1. Anyone with half an eye on the unemployment figures knew that the assertion about economic recovery ________ just around the corner was untrue.

[A] would be[B] to be[C] was[D] being

2. Smoking is so harmful to personal health that it kills ________ people each year than automobile accidents.

[A] seven more times[B] seven times more[C] over seven times[D] seven times

3. It’s easy to blame the decline of conversation on the pace of modern life and on the vague changes ________ place in our ever-changing world.

[A] taking[B] to take[C] take[D] taken

4. This is an exciting area of study, and one ________ which new applications are being discovered almost daily.

[A] from[B] by[C] in[D] through

5. ________ can be seen from the comparison of these figures, the principle involves the active participation of the patient in the modification of his condition.

[A] As[B] What[C] That[D] It

6. Although I had been invited to the opening ceremony, I was unable to attend ________ such short notice.

[A] to[B] in[C] with[D] on

7. California has more light than it knows ________ to do with but everything else is expensive.

[A] how[B] what[C] which[D] where

8. The solution works only for couples who are self-employed, don’t have small children and get along ________ to spend most of their time together.

[A] so well[B] too well[C] well as[D] well enough

9. Marlin is a young man of independent thinking who is not about ________ compliments to his political leaders.

[A] paying[B] having paid[C] to pay[D] to have paid

10. These proposals sought to place greater restrictions on the use and copying of digital information than ________ in traditional media.

[A] exist[B] exists[C] existing[D] to exist

22. Although architecture has artistic qualities, it must also satisfy a number of important practical ________.

[A] obligations[B] regulations[C] observations[D] considerations

23. Life insurance is financial protection for dependents against loss ________ the bread-winner’s death.

[A] at the cost of[B] on the verge of[C] as a result of[D] for the sake of

24. In education there should be a good ________ among the branches of knowledge that contribute to effective thinking and wise judgment.

[A] distribution[B] balance[C] combination[D] assignment

25. The American dream is most ________ during the periods of productivity and wealth generated by American capitalism.

[A] plausible[B] patriotic[C] primitive[D] partial

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 ________, will become progressively more reliant on expensive technology.

[A] interference[B] interruption[C] intervention[D] interaction

31. 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

32. 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

33. Crisis would be the right term to describe the ________ in many animal species.

[A] minimization[B] restriction[C] descent[D] decline

34. The city is an important railroad ________ and industrial and convention center.

[A] conjunction[B] network[C] junction[D] link

35. 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

36. Researchers discovered that plants infected with a virus give off a gas that ________ disease resistance in neighboring plants.

[A] contracts[B] activates[C] maintains[D] prescribe

37. Corporations and labor unions have ________ great benefits upon their employees and members as well as upon the general public.

[A] conferred[B] granted[C] flung[D] submitted

38. The movement of the moon conveniently provided the unit of month, which was ________ from one new moon to the next.

[A] measured[B] reckoned[C] judged[D] assessed

39. The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible on the grounds that it was ________ to the issue at hand.

[A] irrational[B] unreasonable[C] invalid[D] irrelevant

40. Fuel scarcities and price increases ________ automobile designers to scale down the largest models and to develop completely new lines of small cars and trucks.

[A] persuaded[B] prompted[C] imposed[D] enlightened

答案：

1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. A

6. D 7. B 8. D 9. C IO. A

21. A 22. D 23. C 24. B 25. A

26. C 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. C

31. C 32. B 33. D 34. C 35. C

36. B 37. A 38. B 39. D 40. B