power of the medium is _____. A) granted B) implied C) exaggerated D) remedied
12. Of all the soldiers they had the _____ of being the fiercest, the most patriotic, the toughest.
A) recognition B) reservation C) recreation D) reputation
13. She _____ along the path, glad to be able to take her time. A) hurried B) marched C) progressed D) wandered
14. The company has _____ over the years into a multi-million dollar organization. A) involved B) resolved C) evolved D) revolved
15. During the war, the government _____ many soldiers from the workers and farmers. A) adopted B) collected C) integrated D) recruited
16. Some of his suggestions have been adopted but others have been turned _____ as they are quite impracticable. A) away B) back C) out D) down
17. All the key words in the article are printed in _____ type so as to attract readers’ attention. A) dark B) dense C) black D) bold
18. This story is not real; it is only ______. A) imaginary B) imaginative C) imaginable D) imagined
19. A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial ______. A) mark B) feature C) trace D) appearance
20. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe _____ Europe into a great war. A) imposed B) pitched C) inserted D) plunged
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21. He bought the house with a(n) _____ to making a quick profit out of it. A) goal B) purpose C) eye D) reason
22. I’m very sorry to have _____ you with so many questions on such an occasion. A) interfered B) offended C) impressed D) bothered
23. They are giving away free _____ of this new kind of cooking oil. A) illustrations B) demonstrations C) examples D) samples
24. The scientists made ______ plans for landing a man on the moon. A) acute B) elaborate C) virtual D) delicate
25. Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are still ______.
A) blank B) hollow C) vacant D) bare
26. All the streets were ______ with flags to welcome the Chinese delegation. A) supplied B) mended C) decorated D) pasted
27. You can’t drive a car unless you hold a driving ______. A) permission B) ticket C) pass D) license
28. Although the cyclist was unhurt, his bicycle was _____ between the lorry and the wall. A) crushed B) clapped C) split D) cracked
29. The wholesale price of this coat is $20 and the _____ price for it is $28. A) virtual B) massive C) retail D) singular
30. Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage _____. A) relatively B) actually C) annually D) comparatively
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Unit Five
1. The children performed a very ____ dance for their parents. A) precise B) smart
C) graceful D) successive
2. In the _____ paragraph some comments had been made of it. A) proceeding B) preceding
C) progressing D) processing
3. The dog’s collar was so ____ that it came off over his head. A) loose B) slight
C) broad D) excessive
4. We finally managed to ____ the committee’s approval of our plans. A) secure B) arouse
C) exert D) execute
5. Thousands of people died of starvation during the ____ in that African country. A) objection B) poverty C) consumption D) famine
6. Four people were seriously ____ in an accident on the motorway. A) damaged B) harmed
C) injured D) wounded
7. In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly ____. A) gaps B) lengths
C) distances D) intervals
8. While admitting that this forecast was _____ exaggerated, the scientists warned against treating it as a cry of wolf. A) anyhow B) somewhere
C) somewhat D) anyway
9. The thief tried to open the locked door but _____. A) in no way B) in vain
C) at a loss D) without effect
10. He had a ____ look in his eyes. He must have been shocked.
A) empty B) bare C) blank D) hollow
11. Stone does not ____, and so the tools of long ago have remained when even the bones of
the men who made them have disappeared without trace.
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A) crack B) decay C) destroy D) crush
12. The swimming pool is so ____ that it’s safe for small children. A) stable B) smooth C) superficial D) shallow
13. Being named the best athlete of the year was an important ____ in the baseball player’s
life.
A) segment B) ingredient C) contribution D) episode
14. Only hotel guests have the ____ of using the private beach. A) occasion B) possibility C) privilege D) habit
15. Many people save money to ____ for their old age. A) supply B) offer C) provide D) yield
16. Having decided to rent a flat, we ____ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the
city.
A) went up B) went down C) went out D) went about
17. American women were ____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard
struggle. A) ignored B) refused C) neglected D) denied
18. The medicine the doctor gave me ____ my headache. A) reduced B) improved C) released D) relieved
19. As I had earlier made up my mind to run for governor, I could not ____. I must go on
with the fight. A) vary B) withdraw C) undergo D) discard
20. The water was so ____ that we could see the fish inside clearly. A) transparent B) obvious C) apparent D) visible
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21. While studying he was financially dependent ____ his wife. A) to B) of C) on D) from
22. He ____ the medicine quickly and then drank some orange juice. A) sucked B) swallowed C) licked D) digested
23. Another big issue ____ the new republic is the problem of the education of its citizens. A) confining B) confirming C) conflicting D) confronting
24. I was unaware of the critical points involved, so my choice was quite ____. A) arbitrary B) rational C) mechanical D) unpredictable
25. His parents no longer worry about him. He has a good job and can live ____ his own
now.
A) at B) by C) on D) with
26. Mr. Henderson was determined to remain _____. He neither stood on his wife’s side nor
on his mother’s side.
A) natural B) neutral C) nervous D) native
27. Do you believe these two ____ friends used to be bitter enemies? A) intimate B) emotional C) intense D) supreme
28. As he had worked in the army as an electrical engineer for many years, he had every
____ for the job. A) privilege B) obligation C) qualification D) commitment
29. She was very ____; she cried even when her husband left for another city on business. A) sensitive B) indifferent C) reluctant D) emotional
30. Young children soon ____ words they hear their elders use. A) put forward B) look forward to C) turn up D) pick up
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