1．please do not be ____ by his bad manners since he is merely trying to attract attention.
[a] disregarded[b] distorted
[c] irritated [d] intervened
2. craig assured his boss that he would ____ all his energies in doing this new job.
[a] call forth [b] call at
[c] call on[d] call off
3. too much ____ to x-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body.
[a] disclosure [b] exhibition
[c] contact[d] exposure
4. when confronted with such questions, my mind goes ____, and i can hardly remember my own date of birth.
[a] dim[b] blank
[c] faint [d] vain
5. it is well known that knowledge is the ____ condition for expansion of mind.
[a] incompatible [b] incredible
[c] indefinite [d] indispensable
6. language, culture, and personality may be considered ____ of each other in thought, but they are inseparable in fact.
[a] indistinctly [b] separately
[c] irrelevantly [d] independently
7. watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn, the irish milkmaid fought hard to ____ her laughter.
[a] hold back [b] hold on
[c] hold out [d] hold up
8. the manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her ____ attitude toward customers.
[a] impartial [b] mild
[c] hostile[d] opposing
9. i ____ with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column.
[a] express[b] confess
[c] verify [d] acknowledge
10. it is strictly ____ that access to confidential documents is denied to all but a few.
[a] secured[b] forbidden
[c] regulated [d] determined
11. the pollution question as well as several other issues is going to be discussed when the congress is in ____ again next spring.
[a] assembly [b] session
[c] conference [d] convention
12. christmas is a christian holy day usually celebrated on december 25th ____ the birth of jesus christ.
[a] in accordance with [b] in terms of
[c] in favor of[d] in honor of
13. since it is too late to change my mind now, i am ____ to carrying out the plan.
[a] obliged[b] committed
[c] engaged[d] resolved
14. it was a bold idea to build a power station in the deep valley, but it ____ as well as we had hoped.
[a] came off [b] went off
[c] brought out[d] make out
15. to survive in the intense trade competition between countries, we must ____ the qualities and varieties of products we make to the world-market demand.
[a] improve[b] enhance
[c] guarantee [d] gear
16. he left early on the ____ that he had a bad toothache and had to see the dentist.
[a] prescription [b] pretext
[c] knowledge [d] precondition
17. the new edition of the encyclopedia ____ many improvements, which is the result of the persistent effort of all the compilers.
[a] embedded [b] embodied
[c] enchanted [d] enclosed
18. the boys and girls ____ together round the camp fire telling stories and singing songs.
[a] reversed [b] clapped
[c] clustered [d] contracted
19. the new underground railway will ____ the journey to all parts of the city.
[a] consume[b] eliminate
[c] formulate [d] facilitate
20. the speaker attracted the audience at the very beginning of the lecture by giving a ____ description of his personal experience.
[a] global [b] gracious
[c] graphic[d] prescriptive
21. it is up to the government to ____ the rights of individual citizens.
[a] withdraw [b] withhold
[c] upgrade[d] uphold
22. the notice about the english evening ____ many students who have interest in english.
[a] impelled [b] intrigued
[c] provoked [d] induced
23. the leader went his own way in ____ of thepublic opinion, which aroused great anger among the people.
[a] defiance [b] reflection
[c] obedience [d] observation
24. could you just give me a hand? let’s ____ the car into motion; it got a flameout just now.
[a] shove [b] nudge
[c] prompt [d] poke
25. the river was ____ with waste from that factory. some measures must be taken to stop its production.
[a] corrupted [b] consumed
[c] contaminated [d] infected
26. poverty is not ____ in most cities although, perhaps because of the crowded conditions in certain areas, it is more visible there.
[a] rare [b] temporary
[c] prevalent [d] segmental
27. people who live in small towns often seem more friendly than those living in ____ populated areas.
[a] densely[b] intensely
[c] abundantly [d] highly
28. as a way of ____ the mails while they were away, the johnsons asked the cleaning lady to send little printed slips asking the sendersto write again later.
[a] picking up [b] coping with
[c] passing out[d] getting across
29. tom’s mother tried hard to persuade him to ____ from his intention to invest his savings in stock market.
[a] pull out [b] give up
[c] draw in[d] back down
30. an increasing proportion of our population, unable to live without advanced medical ____, well become progressively more reliant on expensive technology.
[a] interference [b] interruption
[c] intervention [d] interaction
unit 1
1．please do not be ____ by his bad manners since he is merely trying to attract attention.
[a] disregarded[b] distorted
[c] irritated [d] intervened
2. craig assured his boss that he would ____ all his energies in doing this new job.
[a] call forth [b] call at
[c] call on[d] call off
3. too much ____ to x-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body.
[a] disclosure [b] exhibition
[c] contact[d] exposure
4. when confronted with such questions, my mind goes ____, and i can hardly remember my own date of birth.
[a] dim[b] blank
[c] faint [d] vain
5. it is well known that knowledge is the ____ condition for expansion of mind.
[a] incompatible [b] incredible
[c] indefinite [d] indispensable
6. language, culture, and personality may be considered ____ of each other in thought, but they are inseparable in fact.
[a] indistinctly [b] separately
[c] irrelevantly [d] independently
7. watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn, the irish milkmaid fought hard to ____ her laughter.
[a] hold back [b] hold on
[c] hold out [d] hold up
8. the manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her ____ attitude toward customers.
[a] impartial [b] mild
[c] hostile[d] opposing
9. i ____ with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column.
[a] express[b] confess
[c] verify [d] acknowledge
10. it is strictly ____ that access to confidential documents is denied to all but a few.
[a] secured[b] forbidden
[c] regulated [d] determined