Unit 1
1) This disease is caused by a tiny worm which can ____C___ the skin of a human being and cause a potentially serious illness.
A) transmit B) plunge C) penetrate D) filter
2) The prime minister has made it clear that no ____C_____ will be made to the strikers.
A) sessions B) recessions C) concessions D) conferences
3) The noise was so loud that it was a ____A_____ to the neighbors.
A) nuisance B) trouble C) worry D) anxiety
4) It's only by __C___ luck that I can remain in the company when so many employees have to be dismissed.
A) perfect B) total C) sheer D) thorough
5) He is __D____ on all kinds of wine - beer, whisky, and so forth.
A) willing B) ready C) eager D) keen
6) The government would not dare to ____B____ taxes on such needed foods as bread or milk.
A) put B) impose C) force D) emphasize
7) Oh, the steak I had last night was so ___D_____! It was delicious.
A) mild B) slight C) light D) tender
8) While they did not _____B_____ any good results, they were still trying their best.
A) count in B) count on C) count up D) count out
9) They did not ____A____ to the enemy and determined to go on fighting.
A) yield B) apply C) resort D) appeal
10) I said I might be late for dinner but he made such a __C___ that I thought I'd better arrive on time.
A) confusion B) initiative C) fuss D) bark
11) I at last surrendered to the ____C____ and ate the last piece of chocolate.
A) intention B) appeal C) temptation D) charm
12) I refused to tip the ____A__ , who left with an angry expression.
A) porter B) employee C) servant D) assistant
13) Divorce rate in the US is very high, which is often ____D_____ by money problems.
A) associated B) connected C) assisted D) accompanied
14) You take everything too ____C___! Relax and enjoy yourself.
A) carefully B) gravely C) seriously D) critically
15) You look thoroughly ____B___. Why don't you take a week's holiday?
A) run up B) run down C) run over D) run off
16) Would it be more ___A___ in the long run to buy a second-hand television rather than to rent one?
A) sensible B) sensitive C) sentimental D) sensational
17) If you have not signed a contract, you are under no __D____ to pay them any money.
A) instinct B) influence C) sympathy D) obligation
18) She no longer believed in him for his ___D____ promises all these years.
A) vacant B) empty C) bare D) hollow
19) They all believed that internal peace and stability cannot be ___B____ by force.
A) protected B) guaranteed C) preserved D) ensured
20) It must've taken a lot of courage for an adult to be ____A___ to such shame and stress.
A) subjected B) attached C) related D) resisted
Unit 2
1)If a ______C__ were to reach the gas it would go off at once.
A)spot B) spill C) spark D) spray
2) After about an hour and a half the party _C_____ because there was not enough wine that evening.
A)broke off B) broke away C) broke up D) broke through
3) House purchase is the biggest decision that most people make and the easiest one to _A___ for various reasons. A) postpone B) conduct C) replace D) last
4) Somewhat to my ___C____, the police will soon eliminate her from their inquiries.
A)entertainment B) judgment C) relief D) relaxation
5) The political weakness of these countries ____D_____their economic weakness.
A)compromised with B) competed with C) communicated to D) corresponded to
6) A series of tragic __B_____ made Mr. Terres feel he has to face up to his life.
A)accidents B) incidents C) events D) occurrences
7) The foreign-born Chinese are thought of as yellow on the outside and white on the inside because they only look like Chinese but never think or ____D__ like Chinese.
A)direct B) accustom C) adjust D) behave
8) For many young people, the late 1960s was a period of ___A____ against the moral values that had been the pride of the past generations.
A)revolt B) rebel C) chaos D) challenge
9) I promised to_____A____ the others at 5 a.m.
A)rouse B) stimulate C) motivate D) prompt
10) Prisoners are reported to have been deliberately ___C____ without trial.
A)murdered B) convicted C) executed D) punished
11) This swimming costume is made of ____A__ material.
A)elastic B) clumsy C) coarse D) delicious
12) Two drivers were killed in a head-on ___C_____ down a car and a taxi last night.
A)collapse B) conflict C) collision D) crush
13) A few shots of this drug cleared up the disease __D____
A)for long B) before long C) ever since D) for good
14) The citizens in the neighborhood all__C_ for the local government's decision to close the small paint factory. A) claimed B) cracked C) clapped D) crashed
15) The government attempts to put down the__B____ of the president's sex scandal.
A)news B) rumor C) saying D) proverb
16) The fact that we underestimated our ___A___ led to our bitter defeat.
