1.Thefutureofthecompanywillbevery_____iftheycan’tdevisenewmodelsofproducts.A)bleak
B)chilly
C)dreary
D)prosperous
2._____datahavebeencollectedforthebuildingoftheproject.
A)Effective
B)Sufficient
C)Efficient
D)Affective
3.Thetalkswiththelaborersgot_____downonthequestionofthepayrise.
A)bogged
B)dragged
C)engaged
D)occupied
4.Theoldmanbecameboredforlackof_____.
A)profession
B)occupation
C)position
D)career
5.Theendlessappearancesandshakingofhandsareanevitablepartofanelection_____.
A)battle
B)thrust
C)siegeD)campaign
6.Afterathree-day_____bythepolicemen,theterroristswhohadseizedtherestauranthadtogivein.
A)siege
B)assault
C)attack
D)offence
7.Wehavejustinstalledafanto_____cookingsmallsfromthekitchen.
A)eject
B)excludeC)expel
D)exile
8.Mutualrespectforterritorial____isthebaseuponwhichtwocountriesdeveloprelationships.
A)unity
B)unification
C)entirety
D)integrity
9.Allthecommoditiessoldinthatshoparegivenoneyear’s_____.
A)assurance
B)pledge
C)guarantee
D)insurance
10.Computerscanprovideinformationwhichallowsbusinessmento_____theirlistofgoods,by
showingwhichitemsarebeingsoldandhowfasttheyaremoving.
A)keeptrackof
B)keeppacewith
C)keepintouchwith
D)keepcompanywith
11.Asfarastheadministrativepowerisconcerned,Canada’sPrimeMinisteristhe_____oftheU.S.President.
A)counterattack
B)countermeasure
C)counterbalance
D)counterpart
12.Wehaveplannedanexcitingpublicity______withouradvertisers.
A)struggle
B)campaign
C)battle
D)conflict
13.Weshouldconcentrateonsharplyreducinginterestratestopulltheeconomyoutof_____.
A)rejection
B)retreat
C)restriction
D)recession
14.Thedefeatedarmyhadto_____hastilyfromthefieldofbattletothecoast.
A)advance
B)march
C)retreat
D)surrender15.Thesuccessofthisexamis_____tomygraduation.
A)crucial
B)extreme
C)cruel
D)crude16.Whenwefitinaform,wewillusuallywritedownournames,addressesand_____.
A)jobs
B)worksC)occupations
D)employment
17.Thisnewmachineismore_____thantheoldone.
A)effectiveB)efficient
C)influential
D)affective
18.Napoleonwassentinto_____andthendied.
A)abolishment
B)deportation
C)transportation
D)exile
19.Youhave_____meagreatservice.
A)rendered
B)reckoned
C)stroke
D)instructed
20.Improvedconsumerconfidenceis_____toaneconomicrecovery.
A)criticalB)crucial
C)elementary
D)fundamental
21.Theaccidentwascaused_____thecarelessnessofthedriver.
A)incaseof
B)inthecaseof
C)thankstoD)onaccountof
22.HewenttoAustralia,hopingtofindateaching_____withoutmuchdifficulty.
A)work
B)occupation
C)employment
D)post
23.Theenemyfinallyhadto_____theirtroopsfromtheoccupiedarea.
A)retreat
B)dismiss
C)withdraw
D)return
24.HongKongSpecialAdministrative_____wasestablishedonJuly1,1997.
A)Area
B)District
C)Region
D)Neighborhood
25.Themanagerdecidedtohireamore_____secretary.
A)effectiveB)efficient
C)respectful
D)sufficient
26.Becauseofbadweathertheplanewas_____forhalfanhour.
A)cancelled
B)delayed
C)postponed
D)suspended
27.Doyouknowwhichcountryhas_____thelargestnumberofman-madesatellitesintospace?
A)pursued
B)shot
C)projected
D)launched28.Iwanttohearwhatthepianosoundslike,just_____Iamaskedtosingthisafternoon.
A)incase
B)incaseof
C)intime
D)inorderthat
29.Whenthemanhandedtheboyacoin,he_____itandran.
A)captured
B)jerked
C)siegeD)grabbed
30._____fishisoneoffavoritefoodsthatmanyJapaneseappreciate.
A)Raw
B)Crude
C)Rough
D)Original
31.To_____thelaw,aspecialorganizationissetuptomakesurethatitiscarriedouteffectively.
A)enhance
B)enforce
C)enlarge
D)enrich
32.Theenvironmentisanimportantfactortobe_____withwhenyoumaketheinvestment.
A)figured
B)considered
C)regarded
D)reckoned
33.Shespentherlifeinthe_____forwomen’srights.
A)war
B)campaign
C)battle
D)fight
34.Tomostpeople,commonsensemeanstheabilityto_____sound,practicaljudgmentsoneverydayaffair.
A)launch
B)offendC)render
D)instruct
35.Much_____thesurpriseofeverybody,theraggedoldmantookoutabagofgold.
A)in
B)withC)to
D)by
36.Itisrather_____outside,sodresswarmlyoryou’llbefrozenontheway.
A)fierce
B)roughC)raw
D)windy
37.WecouldtakenochanceifwefailedinNormandy;thewarmight_____on.
A)pull
B)drag
C)bog
D)limp
38.Byanunfortunate______offate,theonlywitnessofhisinnocencewasdead.
A)strike
B)stretch
C)strip
D)stroke
39.InJuly,1916,thealliedforceslaunchedamassive______,withdisastrousresults.