[A] collection [B] connection [C] collaboration [D] combination
43. In those days, executives expected to spend most of their lives in the same firm and, unless they were dismissed for , to retire at the age of 65.
[A] integrity [B] denial [C] incompetence [D] deduction
44. Others viewed the findings with , noting that a cause-and-effect relationship between passive smoking and cancer remains to be shown.
[A] optimism [B] passion [C] caution [D] deliberation
45. The 1986 Challenger space-shuttle was caused by unusually low temperatures immediately before the launch.
[A] expedition [B] controversy [C] dismay [D] disaster
46. When supply exceeds demand for any product, prices are to fall.
[A] timely [B] simultaneous [C] subject [D] liable
47. The music aroused an feeling of homesickness in him.
[A] intentional [B] intermittent [C] intense [D] intrinsic
48. I bought an alarm clock with a(n) dial, which can be seen clearly in the dark.
[A] supersonic [B] luminous [C] audible [D] amplified
49. The results are hardly ; he cannot believe they are accurate.
[A] credible [B] contrary [C] critical [D] crucial
50. This new laser printer is with all leading software.
[A] comparable [B] competitive [C] compatible [D] cooperative
51. The ball two or three times before rolling down the slope.
[A] swayed [B] bounced [C] hopped [D] darted
52. He raised his eyebrows and stuck his head forward and it in a single nod, a gesture boys used then for O.K. when they were pleased.
[A] shrugged [B] tugged [C] jerked [D] twisted
53. Many types of rock are from volcanoes as solid, fragmentary material.
[A] flung [B] propelled [C] ejected [D] injected
54. With prices so much, it is difficult for the school to plan a budget.
[A] vibrating [B] fluctuating [C] fluttering [D] swinging
55. The person who this type of approach for doing research deserves our praise.
[A] originated [B] speculated [C] generated [D] manufactured
56. that the demand for power continues to rise at the current rate, it will not be long before traditional sources become inadequate.
[A] Concerning [B] Ascertaining [C] Assuming [D] Regarding
57. Her jewelry under the spotlights and she became the dominant figure at the ball.
[A] glared [B] glittered [C] blazed [D] dazzled
58. Connie was told that if she worked too hard, her health would .
[A] deteriorate [B] degrade [C] descend [D] decay
59. We find that some birds twice a year between hot and cold countries.
[A] transfer [B] commute [C] migrate [D] emigrate
60. As visiting scholars, they willingly to the customs of the country they live in.
[A] submit [B] conform [C] subject [D] commit
61. More than 85 percent of French Canada’s population speaks French as mother tongue and to the Roman Catholic faith.
[A] caters [B] adheres [C] ascribes [D] subscribes
62. The professor found himself constantly the question:“How could anyone do these things?” |
