201. Mrs. Morris's daughter is pretty and _______,and many girls envy her.
A. slender B. light  C. faint D. minor

202. Tomorrow the mayor is to _________a group of Canadian businessmen on a tour of the city.
A. coordinate B. cooperate C. accompany　 D. associate

203. I'm___________ enough to know it is going to be a very difficult situation to compete against three strong teams.
A. realistic B. conscious C. register D. resolve

204. Can you give me even the ___________clue as to where her son might be?
A. simplest B. slightest C. least D. utmost
　　
205. Norman Davis will be remembered by many with ____________ not only as a great scholar but also as a most delightful and faithful friend.
A. kindness B. friendliness C. warmth D. affection
　　
205. Salaries for __________ positions seem to be higher than for permanent ones.
A. legal B. optional C. voluntary D. temporary

207. Science and technology have ______________in important ways to the improvement of agricultural production.
A. attached B. assisted C. contributed　 D. witnessed
　　
208. As an actor he could communicate a whole __________of emotions.
A. frame B. range　 C. number D. scale
　　
209. The ship's generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated _________instead of mechanically.
A. artificially B. automatically　 C. manually D. synthetically
　　
210. The little girl was so frightened that she just wouldn't _________ her grip on my arm.
A. loosen B. remove C. relieve D. dismiss

211. Mrs. Smith was so ____________about everything that no servants could please her.
A. specific B. special C. precise D. particular
　　
212. Last night he saw two dark _________ enter the building ,and then there was the explosion.
A. features B. figures C. sketches D. images
213. It is obvious that this new rule is applicable to everyone without _________.
A. exception B. exclusion C. modification D. substitution

214. His temper and personality show that he can become a soldier of the top __________.
A. circle B. rank C. category D. grade
　　　
215. During the lecture, the speaker occasionally _____ his point by relating his own experiences.
A. illustrated B. hinted C. cited D. displayed

216. Only those who can ________to lose their money should make high-risk investments.
A. maintain B. sustain  C. endure D. afford
　　
217. He found the ________ media attention intolerable and decided to go abroad.
A. sufficient B. constant C. steady D. plenty
　　
218. There has been a collision _________a number of cars on the main road to town.
A. composing　 B. consisting C. involving D. engaging
　　
219. _______elephants are different from wild elephants in many aspects, including their tempers.
A. Cultivated B. Regulated C. Civil　 D. Tame
　　　
220. Ten days ago the young man informed his boss of his intention to __________.
A. resign B. reject C. retreat　 D. replace

221. A word processor is much better than a typewriter in that it enables you to enter and _______your text more easily .
A. register B. edit C. propose D. discharge

222. We don’t know why so many people in that region like to wear dresses of such ______colors .
A. low B. humble C. mild D. dull

223. The ______ that exists among nations could certainly be lessened if misunderstanding and mistrust were removed .
A. tension B. strain C. stress   D. intensity

224. The other day , Mum and I went to St. James’s Hospital , and they did lots and lots of tests on me , most of them _____ and frightening .
A. cheerful B. horrible C. hostile D. friendly

225. In the Mediterranean seaweed is so abundant and so easily harvested that it is never of great _____ .
A. are B. payment C. worth D. expense

226. The writer was so ______ in her work that she didn’t notice him enter the room .
A. absorbed B. abandoned C. focused D. centered

227. Actually , information technology can ______ the gap between the poor and the rich .
A. link B. break C. ally D. bridge

228. Some research workers completely ______ all those facts as though they never existed .
A. ignore B. leave C. refuse D. miss

229. Computer power now allows automatic searches of fingerprint files to match a print at a crime ______ .
A. stage B. scene C. location D. occasion

230. The most basic reason why dialects should be preserved is that language helps to ______ a culture.
A. retain B. relate C. remark D. review

231. Companies are struggling to find the right _______between supply and demand , but it is no easy task .
A. equation B. formula C. balance D. pattern

232. Mass advertising helped to _______  the emphasis from the production of goods to their consumption .
A. vary B. shift C. lay D. moderate

233. The situation described in the report ______ terrible , but it may not happen .
A. inclines B. maintains C. sounds D. remains

234.The native Canadians lived in _______ with nature , for they respected nature as a provider of life .
A. coordination B. acquaintance C. contact D. harmony

235. Now in Britain  , wines take up four times as much ______ in the storehouse as both beer and spirits .
A. block B. land C. patch D. space

236. His hand shook a little as he _______ the key in the lock .
A. squeezed B. inserted C. stuffed  D. pierced

237 For professional athletes , _______ to the Olympics means that they have a chance to enter the history books .
A. access B. attachment C. appeal D. approach

238 In the  long _______ , the new information technologies may fundamentally alter out way of .
A. view B. distance C. jump  D. run

239. We need to create education standards that prepare our next generation who will be _______ with an even more competitive market
A. tackled B. encountered C. dealt  D. confronted

240. In the late seventies , the amount of fixed assets required to produce one vehicle in Japan was ______ equivalent to that in the United States.
A. rudely B. roughly C. readily D. coarsely