Unit 4
　1. He is a(n) ____ and well-behaved child, but his parents worry about him for he talks too little.

[A] obedient　 [B] transient

[C] conscious　[D] passionate

　2. He becomes more and more arrogant and his imperative accent ____ me completely.

[A] confuses　 [B] dispels

[C] compels[D] repels

　3. These days I was always dreaming a(n) ____ dream in which I was chased by a horrible demon.

[A] enthusiastic　 [B] fancy

[C] optimistic [D] fantastic

　4. The villagers all signed a ____ asking for a hospital to be built.

[A] bill　 [B] vote

[C] petition　 [D] treaty

　5. Many traditional Chinese believe that high forehead is ____ of great mental power.

[A] objective　[B] indicative

[C] directive　[D] decisive

　6. For years Blair family ____ the hope of a trip abroad, and it was not realized until recently when they came to China.

[A] nourished　[B] nurtured

[C] prospered　[D] maintained

　7. Their marriage came to an end because they were simply not ____ with each other.

[A] comparable [B] identical

[C] compatible [D] conspicuous

　8. There are many outstanding musicians at that time, but he is no doubt the ____ one of his day.

[A] notorious　[B] former

[C] fundamental[D] foremost

　9. Large price increases could ____ demands for even larger wage increases.

[A] triple [B] trigger

[C] attribute to　 [D] inject

　10. Though you are not well-paid now, it is a job and will bring you great profit in the long run.

[A] promising　[B] predictable

[C] encouraging[D] inspiring

　11. In this factory the machines are not regulated ____ but are jointly controlled by a central computer system.

[A] independently　[B] individually

[C] irrespectively [D] irregularly

　12. Every chemical change either results from energy being used to produce the change, or causes energy to be ____ in some form.

[A] given off　[B] put out

[C] set off[D] used up

　13. If businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be motivated to work hard, with the result that incomes from taxation might actually ____.

[A] shrink [B] delay

[C] disperse　 [D] sink

　14. American companies are evolving from mass-production manufacturing to ____ enterprises.

[A] moveable　 [B] changing

[C] flexible　 [D] varying

　15. If you know what the trouble is, why don't you help them to ____ the situation?

[A] simplify　 [B] modify

[C] verify [D] rectify

　16. I cannot believe she is leaving the company--I thought she was a permanent ____.

[A] fitting[B] fixture

[C] appliance　[D] attachment

　17. The newspaper said yesterday two trains ____ and led to more than 200 casualties.

[A] smashed[B] crushed

[C] collapsed　[D] collided

　18. The ____ may laugh at his music, but we know better.

[A] municipality　 [B] multitude

[C] attitude　 [D] altitude

　19. We must respect others' ____ and should not always pry into others' personal affairs.

[A] isolation　[B] attachment

[C] intimacy　 [D] privacy

　20. The two companies are working in ____ with each other to make their products more competitive in the market.

[A] coincidence[B] corporation

[C] ministration　 [D] collaboration

　21. These causes produced the great change in the country that modernized the ____ of higher education from the mid-1860's to the mid-1880's.

[A] branch [B] category

[C] domain [D] scope

　22. Nobody yet knows how long and how seriously the ____ in the financial system will drag down the economy.

[A] shallowness[B] shakiness

[C] scantiness [D] stiffness

　23. Crisis would be the right term to describe the ____ in many animal species.

[A] minimization　 [B] restriction

[C] descent[D] decline

　24. The city is an important railroad ____ and industrial and convention center.

[A] conjunction[B] network

[C] junction　 [D] link

　25. Prof. White, my respected tutor, frequently reminds me to ____ myself of every chance to improve my English.

[A] assure [B] inform

[C] avail　[D] notify

　26. The professor's questions ____ me completely because I couldn't answer any of them.

[A] crumpled　 [B] enlightened

[C] baffled[D] intimidated

　27. The other day when I sat on the lawn thinking about my university days, the sudden hoot of a whistle my thoughts.

[A] broke up　 [B] broke into

[C] plunge into[D] inserted into

　28. The bump on the right side of her cheek spoilt the ____ of her face.

[A] impulse[B] dignity

[C] temperament[D] symmetry

　29. The basketball players in the national team tried to keep themselves ____ in order to defeat their opponent.

[A] on duty[B] on watch

[C] in shape　 [D] in time

　30. A book had been stolen and some children claimed that Tom did it, but Tom's mother said she was sure her son was ____.

[A] innocent　 [B] superstitious

[C] elegant[D] suspicious

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