1. Britain ahs the highest ____ of road traffic in the world—over 60 cars for every mile of road.
% E- _- A4 _8 [' l4 V A) popularity B) density C) intensity D) prosperity ' [, P6 s/ O7 e/ R- N$ Z
2. How is it ________ your roommate‘s request and yours are identical
; T$ e) N) { A( e8 O" _ A) if B) so C) what D) that " Y& k4 l+ L+ v# P- e% h
3. In my opinion, he‘s ________ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.
3 N& v# H0 d9 Z" C& O: V A) in all B) at best C) for all D) by far
1 `$ L9 E7 H) v" g& ~ 4. He didn‘t have time to read the report word for word: he just ________ it.
* W* H# ^; z8 ~$ S: S A) skimmed B) observed C) overlooked D) glanced
& c- \' L8 ^% d$ W5 C 5. The leader of the expedition ________ everyone to follow his example.
; o9 G6 ~: V7 g% E A) promoted B) reinforced C) sparked D) inspired
8 m# p e# ]/ ^1 p( ?) x 6. The ________ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly between researchers and teachers.
1 {% z- a; q3 L$ X2 D3 l2 E8 l A) intensive B) concise C) joint D) overall
+ F6 @* l* ]* R3 Y6 _. y- k( f 7. Their products are frequently overpriced and ________ in quality.
' \6 I7 p H6 d$ x6 Z/ ] A) influential B) inferior C) superior D) subordinate * ]- Q, l5 Q2 M5 j& W+ K
8. The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that ________ lot.
1 e; X P- G, ]# q! L A) valid B) vacant C) vain D) vague
# s! l3 U( ~* o2 l1 f4 s5 D 9. These people once had fame and fortune; now ________ is left to them is utter poverty.
- ?2 h( j. t2 B" g A) all that B) all what C) all which D) that all 9 p5 S8 k* Q( T) s) Y) |
10. To our ________, Geoffrey‘s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared. / @) c% E8 R& J0 K4 a
A) anxiety B) relief C) view D) judgment # h3 T; c$ Y1 z! O$ e
11. Many people like white color as it is a ________ of purity.
( [4 M; k% _ N8 E A) symbol B) sign C) signal D) symptom 4 ], K6 |4 ?* F$ F; c; L- ~
12. This research has attracted wide ________ coverage and has featured on BBC television‘s Tomorrow’s World. : L/ k9 `1 q1 h6 z
A) message B) information C) media D) data 0 i: c" ]9 c5 i) H2 u2 l$ t* m. M
13. I would never have ________ a court of law if I hadn‘t been so desperate.
2 ?: z" T0 a8 T* I n4 ]! c A) sought for B) accounted for C) turned up D) resorted to
3 E% `+ X; r7 t1 h 14. The energy ________ by the chain reaction is transformed into heat.
$ k8 l. W" `' J4 w% L1 K1 T, ` A) transferred B) released C) delivered D) conveyed 9 Z) ^* _+ w7 ?" z% z; P" ^$ T7 M
15. During the process, great care has to be taken to protect the ________ silk from damage.
# B5 s: `. D7 h, t1 v; P1 b A) sensitive B) tender C) delicate D) sensible . A5 h, T, @% ~5 c6 |! R6 O& }
16. Though _____ in a big city, Peter always prefers to paint the primitive scenes of country life.
! {! i5 d+ b% o9 p# x) _7 } A) grown B) raised C) tended D) cultivated u9 s6 `/ w% W* J9 m8 t
17. If people feel hopeless, they don‘t bother to ________ the skills they need to succeed. ; C# J* j3 U$ i$ t: o" w
A) adopt B) acquire C) accumulate D) assemble # `# q+ E; l9 k1 M0 h5 v9 ~7 u
18. The shop assistant was dismissed as she was ________ of cheating customers.
' s. y5 z1 u5 }, n. g' d! F A) accused B) charged C) scolded D) cursed
; D/ K+ A1 S, o5 Q/ G6 ~ 19. All her energies are ________ upon her children and she seems to have little time for anything else. ' `; |! n, Z" ~( t/ `3 e2 s% B9 T7 x
A) guided B) aimed C) directed D) focused
3 Z4 }* ~/ K. Q, a; Q% w, ] 20. Everyone should be _____ to a decent standard of living and an opportunity to be educated. ) p; a" K d: @& @. N
A) attributed B) entitled C) identified D) justified
" n" {6 o3 X" ] 21. His wife is constantly funding ________ with him, which makes him very angry.
) q0 j. q( h6 Y, J/ f( t+ q2 n' \ A) errors B) shortcomings C) fault D) flaw ' l# A) d- t1 R2 F A
22. Vitamins are complex ________ that the body requires in very small mounts. 9 t |( I: c; B5 h& Y) ^
A) matters B) materials C) particles D) substances 1 \# |: w6 \. X2 c
23. The police are trying to find out the ________ of the woman killed in the traffic accident.
1 T8 U5 Q* O( j A) evidence B) recognition C) status D) identity ' Z/ o0 W/ p+ z: Z
24. All human beings have a comfortable zone regulating the ________ they keep from someone they talk with.
) X1 _8 P: w: q6 ~ A) distance B) scope C) range D) boundary % T3 O5 L" }1 t4 ^+ E# u
25. We have planned an exciting publicity ________ with our advertisers. `5 b& v$ L& i4 C' ~1 l- W0 P
A) struggle B) campaign C) battle D) conflict & S- m! }8 v( b
26. ________ the help of their group, we would not have succeeded in the investigation.
# b8 K/ V$ ?# C% ^+ e A) Besides B) Regardless of C) But for D) Despite
, Y0 O; Z3 o4 K# x# ?1 r6 g 27. ________ much is known about what occurs during sleep, the precise function of sleep and its different stages remains largely in the realm of assumption.
/ b- h; y8 l: h+ n8 t9 V, l; J A) Because B) For C) Since D) While
" n f9 k5 \" ], Y4 |- D 28. John doesn‘t believe in ________ medicine; he has some remedies of his own.
# E* t; ]9 R* v& s% h5 ]' [( c$ I A) standard B) regular C) routine D) conventional ! m# U! C7 ?7 A
29. Owing to __ competition among the airlines, travel expenses have been reduced considerably. ' H3 m# U( w9 i- I& x1 M& d
A) fierce B) strained C) eager D) critical 8 ~8 k# m. f: Y7 U
30. In Africa, educational costs are very low for those who are __ enough to get into universities.
~7 a0 C9 c. V' s A) ambitious B) fortunate C) aggressive D) substantial - Y: e$ y) t2 V& E3 S
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