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1. The machine looked like a large,
________ , old-fashioned typewriter.
A)
forceful
B) clumsy
C)
intense
D) tricky
2.
Though
she
began
her
______
by
singing
in
a
local
pop
group,
she
is
now
a
famous
Hollywood movie star.
A)
employment
B) career
C) occupation
D)
profession
3.
Within two weeks of arrival, all
foreigners had to _______ with the local police.
A) inquire
B) consult
C) register
D)
profession
4. Considering
your salary, you should be able to _____ at least
twenty dollars a week.
A) put forward
B)
put up
C) put out
D) put aside
5. As he has _______ our
patience,
we’ll not wait for him any
longer.
A) torn
B) wasted
C) exhausted
D) consumed
6. These teachers try to be objective
when they _______ the integrated ability of their
students.
A) justify
B) evaluate
C)
indicate
D) reckon
7.
Mrs. Morris's daughter is pretty and _______, and
many girls envy her.
A) slender
B) light
C) faint
D) minor
8. Tomorrow the mayor is to
_____ a group of Canadian businessmen on a tour of
the city.
A) coordinate
B) cooperate
C) accompany
D) associate
9. I'm ______ enough to know it is
going to be a very difficult situation to compete
against
three strong teams.
A) realistic
B)
conscious
C)
register
D) resolve
10. Can you give me even the _______
clue as to where her son might be?
A)
simplest
B) slightest
C)
least
D) utmost
11.
Norman Davis will be remembered by many _____ with
not only as a great scholar but
also as
a most delightful and faithful friend.
A) kindness
B)
friendliness
C) warmth
D) affection
12.
Salaries for ______ positions seem to be higher
than for permanent ones.
A) legal
B) optional
C) voluntary
D)
temporary
13.
Most
people
agree
that
the
present
role
of
women
has
already
affected
U.S.
society.
_______, it has
affected the traditional role of men.
A) Above all
B) In all
C) At most
D) At last
14. Science and technology have _____
in important ways to the improvement of
agricultural
production.
A)
attached
B) assisted
C) contributed
D) witnessed
15.
As an actor he could communicate a whole _____ of
emotions.
A) frame
B) range
C) number
D) scale
16. This is what you should bear in
mind: Don't _____ a salary increase before you
actually
get it.
A) hang on
B) draw on
C)
wait on
D)
count on
17.
The
ship's
generator
broke
down,
and
the
pumps
had
to
be
operated
_____
instead
of
mechanically.
A)
artificially
B) automatically
C) manually
D) synthetically
18. The little girl was so
frightened that she just wouldn't ______ her grip
on my arm.
A) loosen
B) remove
C)
relieve
D) dismiss
19.
He never arrives on time and my ______ is that he
feels the meetings are useless.
A)
preference
B) conference
C)
inference
D) reference
20. Mrs. Smith was so
______ about everything that no servants could
please her.
A) specific
B) special
C)
precise
D)
particular
21. Last night
he saw two dark ______ enter the building, and
then there was the explosion.
A)
features
B)
figures
C) sketches
D) images
22. It is obvious that this new rule is
applicable to everyone without _______.
A) exception
B) exclusion
C) modification
D) substitution
23. His temper and
personality show that he can become a soldier of
the top _____.
A) circle
B) rank
C)
category
D) grade
24.
During
the
lecture,
the
speaker
occasionally
_____
his
point
by
relating
his
own
experiences.
A) illustrated
B) hinted
C) cited
D)
displayed
25. Only those
who can _____ to lose their money should make
high-risk investments.
A) maintain
B) sustain
C)
endure
D) afford
26. He
found the ______ media attention intolerable and
decided to go abroad.
A) sufficient
B) constant
C) steady
D)
plenty
27. There has been a
collision _______ a number of cars on the main
road to town.
A) composing
B) consisting
C)
involving
D) engaging