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第 1 页 共 9 页 2014-04-121. One of the essentials of freedom is free _______ to accurate information. A. entry B. entrance C. access D. approach2. Scholarships are too few to _______ the high-school graduate who deserve a college education. A. meet B. accommodate C. adapt D. feed3. Although he has _______ many good things during his term as president, he should be forced to give up some of his power. A. accomplished B. completed C. finished D. achieved4. The diplomat was stripped of his office for his remarks on certain occasion did not _______ with his state ’s interests. A. accord B. disperse C. comply D. live5. The manager _______ one of the hotel servants of stealing the money. A. accused B. complained C. blamed D. scolded6. According to the psychoanalyst, Sigmund Freud, wisdom comes from the _______ of maturity. A. fulfillment B. achievement C. establishment D. accomplishment7. The local wine is rather rough, but you ’ll soon _______ a taste for it! A. obtain B. acquire C. accept D. adopt8. The foreign students have won _______ to first-rate universities in China. A. permission B. admittance C. admission D. profession 9. An energetic manager can be a great _______ to his firm. A. advantage B . profit C. influence D. prosperity10. Despite all the policeman ’s questions the lady continued to _______ that she was innocent. A. affirm B. ascertain C. admit D. advice11. Houston is one of the four U. S. cities most _______ by air pollution. A. tortured B. tried C. afflicted D. affected12. Those who _______ armed intervention in the internal affairs of other countries are blind to the lessons of history. A. advocate B. avouch C. avail D. applaud13. With the experiment approaching the final success, everyone knows that they cannot _______ a single minor mistake and ruin the whole thing. A. inflict B. endure C. afford D. stand 14. Things are not so simple as they _______. A. asserted B. claimed C. confirmed D . alleged15. The police raided the night club early this morning and placed everybody under _______. A. detention B. arrest C. check D. lock16. The doctor _______ me that the discomfort would disappear in a couple of days if I followed his advice. A. assured B. confirmed C. ensured D. confessed17. She was a devoted nurse, always very _______ to the needs of her patients. A. attentive B. concerned C. earnest D. careful 18. He tried hard to help her but all her efforts were to no _______. A. result B. avail C. influence D. effect 19. Stop _______ me with your silly questions! A. baiting B. blending C. perplexing D. badgering20. I can ’t accept with grace a compliment _______ upon me for a thing that isn ’t really mine. A. relying B. presented C. resting D. bestowed21. On the hill one can see the _______ light on the masts of fishing boats in the distance. A. shining B. brightening C. illuminating D. blinking22. After lunch I felt _______ enough to ask my boss for a rise in my weekly wages. A. strong B. bold C. fearless D. rash23. Our burdens, unshared by others, especially by relatives and friends, become too heavy to be _______. A. borne B. removed C. supported D. drawn 24. The _______ of human knowledge are being pushed further. A. boundaries B. borders C. limits D. edges 25. Bill doesn ’t _______ what people say about him. A. concern B. care C. matter D. disturb 26. I hope you will be _______ in future about the things you say. A. careful B. attentive C. cautious D. precautious27. The swindler _______ her out of one hundred dollars by selling her a watch which didn ’t work. A. deceived B. cheated C. defrauded D. tricked28. The rise of violence in football matches is _______ by the expansion of professional football into the whole country.密封线内禁止答题A. checkedB. inhibitedC. accompaniedD. suspended29. The terrified hunter _______ in the arms of a huge bear, fought desperately to loosen its grip. A. clutches B. clasped C. grasped D. seized30. I can hardly get into my own room, it ’s so _______ up with his sports gear. A. stocked B. muddled C. cluttered D. stuck31. The women are conspicuous by their uniforms of _______ dark blue cotton dress. A. rough B. coarse C. rude D. harsh 32. His suggestion of having an outing _______ with my opinion. A. coincides B. conforms C. concurs D. corresponds 33. I wrote the book in _______ with Rose and Bob. A. harmony B. cooperation C. collaboration D. connection 34. Even a big salary can ’t _______ for the satisfaction which work can provide. A. make up B. compensate C. require D. fit35. I am particular sensitive to appreciation because as a child, I was never praised, or _______, seldom thanked. A. blamed B. criticized C. flattered D. complimented 36. He was barred from the club for refused to _______ with the rules. A. conform B. abide C. adhere D. comply37. The ability to _______ themselves by camouflage enables some defenseless animals to survive. A. conceive B. conceal C. deceive D. disguise38. The newspapers _______the company ’s leader for making money at the price of state ’s security. A. condemned B. charged C. accused D. disclosed39. The basic theory of government rests on the assumption that men have naturally _______ interests. A. competitive B. conflicting C. contentions D. opposite 40. The room spun round, I lost _______, and when I came to I was lying in bed. A. conscience B. sensibility C. consciousness D. senses 41. If you do something bad, you must take the _______. A. outcome B. consequence C. result D. effect 42. I have always _______ you my best friend. A. regarded B. considered C. trusted D. hoped 43. A lot of people find _______ are very difficult to understand. A. contemporary B. present C. actual D. current 44. Britain _______ for control of the sea in the 17th century. A. commended B. contended C . combated D. clung45. The road lay ahead of him, a _______ grey line stretching to the horizon. A. continual B. continuous C. prolonged D. lengthy 46. His tone _______ his real feelings more truly than his words. A. transferred B. delivered C. conveyed D. carried47. Drivers _______ of speeding may be banned from driving for a year. A. charged B. sentenced C. convicted D. doomed48. The rising _______ of living is as hard on country families as on city families. A. amount B. cost C. expense D. increase49. Medieval travelers’ tales of fantastic creatures were often fascinating but not always _______. A. creditable B. imaginable C. credible D. conceivable50. The executive manager doesn ’t like to consider opinions different from his own, which may _______ his judgment in business activities. A. cripple B. hurt C. distract D. distort51. Petrol is manufactured from the _______ oil we take out of the ground. A. crude B. raw C. rough D. tough 52. The emperor suffered a _______ defeat. A. crushing B. stamping C. blasting D. crashing 53. To everyone but the expert, the paintings ’ _______ were invisible. A. weaknesses B. defects C. impurities D. shortcoming 54. I suspect this is _______ attempt to discredit their critics. A. a deliberate B. a purposeful C. an intentional D. a considered 55. You can be sure that Robert will help you; he is very _______ person. A. trustful B. secure C. doubtless D. dependable 56. When business is _______, there is usually an obvious increase unemployment. A. reduced B. depressed C. degraded D. lessened57. Our teacher _______ from his usual practice and assigned us no homework yesterday. A. dismissed B. deviated C. diverted D. dispersed58. Weeks later the young man had still not found a job and he began to feel somewhat _______. A. despaired B. displeased C. disgraced D. discouraged 59. I could _______ the shadowy figure of a man in the distance.密封线内禁止答题A. distinguishB. perceiveC. notifyD. discern60. His speech was careful and _______ but his words seemed to make no sense. A. distinguished B. distinctive C. distinct D. evident61. They think she will succeed in that competition, but she herself is very _______ that she will. A. suspicious B. unbelievable C. doubtful D. concerned62. In those seventeen days he had _______ himself more fame than in twenty years at the bar. A. required B. earned C. acquired D. possessed 63. She arranged a party to help put the strangers at their _______. A. pleasure B. delight C. ease D. comfort 64. He tried hard to help her but all his efforts were of no _______. A. result B. avail C. influence D. effect65. His speech on this occasion was short, but it was sharp and _______. A. effective B. efficient C. effectual D. efficacious66. The prime minister frequently wandered from his text to _______ on a point that had obviously caught his audience ’s interest. A. elaborate B. interrupt C. stress D. explain 67. Here handwriting as a rule was _______. A. handsome B . graceful C. elegant D. delicate68. Precautions of this sort are necessary, for it is impossible to foretell the exact nature of difficulties that will_______ them. A. encounter B. frustrate C. occur to D. confront69. The president has not yet _______ the program, and funding is still uncertain. A. empowered B. licensed C. certified D. endorsed70. I ’ll clean the windows tomorrow; I haven ’t enough _______ to do them today. A. force B. energy C. effort D. strength 71. It was very _______ of you to start your own business. A. enterprising B. undertaking C. pushing D. initial72. As a result, hundreds of people would be _______ to further education. A. granted B. entitled C. pointed D. declined73. The President will be _______ by several secret service officers when he visits a country. A. escorted B. convoyed C. led D. accompanied74. Being engaged in the research work, Dr. Yang seldom goes anywhere _______ his office. A. apart from B. except to C. in addition to D. instead of 75. He _______ certain passages from the original book in the new edition. A. concluded B. included C. excluded D. precluded 76. Sally had to _______ herself to study for her final examination. A. plunge B. exert C. qualify D. strive77. Too much _______ to x-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body. A. disclosure B . exhibition C. contact D. exposure78. The plain occupies the west, south and central parts of the continent, though considerable variations are to be found over so _______ an area. A. expensive B. expansive C. extensive D. intensive 79. Dentists are paid less for _______ than for filling. A. removals B. extractions C. pullings D. withdrawals 80. Wearing a(n) _______ beard he got past the check point. A. mock B. false C. counterfeit D. artificial 81. The Romans are renowned for their engineering _______. A. capacities B. accomplishment C. feats D. exploits82. The site of battle brought back to him memories of the _______ years of the Anti-Japanese War. A. demolishing B. fiery C. dazzling D. forgery83. He is always _______ fault with other people though he doesn ’t do his won work properly. A. seeking B. finding C. looking for D. putting84. Ella _______ her handkerchief from the train window as a good-bye. A. fluctuated B. fluttered C. fretted D. forged85. For parents, one of the problems _______ by rising prices is the continual demand for more pocket money. A. posed B. pressed C. provided D. forced86. A steadily increasing _______ of students is enrolled in government-run institutions. A. formation B. fraction C. fragment D. segment87. Owing to their wrong attitude towards life and marriage, their happiness was very _______. A. crisp B. brittle C. delicate D. fragile88. Making private calls on the office phone is severely _______ on in our department.密封线内禁止答题A. frownedB. criticizedC. regardedD. objected 89. It won ’t be much _______ driving up there in this weather. A. amusement B. fun C. enjoyment D. joy 90. They presented him with a _______ of money. A. gift B. talent C. present D. token91. After a quick _______ at the patient the doctor rang for an ambulance. A. glance B. stare C. gaze D. glimpse 92. The _______of the sun almost blinded them. A. glitter B. glare C. flare D. sparks 93. Can ’t you snap out of that _______ mood? A. dejected B. depressed C. gloomy D. sad94. He was smoking. I could see the tip of his cigarette _______ in the darkness. A. shining B. sparkling C. gleaming D. glowing95. This essay does not have a very sunny view of the future. Instead there are a good many _______ predictions in the concluding section. A. kind B. well-informed C. implacable D. grim 96. A man apologizes when he is wrong, but he will _______ before noon. A. grumble B. grovel C. crawl D. creep97. It ’s no good _______ me about what you suffered in hospital. Write to the “board of management ”, she shouted at surly husband. A. complaining B. grumbling C. accusing D. charging98. It was felt that cattle raised in the tropical regions of South America could be sold to the US and other nations for a _______ profit. A. handsome B. pretty C. beautiful D. good-looking 99. I know Sam has been disobedient, but don ’t be too _______ on him. A. heavy B. strong C. hard D. strict 100. A fter many years as a doctor, he had become _______ to scenes of human distress. A. hardened B. experience C. expert D. indifferent 101. T here ’s _______ any coal left, so the manager will have to get some at any cost. A. barely B. rarely C. hardly D. just 102. S he _______ on a thought that the car should be sent to the north immediately. A. hit B. dawned C. popped D. pondered 103. H eny wasn ’t paid because he was the _______ secretary of the association. A. honorable B. honoring C. honored D. honorary 104. I f the _______ that the plant contains effective Aids-fighting, ingredients proved true, thousands of Aids victims ’ lives could be saved.A. hypothesisB. conceptC. assumptionD. prediction 105. A ll the students were excited at the bare _______ of a weekend sports competition. A. opinion B. idea C. view D. intention 106. T hey are going to _______ the palace buildings at seven o ’clock. A. lighten B. illuminate C. alight D. enlighten 107. E veryone says that he is the very _______ of his father. A. person B. image C. figure D. likelihood 108. W hen we watch a play or a film, we all realize that the characters are sometimes _______. A. imaginative B. imaginable C. imagined D. imaginary 109. P ersonal speaking, I try to obey my _______ the moment the feel hits me. A. principle B. impulse C. spur D. rule 110. B ecause the company was doing more business, it was necessary to _______ the factory. A. extend B. increase C. broaden D. grow 111. H is illness made him _______ of concentration. A. incompetent B. unable C. incapable D. powerless 112. I n their _______, the boys went through the streets wrecking car. A. anger B. fury C. rage D. indignation 113. H is parents _______ themselves in drugs and left him uncared for. A. addicted B. indulged C. tucked D. enveloped 114. T hese laws were as _______ as the flow of tides. A. lenient B. unperturbed C. inexorable D. legible 115. T o make an omelet, eggs, butter, and cheese are necessary _______. A. components B. elements C. ingredients D. fragments 116. H e was so _______ on what he was doing that he didn ’t hear her come in. A. intense B. intensive C. intent D. involved 117. C ities have lost their character as centers of social, cultural and commercial _______. A. intercourse B. exchange C. dealings D. correspondence 118. I n this film, Kevin Kilner is properly hearty, even if his self-assurance seems a bit put on rather than _______. A. inward B. eccentric C. customary D. intrinsic 119. K eys should never be hidden around the house since thieves _______ know密封线内禁止答题where to look. A. virtually B. eventually C. reliably D. invariably 120. H er mother has asked her to do several _______ before she went out. A. labors B. works C. travels D. jobs 121. T he south of Iceland, where the capital is situated, is always _______ to earthquakes. A. inclined B. easy C. liable D. apt 122. T he more female faculty at a school, whether it is co-ed or single sex, the more _______ a female student is to go on the postgraduate accomplishment, usually a higher degree. A. possible B. probable C. alike D. likely 123. A n individual grieving over the loss of love relationship probably will remain _______ even though friendships are present. A. lonely B. alone C. isolated D. singular 124. I was shocked at observing the alternation of her _______. A. appearances B. aspects C. outline D. looks 125. W ill you _______ my essay, please, to find out whether I made any mistakes? A. see through B. see about C. look up D. look into 126. O ne of the tigers has got _______. Warn everyone of the danger. A. loose B. loosened C. lost D. escape 127. B ecause the children keep interrupting her whenever she reads a book, she is always _______ her place. A. loosing B. missing C. losing D. looking for 128. T hree-dimensional images can be made with views _______ or altered to show any perspective. A. amplified B. magnified C. ascended D. expanded 129. T he cabinet agreed on the point that a decision of this _______ had to have national support. A. bulk B. magnitude C. size D. motivation 130. P eople extol the virtues of freedom not for its own sake but merely as the greatest _______ in a world of struggle. A. asset B. inheritance C. value D. merit 131. M r. and Mrs. Einstein have decided to _______ to Australia. A. migrate B. immigrate C. emigrate D. deport 132. T hat emperor tried every means to prolong his life, ignoring the fact that all men are _______. A. mortal B. deadly C. fatal D. dead 133. T he tension _______ as they waited to hear who had been killed in the plane crash. A. climbed B. raised C. mounted D. ascended 134. T his policy may _______ the chances of success for educated, and ambitious young men or women. A. accumulate B. multiply C. accelerate D. enlarge 135. T he interest on his small savings is _______. A. negligible B. negatory C. neglectful D. negligent 136. S ome serious looking men were so absorbed in speaking to one another as if they were _______ of the crowds about them. A. ignorant B. stunned C. oblivious D. neglected 137. H e was last seen in public on the _______ of his daughter ’s wedding. A. occasion B. event C. chance D. affair 138. S heep raising and wheat farming are the two principal _______ west of the Eastern Highlands, which divide the coastal plains from the rest of Australia. A. profession B. opportunities C. occupations D. business 139. I hope you won ’t take _______ if I tell you the truth. A. annoyance B. offense C. resentment D. irritation 140. I n this job he showed _______ ability in diagnosing obscure fault and endless patience in correcting them. A. outstanding B. predominant C. obvious D. distinguished 141. H is _______ for her made him unhappy, because she did not love him in return. A. affection B. attraction C. partition D. passion 142. T he teacher told them to _______ up their quarrel and be friend again. A. stitch B. mend C. sew D. patch 143. B usinessmen voice _______ complaints that high-school graduates they hire as secretaries just can ’t spell and write. A. pathetic B. hectic C. sophisticated D. sympathetic 144. T he outline of the figure was barely _______ in the darkness. A. susceptible B. invisible C. perceptible D. perceptive 145. Y ou may even become a head waiter eventually, if you have the right sort of _______ and are not afraid of hard work. A. nature B. personality C. temper D. character 146. A lex Haley was _______ unheard of until he wrote the novel Roots. A. virtually B. roughly C. genuinely D. practically密封线内禁止答题147. M y father was a dentist in the little town all his life, and it was always taken for granted that I would take over his _______ when he retired. A. practice B. habit C. work D. position 148. W hat is the _______ difference between a butterfly and a moth? A. precise B. accurate C. correct D. exact 149. T he _______ estimate of gains in gross national product suggested a fast recovery from economic recession. A. introductory B. possible C. primary D. preliminary 150. S ometimes those shares sell for more than the funds ’ holdings are worth — at a _______and sometime at a discount. A. bonus B. subsidy C. deduction D. premium 151. _______ in rock, the bone of dinosaurs and the tracks made by these animals occur in many parts of the world. A. Conserved B. Reserved C. Preserved D. Possessed 152. I _______ that you are hungry, so I ’m making you some sandwich. A. assume B. consume C. presume D. resume 153. I ndividual with limited budget usually get their _______ right, they provide themselves with necessities before trying to obtain luxuries. A. priorities B. privileges C. primitiveness D. previousness 154. A short but heavy shower brought the _______ to a halt, and everybody went home. A. procedure B. process C. progress D. proceedings 155. T he weekly market sells mainly fruit, vegetables and dairy _______. A. production B. manufactures C. output D. produce 156. J ane began to type. It bored her, but she was fairly _______at it. A. effective B. competent C. efficient D. proficient 157. M y parents _______ me from getting a driver ’s license until I was eighteen. A. deprived B. prohibited C. forbade D. confined 158. T he reception was attended by various _______ members of the ideal community and representatives of regional industries. A. congested B. projecting C. conspicuous D. prominent 159. I n addition to a rather belated concern for knowledge, they _______ a sudden rush of enthusiasm for foreign language. A. manifest B. produce C. stimulate D. promote 160. A carpenter can work best when he uses the _______ tools. A. fit B. suitable C. proper D. appropriate161. T he proper function of the press is surely to _______ the man in the street with facts. A. deliver B. supply C. proportionate D. provide 162. O n account of rain, the camp has been _______ until next week. A. called off B. delayed C. put through D. put off 163. S he is such a nagging woman. I wonder how you can _______ her. A. put up with B. bear C. get along D. keep up with 164. B eethoven and Mozart are _______ among the greatest composers in the world. A. referred B. respected C. appreciated D. rated 165. A lways use a suntan cream to protect your skin against the harmful effect of the sun ’s _______. A. beams B. rays C. light D. shine 166. O ld as the truck is, it is in _______ good order. A. occasionally B. possibly C. reasonably D. rationally 167. I have absolutely no _______ of ever meeting him before. A. souvenir B. recall C. reminder D. recollection 168. T he teacher had to _______ disputes among the students. A. tackle B. cope with C. reconcile D. dispose of 169. I bought this shirt because it was _______ from 80 dollars to 30. A. reduced B. lowered C. decreased D. diminished170. It is _______ that the Soviet Union created by Lenin more than 70 years ago is no more, but it is our firm conviction that socialism will eventually prevail. A. pitiful B. sorrowful C. regrettable D. dreadful 171. I ncome tax rates are usually _______ to one ’s annual income. A. related B. associated C. dependent D. adapted 172. M etal must be hammered and cooled rapidly to _______ internal stress caused by heating. A. retain B. release C. relieve D. replace 173. H e has told us so many lies that we can no longer place any _______on what he says.A. convictionB. relianceC. credibilityD. regard 174. H e _______ his exclusion from the meeting and protest fiercely. A. dissatisfied B. grumbled C. resented D. complained 175. T he first 300 cars of this new model have been already _______ for. A. conserved B. preserved C. reserved D. deserved密封线内禁止答题176. M any families had to _______ to using candles for light during the storm. A. apply B. resort C. pledge D. respond 177. I t is not considered _______ to litter in public. A. respectful B. respective C. respected D. respectable 178. S o far the health authorities ’ measures have been _______ isolating the known cases. A. limited B. restricted C. held back D. reduced 179. T he TV announcer apologized for the breakdown and said that normal service would be _______ as soon as possible. A. resumed B. continued C. returned D. recovered 180. H e took a terrible _______ on the man who had insulted his wife. A. pounch B. revenge C. avenge D. venture 181. T he doctor assured the patient that he would gradually _______. A. revive B. revivify C. uphold D. tribute 182. T he explorers believed that in America there was a land of untold _______. A. riches B. richness C. fortunes D. gold 183. T he team ’s coach insisted on a program of _______ training before the big match. A. harsh B. rigorous C. positive D. severe 184. O n a cold winter ’s evening, there ’s nothing nicer than to sit in front of a _______ fire. A. sparkling B. roaring C. burning D. glittering 185. T he bank _______ planned to escape in a stolen car. A. thieves B. burglars C. robbers D. bandits 186. P sychologists have found that _______ disciplinary measure do not always make a child better behaved. A. rude B. rough C. stern D. stout 187. I ’m tired of looking at ancient _______. Let ’s go to somewhere modern. A. foundations B. ruins C. remnant D. constructions 188. I t was an awful _______ to get to the station in time. A. hurry B. haste C. rush D. dash 189. I go to the race track quite often, but I only _______ bet. A. occasionally B. hardly C. scarcely D. barely 190. B ecause of Oden ’s uniqueness, he is always performing in the spotlight and subject to public _______. A. ridicule B. inquiry C. scrutiny D. criticism 191. A t the beginning of the trial, a great deal of time was spent _______ the juries.A. selectingB. electingC. choosingD. culling 192. T here was a clearly _______ hostility between the two brothers. A. sensible B. sentimental C. sensational D. sensitive 193. T he table was in a curious _______ as both the top and legs were slightly curved. A. form B. pattern C. shape D. model 194. T he room was furnished in different _______ of grey and yellow. A. shades B. shelter C. shadow D. shading 195. D ark glassed serve to _______ eyes from the glare of the sun. A. save B. shield C. shelter D. defend 196. A rguing with him is utterly frustrating, since he constantly _______ his ground. A. moves B. shifts C. sidesteps D. varies 197. S he always prided herself on being a _______ judge of character. A. shrewd B. solid C. cunning D. keen 198. S ophia is _______ with cold so that her teeth are chattering. A. quivering B. shivering C. shuddering D. trembling 199. T he _______ of the lake is covered with reeds and rushes. A. beach B. shore C. bank D. coast 200. T homas Fuller was so _______ mathematics that he was known in the eighteen century as the “Virginian Calculator ”. A. fascinated by B. articulate about C. proficient of D. skilled at 201. T he wheels _______ as the car went over an icy patch. A. skipped B. slid C. skidded D. slipped 202. I told him for the _______ reason that I thought he had a right to know what ’s going on. A. only B. unique C. sole D. mere 203. I t is very easy for cars to skid on wet roads after a dry _______. A. spell B. respite C. weather D. while 204. T his looks a good _______ for a picnic. A. site B. spot C. patch D. pitch 205. C hildren who are praised for their work are always _______ on to do better. A. encouraged B. approved C. inspired D. spurred 206. B ritain has a big _______ in the trade between Europe and Africa and shrinkage from it would make Britain suffer a great loss. A. stake B. profit C. benefit D. fortune密封线内禁止答题207. A s hard as nails: if a starving beggar were to ask her for a crust of _______ bread she ’d turn her back on him. A. stale B. sour C. rotten D. dry 208. H er peculiar personality _______ her unfortunate childhood. A. results in B. derives from C. stems from D. stands for 209. P roductivity and wage increases have not kept in _______. A. pace B. stair C. step D. stage 210. T hough a convicted drug dealer hardly fits the _______ of a good mother, jailed mothers say separation from their offspring is the harshest punishment. A. cliché B. vogue C. assessment D. stereotype 211. A fter eight hours at the wheel of the lorry, the driver began to feel the _______. A. nervousness B. tension C. strain D. extension 212. I n games, the only constraints are the rules to which the players have to _______. A. submit B. succumb C. contribute D. devote 213. T he threat of confrontation between the two countries _______ after the peace talk.A. subsidedB. subduedC. submergedD. submitted 214. I n manufacturing, cheaper materials are constantly being _______ for the better the more expensive kind. A. replaced B. displaced C. transformed D. substituted 215. I n his speech the Minister of Industry said that industrial exports went up for five _______years. A. successful B. successive C. continual D. continuous 216. T he police are supposed to protect the people and their properties, _______evil conducts, guide traffic and so on. A. depress B. condemn C. quench D. suppress 217. T he attendance at the music festival _______ all expectations. A. overtook B. surpass C. overran D. excelled 218. M ost human beings are _______ to kindness. A. sensitive B. susceptible C. vulnerable D. delicate 219. Y ou must be _______ of a person who tries to sell you a good watch for $200. A. suspected B. suspicious C. doubtful D. furious 220. T he man ’s face was _______ from his infected tooth. A. bulging B. swollen C. expanded D. shrank 221. I congratulate you on your _______ in jewellery. A. selection B. choice C. flavour D. taste222. R eading newspapers asks nothing of me but a pleasant hour of my time. It doesn ’t _______ my strength. A. tax B. seek C. bear D. burden 223. T he _______ problem of bringing a apace-ship back from the moon has been solved. A. technical B. technological C. technique D. technology 224. H e has never mixed with them or spoken to them on equal _______, but has demanded and generally received a respect due to his position. A. conditions B. terms C. viewpoint D. intuition 225. W hen I heard footsteps behind me I was _______ that I would be attacked. A. horrified B. terror-struck C. terrorized D. terrified 226. V ery _______ security measures are being taken for the Queen ’s vision. A. smooth B. stiff C. close D. tight 227. T he detective is said to be on the _______ of new evidence which is likely to help solve the case. A. vestige B. trial C. trade D. track 228. H e knows very well that the speed of planes _______ that of trains, yet he prefers the latter for safety ’s sake. A. transfers B. overpowers C. transcends D. outstrip 229. M rs. Brown was very _______ when she broke her beautiful Wedgwood teapot. A. disturbed B. deranged C. upset D. damaged 230. U nfortunately I must have moved the camera, because the picture is rather _______. A. confused B. scratched C. vague D. obscure 231. I don ’t know if the story is true. But I ’ll try to _______ it. A. confirm B. identify C. verify D. fortify 232. Y ou have a marvelous _______ of the whole island from the top of the tower. A. view B. vision C. scenery D. scene 233. S he was paid by the hour, and she managed to keep her family with her pitiful _______. A. salary B. wages C. stipend D. payment 234. T he battle was won with so great a loss of men that it was a _______ defeat. A. true B. practical C. genuine D. virtual 235. T he evidence produced so far does not _______ the conclusion that the driver was negligent.。