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 Because Bob had stopped reading his technical journals he was ____ of new development in his field.
A:tedious
B:subtle
C:ignorant
D:intellectual
A power failure created ____ in transportation.
A:emergency
B:enclosure
C:extension
D:excitement
We have arranged to go to the cinema on Friday, but we can be _______and go another day.
A:probable
B:reliable
C:flexible
D:feasible
________ you _______ further problems with your printer, contact your dealer
for advice.
A:If, had
B:Have, had
C:Should, have
D:In
case, had
The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible on the grounds that it was _____ to the issue at hand .
A:irrational
B:unreasonable
C:invalid
D:irrelevant
There are several possible explanations for the greater job____ in Japan in contrast to the great job mobility in the United States.
A:creativity
B:security
C:sensitivity
D:stability
When a number of people ________ together in a conversational knot, each individual expresses his position in the group by where he stands.
A:pad
B:pack
C:squeeze
D:cluster
I am not______ with my roommate but I have to share the room with her ,because I have nowhere else to live.
A:concerned
B:compatible
C:considerate
D:complied
The London Marathon is a difficult race._______, thousands of runners participate every year.
A:Therefore
B:Accordingly
C:Nevertheless
D:Furthermore
My students found the book ________: it provided them with an abundance of information on the subject.
A:enlightening
B:confusing
C:distracting
D:amusing
He is planning another tour abroad ,yet his passport will ______ at the end of this month.
A:expire
B:exceed
C:terminate
D:cease
Almost everyone in the auditorium was weeping by the time he finished telling the ____ tale.
A:pathetic
B:patriotic
C:panic
D:periodic
Some people believe that since oil is scarce, the ____of the motor industry is uncertain.
A:estimate
B:terminal
C:fate
D:benefit
For three-quarters of its span on Earth, life evolved almost______ as microorganisms.
A:precisely
B:instantly
C:initially
D:exclusively
Equipment not______ official safety standards has all been removed from the workshop.
A:conforming to
B:consistent with
C:predominant over
D:providing for
He is too young to be able to ______ between right and wrong.
A:discard
B:discern
C:disperse
D:disregard
Most laboratory and field studies of human behavior ______taking a situational photograph at a given time and in a given place.
A:attach
B:compose
C:involve
D:enclose
I know he failed his last test, but really he’s _________ stupid.
A:something but
B:anything but
C:nothing but
D:not but
Crisis would be the right term to describe the _____ in many animal species .
A:minimization
B:restriction
C:descent
D:decline
Each individual is requested to state the ____ on which his judgments are based.
A:requirements
B:measures
C:legislations
D:criteria
The mayor is a woman with great _______ and therefore deserves our political and financial support.
A:intention
B:instinct
C:integrity
D:intensity
Martin lay____on the bed all night,turning over and over in his mind the great decision he might have to make.
A:wake
B:awake
C:waken
D:woke
The students showed ____when solving the difficult maths problems.
A:validity
B:purity
C:ingenuity
D:reliability
The wheels stuck in the ____.
A:mud
B:clay
C:soil
D:earth
For the new country to survive, ________ for its people to enjoy prosperity, new economic policies will be required.
A:to name a few
B:let alone
C:not to speak
D:let’s say
The purpose of the official inquiry is to ____ the true facts leading to the loss of the ship at sea.
A:come for
B:come at
C:come into
D:come over
The portion of the total income of China’s railways which comes from carrying cargo is____80 percent.
A:consequently
B:roughly
C:comparatively
D:incidentally
That was not the first time he ________ us. I think it’s high time we
________ strong actions against him.
A:betrayed…take
B:had betrayed…took
C:has betrayed…took
D:has betrayed…take
Fuel scarcities and price increases ________ automobile designers to scale down the largest models and to develop completely new lines of small cars and trucks .
A:persuaded
B:prompted
C:imposed
D:enlightened
His ideas are invariably condemned as ________ by his colleagues.
A:imaginative
B:ingenious
C:impractical
D:theoretical
The ____ of the sun almost blinded them.
A:glitter
B:flare
C:sparks
D:glare
Because fuel supplies are finite and many people are wasteful, we will have
to install _________ solar heating device in our home.
A:some type of
B:some types of a
C:some type of a
D:some types of
American companies are evolving from mass-production manufacturing to ________ enterprises.
A:moveable
B:changing
C:flexible
D:varying
The wealth of a country should be measured ______ the health and happiness of its people as well as the material goods it can produce .
A:in line with
B:in terms of
C:in regard with
D:by means of
The meeting was put off because we __________ a meeting without John.
A:objected having
B:were objected to having
C:objected to have
D:objected to having
Children who stay away from school do ________ for different reasons.
A:them
B:/
C:it
D:theirs
The chairman was blamed for letting his secretary ________too much work last week.
A:take away
B:take out
C:take to
D:take on
She hit the chair and ____ the coffee.
A:spoiled
B:poured
C:spilled
D:splashed
_______ to some parts of South America is still difficult ,because parts of the continent are still covered with thick forests .
A:Orientation
B:Access
C:Procession
D:Voyage
"This light is too______ for me to read by. Don’t we have a brighter bulb some where": said the elderly man.
A:dim
B:slight
C:mild
D:minute
Do you know Tim’s brother? He is _________ than Tim.
A:much more sportsman
B:more of a sportsman
C:more of sportsman
D:more a sportsman
____ the success of the product depends on its good quality.
A:Objectively
B:Ultimately
C:Absolutely
D:Relatively
Although the arguments were ____, he was not convinced.
A:rational
B:universal
C:apparent
D:exceptional
Her desire to ____ other people has caused great trouble in her family.
A:prevail
B:promote
C:dominate
D:exemplify
I can’t ________ what has happened to the vegetables, for they were freshly picked this morning.
A:figure out
B:draw out
C:look out
D:work out
Mr. Jackson feels very happy that he has derived a good deal of benefit ____ the investment in the city.
A:with
B:of
C:from
D:upon
I have looked all over the office for my jar of glue. It seemed to have
____.
A:vapoured
B:vanished
C:vibrated
D:reduced
_________ conscious of my moral obligations as a citizen.
A:I was and always will be
B:I have to be and always will be
C:I had been and always will be
D:I have been and always will be
Miss Jane always buys ____ priced clothes.
A:highly
B:highest
C:high
D:higher
To speed up the ______of letters, the Post Office introduced automatic sorting.
A:treatment
B:transmission
C:departure
D:delivery
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