1. Many people lost their jobs during the business ________. + V" t3 s* _3 v4 _7 H
A) desperation B) decrease C) despair D) depression
+ [5 i$ I( F, G* X" o. S 2. Whenever a big company ________a small one, the product almost always gets worse. # Y8 p6 t* m9 J2 P: A6 e% s
A) gets on with B) cuts down C) takes over D) puts up with ) Z( m3 g2 c( M" I8 L: o
3. Mr. Smith was the only witness who said that the fire was ________. ) u2 \/ \1 i- g* c8 ^8 w" H, p9 K$ b" S
A) mature B) deliberate C) meaningful D) innocent : G2 d) d! e( y' i% e7 s* c
4. The beam that is ________ by a laser differs in several ways from the light that comes out of a flashlight. 0 }# c2 l) N( v
A) emitted B) transported C) motivated D) translated 2 J- d$ Q/ V1 U! { g. _
5. Modern forms of transportation and communication have done much to ________ the isolation of life in Alaska. 0 b7 F( X. Y- Y1 s! P/ [! ?- V
A) break through B) break down C) break into D) break out $ U- P2 H3 L/ I1 a$ N& q
6. We know through painful experience that freedom is never by the oppressor; it must be ________ by the oppressed. , L- d5 m7 K' S; ^4 e0 G
A) demanded B) commanded C) required D) requested % a5 b% R4 x* S% a3 m% h+ V w! }4 n
7. Color and sex are not relevant ________ whether a person is suitable for the job.
2 [4 F4 E+ b% \8 r A) on B) for C) to D) with ! n4 ]# v& x/ X
8. ________ the enormous flow of food from the entire globe, these countries have for many years not felt any population pressure. * o" @3 Y: U/ y9 r7 L: H, r( K
A) Thanks to B) By means of C) In line with D) With regard to + ?/ ?6 I Z( _8 @
9. Research universities have to keep up with the latest computer and scientific hardware ________ price.
# c- n" p+ u0 |8 L" h# u3 } A) on account of B) regardless of C) in addition to D) not to mention
" t2 y, U4 X g$ d) t. E+ p 10. Three university departments have been ________ $600,000 to develop good practice in teaching and learning.
$ z+ `( Z5 H( s3 t A) promoted B) included C) secured D) awarded
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