1. Many people lost their jobs during the business ________. 7 L+ m( {& |; ?. `! m
A) desperation B) decrease C) despair D) depression ( O S) H' S, a' w# o1 T
2. Whenever a big company ________a small one, the product almost always gets worse.
9 M7 \( y* s4 b, g1 z4 |' a. q5 R A) gets on with B) cuts down C) takes over D) puts up with
) f2 h. [& q1 t3 J- C* k 3. Mr. Smith was the only witness who said that the fire was ________.
% T+ }4 N0 L1 N5 R7 d b( h) H A) mature B) deliberate C) meaningful D) innocent & ?9 ~* t8 N' n" p# ?0 \ H
4. The beam that is ________ by a laser differs in several ways from the light that comes out of a flashlight. # z5 |9 u; V, f: b5 y, j
A) emitted B) transported C) motivated D) translated
5 m4 N' K5 o2 L/ @ b 5. Modern forms of transportation and communication have done much to ________ the isolation of life in Alaska.
* t3 |* t7 V$ \, ~ A) break through B) break down C) break into D) break out n# \. Q1 p9 `
6. We know through painful experience that freedom is never by the oppressor; it must be ________ by the oppressed.
) p9 [9 G) q* { A) demanded B) commanded C) required D) requested 0 Y) m) S/ s+ `" u2 n
7. Color and sex are not relevant ________ whether a person is suitable for the job.
* v% Q5 h9 }8 F) N/ n4 A7 ? A) on B) for C) to D) with
5 P6 w+ U) ~' @( C1 E7 ^ 8. ________ the enormous flow of food from the entire globe, these countries have for many years not felt any population pressure.
* O/ p1 M5 Z6 v4 D) U A) Thanks to B) By means of C) In line with D) With regard to . q6 c; D' \7 ?1 O
9. Research universities have to keep up with the latest computer and scientific hardware ________ price.
8 r+ i+ I& s! v' k A) on account of B) regardless of C) in addition to D) not to mention
4 y) d; Z w& x- k: n5 a7 j 10. Three university departments have been ________ $600,000 to develop good practice in teaching and learning. ) u3 H8 ?. m* R& L- u' K
A) promoted B) included C) secured D) awarded / m/ w% n. q5 |: l- X: l) V
11. The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the ________ in which people communicate across time and space. # L: y! i2 Y4 f
A) mood B) mission C) manner D) vision ! V' H& ^8 t: j1 ~. T
12. Mr. Jones holds strong views against video games and ________ the closing of all recreation facilities for
5 u; E1 m# Q5 y* h9 r! X such games. 3 E2 l0 ]% P) e- b1 T7 Z( F4 v
A) assists B) acknowledges C) advocates D) admits 6 D% {9 }5 [4 Z6 I0 [+ J* c
13. Workers in the fine arts ________ thoughts and feelings through their creative works.
z$ V2 b4 f8 J% g# L) ]/ Y A) transmit B) elaborate C) convey D) contribute # V2 q( U8 m" [
14. Finding a job can be __ and disappointing, and therefore it is important that you are prepared. " \' X) V7 M' W5 b* M5 o" N
A) exploiting B) frustrating C) profiting D) misleading L$ B# o- G6 S
15. It British government often says that furnishing children with ________ to the information superhighway is a top priority. 2 C. M" o: I7 { o; h
A) procedure B) protection C) allowance D) access
9 `4 t* t! }0 b% m u8 @' `1 w% l 16. Louis Herman, at the University of Hawaii, has ________ a series of new experiments in which some animals have learned to understand sentences. ' F; n) b- X/ y" G& V% H8 Q9 E
A) installed B) equipped C) devised D) formatted
% |# B2 ^$ B6 I! l 17. Researchers at the University of Illinois determined that the ________ of a father can help improve a child‘s grades.
. h$ z8 \1 @5 h y3 _- { A) involvement B) interaction C) association D) communication . `' W9 J4 t1 ?2 k
18. We can accept your order ________ payment is made in advance.
7 }4 R/ } A7 G5 E6 Y A) in the belief that B) in order that C) on the excuse that D) on condition that * i0 L6 i& a+ w7 x! ?" m; a
19. Many in the credit industry expect that credit cards will eventually ________ paper money for almost every purchase.
1 B8 {3 ^. y8 k# _, ~: t A) exchange B) reduce C) replace D) trade
9 x% _; g' s$ C1 @ 20. Any donation you can give will help us ________ the suffering and isolation of the homeless this New Year. ( F6 z! a' v: ?+ S7 \0 T# A
A) lift B) patch C) comfort D) ease ; [# L& G3 d6 t3 ?5 ^0 L" F
21. In India more than one hundred languages are spoken, ________ which only fourteen are recognized as official. # A: v$ T" |% P
A) of B) in C) with D) within
: h7 k% {. K& ?) L5 _ 22. Techniques for ________ sleep would involve learning to control both mind and body so that sleep can occur. : b1 q0 q' P6 ~. ^% W8 P
A) cultivating B) promoting C) pushing D) strengthening
' x, z' {' T! S$ O' G/ j8 G5 e- t @ 23. It is important to ___ between the rules of grammar and the conventions of written language. 2 M6 B+ _/ k" K0 B( ]+ O% s$ J
A) determine B) identify C) explore D) distinguish ! Z0 s2 P* x* F- f2 E; l
24. It is too early to say whether IBM‘s competitors will be able to ________ their products to the new hardware at an affordable cost. 7 s! c; p4 C {9 J! [8 H
A) adapt B) stick C) yield D) adopt
8 F- ^3 N9 i: \4 P5 v. M% r 25. This research has attracted wide coverage in the ________ and has featured on BBC television‘s Tomorrow’s World. % P) ^# [. l) H. e$ Z/ {/ t
A) data B) source C) message D) media
. [- a M! m. P' m' u 26. I had just posted the letter when I remembered that hadn‘t ________ the cheque.
; l9 S: ^# t* p( V& E A) imposed B) involved C) enclosed D) contained $ s% [% W6 u3 h, R5 V- o
27. She had a tense expression on her face, ________ she were expecting trouble. # I% r8 U! R0 F5 d/ g: v! d
A) even though B) as though C) even as D) now that / [3 T1 C+ x$ ^
28. They were ________ admission to the military exhibition because they were foreigners.
0 A( P v$ M, u- n e, r* G$ y4 p A) denied B) declined C) deprived D) rejected ! Q0 L, U( j: g- z
29. It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in ________.
! @4 P+ I4 T5 r% q# ]' r A) prospect B) print C) process D) press $ ^! H5 a& m( v2 `% x
30. Residents were cutting their lawns, washing their cars and otherwise ________ a pleasant, sunny day.
" ^. p. @- k# F3 i' ?: T Z. H( @ A) idling away B) taking away C) chasing away D) driving away + y2 Z3 d( Z" G
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