l6 B4 G$ p5 r( R! f
C) sounds D) remains/ r! j r" b4 p$ ~8 ^0 v
58. The company is trying every means to ______ the wholesale price of its products
( `5 w. a) O3 z& h6 T A) pull down B) put down5 J8 \! p1 ?. }6 [8 p
C) set down D) bring down |