41. It has been estimated that the earth's surface temperature has increased ________ one quarter to three quarters of a degree since 1805. A) to B) by C) at D) with
42. The lady dressed in the latest Paris fashion is ___________ in her appearance but rude in her speech. A) elaborate B) excessive C) elegant D) exaggerated
43. Many people think that the standards of public ___________ have declined. A) morality B) rightness C) awareness D) mentality
44. Iceland lies far north in the Atlantic, with its northernmost tip actually _________ the Arctic Circle. A) touched B) touches C) touching D) being touched
45. People were surprised to find ability to ________ everything he was involved in. A) comprehensive B) alternative C) deliberate D) ambiguous
46. People were surprised to find ability to ________ everything he was involved in. A) precede B) dominate C) effect D) instruct
47. Colin married my sister and I married his brother, _________ makes Colin and me double in-laws. A) what B) which C) that D) it
48. The problems requiring immediate solution will be given _________ at the meeting. A) priority B) urgency C) superiority D) emergency
49. A membership card authorizes __________ the club's facilities for a period of 12 months. A) the holder using B) the holder's use C) the holder to use D) the holder uses
50. During the conference the speaker tried to __________ his feelings concerning the urgency of a favorable decision. A) comply B) impose C) imply D) convey
51. __________ I admit that there are problems, I don't think that they cannot be solved. A) Unless B) Until C) As D) While
52. The fact that they reacted so differently was a reflection of their different _________. A) performances B) personalities C) qualities D) appearances
53. Your excuse that an elephant fell on you and made you late is just _________. A) inevitable B) indispensable C) incredible D) incurable
54. Another big issue _________ the new republic is the problem of the education of its citizens. A) confining B) confirming C) conforming D) confronting
55. I tried to relax because I knew I would use up my oxygen sooner _________. A) the more excited I got B) I got excited more C) and more I got excited D) and I got more excited
56. Scientists first ________ the idea of the atom bomb in the 1930s. A) imagined B) conceived C) considered D) acknowledged
57. Cotton production has been __________ the decline these years. A) down B) on C) at D) under
58. The day before my history exam, I still hadn't ________ reading the first book on the list. A) seen about B) caught up with C) got round to D) sat for
59. He has pointed our the dangers __________ in this type of nuclear power station. A) interior B) inherent C) inside D) inner
60. Whenever I have an appointment, I like to arrive __________. A) ahead of time a little B) a little time ahead C) a little ahead of time D) ahead of a little time
61. Radar is used to extend the ______ of man's senses for observing his environment, especially the sense of vision. A) validity B) liability C) capability D) intensity
62. The boy cycling in the street was knocked down by a minibus and received _______ injures. A) fatal B) excessive C) disastrous D) exaggerated
63. If the ocean were free of ice, storm paths would move further north, _________ the plains of North America of rainfall. A) to deprive B) deprived C) deriving D) deprived
64. A window in the kitchen was __________; there was rubbish everywhere, and the curtains and carpets had been stolen. A) scattered B) scraped C) scratched D) smashed
65. This is an ideal site for a university __________ it is far from the downtown area. A) provided that B) now that C) so that D) in that
66. The most _________ technological success in the twentieth century is probably the computer revolution. A) prominent B) prosperous C) solemn D) prevalent
67. Whether their football team will win is a matter of _________ to me. A) indifference B) discrimination C) deviation D) interests
68. He thought he could talk Mr. Robinson __________ buying some expensive equipment. A) on B) of C) round D) into
69. Today the public is much concerned about the way __________. A) nature is being ruined B) which nature is ruined C) on which to ruin nature D) of nature to be ruined
70. Though _________ rich, he was better off than at any other period in his life. A) by any means B) by some means C) by all means D) by no means
ability to ________ everything he was involved in.
