Unit 1
1 My husband because of his own professional ( ) goes to Cambridge every week
A judgments
C personalities
B criteria
D commitments
2 While looking for the address book Mr Hailey ( )some of his old love letters in his wife’s drawer
A came about
C came across
B came up with
D came out with
3 Mrs Bush head of the intelligence department is ( )talent and boundless energy
A capable of
C associated with
B blessed with
D recognized as
4 The audience are deeply impressed by the leading character of the feature film that looks ( )at social problems
A squarely
C accurately
B obviously
D Deliberately
5 The Prime Minister has decided to take advantage of his popularity in the opinion polls and called ( )a election for next month
A snap
C magnetic
B cleancut
D Convincing
6 The singer is very popular with the general public but she is often regarded as being too ( ) on stage
A instinctual
Brefreshing
Cflamboyant
D eloquent
7 Mr Potter was not only quick at turning a phrase but also ready with ( )promises
A concrete
C glib
B individual
D greasy
8 Malaysia and Indonesia rely on open markets for forest and fishery products ( )some Asian countries are highly protectionist
A Deliberately
C Evidently
B Conversely
D Naturally
9 According to legal provisions the properties will either ( )the original owners or else be sold at auction
A commit to
C proceed to
B take to
D revert to
10 The measures are little more than ( )that will fade fast once investors take a hard look at them
A blind faith
C good impression
B window dressing
D winning image
1 The number of people who consult psychiatrists today is not as is sometimes felt a ( )of increasing mental illness
Arevelation
B syndrome
C symptom
D Repugnance
2 That snake in not poisonous It’s a completely ( )little garden snake
Ainoffensive
B innocuous
C ingenious
D Incompatible
3 Evidence ( )to the trial must be submitted to the police
Aprevalent
B subsequent
C subordinate
D Pertinent
4 University teaching may be ( )if the government increases the number of students without providing additional funding
Ajeopardized
B patched
C improvised
D Generalized
5 The child’s parents were ( )into accepting the demand of the kidnappers’
Apleaded
B intoxicated
C intimidated
D Besieged
6 The detectives ( )on the terrorists’ conversations by using secrete microphones
A overheard
B eavesdropped
C reflected
D Mused
7 The two sides are so ( )to each other that there is no way to work out a compromise
A inimical
B reconcilable
C magnetic
D Conducive
8 They tried to keep it quiet but eventually everyone learned about the ( )meeting
Aclandestine
B intangible
C sedate
D Squalid
9 Although Jack had moved away before the baseball season ended the most valuable player award was ( )his
Adubiously
B duly
C excessively
D Transiently
10 Many citizens appealed to the city government for enacting ( )laws to protect the consumers
Alavish
B equivocal
C stringent
D Flabby
Unit 2
1 Probably the physics of the midnineteenth century was not as spectacular as that of the ( )and following periods but its theoretical advances were nevertheless very impressive
A posterior
C preceding
B overwhelming
D potential
2 We will encourage every school to ( )its character ethos and areas of special interest within a more flexible National Curriculum framework
A facilitate
C acquaint
B enhance
D Install
3 ( )her dreams Lynne traveled the world leaving her 2yearold son Stephen in the care of babysitters
A In spite of
C In place of
B In case of
D In pursuit of
4His deep ( ) subtle approach sharp analytical capacities and broad clinical knowledge made him a brilliant clinician
A intuition
C hypothesis
B revelation
D Thrill
5 Western medicine ( )science and practiced by people with internationally accepted medical degrees is only one of many systems of healing
A rooted in
C trapped in
B originated from
D indulged in
6 The computer acts as a substitute for human friends perhaps but the humancomputer ( )may also bring about the end of existing humanhuman relationships
A apathy
C concept
B intensity
D Infatuation
7 She had something to tell him something so important that even this unexpected opportunity for ( )of their desire must take second place
A appetite
C intimacy
B consummation
D potentiality
8 Such an approach forces managers to communicate with one another and helps ( )rigid departmental boundaries
A break down
C set off
B stand for
D pass over
9 He knew that he had one more duty to perform before he allowed himself to succumb to his ( )for rest
A orientation
C craving
B disgust
D objection
10 To be honest I felt rather embarrassed by Jane’s ( )and flirting during her interview
A spontaneousness
C coyness
B anticipation
D Sensation
1 It is ( )upon all users of this equipment to familiarize themselves with the safety procedure
Anecessary
B indispensable
C incumbent
D Requisite
2 The kidnappers specified that the ( )money should be left at the bus station by 12 o’clock the next day otherwise they would kill the boy
Aransom
B prize
C conscience
D Revenue
3 According to the economic forecast some people are hopeful of a drop in the inflation figures but others are less ( )
Afastidious
B sanguine
C lenient
D Prudent
4 Her rise to fame was quite ( )— in less than two years she was a household name
Aphenomenal
B bleak
C blank
D Vacant
5 I looked for her through the window but the curtains were drawn and I could only see her in ( )
Afeature
B profile
C silhouette
D Reverse
6 I tried to persuade her to take the job but she was quite ( )that she did not want it
Adesperate
B paranoid
C absolute
D Adamant
7 We are not compatible — he likes nearly all the things that ( )me
Arepulse
B surpass
C banish
D Repatriate
8 In his will the millionaire ( )nearly all his fortunes to the housemaid who took care of him in his last days
Ainherited
B bequeathed
C owed
D Remitted
9 When the only witness finally came to tell the ( )from all responsibility for the accident
Apardoned
B derived
C exonerated
D Charged
10 The negotiation had reached an ( ) with both sides refusing to compromise
Aeclipse
B impasse
C ultimatum
D Abyss
Unit3
1 Hard training will ( )you richly when it comes to the actual competition
A bring
C serve
B pay
D make
2 At the news conference the foreign minister ( )a confident smile and answered all the questions raised by the journalists
A wore
C settled
B expressed
D Cultivated
3 After years of research scholars have finally ( )this anonymous play Christopher Marlowe
A taken for
C ascribed to
B obliged with
D reconciled to
4 Most parents have occasional ( )about whether they’re doing the best thing for their children
A burdens
C necessities
B qualms
D Securities
5 It ( )me to thank you for all you have done for the association in the last few years
A falls to
C falls on
B falls into
D falls in with
6 I never heard anyone in my village mention my uncle Tony — I think he was a bit of a ( )
A white elephant
C guinea pig
B dark horse
D black sheep
7 The ( )that she suggested for discussion were based on the most recent medical research
A contributions
C expostulations
B occupations
D amendments
8 Rosa used to be quiet and introverted but now she is ( )being sociable
A looking forward to
C making a point of
B going back on
D standing up to
9 Mary broke off her engagement to John when she found him often ( )the pretty girls in his office
A putting up with
C making fun of
B seeing through
D philandering with
10 Instead of ending up in jail or ( ) she was remarkably successful and became one of the wealthiest people in Britain today
A in the raw
C in the extreme
B in the gutter
D in the flesh
1 As one of the youngest branch manager in the IT company Mr Yang is certainly on the ( )of a brilliant career
A track
B margin
C course
D Threshold
2 In ( )times human beings did not travel for pleasure but to find a more favorable climate
A prime
B primary
C primitive
D Preliminary
3 While it’s true that techniques of active listening can ( )the value of lecture few students possess such skills at the beginning of their college careers
A enhance
B enlarge
C access
D Exaggerate
4 In the library I found Dabbie was frowning apparently ( )a Word
A tumbled to
B collided with
C coincided with
D stumped on
5 Fierce storms have been ( )rescue efforts and there’s now little chance of finding more survivors
A hampering
B bewildering
C tangling
D Blundering
6 They didn’t even give him any sickpay when he was off ill which is a fairly ( )way to treat an employee
A vulnerable
B makeshift
C shoddy
D Backhanded
7 It must be realized that large price increase can only ( )demands for even larger wage increase
A call off
B trigger off
C make off
D carry off
8 When the old lady was back from shopping she was shocked to find that her house had been ( )
A pawned
B leased
C ransacked
D Mortgaged
9 Since this was my first job interview I asked ( )about the Salary
A discouragingly
B diffidently
C differentially
D Diffusely
10 The lost car of the Lees was found ( )in the woods off the Highway
A vanished
B abandoned
C scattered
D Disregarded
Unit 6
1 Dissatisfaction with the Labour government now seems to have ( )every section of society
A Heralded B permeated
C Conceived D Scrutinized
2We know these chemicals are dangerous but their benefits far ( )any risk to the environment
Aovertake B manipulate
C Stock D Outweigh
3All previous attempts to ( )the fighting have failed so why should these proposals be any more successful
Acompromise B halt
C Withstand D Sustain
4The president and his supporters are almost certain to read this vote as a ( )for continued economic reform
A Mandate B assertion
C discourse D determinism
5She is not satisfied with her job because it provides no ( )for her energies and talents
Aconception B outreach
C Outlet D Essentialism
6The audience are deeply impressed by the leading character of the feature film that looks ( ) at social problems
Ashifting B offering
C Plying D Crushing
7 My second and more ( )reason for going to Dearborn was to see the Henry Ford Museum
Acompelling B weary
C Perplexing D Worthy
8Scotland’s ( )on Wales in the second half of the match earned them a 4 1 victory
Aimposition B onslaught
C push D Edge
9By the time I left his house he had become pretty hostile I felt I ( )better than that
Apursued B fostered
C Entitled D Deserved
10Today almost every household has radios TVs and a whole ( )of gadgets by electricity
A Endeavor B host
C Supply D Faculty
1 Taking more than the recommended dose of tablets is quite ( )
A hilarious
B perilous
C surreptitious
D hideous
2 Even the best medical treatment can not cure all the ills that ( )men and women
A beseech
B B bestow
C bewitch
D Beset
3 The field of medicine has always attracted its share of quacks — that is ( )women and men with little or no medical knowledge
Adisreputable
B disguised
C distinguished
D Dissoluble
4 The reason why change has not come more quickly to Black Americans is that there is a sharp difference in appearance between them and their white ( )
Aconsultants
B counterparts
C culprits
D conservatives
5 All the questions ( )around what she had been doing on the night of the robbery
A resolved
B revoked
C revolved
D revived
6 We tried to drive our horse into the river but he simply could not mother rats ( )
Atrudge
B surge
C budge
D Dredge
7 The experiments ( )that in overpopulated communitiesdo not behave normally
Adefied
B verified
C purified
D intensified
8 The aim of the president’s speech was to convince still reluctant countries of the great necessity of imposing sanctions against the countries that ( )terrorists
Akidnapped
B harassed
C heckled
D harbored
9 In other words we discovered a ( )of effects from the power failure each becoming the cause of the next
Asuccession
B recession
C procession
D Secession
10 In establishing or ( )a causal relation it is usually necessary to show the process by which the alleged cause produces the effect
Areframing
B redeeming
C refuting
D redressing
Unit 7
1 We looked out across a river valley to the broad snowwhite ridge of Mount Ararat its peak ( ) against the blue sky
A galvanizing
B exhilarating
C incandescent
D Unreachable
2Would you care for some tea or even a light meal to ( ) yourself before setting off for a new adventure
Acolor
B forego
C boost
D Fortify
3The company she was working for was failing so she decided to ( )and set up her own business with a friend
Adeal out
B bail out
C hold out
D fall out
4Fisher was given a ( )in the marketing section before a decision was made about his future
A tryout
B momentum
C conviction
D Permissiveness
5This is one of the few jobs you can do in this place and ( )being completely drunk
Acontribute to
B get away with
C make for
D try on
6The lieutenant general has got such an enormous ( )— I’ve never known anyone so full of themselves
Ahumility
B illusion
C altruism
D Ego
7Before becoming a ( )director Jason had worked as a film critic for a magazine for a number of years
Afull blown
B lovelorn
C grown up
D Rootless
8According to a survey of 250 high schools the ( )rate among students is currently one in five
Aalteration
B dropout
C impulse
D denial
9Please don’t be so depressed I’m sure things will start to ( )for the motor trade in the coming year
Alook up
B dredge up
C take hold
D sell out
10After a heated debate the Parliament voted to impose a twoyear ( )on nuclear weapons testing
A curfew
B strain
C settlement
D moratorium
1 Even in those schools which have tried to enforce no smoking by ( )punishment there’s as much smoking as in other schools
A cordial
B contingent
C convertible
D corporal
2 People who have such an addiction are ( ) ie they have a very powerful psychological need that they feel they must Satisfy
Acompulsory
B compulsive
C comprehensive
D consistent
3 Those living in countries with long dark winters are apt to be less talkative and less sociable than inhabitants of countries where the climate is more ( )
A excessive
B equivalent
C equable
D exquisite
4 Jill was seriously injured and for days he ( )between life and death
A hovered
B hewed
C hobbled
D huddled
5 Professor Smith has already retired but his teachings still ( )strong influence on his students
A execute
B forsake
C exert
D forge
6 This is but a ( )of the total amount of information which the teenager has stored
A friction
B fraction
C faction
D fracture
7 The country has been faced with a ( )problem of unemployment since the newlyelected President came into power
A sagging
B jogging
C logging
D nagging
8 The English language is capable of expressing many subtle ( )of meanings
A shallows
B sermons
C shades
D shadows
9 It’s established that everyone has over a thousand dreams a year however few of these ( ) productions are remembered during waking hours
A tacit
B stringent
C nocturnal
D mawkish
10 The belief that you should own your house is deeply ( )in British society
A ingrained
B inflicted
C afflicted
D enraged
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