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Test 1

1. Grey whales have long been ________ in the north Atlantic and hunting was

  an important cause for that.

     A. extinct     B. extinguished    C. detained     D. deprived

2. He was given major responsibility for operating the remote manipulator to ______ the newly launched satellite.

     A. retreat       B. retrieve        C. embody        D. embrace

3. If you are late for the appointment, you might _______ the interviewer and lose your chance of being accepted.

     A. irrigate       B. intrigue       C. irritate        D. intimidate

4. Children's idea of a magic kingdom is often dancers in animal _______ as they have often seen in Disneyland.

     A. cushions      B. costumes      C. skeletons      D. ornaments

5. Ever since the first nuclear power stations were built, doubts have ______

     about their safety.

     A. preserved     B. traces      C. tracks         D. trails

6. This clearly shows that crops and weeds have quite a number of ______ in

     common.

     A. traits         B. traces         C. tracks         D. trails

7. From science to Shakespeare, excellent television and video programs are

     available _______ to teachers.

     A. in stock    B. in store     C. in operation     D. in abundance

8. When the Italian poet Dante was _______ from his home in Florence, he

     decided to walk from Italy to Paris to search for the real meaning of life.

     A. exerted       B .expired       C. exiled         D. exempted

9. Habits acquired in youth -- notably smoking and drinking -- may increase

     the risk of ________ diseases in a person's later life.

     A. consecutive    B. chronic       C. critical        D. circling

10. To label their products as organic, farmers have to obtain a certificate

     showing that no _____ chemicals have been used to kill pests on the farm

     for two years.

     A. toxic      B. tragic      C. normal        D. notorious ~

1. Ancient Greek gymnastics training programs were considered to be an

   ______ part of the children's education.

     A. integrated    B. integral       C. inclusive      D. infinite

12. We want our children to have more than job skills; we want their lives to be

    _______ and their perspectives to be broadened.

     A. imagined      B. excelled       C. exceeded      D. enriched

13. Online schools, which ______ the needs of different people, have

     emerged as an increasingly popular education alternative.

     A. stir up        B. switch on      C. cater to       D. look to

14. This kind of songbird sleeps much less during its annual ______. But that

     doesn't seem to affect its flying.

     A. migration     B. emigration    C. conveyance    D. transference

15. The developing nations want rich countries to help shoulder the cost of

    ______ forests.

     A. updating      B. upgrading     C. conserving    D. constructing

16. In the study, researchers succeeded in determining how coffee _______

     different areas of the brain in 15 volunteers.

     A. integrated     B. motivated     C. illuminated    D. activated

17. They are trying to ______ the risk as much as they can by making a more

     thorough investigation of the market.

     A. minimize      B. harmonize     C. summarize     D. jeopardize

18. The cycles of the sun and moon are simple but ______ forces which have

     shaped human lives since the beginning.

     A. magic'       B. gigantic       C. sensational    D. maximum

19. In the face of the disaster, the world has united to aid millions of _______

     people trying to piece their lives back together.

     A. fragile        B. primitive      C. vulnerable     D. suspective

20. AIDS is a global problem that demands a unified, worldwide solution,

     which is not only the responsibility of nations in which AIDS is most ____.

     A. relevant    B. prevalent     C. vigorous     D. prestigious

 

Test 2

1. A special feature of education at MIT is the opportunity for students and

    faculty to ______ together in research activities.

    A. involve       B. participate    C. specialize     D. consist

2. American college students are increasingly _______ with credit card debt

    and the consequences can be rather serious.

    A. discharged    B. dominated     C. boosted       D. burdened

3. Some people argue that the death ______ does not necessarily reduce the

    number of murders.

    A. penalty       B. plot        C. pattern        D. practice

4. The most successful post-career athletes are those who can take the identity

    and life skills they learned in sports and ______ them to another area of

    life.

    A. apply         B. utilize         C. employ       D. exert

5. Many personnel managers say it is getting harder and harder to ______

    honest applicants from the growing number of dishonest ones.

   A. dissolve       B. disguise       C. discount       D. distinguish

6. Being out of work, Jane can no longer _______ friends to dinners and

    movies as she used to.

    A. treat      B. appeal     C. urge     D. compel

7. Although they lost their jobs, savings and unemployment benefits allow the

    couple to _____ their comfortable home.

   A. look forward to                 B. catch up with

   C. hold on to                      D. come in for

8. The findings paint a unique picture of the shopping habits of customers,

    plus their motivation and ________.

   A. possessions    B. possibilities    C. privileges     D. preferences

9. With the increasing unemployment rate, workers who are 50 to 60 years old

   are usually the first' to be ________.

   A. laid aside     B. laid up        C. laid out       D. laid off

10. People's expectations about the future may have more influence on their

      sense of well-being than their ________ state does.

      A. primitive      B. modern       C. current        D. initial

11. ________ by the superstars on television, the young athletes trained hard

      and played intensely.

     A. Imitated       B. Insured        C. Imposed       D. Inspired

12. The physical differences between men and women can be ______ directly

     to our basic roles as hunters and child-bearers.

     A. switched      B. traced         C. pursued       D. followed

13. Many women still feel that they are being ______ by a male culture,

     particularly in the professional services sector.

     A. held out       B. held on       C. held forth     D. held back

14. With its own parliament and currency and a common ________ for peace,

     the European Union declared itself --in 11 official languages --open for

     business.

     A. inspiration    B. absorption     C. intuition      D. aspiration

15. Mainstream pro-market economists all agree that competition is an______

     spur to efficiency and innovation.

     A. extravagant   B. exquisite      C. intermittent   D. indispensable

16. I was so  ______ when i used the automatic checkout lane in the

     supermarket for the first time.

     A. immersed     B. assaulted      C. thrilled       D. dedicated

17. Bill Gates and Walt Disney are two people America has _______to be the

     Greatest American.

     A. appointed     B. nominated     C. nicknamed    D. dominated

18. The ______ majority of citizens tend to believe that the death penalty will

     help decrease the crime rate.

     A. overflowing   B. overwhelming C. prevalent      D. premium

19. The advance of globalization is challenging some of our most ______values  and ideas, including our idea of what constitutes "home".

     A. enriched      B. enlightened    C. cherished      D. preserved

20. Researchers have discovered that ____ with animals in an active way

    may lower a person's blood pressure.

     A. interacting    B. integrating    C. migrating     D. merging