C) consistent with D) communicating with

140. All units of measurement are ____, because space, time, weight, and other dimensions are not naturally divided into units.

A) virtual C) artistic

B) beneficial D) artificial

141. At that time, the people of this area were ______ to every kind of danger: flood, starvation, disease and war.

A) supposed C) opposed

B) proposed D) exposed

142. Success in diving requires not only skill and balance but also ____ alertness and concentration.

A) nervous C) mental

B) manual D) mortal

143. Economic progress is closely bound up ____ educational development.

A) with C) at

B) from D) to

144. Her grandfather‘s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will ______.

A) pull out C) pull up

B) pull back D) pull through

145. Mrs. Mawson is becoming increasingly ____. Last week she locked herself out of her house twice.

A) unconscious C) senseless

B) forgetful D) mindless

146. it is ______ to insure your jewellery and valuables separately from your house contents.

A) probable C) advisable

B) valuable D) considerable

147. My house is very ____ for getting to work as it is only a few minutes from the station.

A) reliable C) suitable

B) available D) convenient

148. _____ aids are ictures that help you to understand something.

A) visual C) video

149. One should not be ____ to traffic regulations.

A) forgetful C) inconsiderate

B) unconscious D) indifferent B) visible D) virtual

150. This copy is ______ with the ones you bought last week.

A) identical C) equivalent

B) parallel D) equal

151. Seen from the top of the mountains, it looks ____ glorious at sunrise.

A) fairly C) practically

B) justly D) perfectly

152. The liquid was heated until the temperature ____ 1000 ?C.

A) arrived C) achieved

153. He‘s ______ too pleased with himself.

A) fairly

B) rather

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B) reached D) attained

C) very D) quite

154. Kerry and his two sisters each had three cookies, and when they went out, hardly ____ cookies were left.

A) any C) ever

B) some D) few

155. The basketball match will be televised ____ from the Worker‘s Stadium.

A) alive C) live

B) lively D) life

156. One car ran too fast and ____ missed hitting the other one.

A) slightly C) nearly

B) narrowly D) closely

157. Half the planet always faces the sun, while the other half is ____ dark.

A) clearly C) continually

B) consequently D) continuously

158. She tried to explained that she was going to pay him forty pounds without _____ next week.

A) miss C) failure

B) fail

D) disappointment

159. I know Zoe______ but I have never actually spoken to him.

A) by sight C) in sight

B) with sight D) on sight

160. Kent would like to rent a flat, modern, comfortable and ____ in a quiet environment.

A) before all C) after all

B) first of all D) above all

161. This is a photograph of Lucy taken a few years ____ by her father.

A) previously C) primarily

B) precisely D) primitively

162. Some ____ good luck brought us nothing but trouble.

A) seemingly C) uniformly

B) satisfactorily D) universally

163. With the civil war lasting for several years, the people of the country are longing for ______ peace.

A) previous C) permanent

B) practical D) periodical

164. She made a ______ mistake of giving him her telephone number.

A) mortal C) critical

B) fatal D) incurable

165. It is very convenient for a businessman to carry a _____ computer when they go on business trip.

A) mobile C) movable

B) flexible D) portable

166. Automobile production of the present time has been increased ____.

A) greatly C) infinitely

B) highly D) much

167. Our company‘s business has been ______ quickly in the recent years.

A) enlarged

B) extended

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C) expanded D) broadened

168. It is agreed that a good teacher should _____ as well as teach.

A) amuse C) dedicate

B) instruct D) entertain

169. The article is so badly written that I can hardly ______ what the writer is trying to say.

A) find out C) think out

B) fill out D) figure out

170. Paula likes to walk through the woods ____. Her brother prefers to walk with a companion.

A) to herself C) by herself

B) by herself D) in itself

171. It is amazing that a small child of 3 or 4 years of age can sing a song without______ understanding its meaning.

A) fully C) entirely well

B) really well D) very much

172. The international situation has been growing ____ difficult for the past few years.

A) simply C) potentially

B) mainly D) increasingly

173. The essay is a model of style, whether considered ____ or in part.

A) as the whole C) in whole

B) on the whole D) on whole

174.You have done your best to _____ him in correcting his mistakes.

A) guide C) help

B) assist D) favor

175. He came all the way to China for promoting friendship ____ for making money.

A) other than C) better than

B) more than D) rather than

176. Jack is the only person in the office who has been drinking ____.

A) heavily C) deeply

B) strongly D) seriously

177. She knows little of mathematics, and ____ of chemistry.

A) none the less C) still less

B) even more D) still more

178. He made an excellent speech, and everything he said was ______.

A) at this point C) beside the point

179. At age 16, he _____ his mother could do anything.

A) considered C) claimed

B) supposed D) assumed B) to the point D) off the point

180. For five miles ______ the road is bordered with apple orchards.

A) on end C) to the end

B) without end D) to this end

181. No longer are contributions to computer technology confined to any one country; ____ is this more true than in Europe.

A) little

B) hardly

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C) seldom D) nowhere

182. Countless revolutionary martyrs have ____ down their lives in the interest of the people.

A) lain C) lied

B) laid D) lay

183. After a careful investigation, the committee has decided to ____ the run-down city hall.

A) replace C) remove

B) renovate D) revise

184. In a typhoon, winds ____ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour.

A) retain C) attain

B) assemble D) accomplish

185. He always takes full ______ of the mistakes made by his rivals.

A) interest C) benefit

B) advantage D) profit

186. It ____ him more than what was reasonable to have his watch repaired.

A) cost C) wasted

B) consumed D) spent

187. The patient could no longer ____ between illusion and reality.

A) compare C) separate

B) contrast D) distinguish

188. Jean doesn‘t ______ her roommates and there are often disagreements between them.

A) get on with C) put up with

B) take to D) go on with

189. The _____ estimate of grains in gross national product suggested a fast recovery from economic recession.

A) primary C) preliminary

B) introductory D) previous

190. Airline seats should be ______ at least a fornight before you want to travel.

A) book C) occupy

B) buy D) preserve

191. You can see these apples ______ in size from small to medium.

A) alter C) change

B) differ D) vary

192. The bus driver ____ himself badly in the traffic accident.

A) injured C) hurt

B) damaged D) harmed

193. Every year a national plan outlines and ____ special problems for research.

A) assigns C) designs

B) assists D) delivers

194. Mr. Maxwell always takes a ______ with him to clean the windscreen of his car.

A) cloth C) clothing

B) clothes D) stuff

195. When you apply for your passport to be renewed, you have to send a ____ photograph.

A) up-to-date

B) fashionable

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C) recent

196. Peter came in and ______ something in Daddy‘s ear.

A) shouted C) screamed

D) modern

B) uttered D) whispered

197. The meal was excellent; the pears were particularly ______.

A) flavored C) tasteful

B) delicious D) desirable

198. She was extremely lucky; when her great-uncle died, she ______ a fortune.

A) came by C) came into

B) came over D) came about

199. Advertising costs are no longer in reasonable ______ to the total cost of the product.

A) relationship C) measure

B) match D) proportion

200. The noise was so faint that only those with excellent ______ were aware of it.

A) ear C)hearing

B)listening D) ears

201. Some teenagers are said to harbor a generalized resentment against society, which ____ them the rights and privileges of adults, although

physically they are mature. A) rejects C) deprives

B) denies D) declines

202. It won‘t ______ to postpone the matter for a few days.

A) pain

C) harm

B) ache D) hurt

203. It was in the Far East that I ______ a liking for shellfish.

A) achieved C) acquired

B) realized D) required

204. The secretary went through the typescript carefully to ______ all errors from it.

A) abandon C) discharge

B) eliminate D) desert

205. The oral composition gave the student an opportunity to through speech first.

A) showed C) displayed

B) expressed D) revealed

206. Jean asked her elder sister to ______ the holes in the pocket of her trousers.

A) fill B) fix C) mend D) repair

207. The judges have decided who the prize winners will be, and will ______the names at the closing ceremony tomorrow.

A) declare C) claim

208. They gazed at the stars______ in the lake.

A) shaded C) shadowed

B) reflected D) refreshed B) name D) announce

209. The mayor refused to ______ on the rumor that he had voted against the new housing project..

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