41. The police accused him of setting fire to the building but he denied _________ in the area on the night of the fire. A) to be B) to have been C) having been D) be {CC} 42. The schoolmaster ___________ the girl's bravery in his opening speech. A) applauded B) enhanced C) elevated D) clapped {AA} 43. The place did not appear to be popular, for it was completely deserted, and in any case _________ to traffic. A) inadequate B) inaccessible C) incompatible D) insignificant {BB} 44. One of the requirements for a fire is that the material __________ to its burning temperature. A) is heated B) will be heated C) be heated D) would be heated {CC} 45. The secret agent concealed her real mission, therefore many local people were ________ into thinking that she was a good person. A) betrayed B) driven C) deceived D) convinced {CC} 46. Why this otherwise excellent newspaper allows such an article to be printed is _____ me. A) above B) outside C) beside D) beyond {DD} 47. When business is __________, there is usually an obvious increase in unemployment. A) degraded B) depressed C) reduced D) lessened {BB} 48. As far as the rank of and associate professor is ________ to a professor though they are almost equally knowledgeable. A) attached B) subsidiary C) previous D) inferior {DD} 49. This book will show the readers __________ can be used in other contexts. A) how that they have observed B) that how they have observed C) how what they have observed D) that they have observed {CC} 50. The plane __________, its bombs exploding as it hit the ground. A) smashed B) crushed C) plunged D) crashed {DD} 51. He believed that the greatest of his _______ was that he'd never had a college education. A) briefs B) misfortunes C) disasters D) sorrows {BB} 52. __________ your opinions are worth considering, the committee finds it unwise to place too much importance on them. A) As B) Since C) Provided D) While {DD} 53. The local government leaders are making every effort to _______ the problem of poverty. A) abolish B) tackle C) remove D) encounter {BB} 54. Although Asian countries are generally more ____________ in social customs than Western countries, there have been several notable examples of women leaders in both China and India. A) conservative B) confidential C) comprehensive D) consistent {AA} 55. ___________ the claim about German economic might, it is somewhat surprising how relatively small the German economy actually is. A) To give B) Given C) Giving D) Having given {BB} 56. Although the two players are _________ in the tennis court, they are really good friends. A) partners B) enemies C) rivals D) companions {CC} 57. The girl was _______ a shop assistant; she is now a manager in a large department store. A) preliminarily B) presumably C) formally D) formerly {DD} 58. I don't think that this question is subordinate _________ the main aim of our company. A) with B) to C) for D) on {BB} 59. While admitting that this forecast was ____________ uncertain, the scientists warned against treating it as a cry of wolf. A) anyhow B) somewhere C) somewhat D) anyway {CC} 60. The United States is trying to ________ the serious problems created by the energy crisis. A) put up with B) submit to C) comply with D) cope with {DD} 61. Some people viewed the findings with caution, noting that a cause-and-effect relationship between passive smoking and cancer remains _________. A) to be shown B) to have shown C) to have been shown D) being shown {AA} 62. The economic crises in that country have threatened the _________ of the government. A) stability B) capability C) persistence D) permanence {AA} 63. Although most birds have only a negligible sense of smell, they have _________ vision. A) vigorous B) exact C) acute D) vivid {CC} 64. Rebecca ___________ me earlier if she did not like her house she bought last month. A) told B) would tell C) had told D) would have told {DD} 65. By moving the radar beam around slowly in circles, we can _________ the surroundings. A) explore B) expose C) exploit D) expand {AA} 66. The Washington Monument is a hollow shaft without a break _________ its surface except for the tiny entrance. A) in B) with C) from D) to {AA} 67. The traffic police were searching for evidence to prove the accused man's ______, but in vain. A) mistake B) guilt C) fault D) defeat {BB} 68. The world's greatest sporting event, the Olympic Games, upholds the amateur ideal that _________ matters is not winning but participating. A) anything B) it C) what D) everything {CC} 69. Very few scientists _________ completely new answers to the world's problems. A) come up with B) come out C) come round D) come up to {AA} 70. The police are suspicious _________ his words because he already has a record. A) to B) at C) on D) of {DD}
and associate professor is ________ to a professor though they are almost equally knowledgeable.
