Unit 1
　1．Please do not be ____ by his bad manners since he is merely trying to attract attention.

[A] disregarded[B] distorted

[C] irritated　[D] intervened

　2. Craig assured his boss that he would ____ all his energies in doing this new job.

[A] call forth [B] call at

[C] call on[D] call off

　3. Too much ____ to X-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body.

[A] disclosure [B] exhibition

[C] contact[D] exposure

　4. When confronted with such questions, my mind goes ____, and I can hardly remember my own date of birth.

[A] dim[B] blank

[C] faint　[D] vain

　5. It is well known that knowledge is the ____ condition for expansion of mind.

[A] incompatible　 [B] incredible

[C] indefinite [D] indispensable

　6. Language, culture, and personality may be considered ____ of each other in thought, but they are inseparable in fact.

[A] indistinctly　 [B] separately

[C] irrelevantly　 [D] independently

　7. Watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn, the Irish milkmaid fought hard to ____ her laughter.

[A] hold back　[B] hold on

[C] hold out　 [D] hold up

　8. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her ____ attitude toward customers.

[A] impartial　[B] mild

[C] hostile[D] opposing

　9. I ____ with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column.

[A] express[B] confess

[C] verify [D] acknowledge

　10. It is strictly ____ that access to confidential documents is denied to all but a few.

[A] secured[B] forbidden

[C] regulated　[D] determined

　11. The pollution question as well as several other issues is going to be discussed when the Congress is in ____ again next spring.

[A] assembly　 [B] session

[C] conference [D] convention

　12. Christmas is a Christian holy day usually celebrated on December 25th ____ the birth of Jesus Christ.

[A] in accordance with [B] in terms of

[C] in favor of[D] in honor of

　13. Since it is too late to change my mind now, I am ____ to carrying out the plan.

[A] obliged[B] committed

[C] engaged[D] resolved

　14. It was a bold idea to build a power station in the deep valley, but it ____ as well as we had hoped.

[A] came off　 [B] went off

[C] brought out[D] make out

　15. To survive in the intense trade competition between countries, we must ____ the qualities and varieties of products we make to the world-market demand.

[A] improve[B] enhance

[C] guarantee　[D] gear

　16. He left early on the ____ that he had a bad toothache and had to see the dentist.

[A] prescription　 [B] pretext

[C] knowledge　[D] precondition

　17. The new edition of the encyclopedia ____ many improvements, which is the result of the persistent effort of all the compilers.

[A] embedded　 [B] embodied

[C] enchanted　[D] enclosed

　18. The boys and girls ____ together round the camp fire telling stories and singing songs.

[A] reversed　 [B] clapped

[C] clustered　[D] contracted

　19. The new underground railway will ____ the journey to all parts of the city.

[A] consume[B] eliminate

[C] formulate　[D] facilitate

　20. The speaker attracted the audience at the very beginning of the lecture by giving a ____ description of his personal experience.

[A] global [B] gracious

[C] graphic[D] prescriptive

　21. It is up to the government to ____ the rights of individual citizens.

[A] withdraw　 [B] withhold

[C] upgrade[D] uphold

　22. The notice about the English evening ____ many students who have interest in English.

[A] impelled　 [B] intrigued

[C] provoked　 [D] induced

　23. The leader went his own way in ____ of the public opinion, which aroused great anger among the people.

[A] defiance　 [B] reflection

[C] obedience　[D] observation

　24. Could you just give me a hand? Let's ____ the car into motion; it got a flameout just now.

[A] shove　[B] nudge

[C] prompt [D] poke

　25. The river was ____ with waste from that factory. Some measures must be taken to stop its production.

[A] corrupted　[B] consumed

[C] contaminated　 [D] infected

　26. Poverty is not ____ in most cities although, perhaps because of the crowded conditions in certain areas, it is more visible there.

[A] rare　 [B] temporary

[C] prevalent　[D] segmental

　27. People who live in small towns often seem more friendly than those living in ____ populated areas.

[A] densely[B] intensely

[C] abundantly [D] highly

　28. As a way of ____ the mails while they were away, the Johnsons asked the cleaning lady to send little printed slips asking the senders to write again later.

[A] picking up [B] coping with

[C] passing out[D] getting across

　29. Tom's mother tried hard to persuade him to ____ from his intention to invest his savings in stock market.

[A] pull out　 [B] give up

[C] draw in[D] back down

　30. An increasing proportion of our population, unable to live without advanced medical ____, well become progressively more reliant on expensive technology.

[A] interference　 [B] interruption

[C] intervention　 [D] interaction

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