21. The local government leaders are making every effort to ____ the problem of poverty. A) loosen B) tackle C) remove D) encounter

22. We have not ______ information to state the exact damage.

A) abundant B) sufficient C) plenty D) efficient

23. The court considers a financial ____ to be an appropriate way of punishing him. A) option B) duty C) obligation D) penalty

24. The explorers were told to ____ themselves with everything they would need for the voyage.

A) associate B) equip C) retreat D) feed

25. What he ____ was that you didn’t tell the whole truth. A) referred B) implied C) inclined D) accorded

26. He hopes to ____ his paintings before the public in New York very soon. A) exhibit B) expose C) express D) experience

27. German and Italian courses are held in Munich and Rome ____. A) relatively B) reluctantly

C) respectively D) relevantly

28. This vast stock of computerized images has ____ the possibilities open to the artist. A) speculated B) sponsored C) generated D) multiplied

29. We don’t know all the circumstances, so it would be pointless to ____ on what happened. A) infer B) speculate C) guess D) infer

30. This is the first draft of the book. Please feel perfectly free to ____ on it. A) cope B) complain C) comment D) confirm

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Unit Three

1. You must take the _____ steps by yourself; after you have begun, I will help you. A) primitive B) preliminary C) primary D) practicable

2. How can you best ______ in your students the speech habits of the English language? A) civilize B) cultivate C) evolve D) train

3. After three hours of heated debate, the _____ bill was passed by a narrow majority . A) virtual B) universal C) controversial D) substantial

4. Richard’s news report covering the conference was so _____ that nothing had been omitted.

A) comprehensive B) integrated C) redundant D) productive

5. Shaking hands when people meet each other for the first time is practiced as a _____ way of greeting.

A) conventional B) conservative C) constant D) convenient

6. If you _____ a magnet-needle, its two ends can point North and South, and so it can be used to determine directions. A) overtake B) fix C) highlight D) suspend

7. I am afraid that you have to alter your _____ views in light of the tragic news that has just arrived.

A) indifferent B) distressing C) optimistic D) pessimistic

8. Stamping on any country’s national flag is an _____ to its people. A) inflation B) ingredient C) insult D) invasion

9. When he was a young boy, a serious disease deprived him of the _____ of hearing. A) organ B) possession C) conduct D) faculty

10. If you _____ bright sunlight _____ dry wood with a glass, it will start burning. A) expose … to B) concentrate … on C) aim … at D) focus … on

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11. The manufacturers refused to take all _____ for damage caused by misuse. A) duty B) responsibility C) obligation D) share

12. The noise was so faint that you had to ______ your ears to hear it. A) stir B) strengthen C) strain D) stride

13. We’ve done our ______ to make the process as simple as possible. A) terminal B) utmost C) extreme D) supreme

14. What he said was too ______ for me to understand. A) compound B) complex C) comprehensive D) conventional

15. Their products are frequently overpriced and ____ in quality.

A) influential B) inferior C) superior D) subordinate

16. The old buildings blend with the new ones in perfect _____ so a walk along Nanking Road is an enjoyable discovery. A) control B) order C) harmony D) action

17. One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a _____ operation, he quickly recovered his sight. A) delicate B) considerate C) precise D) sensitive

18. If your baby is losing weight, you should _____ your doctor promptly. A) advocate B) consult C) enquire D) investigate

19. I have worked on three _____ Saturdays. A) continuous B) consistent C) successive D) regular

20. With the introduction of _____ technology, information flows faster than it ever did. A) involved B) complicated C) sophisticated D) complex

21. The rest of the family had nearly reached the river, but Jane was _____ behind as usual. A) declining B) delaying

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C) lacking D) lagging

22. It will be safer to walk on the streets because people will not need to carry large amounts of cash; virtually all financial _____ will be conducted by computer. A) transformations B) transmissions C) transitions D) transactions

23. While both plans were perfectly sensible, only one seemed _____ in China’s particular situation.

A) useful B) available C) feasible D) desirable

24. Preliminary estimation puts the figure at around $110 billion, _____ the $160 billion the President is struggling to get through the Congress. A) in proportion to B) in reply to C) in relation to D) in contrast to

25. We _____ the cook because her cooking was so poor. A) dismissed B) deserted C) resigned D) withdrew

26. Dogs are often praised for their ______; they almost never abandon their masters. A) faith B) loyalty C) trust D) truthfulness

27. Most parents encourage their children to take an active part in social events, _____ those events do not interfere with their studies. A) lest B) though C) unless D) provided

28. We must _____ these trash ideas. A) discard B) dispose C) discharge D) dismiss

29. She can run 100 meters in 13 seconds without _____ herself. A) executing B) inserting C) exerting D) devoting

30. Our holiday plans _____ because of transport strikes. A) fell out B) fell through C) fell over D) fell behind

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Unit Four

1. If my plan isn’t ______ of by the committee, all my work will have been wasted. A) approved B) consented C) agreed D) admitted

2. Everybody ______ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary. A) assembled B) accumulated C) piled D) joined

3. Mr. Bloom is not ______ now, but he will be famous someday. A) significant B) dominant C) magnificent D) prominent

4. The bridge was named ______ the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people. A) after B) with C) by D) from

5. Most people were no longer listening to his long ______ story. A) annoying B) boring C) tiring D) exhausting

6. Each of them had a different ______ of what actually happened, but hers was by far more believable.

A) message B) theory C) version D) comment

7. His latest piece of work was ______ by a song he heard on the radio. A) released B) inspired C) assessed D) composed

8. As we know, blood types A and B cannot receive AB, but AB may receive A or B. Type O can give to any other group; hence it is often called the _____ donor. A) general B) popular C) universal D) common

9. Very few scientists _____ completely new answers to the world’s problems. A) catch up with B) come up with C) keep up with D) put up with

10. The socks were too small, and it was only by _____ them that he managed to get them on. A) spreading B) extending C) lengthening D) stretching

11. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the

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