Unit 11) This disease is caused by a tiny worm which can C the skin of a human being and cause apotentially serious illness.A) transmit B) plunge C) penetrate D) filter2) The prime minister has made it clear that no C will be made to the strikers.A) sessions B) recessions C) concessions D) conferences3) The noise was so loud that it was a A to the neighbors.A) nuisance B) trouble C) worry D) anxiety4) It's only by C luck that I can remain in the company when so many employees have to be dismissed. A) perfect B) total C) sheer D) thorough5) He is _D on all kinds of wine - beer, whisky, and so forth.A) willing B) ready C) eager D) keen6) The government would not dare to B taxes on such needed foods as bread or milk.A) put B) impose C) force D) emphasize7) Oh, the steak I had last night was so D! It was delicious.A) mild B) slight C) light D) tender8) While they did not B any good results, they were still trying their best.A) count in B) count on C) count up D) count out9) They did not A to the enemy and determined to go on fighting.A) yield B) apply C) resort D) appeal10) I said I might be late for dinner but he made such a _C that I thought Fd better arrive on time.A) confusion B) initiative C) fuss D) bark11) I at last surrendered to the C and ate the last piece of chocolate.A) intention B) appeal C) temptation D) charm12) I refused to tip the A—, who left with an angry expression.A) porter B) employee C) servant D) assistant13) Divorce rate in the US is very high, which is often D by money problems.A) associated B) connected C) assisted D) accompanied14) You take everything too C ! Relax and enjoy yourself.A) carefully B) gravely C) seriously D) critically15) You look thoroughly B . Why don't you take a week's holiday?A) run up B) run down C) run over D) run off16) Would it be more A in the long run to buy a second-hand television rather than to rent one?A) sensible B) sensitive C) sentimental D) sensational17) If you have not signed a contract, you are under no _D to pay them any money.A) instinct B) influence C) sympathy D) obligation18) She no longer believed in him for his D promises all these years.A) vacant B) empty C) bare D) hollow19) They all believed that internal peace and stability cannot be B by force.A) protected B) guaranteed C) preserved D) ensured20) It must've taken a lot of courage for an adult to be A to such shame and stress.A) subjected B) attached C) related D) resistedUnit 21) If a C_ were to reach the gas it would go off at once.A) spot B) spillC) sparkD) spray2) After about an hour and a half the party _C because there was not enough wine that evening.A) broke off B) broke awayC) broke upD) broke through3) House purchase is the biggest decision that most people make and the easiest one to _A for variousreasons. A) postpone B) conduct C) replace D) last4) Somewhat to my C, the police will soon eliminate her from their inquiries.D) relaxationD) corresponded toD) occurrencesA) entertainment B) judgment C) relief5) The political weakness of these countries D their economic weakness.A) compromised with B) competed with C) communicated to6) A series of tragic _B made Mr. Terres feel he has to face up to his life.A) accidents B) incidents C) events7) The foreign-born Chinese are thought of as yellow on the outside and white on the inside because they only look like Chinese but never think or D_ like Chinese.A) direct B) accustom C) adjust D) behave8) For many young people, the late 1960s was a period of A against the moral values that had beenthe pride of the past generations.A) revoltB) rebelC)chaosD) challenge9) I promised to Athe others at 5 a.m.A) rouseB) stimulateC) motivateD) prompt10) Prisoners are reported t(d have been deliberately.C without trial.A) murderedB) convictedC) executedD) punished11) This swimming costume is made of A material.A) elasticB) clumsyC) coarseD) delicious12) Two drivers were killed in a head-on C _ down a car and a taxi last night.A) collapseB) conflictC) collisionD) crush13) A few shots of this drug cleared up the diseaseDA) for longB) before longC) ever sinceD)for good14) The citizens in the neighborhood all_C_ for the local government's decision to close the small paint factory. A) claimed B) cracked C) clapped D) crashed15) rhe government attempts to put down the_B of the president's sex scandal.A) news B) rumor C) saying D) proverb16) The fact that we underestimated our A led to our bitter defeat.A) opponent B) candidate C) colleague D) advocate17) The girls were all D_ of Grace because she was so pretty, with beautiful hands and a face like afilm-star's. A) greedyB) controversialC) competitiveD) jealous18) The Watergate D__ was exposed by two investigative journalists working for the Washington Post.A) shameB) convictionC) rumorD) scandal19) Japanese banks, once __B competitors in the British banking market, have all but disappeared.A) boldB) fierceC) wildD) harmful20) 5000 people held a protest march and—A—_ against sexual discrimination.A) rallyB) conjunctionC) episodeD)riotUnit 31) Prices of goods are governed by the cost of the D materials, as well as by the cost of production.A) primitive B) rough C) original D) raw2) In the countryside there are no B and no free medical care for the aged.A) wages B) pensions C) profits D) rewards3) You are legally A take faulty goods back to the store where you purchased.A) entitled to B) involved in C) associated with D)assigned to4) The headmaster has C views about what his pupils should wear.A) noble B) flexible C) liberal D) liable5) She made a B of $200 to the Children's Hospital.A) publication B) donation C) acquisition D) quotation6) It is frightening for a youngster to feel that he is in charge of himself; it's like being in a car without A.A) brakesB) controlsC) gearsD) signals7) Environmental protection is D national and local economic development.A) related to B) involved in C) included in8) She made a C_ of $ 69,000 for the flat, which was accepted.D)subjected toA) currency B) proposalC) bidD) purchase9) After the recent bomb attacks, members of the public are being warned to be _A at all times and tolook out for any suspicious packages.A) alertB) awareC) cautious D) nervousD) subjected withD) issuedD) count for10) If the rain doesn't stop, people will be B serious flooding.A) facing with B) faced with C) subjecting with11) It was A to the media that the president had resolved to fight.A) leaked B) loosened C) relieved12) How do you A your long absence from classes without asking for leave?A) account for B) count on C) account of13) They were _A_ of armed robberies and sentenced to 15 years and 14 years respectively.A) convicted B) convinced C) sentenced D) condemned14) Most flowers will not _D_ without sunshine.A) cultivate B) boom C) sustain D) thrive15) I decided to keep a low A—, after all I was a guest.A) profileB) positionC) attitudeD) mood16) If you throw away your credit card C and someone else gets it, they can use the number to buythings in your name.A) cheque B) ticket C) receipt D) label17) I eventually found the letter I was looking for under a B_ of papers.A) stock B) stack C) piece D) sequence18) A small D plane crashed into a hillside in Northern England yesterday, killing six people.A) assembled B) dominated C) monitored19) Mr. Thomson is strongly opposed to the proposal of constructing a power plant in populated.A) densely B) vastly C) enormously20) In the C of physics, Albert Einstein was a genius.A) settlement B) operation C) realmD) charteredthe area that is A_D) largelyD)scopeUnit 41) The prisoner remained C throughout his trial.A) clumsy B) deaf C)dumb2) The Olympic Games began with a C__ of all the competing nations.A) exhibition B) display C) parade3) The editor A_the manuscript to half of its original length.A) condensed B) condemned C) concealedD) stillD) showD) concentrated4) Bombing, which was C in the city center, has destroyed most of the major buildings.A) integral B) intentional C) intensive D) intense5) His D need to be loved springs from a deep sense of insecurity.A) crucial B) terminal C) intensive D) desperate6) The child finished the dessert and then _C the plate.A) scratch B) clicked C)licked D) scraped7) In 1974 and 1975, the economy plunged into the worst D since the Great Depression of the 1930's.A) reservation B) recreation C) reversion D) recession8) Be careful with the cat. It may D_ you if you make it angry.A) punch B) scrape C)tear D) scratch9) They have all A_ significant amounts of time and energy in this project.A) invested B) involved C) invented D) integrated10) My job could be at B if I make an error of judgment.A) danger B) stake C) loss D) threat11) Studies showed that June is the _B month for suicides and for admitting patients to mental hospitals.A) high B) peak C) common D) rush12) He has put his car entirely at our _D_ for the holiday.A) usage B) application C) disposition D) disposal13) The government's C_ is made up chiefly of the money people pay in taxes.A) efficiency B) privilege C) revenue D) validity14) He _A in working twelve hours a day in his laboratory in spite of his rapidly declining health.A) persisted B) insisted C) resisted D) assisted15) We must not D_ behind other nations in our efforts to help those people made homeless by thegreat floods. A) decline B) delay C) lack D) lag16) Communication is the process of—A_ a message from a source to an audience via a channel.A) transmittingB) submittingC) transformingD) switching17) The computer has become smaller and cheaper and _B_ more available to a greater number of people.D) neverthelessD)doseD) applicantD) SyntheticA) yet B) hence C) still18) Decrease the D of medicine as you feel better.A) therapy B) prescription C) injection19) He was a war B in Europe during the Second World War.A) resident B) correspondent C) ambassador20)D rubbers are widely used as a substitute for natural rubber.A) Practical B) Compound C) RawUnits1) He made great efforts to D her violent temper after she became his wife.A) tend B) cultivate C) breed D) tame2) There is a strong possibility that the fire was started on B.A) choice B) purpose C) intention D) design3) Carefully C, clear speech can now be understood by computers with only a 4-5 percent error rate.A) passed B) talked C) dictated D) declared4) This film is about a young man of A origin, who wants to marry the beautiful daughter of a richbanker.A) humble B) harsh C) wicked D) wrecked5) By the time he reached the shelter of the station he was soaked B.A) wet B) to the skin C) on the skin D) over6) The old woman almost C to death in the thick fumes.A) blocked B) provoked C) choked D) stroked7) Soldiers who die for their country are said to have made the A sacrifice.A) supreme B) superficial C) supplementary D) superior8)C has prevailed and the guilty man has been punished by law.A) Judgment B)Jury C) Justice D)Justification9) He will first give you a summary of the situation and then discuss it at D .A) detail B) extent C) degree D) length10) Nothing seems to be sure for certain about the prediction of earthquakes C.A) for a long time B) for the first time C) for the time being D) from time to time11) Immediately, she felt the floor _C as the children started to beat drums in the small room.A) shiver B) shake C) vibrate D) tremble12)B vegetables are believed to be healthful and environmentally friendly.A) Superb B) Organic C) Vigorous D) Rotten13) She felt their relationship had lost its initial excitement and had become D.A) static B) stained C) stable D) stale14) They were of the generation that had gone through the Great C and a world war.A) Boom B) Nightmare C) Depression D) Disadvantage15) They D no flaws in their plan because some VIPs will be present in the meeting.A) resist B) sustain C) undergo D) tolerate16) Employers therefore A to the reduction of costs, most particularly in wages, inorder to compete in world markets.A) resorted B) appealed C) proceeded D) inclined17) The B_ listened carefully to the evidence and concluded that the man was guilty.A) panel B) jury C) court D) legislation18) It is generally acknowledged that engineering science is an extremely _A and theoretical science.A) abstract B) practical C) concrete D) superficial19) She D in delight upon hearing the good news.A) grasped B) gripped C) claimed D) exclaimed20) This beef is rather tough; you have to _A it for a long time.A) chew B) bite C) eat D) swallowUnit 61) The boss always encourages his employees to go all out for a B business.A) preliminary B) prosperous C) primitive D) punctual2) The badly wounded take C for medical attention over those only slightly hurt.A) privilege B) precision C) priority D) protein3) He had little idea as to how far they had come and had A how many times they had fallen.A) lost count of B) lost account of C) lost desire of D) lost deposit of4) Change is a word that can bring either fear or excitement. It is human nature to D to changebecause it requires us to cross into the unknown.A) intend B) incline C) subject D) oppose5) This virus can A antivirus and firewall software, so that victims have to reinstall the software inorder to prevent future infections.A) disable B) digest C) disguise D) dispose6) We really should meet sometime soon to discuss the details. What*s the B of fifty pounds indollars?A) episode B) equivalent C) evolution D) estate7) One striking side effect of iron supplements is that they may produce a feeling of wanting to C and may be poisonous in some cases.A) throw out B) throw off C) throw up D) throw away8) It seems that James has a talent for acting because he can D his teacher's speech perfectly.A) intimate B) investigate C) internalize D) imitate9) Consequently, the brains of people who exercise may be better equipped to D mental challenges.A) trim B) twist C) torture D) tackle10) Do you mean there will be less C_when civil servants' salaries increase, say, several times?A) battery B) burden C) bribery D) barrier11) She racked her brains, staring unseeingly into the glowing fire and trying to _C a solution for theproblem. A) hit at B) hit off C) hit upon D) hit up12) Despite earnest public awareness to address the need for organ_A , there appears to be littleprospect of increasing supplies to meet current shortages satisfactorily.A) donation B) defect C) density D) destruction13) He claimed that the way he'd been treated was a D of his civil rights.A) victim B) violence C) variation D) violation14) I'm afraid his right arm will have to be taped to a board to B_a needle so that fluid may drop in.A) sanction B) secure C) substitute D) sweat15) Few of his ministers are saying, even D , that they expect him to lose the next election.A) in practice B) in theory C) in effect D) in private16) If you lose consciousness, even for a second, you have suffered brain damage and must C fromfurther competition.A) withstand B) wax C) withdraw D) wreck17) The shop assistant said they could give me a big D if I bought three at once.A) distribution B) division C) diversity D) discount18) If you can help him with the passage of a business deal, you can get a A of about ten thousandYuan.A) commission B) compound C) commitment D) consumption19) He B making a false statement prior to entering the US, which carries a sentence of up to fiveyears in jail.A) is starved of B) is accused of C) is charged of D) is spoken of20) Demands for change will continue, but it is difficult to imagine D progress being made in theimmediate future.A) successive B) sufficient C) surplus D) substantialUnit 71) Now that house prices have fallen, the C related to the prices no longer seems so attractive.A) account B) count C) discount D) donation2) The difference of attitudes from the schoolboys lies in the B between the home environment ofthe Asian and English children.A) adjustment B) variation C) variety D) modification3) With various dreams in mind, many well-trained professionals steadily A to the United States insearch of a good life.A) migrated B) accelerated C) illustrated D) integrated4) This expert will D his remarks to e-business this time.A) concern B) concentrate C) condemn D) confine5) Ever since the discovery of AIDS there has been a growing concern about our ability to C it successfully.A) convey B) consult C) confront D) conduct6) We were equally annoyed that all of what we heard was so B, and based on such ashallow understanding of today's true environmental problems.A) superb B) superficial C) superior D) supreme7) Most people C the lack of success is the result of his carelessness.A) assume B) arouse C) accuse D) assess8) None of these could be regarded as solutions in themselves, but D other measures outlinedin the new deal, they can make a substantial improvement.A) in respect to B) in relation to C) in connection with D) in combination with9) Hoping that he might be able to B the problem, I asked Mario to look at the engine.A) in the light of B) shed some light on C) have an impact on D) in view of10) Now that Tony was no longer present, there was a C change in her attitude.A) distinctive B) diplomatic C) distinct D) disgusting11) It is said that everybody living in this valley C from those two families and their people.A) decreases B) departs C) declines D) descends12) In fact we make choice between "flight or fight" and in more _B days the choices made thedifference between life or death.A) primary B) primitive C) prime D) principle13) The opposition parties will always B government problems to their own advantage.A) explore B) exploit C) exhaust D) exhibit14) I'm afraid you can't see him today because he was sent on an important A just an hour ago.A) mission B) marine C) missile D) memorial15) If the project is a success, similar constructions may C elsewhere in the country.A) take up B) make up C) spring up D) come up16) Roommate contracts give the residential adviser the right to A and urge thestudents to observe the terms they've agreed to follow.A) supervise B) cultivate C) perform D) instruct17) The foreigner is so C by the Summer Palace that he's bound to visit it at least once a yearalthough he has visited it dozens of times.A) frustrated B) fantastic C) fascinated D) crazy18) If the restaurant in D adds a service charge, then there would be fewer customers.A) issue B) problem C) concern D) question19) The A in his article is that being a housewife is greatly inferior to every other occupation.A) implication B) reference C) inference D) illustration20) As a ministerjudge and professor, I feel I am in A to speak about the history of marriage, itsimportance in society, and the duties of the married couple to each other and the wider community.A) in a good position B) in a good condition C) in a long run D) in the long termUnit81 )There is now a trend away from an B academic curriculum towards teaching more practical subjects in schools.A) excessively B) exclusively C) extensively D) exceedingly2) Allen and Marian passed the beast D, keeping as far as possible, with their swords ready inhand.D) cautiouslyD) broke throughD) have given backA) casually B) creatively C) crucially3) He B_ his holiday to attend a business 。