1. I ____ from your speech on the phone that you are a foreigner, for

　　your English is so good.

　　doubt　　　　　　　 ensure

　　wonder　　　　　　 presume

　　2. When it rains the ground becomes very ____ and makes it difficult

　　for people to walk on.

　　messy　　　　　　　 solid

　　muddy　　　　　　　 fragile

　　3. What a ____ that I was in Paris at the same time as you! But it

　　is a pity we didnt see each other.

　　chance　　　　　　 coincidence

　　cooperation　　　　 incidence

　　4. The highest ____ of governments has been given to the problem

　　of heavy traffic.

　　priority　　　　　 privilege

　　potential　　　　　 premise

　　5. I can ____ believe that she is lazy at home -- she is very lazy at

　　school.

　　hastily　　　　　　 rashly

　　readily　　　　　　 respectively

　　6. There is not much ____ that he would succeed, for his plan is not

　　feasible.

　　likeness　　　　　 likelihood

　　liker　　　　　　　 liking

　　7. Being suppressed under the rule of the colonial government for

　　many years, the people ____ for independence.

　　thirst　　　　　　 thrust

　　thrive　　　　　　 thrill

　　8. Our football team is ____ with one from the next town for the

　　championship.

　　confronting　　　　 contending

　　converging　　　　 contriving

　　9. The liquid ____ when somebody dropped a match in it accidentally.

　　flashed　　　　　　 glowed

　　glimmered　　　　　 ignited

　　10. Our problems seem ____ when compared to those of people who

　　never get enough to eat.

　　petty　　　　　　　 scant

　　lean　　　　　　　 fragile

　　11. Every weekend when I came back from school, Mother prepared

　　meals ____ enough for a Sahara-bound camel and made me eat them up.

　　adequate　　　　　 delicious

　　proficient　　　　 substantial

　　12. A third function of intuition is to ____ isolated bits of data and

　　practice into an interesting picture, often in an Aha! experience.

　　synthesize　　　　 acknowledge

　　separate　　　　　 illustrate

　　13. If profit and money are your first ____, and commitment to people

　　your least concern, you have failed education.

　　potentiality　　　 priority

　　superiority　　　　 responsibility

　　14. The TV announcer apologized for the breakdown and said that

　　normal service would be ____ as soon as possible.

　　reserved　　　　　 recited

　　resumed　　　　　　 reclaimed

　　15. The ship Titanic had been given the extra name of unsinkable

　　because its ____ was the best there was.

　　manufacture　　　　 production

　　erection　　　　　 construction

　　16. Japan has ____ its steps toward putting into effect an

　　international treaty banning chemical weapons.

　　hurried　　　　　　 bustled

　　accelerated　　　　 rushed

　　17. Developing countries should adopt labour-intensive technologies

　　to ____ their comparative advantage of abundant labour.

　　use　　　　　　　　 exploit

　　employ　　　　　　 explore

　　18. The tests show the earlier in life a person hears a sound the

　　longer it is _______.

　　retained　　　　　 preserved

　　remained　　　　　 reserved

　　19. The researchers test college students ____ to foreign speech

　　before their second birthday but not since.

　　disclosed　　　　　 exposed

　　exhibited　　　　　 revealed

　　20. The government has provided the capital library with heavy ____

　　to keep it one of the largest in the world.

　　subscriptions　　　 tips

　　subsidies　　　　　 bonuses

　　21. Birds play a large part in plant reproduction by ____ seeds across

　　large areas.

　　dispersing　　　　 disseminating

　　dispatching　　　　 dispensing

　　22. The inscription on the tombstone had been　____ by the weather

　　and could scarcely be read.

　　worn out　　　　　 worn down

　　worn off　　　　　 worn away

　　23. By the end of the day, the flood water which had covered most

　　of the town had ____.

　　receded　　　　　　 retired

　　replaced　　　　　 retreated

　　24. I need to move to a larger apartment. Do you know of any　____

　　ones in this neighborhood?

　　vacant　　　　　　 bare

　　blank　　　　　　　 empty

　　25. He was ____ from the competition because he had not complied

　　with the rules.

　　banished　　　　　 excused

　　disqualified　　　 forbidden

　　26. In British history books Richard III is usually ____ as a wicked man.

　　portrayed　　　　　 drew

　　explained　　　　　 illuminated

　　27. The special workshop was ____ over by a famous scientist.

　　governed　　　　　 administered

　　presided　　　　　 directed

　　28. Grandmother has been getting more ____ lately, we have to look

　　after her in turn.

　　vulnerable　　　　 tough

　　limp　　　　　　　 feeble

　　29. There was a ____ of only ten centimetres between the two walls.

　　gulf　　　　　　　 space

　　clearance　　　　　 area

　　30. Although he failed in themaths test, it was wrong to ____ at his

　　efforts.

　　fake　　　　　　　 mock

　　scorn　　　　　　　 ridicule

　　1. I ____ from your speech on the phone that you are a foreigner, for

　　your English is so good.

　　doubt　　　　　　　 ensure

　　wonder　　　　　　 presume

　　2. When it rains the ground becomes very ____ and makes it difficult

　　for people to walk on.

　　messy　　　　　　　 solid

　　muddy　　　　　　　 fragile

　　3. What a ____ that I was in Paris at the same time as you! But it

　　is a pity we didnt see each other.

　　chance　　　　　　 coincidence

　　cooperation　　　　 incidence

　　4. The highest ____ of governments has been given to the problem

　　of heavy traffic.

　　priority　　　　　 privilege

　　potential　　　　　 premise

　　5. I can ____ believe that she is lazy at home -- she is very lazy at

　　school.

　　hastily　　　　　　 rashly

　　readily　　　　　　 respectively

　　6. There is not much ____ that he would succeed, for his plan is not

　　feasible.

　　likeness　　　　　 likelihood

　　liker　　　　　　　 liking

　　7. Being suppressed under the rule of the colonial government for

　　many years, the people ____ for independence.

　　thirst　　　　　　 thrust

　　thrive　　　　　　 thrill

　　8. Our football team is ____ with one from the next town for the

　　championship.

　　confronting　　　　 contending

　　converging　　　　 contriving

　　9. The liquid ____ when somebody dropped a match in it accidentally.

　　flashed　　　　　　 glowed

　　glimmered　　　　　 ignited

　　10. Our problems seem ____ when compared to those of people who

　　never get enough to eat.

　　petty　　　　　　　 scant

　　lean　　　　　　　 fragile

　　11. Every weekend when I came back from school, Mother prepared

　　meals ____ enough for a Sahara-bound camel and made me eat them up.

　　adequate　　　　　 delicious

　　proficient　　　　 substantial

　　12. A third function of intuition is to ____ isolated bits of data and

　　practice into an interesting picture, often in an Aha! experience.

　　synthesize　　　　 acknowledge

　　separate　　　　　 illustrate

　　13. If profit and money are your first ____, and commitment to people

　　your least concern, you have failed education.

　　potentiality　　　 priority

　　superiority　　　　 responsibility

　　14. The TV announcer apologized for the breakdown and said that

　　normal service would be ____ as soon as possible.

　　reserved　　　　　 recited

　　resumed　　　　　　 reclaimed

　　15. The ship Titanic had been given the extra name of unsinkable

　　because its ____ was the best there was.

　　manufacture　　　　 production

　　erection　　　　　 construction

　　16. Japan has ____ its steps toward putting into effect an

　　international treaty banning chemical weapons.

　　hurried　　　　　　 bustled

　　accelerated　　　　 rushed

　　17. Developing countries should adopt labour-intensive technologies

　　to ____ their comparative advantage of abundant labour.

　　use　　　　　　　　 exploit

　　employ　　　　　　 explore

　　18. The tests show the earlier in life a person hears a sound the

　　longer it is _______.

　　retained　　　　　 preserved

　　remained　　　　　 reserved

　　19. The researchers test college students ____ to foreign speech

　　before their second birthday but not since.

　　disclosed　　　　　 exposed

　　exhibited　　　　　 revealed

　　20. The government has provided the capital library with heavy ____

　　to keep it one of the largest in the world.

　　subscriptions　　　 tips

　　subsidies　　　　　 bonuses

　　21. Birds play a large part in plant reproduction by ____ seeds across

　　large areas.

　　dispersing　　　　 disseminating

　　dispatching　　　　 dispensing

　　22. The inscription on the tombstone had been　____ by the weather

　　and could scarcely be read.

　　worn out　　　　　 worn down

　　worn off　　　　　 worn away

　　23. By the end of the day, the flood water which had covered most

　　of the town had ____.

　　receded　　　　　　 retired

　　replaced　　　　　 retreated

　　24. I need to move to a larger apartment. Do you know of any　____

　　ones in this neighborhood?

　　vacant　　　　　　 bare

　　blank　　　　　　　 empty

　　25. He was ____ from the competition because he had not complied

　　with the rules.

　　banished　　　　　 excused

　　disqualified　　　 forbidden

　　26. In British history books Richard III is usually ____ as a wicked man.

　　portrayed　　　　　 drew

　　explained　　　　　 illuminated

　　27. The special workshop was ____ over by a famous scientist.

　　governed　　　　　 administered

　　presided　　　　　 directed

　　28. Grandmother has been getting more ____ lately, we have to look

　　after her in turn.

　　vulnerable　　　　 tough

　　limp　　　　　　　 feeble

　　29. There was a ____ of only ten centimetres between the two walls.

　　gulf　　　　　　　 space

　　clearance　　　　　 area

　　30. Although he failed in themaths test, it was wrong to ____ at his

　　efforts.

　　fake　　　　　　　 mock

　　scorn　　　　　　　 ridicule