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   

　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 celebra ted 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 pers istent 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   

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 the&nb sp;public 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 senders& nbsp;to 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