9. Mary gave a long and stagy laugh, wiping away ______ tears. A imaginative b imaginable c imaginary d imaginal 10. In my younger and more _____ years my father gave some advice that i\A pregnable b frail c assailable d vulnerable

11. Away from the busier roads, the _____ atmosphere remains one of calm meditation and contentment.

a prevailing d controlling c dominant d influential 12. The cathedral, one of the loveliest and richest in ____ interest in England, was erected in 1382.

A scientific b architectural c ancient d decorative 1. The crowd swelled until the noise made could be heard for miles. A grew b shouted c cheered d scattered

2. Thus out convictions is reinforced that only socialist revolution can really solve the problems of the people. A argument b proposal c belief d theory

3. Having studied your report carefully, i am convinced that neither of your solutions is correct.

A interpretations b keys c answers d ways of doing things 4. Aside from the resolution to have more international conferences, the greatest accomplishment of the group was that it met at all. A achievement b attainment c fulfillment d acquirement

5. The United States Constitution mandated two houses of Congress so that the large states will not be disproportionately represented. A illegally b mistakenly c unequally d inadequately 6. With its power of displaying a reality that has no tangible existence, the mirror could symbolize the mystery of the universe. A touchable b certain c true d material

7. The marked land shortage in some of the developing counties has precluded the building of more sophisticated detached and semi-detached houses.

A restrained b stopped c excluded d prevented

8. The young couple spent hours finding a secluded place for their picnic.

A sunny b shady c out-of- the -way d withdrawn

9. The small child was unknowingly tormenting the puppy as he played with it.

A torturing b titillating c tantalizing d pleasing

10. At Boston's Quincy Market, dilapidated buildings were converted into a lively complex of shops and restaurants. A empty b run-down c industrial d single-storey Unit 4

1. The thieves _____ the papers all over the room while they were

searching for the money.

A scattered b strewed c littered d straggled

2. For all her femininity, she is a ____ enough woman to stand such a test in life.

A manlike b manly manless d mankind

3. A row of swallows _____ along the fence, ready to take off at the slightest sound.

A crouched b perched squatted d nested

4. The purpose of writing is for communication with the readers rather than for _____.

A self- centredness b self - respect c self-communing d self-service

5. The door ____ when you open it. You must pur some oil on the hinges.

A crackles b creaks c clangs d cracks 6. Most of his study time is ____ by chess-playing. A absorbed b assaulted d digested d devoured

7. It surprises me that no inquiry has been made by a government - _______ working party into the loss of productivity caused by this out-dated machine.

A appointed b operated c nominated d selected

8. People are always proving in time-and-motion studies that if

______ farmers adopt thee new methods, they can milk forty cows in the time it once took them to milk thirty.

A advanced b fashionable c progressive d scientific 9. With 51 institutions of higher learning and more than 1,000 research institutes, Shanghai has a good basis for launching technology- ________ enterprises.

A intense b intensive c extensive d progressive 10. Nowadays, a kind of _____ grain that is twice as expensive as regular grain is becoming popular in Shanghai. A purified b clarified c whitened c refined

11. Mary acquired a certain ____ mode of behaviour at her expensive school in Switzerland, but her character still remains very unreliable.

A clever b polished c well-behaved d well-bred

12. Formulated in 1823, the Monroe Doctrine ______ that the Americans were no longer open to European colonization. A asserted b argued c accentuated d entreated

13. With his patient guidance and intensive training, these slow students gradually _____ a fine knowledge of the subject. A attained b achieved c received d acquired

14. It might appear that managers would object to being wheedled out of their ______ because they are used to enjoying the privacy