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If you want this painkiller, you’ll have to ask the doctor for a ______. A) transaction B) permit C) settlement D) prescription

2. The ______ from childhood to adulthood is always critical time for everybody. A) conversion B) transition C) turnover D) transformation 3. It is hard to tell whether we are going to have a boom in the economy or a ______. A) concession B) recession C) submission D) transmission

4. His use of color, light and form quickly departed from the conventional style of his ______ as he developed his own technique. A) descendants B) predecessors C) successors D) ancestors 5. Failure in a required subject may result in the ______ of a diploma. A) refusal B) betrayal C) denial D) burial

6. To help students understand how we see, teachers often draw an ______ between an eye and a camera.

A) image B) analogy C) imitation D) axis 7. A 1994 World Bank report concluded that ______ girls in school was probably the single most effective anti-poverty policy in the developing world today.

A) assigning B) admitting C) involving D) enrolling 8. The author of the report is well ______ with the problems in the hospital because he has been working there for many years. A) acquainted B) informed C) accustomed D) known 9. When the farmers visited the city for the first time, they were ______ by its complicated traffic system.

A) evoked B) bewildered C) diverted D) undermined 10. If Japan ______ its relation with that country it will have to find another supplier of raw materials. A) precludes B) terminates C) partitions D) expires 11. They were ______ in their scientific research, not knowing what happened just outside their lab. A) submerged B) drowned C) immersed D) dipped 12. You should ______ to one or more weekly magazines such as Time or Newsweek. A) ascribe B) order C) reclaim D) subscribe

13. The automatic doors in supermarkets ______ the entry and exit of customers with shopping carts. A) furnish B) induce C) facilitate D) allocate 14. Each workday, the workers followed the same schedules and rarely ______ from this routine. A) deviated B) disconnected C) detached D) distorted 15. The little girl was ______ by the death of her dog since her affection for the pet had been real and deep.

A) grieved B) suppressed C) oppressed D) sustained

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16. A visitor to a museum today would notice ______ changes in the way museums are operated.

A) cognitive B) rigorous C) conspicuous D) exclusive 17. Most people tend to think they are so efficient at their job that they are ______. A) inaccessible B) irreversible C) immovable D) irreplaceable 18. Being impatient is ______ with being a good teacher. A) intrinsic B) ingenious C) incompatible D) inherent 19. For a particular reason, he wanted the information to be treated as ______. A) assured B) reserved C) intimate D) confidential 20. Fortune-tellers are good at marking ______ statements such as “Your sorrows will change.” A) philosophical B) ambiguous C) literal D) invalid 21. The tenant must be prepared to decorate the house ______ the terms of the contract. A) in the vicinity of B) in quest of C) in accordance with D) in collaboration with 22. The winners of the football championship ran off the field carrying the silver cup ______. A) turbulently B) tremendously C) triumphantly D) tentatively 23. He said that they had ______ been obliged to give up the scheme for lack of support. A) gravely B) regrettably C) forcibly D) graciously 24. The law on drinking and driving is ______ stated. A) extravagantly B) empirically C) exceptionally D) explicitly 25. Their claims to damages have not been convincingly ______. A) refuted B) overwhelmed C) depressed

D) intimidated

26. Please don’t ______ too much on the painful memories. Everything will be all right. A) hesitate B) linger C) retain D) dwell

27. The jobs of wildlife technicians and biologists seemed ______ to him, but one day he discovered their difference. A) identical B) vertical C) parallel D) specific 28. Mary became ______ homesick and critical of the United States, so she fled from her home in west Bloomfield to her hometown in Austria. A)completely B)sincerely C)absolutely D)increasingly 29. Despite almost universal ______ of the vital importance of women’s literacy, education remains a dream for far too many women in far too many countries of the world. A) identification B) compliment C) confession D) acknowledgement 30. In today’s medical, little agreement exists on the ______ for defining mental illness. A) legislation B) requirement C) criteria D) measures

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31. The lady in this strange tale very obviously suffers from a serious mental illness. Her plot against a

completely innocent old man is a clear sign of ______. A) impulse B) insanity C) inspiration D) disposition 32. The Prime Minister was followed by five or six ______ when he got off the plane. A) laymen B) servants C) directors D) attendants 33. There is no doubt that the ______ of these goods to the others is easy to see. A) prestige B) superiority C) priority D) publicity 34. All the guests were invited to attend the wedding ______ and had a very good time. A) feast B) congratulations C) festival D) recreation

35. The price of the coal will vary according to how far it has to be transported and how expensive the freight ______ are. A) payments B) charges C) funds D) prices 36. The manager gave her his ______ that her complaint would be investigated. A) assurance B) assumption C) sanction D) insurance 37. Although the model looks good on the surface, it will not bear close ______. A) temperament B) contamination C) scrutiny D) symmetry 38. We are doing this work in the ______ of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres. A) context B) contest C) pretext D) texture 39. While a full understanding of what causes the disease may be several years away, ______ leading to a successful treatment could come much sooner. A) a distinction B) a breakthrough C) an identification D) an interpretation 40. Doctors are often caught in a ______ because they have to decide whether they should tell their patients the truth or not. A) puzzle B) perplexity C) dilemma D) bewilderment 41. To ______ important dates in history, countries create special holidays. A) commend B) memorize C) propagate D) commemorate

42. His successful negotiations with the Americans helped him to ______ his position in the government. A) contrive B) consolidate C) heave D) intensify 43. Please do not be ______ by his offensive remarks since he is merely trying to attract attention. A) distracted B) disregarded C) irritated D) intervened 44. Once you get to know your mistakes, you should ______ them as soon as possible. A) rectify B) reclaim C) refrain D) reckon 45. He wouldn’t answer the reporters’ questions, nor would he ______ for a photograph. A) summon B) highlight C) pose D) marshal

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46. The club will ______ new members the first week in September.

A) enroll B) subscribe C) absorb

D) register

47. If you don’t ______ the children properly, Mr. Chiver, they’ll just run riot. A) mobilize B) warrant C) manipulate D) supervise 48. Already the class is ______ about who our new teacher will be. A) foreseeing B) speculating C) fabricating

D) contemplating

49. We should ______ our energy and youth to the development of our country. A) dedicate B) cater C) ascribe D) cling

50. Just because I’m ________ to him, my boss thinks he can order me around without showing me any respect.

A) redundant B) trivial C) versatile D) subordinate 51. Many scientists remain ______ about the value of this research program. A) skeptical B) stationary C) spacious D) specific 52. Depression is often caused by the ______ effects of stress and overwork. A) total B) increased C) terrific D) cumulative 53. A human’s eyesight is not as ______ as that of an eagle. A) eccentric B) acute C) sensible

D) sensitive

54. It is ______ that women should be paid less than men for doing the same kind of work. A) abrupt B) absurd C) adverse D) addictive 55. Shoes of this kind are ______ to slip on wet ground. A) feasible B) appropriate C) apt 56. We’ll be very careful and keep what you’ve told us strictly ______. A) rigorous B) confidential C) private

D) fitting

D) mysterious

57. The members of Parliament were ______ that the government had not consulted them. A) impatient B) tolerant C) crude D) indignant

58. Some American colleges are state-supported, others are privately ______, and still others are supported by religious organizations. A) ensured B) attributed C) authorized D) endowed 59. The prison guards were armed and ready to shoot if _______ in any way. A) intervened B) incurred C) provoked D) poked

60. Many pure metals have little use because they are too soft, rust too easily, or have some other ______.

A) drawbacks B) handicaps C) bruises D) blunders

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61. It was ______ that the restaurant discriminated against black customers.

A) addicted B) alleged C) assaulted D) ascribed 62. The medicine ______ his pain but did not cure his illness. A) activated B) alleviated C) mediated

D) deteriorated

63. He is the only person who can ______ in this case, because the other witnesses were killed mysteriously. A) testify B) charge C) accuse D) rectify . Professor Hawking is ______ as one of the world’s greatest living physicists. A) dignified B) clarified C) acknowledged D) illustrated 65. The financial problem of this company is further ______ by the rise in interest rates. A) increased B) strengthened C) reinforced D) aggravated 66. We shall probably never be able to ______ the exact nature of these sub-atomic particles. A) assert B) impart C) ascertain D) notify

67. All the people in the stadium cheered up when they saw hundreds of colorful balloons ______ slowly into the sky.

A) ascending B) elevating C) escalating D) lingering 68. Many years had ______ before they returned to their original urban areas. A) floated B) elapsed C) skipped D) proceeded 69. What you say now is not ______ with what you said last week. A) consistent B) persistent C) permanent 70. Military orders are ______ and cannot be disobeyed. A) defective B) conservative C) alternative

D insistent

D) imperative

71. Some educators try to put students of similar abilities into the same class because they believe this kind of ______ grouping is advisable. A) homogeneous B) instantaneous C) spontaneous D) anonymous 72. Even sensible men do ______ things sometimes. A) abrupt B) absurd C) acute D) apt

73. The commission would find itself ______ at every turn if its members couldn’t reach an agreement. A) collided B) savaged C) crumbled D) hampered 74. Grain production in the world is ______ but still millions go hungry. A) staggering B) shrinking C) soaring D) suspending 75. He developed a ______ attitude after years of frustration in his career. A) sneaking B) disgusted C) drastic D) cynical

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76. They believed that this was not the ______ of their campaign for equality but merely the beginning.

A) climax B) summit C) pitch D) maximum 77. Several guests were waiting in the ______ for the front door to open. A) porch B) vent C) inlet D) entry 78. As the mountains were covered with a ______ of cloud we couldn’t see their tops. A) coating B) film C) veil D) shade

79. We couldn’t really afford to buy a house so we got it on hire purchase and paid monthly ______. A) investments B) requirements C) arrangements D) installments 80. The magician made us think he cut the girl into pieces but it was merely an ______. A) illusion B) impression C) image D) illumination 81. A good education is an ______ you can fall back on for the rest of your life. A) asset B) ethic C) inventory D) obligation

82. Giving a gift can convey a wealth of meaning about your appreciation of their ______ and the importance you place upon the relationship. A) solidarity B) priority C) superiority D) hospitality 83. The designer has applied for a ______ for his new invention. A) tariff B) discount C) version

D) patent

84. The toy maker produces a ______ copy of the space station exact in every detail. A) minimal B) minimum C) miniature D) minor

85. An energy tax would curb ordinary air pollution, limit oil imports and cut the budget ______. A) disposition B) discrepancy C) defect D) deficit 86. They have decided to ______ physical punishment in all local schools. A) put away B) break away from C) do away with D) pass away 87. Astronauts are ______ all kinds of tests before they are actually sent up in a spacecraft. A) inclined to B) subjected to C) prone to D) bound to

88. 1Individual sports are run by over 370 independent governing bodies whose functions usually include ______ rules, holding events, selecting national teams and promoting international links. A) drawing on B) drawing in C) drawing up D) drawing down . Up until that time his interest had focused almost ______ on fully mastering the skills and techniques of his craft. A) restrictively B) radically C) inclusively D) exclusively 90. All the ceremonies at the 2000 Olympic Games had a unique Australian flavor ______ of their multicultural communities. A) noticeable B) indicative C) conspicuous D) implicit

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91. I have had my eyes tested and the report says that my ______ is perfect.

A) outlook B) vision C) horizon D) perspective

92. He was looking admiringly at the photograph published by Collins in ______ with the Imperial Museum. A) collection B) connection C) collaboration D) combination 93. In those days, executives expected to spend most of their lives in the same firm and, unless they were dismissed for ______, to retire at the age of 65. A) integrity B) denial C) incompetence D) deduction 94. Others viewed the finding with ______, noting that a cause-and-effect relationship between passive smoking and cancer remains to be shown. A) optimism B) passion C) caution D) deliberation 95. The 1986 Challenger space-shuttle ______ was caused by unusually low temperatures immediately before the launch. A) expedition B) controversy C) dismay D) disaster 96. When supply exceeds demand for any product, prices are ______ to fall. A) timely B) simultaneous C) subject D) liable 97. The music aroused an ______ feeling of homesickness in him. A) intentional B) intermittent C) intense

D) intrinsic

98. I bought an alarm clock with a(n) ______ dial, which can be seen clearly in the dark. A) supersonic B) luminous C) audible D) amplified 99. The results are hardly ______; he cannot believe they are accurate. A) credible B) contrary C) critical D) crucial 100. This new laser printer is ______ with all leading software. A) comparable B) competitive C) compatible

D) cooperative

101. The ball ______ two or three times before rolling down the slope. A) swayed B) bounced C) hopped D) darted

102. He raised his eyebrows and stuck his head forward and ______ it in a single nod, a gesture boys used then for O.K. when they were pleased. A) shrugged B) tugged C) jerked D) twisted 103. Many types of rock are ______ from volcanoes as solid, fragmentary material. A) flung B) propelled C) ejected D) injected 104. With prices ______ so much, it is difficult for the school to plan a budget. A) vibrating B) fluctuating C) fluttering D) swinging 105. The person who ______ this type of approach for doing research deserves our praise. A) originated B) speculated C) generated D) manufactured

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106. ______ that the demand for power continues to rise at the current rate, it will not be long before

traditional sources become inadequate. A) Concerning B) Ascertaining C) Assuming D) Regarding 107. Her jewelry ______ under the spotlights and she became the dominant figure at the ball. A) glared B) glittered C) blazed D) dazzled 108. Connie was told that if she worked too hard, her health would ______. A) deteriorate B) descend C) degrade D) decay 109. We find that some birds ______ twice a year between hot and cold countries. A) transfer B) commute C) migrate D) emigrate 110. As visiting scholars, they willingly ______ to the customs of the country they live in. A) submit B) conform C) subject D) commit

111. More than 85 percent of French Canada’s population speaks French as mother tongue and ______ to the Roman Catholic faith. A) caters B) adheres C) ascribes D) subscribes 112. The professor found himself constantly ______ the question: “How could anyone do these things?” A) presiding B) poring C) pondering D) presuming 113. Weeks ______ before anyone was arrested in connection with the bank robbery. A) terminated B) elapsed C) overlapped D) expired

114. In order to prevent stress from being set up in the metal, expansion joints are fitted which ______ the stress by allowing the pipe to expand or contract freely. A) relieve B) reconcile C) reclaim D) rectify 115. How much of your country’s electrical supply is ______ from water power? A) deduced B) detached C) derived D) declined

116. She has recently left a job and had helped herself to copies of the company’s client data, which she intended to ______ in starting her own business. A) dwell on B) come upon C) base on D) draw upon 117. The glass vessels should be handled most carefully since they are ______. A) intricate B) fragile C) subtle D) crisp

118. Hill slopes are cleared of forests to make way for crops, but this only ______ the crisis. A) accelerates B) prevails C) ascends D) precedes 119. He blew out the candle and ______ his way to the door. A) converged B) groped C) strived

D) wrenched

120. Often such arguments have the effect of ______ rather than clarifying the issues involved. A) obscuring B) prejudicing C) tackling D) blocking

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