151. In Africa, educational costs are very low for those who are _______ enough to get into universities.
    A. ambitious    B. fortunate          C. aggressive            D. substantial

152. A fire engine must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of _______.
    A. precaution         B. crisis           C. emergency     D. urgency

153. The film provides a deep _______ into a wide range of human qualities and feelings.
    A. insight      B. imagination       C. fancy               D. outlook

154. Urban crowdedness would be greatly relieved if only the _______ charged on public transport were more reasonable.
    A. fees              B. fares           C. payments              D. costs

155. The doctor had almost lost hope at one point, but the patient finally _______.
   A. pulled out    B. pulled through     C. pulled up          D. pulled over

156. He asked us to _____ them in carrying through their plan.
A. provide   B. arouse C. assist  D. persist

157. He was such a   _____  speaker that he held our attention every minute of the three-hour     lecture.
A. specific   B. dynamic   C. heroic   D. diplomatic

158. Arriving home, the boy told his parents about all the  _____  which occurred in his dormitory.        
A. occasions  B. matters   C. incidents   D. issues

159. The opening between the rocks was very narrow, but the boys managed to  _____ through.        
A. press    B. squeeze  C. stretch   D. leap

160. The manager urged his staff not to  _____  the splendid opportunity.     
A.drop   B. miss  C. escape   D. slide

161.Because of a  _____ engagement, Lora couldn't attend my birthday party last Saturday.       
A. pioneer B. premature  C. prior  D. past

162. Not having a good command of English can be a serious   _____  preventing you from achieving your goals.        
A. obstacle B. fault   C. offense   D. distress

163. It's very   _____  of you not to talk aloud while the baby is asleep.       
A. concerned     B. careful   C. considerable   D. considerate

164. Many a player who had been highly thought of has  _____  from the tennis scene.       
A. disposed    B. disappeared    C. discouraged   D. discarded

165. The university has launched a research center to develop new ways of  _____ bacteria which have become resistant to drug treatments.        
A. regulating     B. halting  C. interrupting   D. combating

166. The   _____ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly the gap between researchers and teachers.        
A. joint    B. intensive   C. overall   D. decisive

167. The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the _____ in which people communicate across time and space.       
A. route   B. transmission C. vision   D. manner

168. There is no  _____  evidence that people can control their dreams, at least in experimental situations in a lab.       
A. rigid     B. solid C. smooth   D. harsh

169. Every culture has developed  _____ for certain kinds of food and drink, and equally strong negative attitudes toward others.        
A. preferences    B. expectations C. fantasies  D. fashions

170. It is reported that Uruguay understands and  _____  China on human rights issues.        
A. grants      B. changes   C. abandons   D. backs

171. Only a few people have   _____ to the full facts of the incident.        
A. access    B. resort   C. contact   D. path

172. His trousers  _____ when he tried to jump over the fence.
A) cracked    B) split   C) broke D) burst
       
173. So far, _____ winds and currents have kept the thick patch of oil southeast of the Atlantic coast.     
A. governing    B. blowing  C. prevailing   D. ruling

174. The author was required to submit an  _____ of about 200 words together with his research paper.   
A. edition   B. editorial   C. article   D. abstract

175. Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has ______ the quality of the programs.
A. lessened   B. declined  C. affected   D. effected

176. There is a fully ______ health center on the ground floor of the main office building.
A. installed   B. equipped  C. provided   D. projected

177. For more than 20 years, we've been supporting educational programs that _____ from kindergartens to colleges.
A. move   B. shift  C. range   D. spread

178. The test results are beyond______; they have been repeated in labs all over the world.
A. negotiation   B. conflict  C. bargain   D. dispute

179. I was so ______in today's history lesson. I didn’t understand a thing.
A. amazed   B. neglected  C. confused   D. amused

180. It ______ you to at least 50% off the regular price of either frames or lenses when you buy both.
A. presents   B. entitles  C. credits   D. tips

181. Deserts and high mountains have always been a ______ to the movement of people from place to place.
A. barrier   B. fence  C. prevention   D. jam

182. In order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to set up some ______ shops in the residential area.
A. flowing   B. drifting  C. mobile   D. unstable

183. Mr. Smith says: "The media are very good at sensing a mood and then ______ it."
A. overtaking   B. enlarging  C. widening   D. exaggerating

184. The board of the company has decided to ______ its operations to include all aspects of the clothing business.
A. multiply   B. lengthen  C. expand   D. stretch

185. His business was very successful, but it was at the ______ of his family life.
A. consumption   B. credit  C. exhaustion  D. expense

186. First published in 1927, the charts remain an ______ source for researchers.
A. identical   B. indispensable  C. intelligent   D. inevitable

187. Doctors warned against chewing tobacco as a ______ for smoking.
A. relief   B. revival  C. substitute   D. succession

188. When carbon is added to iron in proper ______the result is steel.
A. rates   B. thicknesses  C. proportions   D. densities

189. Nancy is only a sort of ______ of her husband's opinion and has no ideas of her own.
A. sample   B. reproduction  C. shadow   D. echo

190. There is a _____ of impatience in the tone of his voice.
A. hint   B. notion  C. dot   D. phrase

191. Please ______dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning.
A. seek   B. inquire  C. search   D. consult

192. At yesterday's party, Elizabeth's boyfriend amused us by ______ Charlie Chaplin.
A. copying   B. following  C. imitating   D. modeling
193. She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power ______.
A. failure   B. lack  C. absence   D. drop

194. The group of technicians are engaged in a study which ______ all aspects of urban planning.
A. inserts   B. grips  C. performs   D. embraces

195. The lecture which lasted about three hours was so ______ that the audience couldn't help yawning.
A. tedious   B. bored  C. clumsy   D. tired

196. The machine looked like a large, __________，old-fashioned typewriter.　
A. forceful B. clumsy C. intense D. tricky

197. Though she began her ____________by singing in a local pop group, she is now a famous Hollywood movie star.
A. employment　 B. career C. occupation D. profession

198. Within two weeks of arrival, all foreigners had to _________________with the local police　　
A. inquire B. consult  C. register D. profession

199. As he has ____________our patience, we’ll not wait for him any longer.
A. torn　 B. wasted　 C. exhausted D. consumed

200. These teachers try to be objective when they__________ the integrated ability of their students
A. justify B. evaluate C. indicate　 D. reckon