massively destructive to the higher income groups. A. tolerant B. troublesome C. burdensome D. oppressive Correct answer: C
16. It will be noted that the improved visibility of this warning light does not completely ________ the increased tendency to make an error during the night. A. limit B. control C. replace D. offset
Correct answer: D
17. One aspect of the novel that may ________ the modern-day reader is that many of these mysteries remain unsolved. A. perplex B. disturb C. reverse D. prohibit
Correct answer: A
18. It is difficult to ________ of such thinking taking place without the growth and development of intellectual ability. A. consider B. conceive C. make D. control
Correct answer: B
19. The trace that the rider will leave on the snow will be a ________ pattern. A. latitude B. longitude C. sharp D. zigzag
Correct answer: D
20. I was shocked to find a front-page story that was more ________ in its nature than it was informative.
A. sensational B. sentimental C. sensitive D. sensible
Correct answer: A
21. Many patients whose lives have been ________ and threatened by heart failure will probably agree that the benefits are worth the risks. A. limited B. abolished
C. constrained D. expired
Correct answer: C
22. In an effort to eliminate ________ fog from airports, weathermen use giant fans, and chemicals dropped from planes or shot upwards from strange machines on the ground. A. dense
B. compressed C. concentrated D. closed
Correct answer: A
23. The world of the ________ is to do with success, status, respect, money, desires of all kinds, and fears, that lead to unhappiness. A. common B. normal C. abnormal D. mundane Correct answer: D
24. As the car disappeared from sight, he let out a ________ of frustration in agony. A. groan B. signal C. complaint D. warning
Correct answer: A
25. Just as women now demand for themselves greater freedom to express different ________ of themselves, so too do some men, although not nearly so many of them. A. clusters B. facets C. spheres D. angles
Correct answer: B
26. One of the features of auto-immune diseases is that they ________ within individuals and sometimes within an individual's family. A. pack B. pad C. cluster D. squeeze
Correct answer: C
27. It was very quiet and the noises from the wood became ________, as if the wood itself had suddenly moved down nearer the track. A. susceptible B. plausible C. accessible
D. distinguishable Correct answer: D
28. Competition for limited resources is an inevitable feature of life so long as reproduction occurs in the context of ________ supplies. A. finite B. essential C. infinite D. insular
Correct answer: A
29. Only a few years ago, public opinion was ________ opposed. A. roughly B. decidedly C. appropriately D. properly
Correct answer: B
30. In studying children's pictures, a wide variety of ________, personal, and cultural factors needs to be taken into account. A. conspicuous B. exclusive C. cognitive D. rigorous
Correct answer: C
31. News soon ________ that he had resigned in a small neighbourhood. A. got around B. got through C. went about D. went out Correct answer: A
32. He was so dedicated to the job that one winter, rather than ________ with a cold, he kept on working.
A. get time off B. take time in C. take time away D. take time off Correct answer: D
33. They wanted to ________ the reservation (保留地), which meant a lot of driving. A. show out B. show up
C. show me around D. show off
Correct answer: C
34. I just stay away from them and I have to ________ because I'm afraid they're going to do something to me. A. watch me off B. watch my back C. look my back
D. take me back Correct answer: B
35. You ________ and absorb information from many sources while still being faithful to nature.
A. open your mind B. take your mind C. close your mind D. turn your mind Correct answer: A
36. The bread ________ is hard and green, though the same price as a week ago. A. in sale B. off sale C. upon sale D. on sale
Correct answer: D
37. If the product does absorb moisture or ________ water, discard it. A. becomes full with
B. becomes saturated with C. is saturated in D. is filled in Correct answer: B
38. There are some things which no one would wish to know for their own sake, some subjects which have no possibility of ________ general significance. A. being endowed with B. endowing with C. being granted with D. granting with Correct answer: A
39. When we walked round my garden, she gave me a lot of good advice, evidently ________ the poverty of my crops. A. amused at B. curious of C. amazed at
D. admirable about Correct answer: C
40. Babies have very immature immune systems and rely upon breast milk to ________ this deficiency as it contains protective factors. A. make up to B. make up for C. make out for D. make for Correct answer: B
Unit 5 Part 15 Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete each sentence.
1. If a policy does not ________ with a society's values, the likelihood of success diminishes. A. combine B. cohere C. coincide D. confirm
Correct answer: C
2. Even though you've treated us rudely, we'll play ________ with you, give you a chance to buy something you need. A. game B. true C. ball D. fair
Correct answer: D
3. Now, please open your mouth and ________ the number with me from five. A. take down B. let down C. put down D. count down Correct answer: D
4. An economic recovery may be ________ hand, but it would be quite fragile at least in the coming months as there are many uncertainties lying ahead. A. off B. at
C. beyond D. in
Correct answer: B
5. We are sorry to inform you that the shipment is not ________ the standard stipulated (规定) in the contract. A. into B. up to C. according D. instead of Correct answer: B
6. She became the first woman to enter the school but withdrew after a few days ________ stress.
A. because of B. in spite of C. instead of D. in honor of Correct answer: A
7. Having been born to privilege in old Hollywood, she was ________ a family tradition by acting.