1. The company may be reluctant to ________ too far from the basic terms of this agreement, but there are a number of things that are negotiable.

A. deviate

B. disconnect

C. detach

D. distract

2. As manager of our computer department, I ________ your employee, John Doe, for the prompt and polite service he provided to us last week.

A. comment

B. celebrate

C. claim

D. commend

3. Let us be exact in what we say so as to ________ any possibility of misunderstanding.

A. reply

B. alleviate

C. preclude

D. proclaim

4. The company has been developing in a big way and is gaining ________ internationally.

A. prestige

B. dedication

C. humanity

D. persecution

5. My usual feeling of respect, ________ with a little fear, had been replaced by the warmest concern.

A. migrated

B. matched

C. mingled

D. melted

6. The pill cannot cure a common cold, but it can ________ the symptoms (症状).

A. aggravate

B. alleviate

C. medicate

D. bypass

7. As a small boy, Thomas Edison was slow ________ learning to read and write.

A. on

B. with

C. about

D. in

8. His ________ to help the poor people earn him great prestige.

A. dilemmas

B. icons

C. endeavors

D. accommodation

9. Due to the ________ domestic market, the business has to adjust its import and export policies.

A. diligent

B. tedious

C. suspicious

D. slack

10. He realized that it was difficult to ________ on this infertile land any longer.

A. inhibit

B. inhabit

C. gather

D. retreat

11. I suggest we put the scheme into effect, for it is quite ________.

A. vulnerable

B. probable

C. practicable

D. sustainable

12. That part of the city has long been ________ for its street violence.

A. responsible

B. illegal

C. historical

D. notorious

13. Under the guidance of their teacher, the pupils are building a model boat ________ by steam.

A. hauled

B. towed

C. tossed

D. propelled

14. Rumors are everywhere, spreading fear, damaging reputations, and turning calm situations into ________ ones.

A. vulnerable

B. turbulent

C. suspicious

D. tragic

15. In spite of the ________ economic forecasts, manufacturing output has risen slightly.

A. bleak

B. feeble

C. obscure

D. shadowy

16. Here he was stressing ________ his original principle that his unit should be used strategically.

A. regrettably

B. forcibly

C. graciously

D. gravely

17. The author was ________ by the audience's lack of interest.

A. dreaded

B. encouraged

C. dismayed

D. impressed

18. The excuse was too ________ for the teacher to believe.

A. subtle

B. detailed

C. feeble

D. slender

19. Each member of the alliance agrees to take such action as it ________ necessary, including the use of armed force.

A. suggests

B. deems

C. requires

D. appraise

20. The ball ________ two or three times before rolling down the slope.

A. bounced

B. hopped

C. swayed

D. escorted

21. News media worked overtime to ________ the country as open and "ready" for all nuclear discussions.

A. thrill

B. transcend

C. portray

D. spot

22. We provided information to site administrators about typical functions of ________ library programs.

A. sampling

B. carefree

C. descriptive

D. exemplary

23. Gemini (双子座) is an airy, intellectual sign, and your ever-active mind tends to ________ from one thought to another with dizzying speed.

A. dart

B. damn

C. dare

D. deal

24. A soft evening breeze brought a ________ smell from the company sink.

A. formal

B. funny

C. foul

D. fool

25. We just go on in our habitual ways until we are stopped short by one of the many illnesses that ________ our civilization today.

A. occur

B. effect

C. afflict

D. exist

26. At the time, I could not stand my________ schedule and I would always be envious of my friends who enjoyed the luxury of sleeping in.

A. rigorous

B. bored

C. energetic

D. powerful

27. Just thinking about all the ________ I received about my dramatic weight loss, and the proud way my husband looked when we went out in public, made me feel that what I had done was worthwhile.

A. criticisms

B. skepticism

C. compliments

D. achievements

28. The situation could quickly develop into a ________ disaster if the world does not start paying attention to the plight of these people.

A. anonymous

B. humanitarian

C. rigorous

D. conspicuous

29. Then you do believe in God, but you guess that I do not, and you fear that the admission of your true belief would ________ your chance of employment.

A. jeopardize

B. contrive

C. transform

D. mount

30. Mrs. Cummins, very ________ in her duties, watched the whole process with a sensitive eye.

A. hopeful

B. conscientious

C. modest

D. fascinating

31. All I wanted was a ________ log cabin in Maine, somewhere deep in the woods, to enjoy the night under the stars.

A. enormous

B. stimulating

C. cozy

D. overwhelming

32. Look, we're about to ________ the last and final stage of our academic careers together.

A. live on

B. believe in

C. embark on

D. save up

33. The land is affected by a ________ and the cattle are dying fast for lack of drinking water.

A. flood

B. drought

C. premiere

D. misery

34. To promote particular organizational values, and encourage high levels of informal communication, the managers can attempt to lead ________ example.

A. with

B. to

C. for

D. by

35. One reason that I may be the last person in Manhattan without a cell phone is that I ________ the excitement of coming home and finding a call light flashing.

A. thrill

B. cherish

C. abandon

D. deprive

36. The space shuttle Atlantis crew is scheduled to make their final landing around 6 a.m. Thursday also marks the 42nd ________ of man's first step on the moon.

A. ceremony

B. occasion

C. occurrence

D. anniversary

37. He was a good public speaker and organizer and ________ with extraordinary energy.

A. bribed

B. supported

C. awarded

D. endowed

38. NBA officials thought it would put them in perfect shape to further ________ professional basketball.

A. globalize

B. expand

C. extend

D. enlarge

39. We wished to pay for welfare in a way that was less ________ on the poor without being massively destructive to the higher income groups.

A. tolerant

B. troublesome

C. burdensome

D. oppressive

40. 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

41. 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

42. The trace that the rider will leave on the snow will be a ________ pattern.

A. latitude

B. longitude

C. sharp

D. zigzag

43. After a week or two of ________ refusal, Alfred Cook made his debut performance late on Sunday January 15th.

A. sensational

B. sensitive

C. selfish

D. stubborn

44. As the car disappeared from sight, he let out a ________ of frustration in agony.

A. groan

B. signal

C. complaint

D. warning

45. 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

46. 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

47. 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

48. The poor girl couldn't ________ from her tears any more when her mother showed up.

A. refrain

B. withdraw

C. hold

D. withhold

49. Recently a number of voluntary initiatives have sought to ________ a sense of belonging to the community on the part of young people.

A. make

B. form

C. take

D. foster

50. The vast majority of people in any given culture will ________ to the established standards of that culture.

A. confine

B. conform

C. confront

D. confirm

51. If a policy does not ________ with a society's values, the likelihood of success diminishes.

A. combine

B. cohere

C. coincide

D. confirm

52. Jack is so ________ to his appearance that he never has his clothes pressed.

A. nervous

B. adverse

C. indifferent

D. undutiful

53. Among young people, women seem to be more ________ to the illness than men.

A. likely

B. possible

C. prone

D. common

54. This chapter cannot claim to clear up the confusing ________ of approaches but it will offer some guidance.

A. variety

B. array

C. ray

D. chain

55. Somehow she rose over her excitement, though, and concentrated all she could on the task ________.

A. off hand

B. with hand

C. at hand

D. before hand

1-5 A D C A C 6-10 B D C D B

11-15 C D D B A 16-20 B C C B A

21-25 C D A C C 26-30 A C B A B

31-35 C C B D B 36-40 D D A C D

41-45 B D D A A 46-50 D B A D B

51-55 C C C B C

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