1.This young woman would have ________ curiosity because she was well dressed and looked very attractive.
A. risen
B. stimulated
C. caused
D. woken
2. A recent ________ was that about 20 per cent of college graduates joined the army of the unemployed last year.
A. estimate
B. number
C. figure
D. statistic
3.He said he was a policeman and therefore had the ________ to stop speeding drivers.
A. control
B. influence
C. authority
D. priority
4.On the coast the weather is ________ with day after day of hot sun, in the mountains, however, the air cools quickly and until the end of June you can still find snow on the mountain tops.
A. funny
B. interesting
C. romantic
D. good
5.The door closed behind Tom as he scanned the handsomely furnished (装饰的) double room which ________ Albemarle Street.
A. saw
B. overlooked
C. watched
D. sighted
6.The same question was usually set in two forms: one that had ________ answers to choose from, and the other where the pupil had to supply their own answer.
A. some
B. weak
C. strong
D. different
7.Some artists are able to ________ a likeness in a sketch while others are gifted to ________ a fleeting expression.
A. grasp/get
B. hold/capture
C. catch/capture
D. capture/catch
8.The boy ________ his friend out of the apple by insisting that it was rotten, if not poisonous.
A. deceived
B. fooled
C. misled
D. cheated
9.I would like to ________ you of the following changes we've made in the plans for the development of our pany.
A. notice
B. note
C. inform
D. suggest
10.Once you have made your booking and paid a ________, then the cost of your holiday cannot be changed.
A. fee
B. saving
C. money
D. loan
1.Can you give me a (an) _____________ of how much it will cost to take the journey?
A. assessment
B. evaluation
C. admission
D. estimate
2.Because a degree from a good university is the means to a better job, education is one of the most _____________ areas in Japanese life.
A. sophisticated
B. petitive
C. considerate
D. superficial
3.He badly _____________ his back digging in the public garden on Children's Day.
A. stretched
B. exerted
C. pulled
D. strained
4.His plan sounds ________, so you'd better carry out.
A. feasible
B. useless
C. worthy
D. weak
5.When we shook hands I was conscious of his firm _____________ .
A. fist
B. handhold
C. style
D. grip
6.As a defense against air-pollution damage, many plants and animals
_____________ a substance to absorb harmful chemicals.
A. avoid
B. employ
C. dismiss
D. discard
7.After a short holiday, he _____________ himself once more to his studies.
A. applied
B. converted
C. engaged
D. exerted
8.It is a joy to hear ________ apologies that are from the bottom of one's heart.
A. real
B. true
C. sincere
D. realistic
9.Drinking alcohol can ________ your ability to drive properly.
A. effect
B. affect
C. remove
D. avoid
