1.As the trial went on, the story behind the murder slowly _____ itself.
A) convicted
B) haunted
C) unfolded
D) released
2.Mutual respect for territorial _____ is one of the bases upon which our two countries develop relationships.
A) reliability
B) unity
C) entirety
D) integrity
3.The design of this auditorium shows a great deal of _____. We have never seen such a building before.
A) orientation
B) originality
C) illusion
D) invention
4.The damage to my car was _____ in the accident, but I have a lingering fear even today.
A) insufficient
B) ambiguous
C) negligible
D) ignorant
5.Many countries have adopted systems of _____ education in order to promote the average level of education.
A) constrained
B) compulsory
C) cardinal
D) conventional
6.In addition to the rising birthrate and immigration, the _____ death rate contributed to the population growth.
A) declining
B) inclining
C) descending
D) increasing
7.Don't let such a _____ matter as this come between us so that we can concentrate on the major issue.
A) trivial
B) partial
C) slight
D) minimal
8.The cut in her hand has healed completely, without leaving a _____.
A) defect
B) wound
C) sign
D) scar
9.Over the past ten years,natural gas production has remained steady,but _____ has risen steadily.
A)consumption
B)dissipation
C)disposal
D)expenditure
10.In November 1987 the government _____ a public debate on the future direction of the official sports policy.
A)induced
B)initiated
C)promoted
D)designated
11.Europe's earlier industrial growth was _____ by the availability of key resources,abundant and cheap labor,coal,iron ore,etc.
A)constrained
B)remained
C)sustained
D)detained
12.We've just installed a fan to _____ cooking smells from the kitchen.
A)eject
B)expel
C)exclude
D)exile
13.We work to make money,but it's a _____ that people who work hard and long often do not make the most money.
A)dilemma
B)conflict
C)prejudice
D)paradox
14.Very few people could understand the lecture the professor delivered because its subject was very _____.
A)intriguing
B)indefinite
C)obscure
D)dubious
15.I had eaten Chinese food often,but I could not have imagined how _____ and extravagant a real Chinese banquet could be.
A)fabulous
B)gracious
C)handsome
D)prominent
16.Because of the _____ noise of traffic I couldn't get to sleep last night.
A)progessive
B)provocative
C)perpetual
D)prevalent
17.If you go to the park every day in the morning, you will _____ find him doing physical exercise there.
A) logically
B) ordinarily
C) invariably
D) persistently
18.Althougn she's an _____ talented dancer,she still practices several hours every day.
A) rationally
B) additionally
C) traditionally
D) exceptionally
19.The idea is to _____ the frequent incidents of collision to test the strength of the windshields.
A) simulate
B) accumulate
C) forge
D) assemble
20.I told him that I would _____ him to act for me while I was away from office.
A) identify
B) authorize
C) rationalize
D) justify
21.We all enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it _____ when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society.
A) compacted
B) dispersed
C) delayed
D) restricted
22.Allen will soon find out that real life is seldom as simple as it is _____ in commercials.
A) drafted
B) depicted
C) alleged
D) permeated
23.Diamonds have little _____ value and their price depends almost entirely on their scarcity.
A) subtle
B) eternal
C) inherent
D) intrinsic
24.Retirement is obviously a very complex _____ period and the earlier you start planning for it,the better.
A) transition
B) transaction
C) transmission
D) transformation
25.As one of the youngest professors inthe university,Mr.Brown is certainly on the _____ of a brilliant career.
A) porch
B) threshold
C) edge
D) course
26.They are _____ investors who always make thorough investigations both on local and international markets before making an investment.
A) indecisive
B) implicit
C) cautious
D) conscious
27.Most people in the modern world _____ freedom and independence more than anything else.
A) illuminate
B) fascinate
C) cherish
D) embody
28.Doctors are interested in using lasers as a surgical tool in operations on people who are _____ to heart attack.
A) prone
B) disposed
C) infections
D) accessible
29.These were stubborn men,not easily _____ to change their mind.
A) tilted
B) converted
C) persuaded
D) suppressed
30.The circus has always been very popular because it _____ both the old and the young.
A) facilitates
B) fascinates
C) immerses
D) indulges
31.By patient questioning the lawyer managed to _____ enough information from the witnesses.
A) evacuate
B) withdraw
C) impart
D) elicit
32.George enjoys talking about people's private affairs.He is a _____.
A) solicitor
B) coward
C) gossip
D) rebel
33.The new secretary has written a remarkably ________report within a few hundred words but with all the important details included.
A) concise?????????????
B) brisk??????????????
C) precise
D) elaborate
34.His face ________as he came in after running all the way from school.
A) flared?????????????
B) fluctuated????????????
C) fluttered
D) flushed
35.Steel is not as ________ as cast iron; it does not break as easily.
A) elastic?????????????
B) brittle?????????????
C) adaptable
D) flexible
36.A big problem in lemming English as a foreign language is lack of opportunities for ________interaction with proficient speakers of English.
A) instantaneous??????????
B) provocative???????????
C) verbal
D) dual
37.Within ten years they have tamed the ________hill into green woods.
A) vacant?????????????
B) barren?????????????
C) weird
D) wasteful
38.The ________of our trip to London was the visit to Buckingham Palace.
A) summit?????????????
B) height??????????????
C) peak
D) highlight
39.Harold claimed that he was a serious and well-known artist, but in fact he was a(n) ________.
A) alien?????????????
B) client.?????????????
C) counterpart
D) fraud
40.We don't ________any difficulties in completing the project so long as we keep within our budget.
A) foresee?????????????
B) fabricate?????????????
C) infer
D) inhibit
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