41. These were stubborn men, not easily ________to change their mind. A) tilted C) persuaded B) converted D) suppressed
42. The circus has always been very, popular because it ________both the old and the young. A) facilitates C) immerses B) fascinates D) indulges
43. By patient questioning the lawyer managed to ________enough information from the witnesses. A) evacuate C) impart B) withdraw D) elicit
44. George enjoys talking about people's private affairs. He is a ________. A) solicitor C) gossip B) coward D) rebel
45. The new secretary has written a remarkably ________report within a few hundred words but with all the important details included. A) concise C) precise B) brisk D) elaborate
46. His face ________as he came in after running all the way from school. A) flared C) fluttered B) fluctuated D) flushed
47. Steel is not as ________ as cast iron; as easily. A) elastic C) adaptable B) brittle D) flexible
48. A big problem in lemming English as a foreign language is lack of opportunities for ________interaction with proficient speakers of English. A) instantaneous C) verbal B) provocative D) dual
49. Within ten years they have tamed the ________hill into green woods. A) vacant C) weird B) barren D) wasteful
50. The ________of our trip to London was the visit to Buckingham Palace. A) summit C) peak B) height D) highlight
51. Harold claimed that he was a serious and well-known artist, but in fact he was a(n) ________. A) alien C) counterpart B) client. D) fraud
52. We don't ________any difficulties in completing the project so long as we keep within our budget. A) foresee C) infer B) fabricate D) inhibit
53. He is looking for a job that will give him greater ________for career development. A) insight C) momentum B) scope D) phase
54. The high school my daughter studies in is ________our university. A) linked by C) mingled with B) relevant to D) affiliated with
55. The Browns lived in a ________and comfortably furnished house in the suburbs. A) spacious C) wide B) sufficient D) wretched
56. A membership card ________the holder to use the club's facilities for a period of twelve months. A) approves C) rectifies B) authorizes D) endows
57. They have done away with ________Latin for university entrance at Harvard. A) influential C) compulsory B) indispensable D) essential
58. It is no ________that a large number of violent crimes are committed under the influence of alcohol. A) coincidence C) inspiration B) correspondence D) intuition
59. One's university days often appear happier in ________than they actually were at the time. A) retention C) return B) retrospect D) revere
60. She ________through the pages of a magazine, not really concentrating on them. A) tumbled C) switched B) tossed D) flipped
61. Scientists are pushing known technologies to their limits in an attempt to ________more energy from the earth. A) extract C) discharge B) inject D) drain
62. The Chinese Red Cross ________a generous sum to the relief of the victims of the earthquake in Turkey. A) administered C) assessed B) elevated D) contributed
63. The first sentence in this paragraph is ________; it can be interpreted in many ways. A) intricate C) duplicated B) ambiguous D) confused
64. They used to quarrel a lot, but now they are completely ________with each other. A) reconciled C) associated B) negotiated D) accommodated
65. The local business was not much ________by the sudden outbreak of the epidemic. A) intervened C) hampered B) insulated D) hoisted
66. The most important ________for assessment in this contest is originality of design. A) threshold C) warrant B) partition D) criterion
67. The woman was worried about the side effects of taking aspirins. but her doctor ________her that it is absolutely harmless. A) retrieved C) reassured B) released D) revived
68. We can't help being ________of Bob who bought a luxurious sports car just after the money was stolen from the office. A) skeptical C) suspicious B) appreciative D) tolerant
69. He greatly resented the publication of this book. which he saw as an embarrassing invasion of his ________. A) privacy C) dignity B) morality D) secrecy
70. In fact as he approached this famous statue, he only barely resisted the ________to reach into his bag for his camera. A) impatience C) incentive B) impulse D) initiative
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