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Unit 5-8
31. \___D___ plans for your future now that you've completed your graduate studies?\
A) decisive B) exact C) precise D) definite
Note: If something such as a decision or plan is definite, it is firm and clear, and unlikely to be changed.
32. Anyone caught ___A___ an offense will be punished. A) committing B) conducting C) executing D) performing
Note: To commit something is to do something illegal or bad, such as a crime or an offence.
33. There is scientific evidence to support our ___B___ that being surrounded by plants is good for health.
A) perception B) instinct C) conception D) implication
Note: Instinct is a feeling that one has that something is the case, rather than an opinion or idea based on facts.
34. The Israeli troops ___C___ by launching a bombing attack on the Palestinian-controlled areas.
A) had a crack B) took a toll C) took revenge D) followed up
Note: If someone takes revenge, they hurt or punish the person who has hurt or harmed them.
35. He should ___B___ what he's good at, and not switch to something he knows nothing about.
A) take on B) stick to C) go after D) live on
Note: If you stick to something, you continue doing, using, saying, or talking about it, rather than changing to something else.
36. To be ___A___ with you, I think you're making a dreadful mistake by refusing to cooperate.
A) candid B) pertinent C) mild D) vivid
Note: When you are candid with someone, you speak honestly.
37. There are still some ___B___ for students of science and engineering, but those in arts and humanities have been filled.
A) positions B) vacancies C) categories D) applications
Note: A vacancy is a job or position which has not been filled.
38. The plants are in a(n) ___C___ plastic box, so the children can observe how the roots grow with time.
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A) appropriate B) intricate C) transparent D) waterproof
Note: If an object or substance is transparent, you can see through it. 39. The United Nations was supposed to ___D___ the role of global peace-keeper.
A) contend B) nurture C) carve D) undertake
Note: When you undertake a task or job, you start doing it and accept responsibility for it.
40. People under a lot of ___A___ may experience headaches, minor pains and sleeping difficulties.
A) stress B) exposure C) endurance D) endeavor
Note: If you are under stress, you feel worried and tense because of difficulties in your life.
41. The destruction of the Twin Towers in New York City ___C___ shock and anger throughout the world.
A) summoned B) tempted C) provoked D) enveloped Note: If something provokes a reaction, it causes it.
42. His total worldly possessions ___A___ little more than the clothes he stood up in.
A) amounted to B) settled for C) turned up D) came at
Note: If something amounts to a particular total, all the parts of it add up to that total.
43. A UN official said aid programs will be ___D___ until there is adequate protection for relief personnel.
A) multiplied B) spanned C) arrested D) suspended
Note: If you suspend something, you delay it or stop it from happening for a while or until a decision is made about it.
44. Many social problems are caused by the uneven ___C___ of wealth. A) equality B) justice C) distribution D) volume
Note: The distribution of things involves giving or delivering them to a number of people or places.
45. The shopkeepers are complaining that business has been reduced to a ___A___ of what it was before the outbreak of war. A) fraction B) section C) portion D) trifle
Note: A fraction is a tiny amount or proportion of something.
46. The number 30 on a road sign ___A___ that the speed limit is 30 miles an hour.
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A) signifies B) forecasts C) illumines D) characterizes
Note: If a sign or a symbol signifies something, it is a sign of that thing or represents that thing.
47. Our director had ___C___ on the matter for a long time before he made the decision.
A) hushed B) thrashed C) pondered D) suspended
Note: If you ponder or ponder on something, you think about it carefully. 48. The weather wasn't favorable and both teams had to ___B___ icy rain and a strong wind during the match.
A) pin down B) contend with C) get stuck in D) take control of
Note: If you contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.
49. The word is now widely used in newspapers and magazines, but its origin still remains ___C___.
A) exotic B) widespread C) obscure D) adrift
Note: If something is obscure, it is unknown or is known by only a few people.
50. George ___A___ an agonizing 48-hour wait for the results of the tests. A) underwent B) withstood C) undertook D) grilled
Note: If you undergo something unpleasant, it happens to you and you endure it.
51. The consumer ___B___ in recent years has led to an explosion of
shopping center development in big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Canton. A) summit B) boom C) pressure D) volume
Note: A boom in something is an increase in its amount, frequency, or success.
52. The car, at least as we know it, is on the way out, because its exhaust ___B___ a threat to the environment.
A) originates B) poses C) offends D) paralyzes
Note: If something poses a problem or a danger, it is the cause of that problem or danger.
53. The offer of a free overseas tour ___C___ him into buying the villa on the hillside.
A) discouraged B) committed C) tempted D) tangled
Note: Something that tempts you attracts you and makes you want it, even though it may be wrong or harmful.
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54. Obviously, no teacher has ___A___ patience. Even Larry, who is always kind and tolerant, lost his temper on that particular occasion. A) infinite B) definite C) spectacular D) plural
Note: Something that is infinite has no limit, end, or edge.
55. We must get the trapped victims out at once because the building is in ___D___ danger of an explosion.
A) opaque B) vivid C) mute D) imminent
Note: If you say that something is imminent, especially something unpleasant, you mean it is almost certain to happen very soon.
56. She tried to kick the pajamas loose, but they were ___B___ in the satin sheet.
A) gouged B) tangled C) scooped D) submerged
Note: If something is tangled, it becomes twisted together in an untidy way. 57. That morning, on Mount Tai, I saw the most ___C___ sunrise in my life. A) mysterious B) opaque C) spectacular D) adolescent
Note: Something that is spectacular is very impressive or dramatic. 58. At night, cars often ___A___ small animals that are blinded by the headlights.
A) run over B) held up C) took apart D) drove at
Note: If a vehicle or its driver runs over a person or an animal, it knocks them down or rolls over them.
59. After Mike left for work, I ___C___ the beds and vacuumed the carpets. A) patted B) clapped C) stripped D) shaved
Note: To strip the bed means to remove everything that covers the bed. 60. Dr. Light, who is ___D___ to be one of the best surgeons in London, performed the operation and successfully removed the tumor in her lungs. A) confessed B) thrilled C) perceived D) reputed
Note: If you say that someone is reputed to be a certain person, they are generally said or considered to be that person.
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