Unit 1
1. It is sometimes possible for a student to master English grammar and ______ a large vocabulary,
even without the help of a teacher.
A) acquire B) require
C) enquire D) inquire
2. She was ______ of the success of his new book, saying that he had copied from her.
A) curious B) anxious
C) conscious D) jealous
3. The boy was in a state of depression because he suddenly felt inferior ______ his classmates in
abilities.
A) than B) to
C) with D) for
4. He is not an intimate friend of mine; he is only a(n) ______.
A) rival B) companion
C) friend D) acquaintance
5. France’s ______ of nuclear testing in the South Pacific last month triggered political debates
and mass demonstrations.
A) assumption B) consumption
C) presumption D) resumption
6. It has been proved by history that it is always impossible to ______ a nation by the use of armed
forces.
A) overcome B) become
C) welcome D) outcome
7. The sight of his garden always puts him in a good ______, even after a bad day at work.
A) feeling B) mood
C) emotion D) passion
8. Darwin points out that animals or plants will be ______ if they are physically weak and cannot
protect themselves.
A) imitated B) estimated
C) isolated D) eliminated
9. We are ______ of another depression unless the economy improves radically in the next few
months.
A) fearful B) frightful
C) terrible D) horrible
10. In India, they mounted a campaign of ______ resistance with no arms against the British
colonists.
A) passive B) active
C) positive D) negative
11. We had ______ thirty people for the job and found that none of them was qualified.
A) viewed B) reviewed
C) interviewed D) previewed
12. They made experiments with ______ materials in order to find the right one for rigid steel
frameworks.
A) numeral B) numerous
C) continual D) continuous
13. One important feature of the series of books is the way science is related to situations which
are ______ to be familiar to children.
A) likely B) possible
C) alike D) possibly
14. He tried to ______ his neglect of his responsibilities on the grounds of his ill health.
A) modify B) qualify
C) justify D) classify
15. In our university there are many students coming from high school attached ______ some
universities.
A) to B) in
C) by D) with
16. After the ______ of the cook, we had to make our meals ourselves.
A) disposal B) denial
C) dismissal D) proposal
17. Nearly a third of London’s population today are young people with a modern ______ on life.
A) opinion B) attitude
C) outlook D) viewpoint
18. The Prime Minister began his speech by expressing his ______ for the help he had enjoyed
from his government.
A) attitude B) altitude
C) aptitude D) gratitude
19. We bought the car four years ago and it’s certainly ______ our expectations so far.
A) added up to B) looked up to
C) lived up to D) stood up to
20. Although modern dances have strong attraction for young people, the older generation
sometimes ______ such pleasure.
A) insist on B) approve of
C) frown on D) dispose of
21. Fears were doubled when a tremendous rain of hot ashes began to fall and people ______ were
in a crazy fruitless dash toward safety.
A) in effect B) in turn
C) in vain D) in despair
22. ______ to his brother who was thoughtless, he was considerate in his treatment of others.
A) In contrast B) By contrast
C) In addition D) In proportion
23. Since a great deal of money is needed to operate a business, ______ people are needed to
become part owners.
A) many a B) a good many
C) a good deal of D) a large amount of
24. The young beginner of stamp collecting may do better with a printed album, with one or more
pages ______ for each country and squares marked for placing the stamps.
A) set down B) set about
C) set back D) set aside
25. When the mother is out to work in the evening, the father has to ______ their children. This
has become a common practice in some families.
A) take charge of B) take advantage of
C) take care of D) take the place of
26. It is easy to get ______ from your family when you first go overseas.
A) cut off B) cut down
C) cut in D) cut out
27. She felt herself ______ sadness she could not understand.
A) in the grip of B) in the charge of
C) in the face of D) in the event of
28. If you don’t approve of what your associates are doing, why don’t you ______?
A) speak of B) speak for
C) speak to D) speak up
29. He worried a lot and felt upset, but ______ at once when I promised to help him.
A) came up B) cheered up
C) showed up D) turned up
30. It is believed that selfishness and unhappiness often go ______.
A) hand in hand B) step by step
C) little by little D) over and over
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. D
5. D
6. A
7. B
8. D
9. A 10. A
11. C 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. A 16. C 17. C 18. D 19. C 20. C
21. D 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. A
Unit 2
1. I feel jealous ______ his being able to buy a new car.
A) at B) with
C) of D) from
2. More than six thousand ______ ventures were established last year in the coastal areas.
A) combined B) united
C) joint D) associated
3. For sea creatures and plants to become oil, it was necessary that they should be imprisoned
between ______ of rock for an enormous length of time.
A) films B) coats
C) layers D) covers
4. I could not afford to rent a house like that, ______ it.
A) leave alone to buy B) let alone buy
C) to say nothing to buy D) say nothing of buying
5. With all its advantages, the laptop is by no means without its ______.
A) boundaries B) confinements
C) restraints D) limitations
6. It is a very happy time for all when the bus returns to the village with its ______ of children proudly showing the certificates they had been given.
A) group B) load
C) carriage D) pack
7. In reform, the greatest step is to transform the operational ______ of an enterprise.
A) mechanism B) mechanic
C) mechanics D) mechanical
8. The American anthropologists were making research into the customs peculiar ______ these
Indian tribes.
A) by B) to
C) with D) about
9. The custom, practice, idea and belief have been ______ from generation to generation.
A) passed down B) carried down
C) passed over D) carried forward
10. The airport has a VIP lounge, and it provides special chairs with TV sets______ to them.
A) accommodated B) attributed
C) attached D) attended
11. The doctor ______ the mother that he would do his best to save the child’s life.
A) assured B) ensured
C) insured D) made sure
12. The death of his mother and the sickness of his father ______ him deeply and he began to
drink from then on.
A) infected B) rejected
C) affected D) reflected
13. The semi-final will be a chance for the losing team to get their ______ on the winning team for
their earlier defeat.
A) certainty B) revenge
C) despair D) temptation
14. The general ______ the tourists safe passage to the American embassy during the war.
A) entitled B) bounded
C) granted D) contributed
15. My aunt never married because her father didn’t ______ to her marriage to the man she loved.
A) consent B) consult
C) approve D) appreciate
16. The author of the report is well ______ with the problems in the hospital because he has been
working there for many years.
A) acquainted B) informed
C) adjusted D) advised
17. Many regional associations are______ the government so that they promote their common
interests together.
A) registered with B) combined with
C) kept track of D) transferred to
18. I do n’t think your proposal is quite ______, and I suggest you give me a new piece tomorrow.
A) in place B) in place of
C) in its place D) out of place
19. Many girls have their ears ______ so that they may wear ear-rings.
A) pierced B) pinched
C) pitched D) plugged
20. She made it ______ that she did not approve by throwing something at me.
A) plain B) sincere
C) frank D) revealed
21. The drugs must ______ in every way to the standards set up by the government.
A) conform B) confirm
C) comply D) correspond
22. In spite of his virtually complete ignorance of the language, he managed ______ to make
himself understood.
A) on the average B) on the whole
C) by no means D) as the whole
23. He was a second-rate performer but he had a(n) ______ for attracting publicity.
A) consciousness B) impulse
C) instinct D) response
24. Though he was not a professional writer, he became an ______ member of the Writers’
Association.
A) honorable B) honor
C) honored D) honorary
25. Working hard is not only a ______ of great success, but it is among the essential requirements.
A) consequence B) guarantee
C) symbol D) confirmation
26. Food which is kept too long ______ because it is attacked by yeasts, moulds and bacteria.
A) damages B) defects
C) decays D) declines
27. I did not get a single word of ______ for all my trouble.
A) attitude B) altitude
C) gratitude D) multitude
28. She was so ______ that she cried for days when her pet rabbit died.
A) sensible B) sensitive
C) sensational D) sentimental
29. Short-term memories are those which are ______ only for a few minutes, not permanently
stored in the brains.
A) attained B) retained
C) contained D) obtained
30. We believe that younger generation will prove ______ of our trust.
A) worth B) worthy
C) worthless D) worthwhile
1. C
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. A 10. C
11. A 12. C 13. B 14. C 15. A 16. A 17. A 18. A 19. A 20. A
21. A 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. B
Unit 3
1. It has been very difficult to ______ all of the local agencies into the national organizations.
A) embrace B) alternate
C) integrate D) gear
2. The guide is ______ a line of tourists through the narrow passage with the help of his torch.
A) conducting B) taking
C) indicating D) displaying
3. The house was very quiet, ______ as it was on the side of a mountain.
A) isolated B) separated
C) divided D) deserted
4. His intelligence and experience will enable him to ______ the complicated situation.
A) cope with B) settle down
C) intervene in D) interfere with
5. While admitting that this forecast was ______ uncertain, the scientists warned against treating it
as a cry wolf.
A) anyhow B) somewhere
C) somewhat D) anyway
6. Postage rates depend on several factors: the type of communication, the ______, the weight and the method of transportation.
A) destination B) destiny
C) distribution D) termination
7. We were ______ by the news that they were getting divorced; they got married just a month ago
and were considered such a perfect match.
A) relieved B) startled
C) dismayed D) disillusioned
8. Unlike most politicians she gave higher ______ to human needs than to the pursuit of power.
A) advantage B) priority
C) privilege D) prosperity
9. Tom ______ the door open and went out, saying he wouldn’t see me again.
A) banged B) bounced
C) plunged D) smashed
10. With sufficient evidence the judge sentenced the ______ to prison for ten years.
A) suspect B) witness
C) criminal D) victim
11. I have some British pounds that I would like to change into Chinese ______.
A) account B) rate
C) circulation D) currency
12. His ______ to carry out the plan was not weakened by the difficulties he met with.
A) delegation B) decision
C) determination D) deadline
13. ______ creatures are those which live in or are obtained from the sea.
A) Giant B) Rare
C) Marine D) Superb
14. The defeated candidate stamped up and down in a ______.
A) hurry B) rage
C) haste D) mood
15. The public parks are ______ with rubbish after a bank holiday.
A) surrounded B) distributed
C) contained D) scattered
16. There is a ______ where the pieces of string have been tied together.
A) knot B) link
C) break D) tie
17. There is reasonable ______ for complaining of the hotel’s poor service.
A) base B) ground
C) foundation D) basis
18. If you ______ the story into less than a hundred pages, I will publish it.
A) depress B) impress
C) compress D) suppress
19. The team succeeded at last in climbing the mountain, but only at the ______ of several lives.
A) presence B) expense
C) benefit D) account
20. People around the world are becoming more and more ______ about the population explosion.
A) concerned B) interested
C) relieved D) worrying
21. Before we come to a decision we must make sure we have ______ all the relevant factors.
A) taken into consideration B) taken up
C) taken on D) taken in
22. I have usually been on holiday with a friend, but this year I have decided to go ______.
A) of my own B) on my own
C) to my own D) for my own
23. He ______ the rope without warning me and I fell backwards.
A) slipped off B) got away with
C) got rid of D) let go of
24. I couldn’t find my watch for ages, but then one day it ______ in a coat pocket.
A) came up B) gave up
C) ran up D) turned up
25. He is liable to bring home any odd character that he ______ in a pub.
A) picks out B) picks up
C) shows out D) shows up
26. We instructed the maid to leave everything ______, just as she found it.
A) in place B) at ease
C) in sequence D) with ease
27. I should ______ those shares, for they’ll be going up again soon.
A) hang around B) hang on to
C) hang out D) hang up
28. The captain was unwilling to ______ the command of his ship.
A) hand out B) hand down
C) hand on D) hand over
29. Modern sociologists and historians ______ Owen as one of the major social prophets of his
period.
A) looked on B) looked down upon
C) looked up to D) looked into
30. She had just been to the hospital to see her husband and had returned home rather ______ by
her experience.
A) silenced B) persuaded
C) distressed D) discontented
1. C
2. A
3. A
4. A
5. C
6. A
7. B
8. B
9. A 10. C
11. D 12. C 13. C 14. B 15. D 16. A 17. B 18. C 19. B 20. A
21. A 22. B 23. D 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. C
Unit 4
1.Wherever we go and whatever we do, we are surrounded by advertising. Much of the
advertising around is useful —informing us of new products or the best bargain ______ at
that moment.
A) available B) profitable
C) preferable D) considerable
2. Although the main characters in the novel are so true to life, they are certainly ______.
A) imaginative B) imaginable
C) imaginary D) imagining
3. The better lives that citizens in China now lead are a direct result of the decision by China’s
leadership in 1978 to ______ the path of economic reform in a more market-oriented direction.
A) pursue B) persist
C) fulfill D) define
4. No company can any longer afford to ______ the internet, even if it does not itself sell much or anything at all online.
A) ignore B) integrate
C) contact D) confront
5. While often praised by foreigners for its emphasis on the basics, Japanese education tends to stress test taking and ______ learning over creativity and self-expression.
A) systematic B) original
C) cooperative D) mechanical
6. I have no time to ______ gossip, so please don’t come to me with your rumors and complaints.
A) take in B) engage in
C) lie in D) turn in
7. When we fill in a form, we will usually write down our name, address, ______, etc.
A) employment B) occupation
C) opposition D) profession
8. Language learning does take a lot of work, but it also takes a lot of sensitivity and a(n) ______
to laugh at ourselves when we make mistakes.
A) willingness B) enthusiasm
C) reluctance D) impulse
9. Bill had a terrible accident last night, but ______ he was n’t killed.
A) on the whole B) in nature
C) by all means D) at all events
10. Many people think that they can ______ urgent situation, but in fact most of them are at a loss
as to what to do in case of a real fire.
A) try out B) interfere with
C) figure out D) cope with
11. Electronics engineering attracts me because it ______ details, creative problem solving,
hands-on work, and organized thinking.
A) resolves B) involves
C) enlightens D) enhances
12. Y our job search will be most ______ if you first identify your interests and career goals and
determine what you need to do or learn to reach these goals.
A) feasible B) ambitious
C) energetic D) effective
13. One of your goals with any internship is leaving it with some ______ results —both for your
résumé and your career portfolio (if you use one).
A) conceivable B) defensive
C) tangible D) recreational
14. In the flush of pre-graduation excitement, it’s tempting to jump at your first job offer without
thinking about the long-term______.
A) tendency B) instability
C) expense D) implications
15. It will require a lot of research and thought about the various ______ and how each one would
fit with your personality and interests.
A) modes B) insights
C) categories D) options
16. It is essential that engineering students ______ building strong interpersonal, writing, and
communications skills before entering the workplace.
A) work out B) work on
C) carry out D) start over
17. ______ wisdom has it that older art holds its value, while contemporary stuff is for risk-lovers.
A) Conventional B) Incorrect
C) Probable D) V erbal
18. The electric lamps went out so we had to ______ candles to light the room.
A) lead to B) resort to
C) contribute to D) refer to
19. Learn as many skills as you can ― good oral communication, ability to work as part of a team
as well as ______, leadership qualities, interpersonal skills, organizational abilities and initiative are just some of the things employers will be looking out for.
A) dependently B) tactfully
C) periodically D) independently
20. With computers and modern facilities, the general ______ in education, as in industry, has
been towards various forms of automation.
A) moral B) trend
C) file D) bond
21. Since architecture was not yet a specialized profession in the colonies, the design of buildings
was left either to ______ designers or to carpenter who undertook to interpret architectural manuals imported from England.
A) professional B) amateur
C) energetic D) adventuresome
22. The greatest interest in ______ children shown in public education over the past three decades
indicates the strong feeling in our society that all citizens, whatever their special conditions, deserve the opportunity to fully develop their capabilities.
A) exceptional B) innocent
C) athletic D) idealistic
23. In such a fiercely ______ environment, it’s inevitable that some companies will go out of
business.
A) dominant B) aggressive
C) competitive D) disorderly
24. Congress ______ a decision on the UN’s proposals until after the summit meeting.
A) undertook B) contracted
C) canceled D) postponed
25. The Disney Board of Directors ______ Mister Eisner from the position of chairman and
replaced him with former State Majority Leader George Mitchell.
A) renewed B) promoted
C) released D) removed
26. The committee were unanimous that the ______ should be turned down.
A) domination B) organization
C) application D) composition
27. Every society in the world, no matter how “civilized” it is, has beliefs that go against all
scientific or ______ thinking, which are called superstitions.
A) superficial B) artificial
C) traditional D) logical
28. It seems that the primitive system of education, physically beating knowledge into a child, has
been replaced by a system that is equally ______ to a caring society: to frighten children with the threat of being a failure for life.
A) accessible B) tolerable
C) indispensable D) unacceptable
29. Whatever the reason for studying a new language, one thing that all language learners are
certain to discover is that mastering a new language can be an extremely ______ experience —and one which almost always leads the learner into embarrassing situations at some time or another.
A) frustrating B) satisfying
C) pleasant D) repetitive
30. Even if learners working in pairs or groups do not always provide each other with completely
accurate or authentic language, they can still offer each other genuine communicative practice if they try to ______ each other and negotiate meanings rather than simply recite what they know.
A) contact with B) meet with
C) interact with D) deal with
1. A
2. C
3. A
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. B
8. A
9. D 10. D
11. B 12. D 13. C 14. D 15. D 16. B 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. B
21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. D 26. C 27. D 28. D 29. A 30. C