41. It was ____ that the restaurant discriminated against black customers. A、addicted B、alleged C、assaulted D、ascribed
42. The medicine ____ his pain but did not cure his illness. A、activatedB、alleviated C、mediated D、deteriorated
43. He is the only person who can ____ in this case because the other witnesses were killed mysteriously. A、testify B、charge C、accuse D、rectify
44. Professor Hawking is ____ as one of the world's greatest living physicists. A、dignified B、clarified C、acknowledged D、illustrated
45. The financial problem of further ____ by the rise in interest rates. A、increased B、strengthened C、reinforced D、aggravated
46. We shall probably never be able to ____ the exact nature of these sub-atomic particles. A、assert B、impart C、ascertain D、notify
47. All the people in the stadium cheered up when they saw hundreds of colourful balloons ____ slowly into the sky. A、ascending B、elevating C、escalating D、lingering
48. Many years had ____ before they returned to their original urban areas. A、floated B、elapsed C、skipped D、proceeded
49. What you say now is not ____ with last week. A、consistent B、persistent C、permanent D、insistent
50. Military orders are ____ and cannot be disobeyed. A、defective B、conservative C、alternative D、imperative
51. Some educators try to put students of similar abilities into the same class because they believe this kind of ____ grouping is advisable. A、homogeneous B、instantaneous C、spontaneous D、anonymous
52. Even sensible men do ____ things sometimes. A、abrupt B、absurd C、acute D、apt
53. The commission would find itself ____ at every turn if its members couldn’t reach an agreement. A、collided B、savaged C、crumbled D、hampered
54. Grain production in the world is _____ but still millions go hungry. A、staggering B、shrinking C、soaring D、suspending
55. He developed a ____ attitude after years of frustration in his career. A、sneaking B、disgusted C、drastic D、cynical
56. They believed that this was not the ____ of their campaign for equality but merely the beginning. A、climaxB、summit C、pitch D、maximum
57. Several guests were waiting in the ____ for the front door to open. A、porch B、vent C、inlet D、entry
58. As the mountains were covered with a _____ of cloud we couldn’t see their tops. A、coating B、film C、veil D、shade
59. We couldn’t really afford to buy a house so we got it on hire purchase and paid mothly ____. A、investments B、requirements C、arrangements D、installments
60. The magician made us think he cut the girl into pieces but it was merely an _____. A、illusion B、impression C、image D、illumination
61. A good education is an ____ you can fall back on for the rest of your life. A、asset B、ethic C、inventory D、obligation
62. Giving a gift can convey a wealth of meaning about your appreciation of their ____ and the importance you place upon the relationship. A、solidarity B、priority C、superiority D、hospitality
63. The designer has applied for a ____ for his new invention. A、tariff B、discount C、version D、patent
64. The toy maker produces a ____ copy of the space station exact in every detail. A、minimal B、minimum C、miniature D、minor
65. An energy tax would curb ordinary air pollution limit oil imports and cut the budget ____. A、disposition B、discrepancy C、defect D、deficit
66. They have decided to ____ physical punishment in all local schools. A、put away B、break away from C、do away with D、pass away
67. Astronauts are ____ all kinds of tests before they are actually sent up in a spacecraft. A、inclined to B、subjected to C、prone to D、bound to
68. Individual sports are run by over 370 independent governing bodies whose functions usually include ____rules holding events selecting national teams and promoting international links. A、drawing on B、drawing in C、drawing up D、drawing down
69. Up until that time his interest had focused almost ____ on fully mastering the skills and techniques of his craft. A、restrictively B、radically C、inclusively D、exclusively
70. All the ceremonies at the 2000 Olympic Games had a unique Australian flavor ____ of their multicultural communities. A、noticeable B、indicative C、conspicuous D、implicit
further ____ by the rise in interest rates. 
last week. 
