loadingA) removes B) delegates C) refers D) leases
7. Allen placed too much ________ on sports and paid little attention to his studies.
A) concern B) interest C) hobby D) emphasis
8. The arguments are over now, and we hope no one will ________ them up again.
A) stir B) boil C) disturb D) interfere
9. Sport provides a(n) ________ for a teenager’s feelings of aggression or frustration.
A) exit B) exhaust C) outlet D) leak
10. I can ________ him to you for the job. He is a very good worker. A) recall B) promote C) suggest D) recommend
11. This organization is completely ________ any political parties. A) relative to B) innocent of C) independent of D) characteristic of
12. The problems requiring immediate solution will be given ________ at
the meeting.
A) priority B) urgency C) superiority D) emergency
13. The ________ for making application is tomorrow, so you’d better send in your form today.
A) date B) agenda C) terminal D) deadline
14. During the United States Civil War, many people in the South were forced to ________ their homes.
A) withdraw B) withstand C) flee D) fleet
15. Americans may have to ________ the number of privately owned cars and depend more on public transportation systems.
A) break down B) cut down C) get down D) drop down
16. Our taxi was caught in a traffic ______, so we were late for the show. A) knot B) block C) lock D) jam
17. Water evaporates (蒸发) into the air to make clouds. This same water then comes back to the earth as rain. Such a repetition is a form of water ________.
A) cycle B) course C) circle D) circuit
18. The ________ of the difficulty have not yet been fully realized. A) sizes B) scales C) measurements D) dimensions
19. These chemicals must be kept at a ________ temperature of 40°C. A) continuous B) consistent C) constant D) permanent
20. As a public figure, he knows well enough what he does will have ________ for society.
A) effects B) results C) influences D) consequences
21. The church refused to ________ the king’s second marriage. A) consent B) sanction C) credit D) speculate
22. Drinking alcohol is a real health ________ if carried to excess. A) hazard B) harm C) damage D) fatigue
23. The police set a ________ to catch the thieves.
A) plan B) device C) trap D) trick
24. He will ________ resign in view of the complete failure of the research project.
A) doubtfully B) adequately C) reasonably D) presumably
25. It is ________ that strong vibrations made loud sounds and weak vibrations make soft sounds.
A) vital B) evident C) essential D) frank
26. The chimney was ________ clouds of smoke.
A) discharging B) dismissing C) disposing D) dissolving
27. When very angry, few people are able to act in a ________ way.
A) rational B) sensitive C) tough D) legal
28. This crop does not do well in soils ________ the one for which it has been specially developed.
A) beyond B) rather than C) outside D) other than
29. Books are ________ to scholars.
A) indispensable B) bound C) accustomed D) indifferent
30. His proposal is very ________. We do not need any explanation.
A) concrete B) loyal C) gray D) royal
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