15. In the course of long marriage, people become __________ to every nuance of each other’s expression.

A) sensible B) sense C) sensation D) sensitive

16. Although the weather was very bad， the buses still ran on _________. A) list B) schedule C) plan D) arrangement

17. Our government declared to _________ import from certain countries in the next few years. A) resume B) retail C) restrain D) retire 18. The insurance industry is in a deep _____________.

A) precession B) recession C) concession D) accession

19. The _____________ of finding gold in California attracted a lot of people to settle down there. A) prospect B) perspective C) future D) prosperity

20. I suffered from mental ________ because of the stress from my job. A) release B) damage C) relief D) fatigue 21. The city takes care of how to _____________ of garbage. A) tackle B) deal C) cope D) dispose

22. The two experts _______________ in the affairs of Asia and the Africa. A) specified B) specialized C) species D) special

23. The rise in interest rates would reverse downward __________ in inflation. A) trend B) direction C) means D) manner

24. She should not have written in the ___________ since the book belongs to library. A) room B) margin C) border D) boundary

25. The ___________ of airplane engines announced a coming air aid. A) roar B) shout C) cry D) moan unit 40

1. The author __________ his new work Life and Liberty. A) empowered B) endow C) entitled D) endorsed 2. He phoned the hotel for ________.

A) settlement B) residence C) dwelling D) accommodations

3. The enemy’s aircraft flies so low that it __________ against the ship’s mast. A) scrapes B) scraps C)is D) rests 4, The heat ____________ the candle into pools of wax.

A) melted B) dissolved C) solved D) compounded 5. I can __________ you of the roadworthiness of the car.

A) ensure B) promise C) assure D) guarantee 6. She has ______________ some unpleasant habits recently.

A) received B) obtained C) cultivated D) acquired 7. As soon as he came in, he ___________ to tell us his troubles.

A) proceeded B) continued C) considered D) proclaimed 8. The ___________was traced to a clerk in the finance department. A) leak B) spill C) lease D) release

9. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ________ supply of petroleum.

A) proficient B) efficient C) potential D) sufficient 10. He gladly ___________himself to be in the wrong.

A) accepted B) acknowledged C) viewed D) advised 11. I have filled in the wrong number. Can I have another___________? A) plank B) empty C) margin D) blank 12. Both events happened on the ___________ day.

A) similar B) familiar C) identified D) identical

13. He gave a ____________ to handle the affairs in a friendly manners. A) pledge B) mission C) plunge D) motion

14. He was such a ________ speaker that he held our attention every minute of the 3-hour-lecture. A) specific B) dynamic C) heroic D) diplomatic

15. He is in a state of deep _____________ on the account of his failure to pass the examination. A) depression B) recession C) desperation D) discouragement 16. I think she hurt my feelings ____________ rather than by accident as she claimed. A) considerably B) thoughtfully C) deliberately D) carelessly

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17. The farmer _____________ his fields just before planting time.

A) cultivates B) trains C) breeds D) nourished 18. Some boys like to ___________ model planes.

A)produce B) install C) assemble D) take

19. A neighbor may ____________ a man of playing his radio too loudly. A) access B) assess C) scold D) accuse

20. The lens ______________ the sun’ rays on a piece of paper and burned a hole in it. A) focused B) fixed C) condensed D) contracted

21. The owner may have the purse again, upon ____ identity _______ it satisfactorily. A) identity B) identical C) identifying D) identification 22. One ____________ in judgment lost the battle.

A) wrong B) error C) erosion D) negligence

23. The cogency of the book lies in the way the argument are given ___________. A) factor B) reason C) element D) substance 24. I share a strong ____________ with my homeland.

A) identity B) demonstration C) prove D) confirmation

25. The 1996 Challenger space-shuttle _____ was caused by unusually low temperatures immediately before launch.

A) expedition B) controversy C) dismay D) disaster Unit 41

1. The general planned a ____________ to capture the enemy’s most important city. A) strategy B) combat C) campaign D) fight 2. A meet with my aunt would be a _______ worse than death. A) fate B) feature C) future D) destiny 3. We took ____________ of software in February.

A) delicate B)delivery C) delegation D) deliberation 4. Hunting and fishing arouse ____________ in many boys. A) warmth B) heat C) wealth D)enthusiasm 5. The year of 1981 ____________ great changes in the country. A)received B)gained C) confirmed D)witnessed

6. The school has ____________ many changes during the past decade. A) underlined B) underestimated C) undergone D) underlying 7. In winter some birds _________ thousands of miles to a warmer climate. A) migrate B) immigrate C) emigrate D) migrant

8. ___________, there is s great deal still to be learned from these remarkable works. A) No matter B) Especially C) Nevertheless D) Regardless of 9. The professor __________his collection of ancient coins to the museum. A) loaf B) loaded C)released D) loaned

10. The little boy cannot __________on the map the capital of his country. A) locate B) localize C) lodge D) lock . 11. A thunderstorm came up and ________ the picnickers.

A) disposed B) dispensed C) displaced D) dispersed

12. The government set a _________ for economic growth in excess of 6% a year. A) target B) aim C) destination D) arrival 13.The reporter based his story on a reliable _________. A) resource B) origination C) root D) source 14. Her eyes were _______ with tears.

A) dim B) dark C) black D) faint 15. Leather, rubber and wire are ________.

A) brisk B) brink C) flexible D) brave

16. After several nuclear disaster, a ________ has raged over the safety of nuclear energy. A) quarrel B) suspicion C) verdict D) controversy 17. __________ the rain, we had the party indoors.

A) In view of B) In bid to C) In spite of D) In the sake of 18. The head office has been ________ from Nanjing to Shanghai. A) sent B) delivered C) transferred D) shifted 19. The kid _______ the key into the lock.

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