Unit 7
　1. I ____ from your speech on the phone that you are a foreigner, for your English is so good.

　　 [A] doubt　　　　　　　[B] ensure

　　 [C] wonder　　　　　　 [D] presume

　2. When it rains the ground becomes very ____ and makes it difficult for people to walk on.

　　 [A] messy　　　　　　　[B] solid

　　 [C] muddy　　　　　　　[D] fragile

　3. What a(n) ____ that I was in Paris at the same time as you! But it is a pity we didn't see each other.

　　 [A] chance　　　　　　 [B] coincidence

　　 [C] cooperation　　　　[D] incidence

　4. The highest ____ of governments has been given to the problem of heavy traffic.

　　 [A] priority　　　　　 [B] privilege

　　 [C] potential　　　　　[D] premise

　5. I can ____ believe that she is lazy at home -- she is very lazy at school.

　　 [A] hastily　　　　　　[B] rashly

　　 [C] readily　　　　　　[D] respectively

　6. There is not much ____ that he would succeed, for his plan is not feasible.

　　 [A] likeness　　　　　 [B] likelihood

　　 [C] liker　　　　　　　[D] liking

　7. Being suppressed under the rule of the colonial government for many years, the people ____ for independence.

　　 [A] thirst　　　　　　 [B] thrust

　　 [C] thrive　　　　　　 [D] thrill

　8. Our football team is ____ with one from the next town for the championship.

　　 [A] confronting　　　　[B] contending

　　 [C] converging　　　　 [D] contriving

　9. The liquid ____ when somebody dropped a match in it accidentally.

　　 [A] flashed　　　　　　[B] glowed

　　 [C] glimmered　　　　　[D] ignited

　10. Our problems seem ____ when compared to those of people who never get enough to eat.

　　 [A] petty　　　　　　　[B] scant

　　 [C] lean　　　　　　　 [D] fragile

　11. Every weekend when I came back from school, Mother prepared meals ____ enough for a Sahara-bound camel and made me eat them up.

　　 [A] adequate　　　　　 [B] delicious

　　 [C] proficient　　　　 [D] substantial

　12. A third function of intuition is to ____ isolated bits of data and practice into an interesting picture, often in an "Aha!" experience.

　　 [A] synthesize　　　　 [B] acknowledge　

　　 [C] separate　　　　　 [D] illustrate

　13. If profit and money are your first ____, and commitment to people your least concern, you have failed education.

　　 [A] potentiality　　　 [B] priority

　　 [C] superiority　　　　[D] responsibility

　14. The TV announcer apologized for the breakdown and said that normal service would be ____ as soon as possible.

　　 [A] reserved　　　　　 [B] recited

　　 [C] resumed　　　　　　[D] reclaimed

　15. The ship Titanic had been given the extra name of "unsinkable" because its ____ was the best there was.

　　 [A] manufacture　　　　[B] production　

　　 [C] erection　　　　　 [D] construction

　16. Japan has ____ its steps toward putting into effect an international treaty banning chemical weapons.

　　 [A] hurried　　　　　　[B] bustled

　　 [C] accelerated　　　　[D] rushed

　17. Developing countries should adopt labour-intensive technologies to ____ their comparative advantage of abundant labour.

　　 [A] use　　　　　　　　[B] exploit

　　 [C] employ　　　　　　 [D] explore

　18. The tests show the earlier in life a person hears a sound the longer it is _______.

　　 [A] retained　　　　　 [B] preserved

　　 [C] remained　　　　　 [D] reserved

　19. The researchers test college students ____ to foreign speech before their second birthday but not since.

　　 [A] disclosed　　　　　[B] exposed

　　 [C] exhibited　　　　　[D] revealed

　20. The government has provided the capital library with heavy ____ to keep it one of the largest in the world.

　　 [A] subscriptions　　　[B] tips

　　 [C] subsidies　　　　　[D] bonuses

　21. Birds play a large part in plant reproduction by ____ seeds across large areas.

　　 [A] dispersing　　　　 [B] disseminating

　　 [C] dispatching　　　　[D] dispensing

　22. The inscription on the tombstone had been　____ by the weather and could scarcely be read.

　　 [A] worn out　　　　　 [B] worn down　

　　 [C] worn off　　　　　 [D] worn away

　23. By the end of the day, the flood water which had covered most of the town had ____.

　　 [A] receded　　　　　　[B] retired

　　 [C] replaced　　　　　 [D] retreated

　24. I need to move to a larger apartment. Do you know of any　____ ones in this neighborhood?

　　 [A] vacant　　　　　　 [B] bare

　　 [C] blank　　　　　　　[D] empty

　25. He was ____ from the competition because he had not complied with the rules.

　　 [A] banished　　　　　 [B] excused

　　 [C] disqualified　　　 [D] forbidden

　26. In British history books Richard III is usually ____ as a wicked man.

　　 [A] portrayed　　　　　[B] drew

　　 [C] explained　　　　　[D] illuminated

　27. The special workshop was ____ over by a famous scientist.

　　 [A] governed　　　　　 [B] administered

　　 [C] presided　　　　　 [D] directed

　28. Grandmother has been getting more ____ lately, we have to look after her in turn.

　　 [A] vulnerable　　　　 [B] tough

　　 [C] limp　　　　　　　 [D] feeble

　29. There was a ____ of only ten centimetres between the two walls.

　　 [A] gulf　　　　　　　 [B] space

　　 [C] clearance　　　　　[D] area

　30. Although he failed in the maths test, it was wrong to ____ at his efforts.

　　 [A] fake　　　　　　　 [B] mock

　　 [C] scorn　　　　　　　[D] ridicule


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