51. The manager spoke highly of such ______ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.
　　A. virtues B. features C. properties D. characteristics
　　52. Since the matter was extremely ______, we dealt with it immediately.
　　A. tough B. tense C. urgent D. instant
　　53. The shy girl felt ______ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher’s questions.
　　A. amazed B. awkward C. curious D. amused
　　54. A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial ______.
　　A. mark B. feature C. trace D. appearance
　　55. John Dewey believed that education should be a preparation for life, that a person learns by doing, and that teaching must ______ the curiosity and creativity of children.
　　A. seek B. stimulate C. shape D. secure
　　56. However, at times this balance in nature is ______, resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects.
　　A. troubled B. disturbed C. confused D. puzzled
　　57. The patient’s health failed to such an extent that he was put into ______ care.
　　A. tense B. rigid C. intensive D. tight
　　58. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe ______ Europe into a great war.
　　A. inserted B. imposed C. pitched D. plunged
　　59. Over a third of the population was estimated to have no ______ to the health service.
　　A. assessment B. assignment C. exception D. access
　　60. Professor Taylor’s talk has indicated that science has a very strong ______ on the everyday life of non-scientists as well as scientists.
　　A. motivation B. perspective C. impression D. impact

　　61. Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage ______.
　　A. relatively B. actually C. annually D. comparatively
　　62. These goods are ______ for export, though a few of them may be sold on the home market.
　　A. essentially B. completely C. necessarily D. remarkably
　　63. In a time of social reform, people’s state of mind tends to keep ______ with the rapid changes of society.
　　A. step B. progress C. pace D. touch
　　64. Harry was ______ by a bee when he was collecting the honey.
　　A. stung B. stuck C. bitten D. scratched
　　65. Remember that customers don’t ______ about prices in that city.
　　A. debate B. consult C. dispute D. bargain
　　66. I hope that you’ll be more careful in typing the letter. Don’t ______ anything.
　　A. lack B. withdraw C. omit D. leak
　　67. The tomato juice left brown ______ on the front of my jacket.
　　A. spot B. point C. track D. trace
　　68. My father seemed to be in no ______ to look at my school report.
　　A. mood B. emotion C. attitude D. feeling
　　69. Our new house is very ______ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.
　　A. adaptable B. comfortable C. convenient D. available
　　70. Our journey was slow because the train stopped ______ at different villages.
　　A. unceasingly B. gradually C. continuously D. continually

　　71. I’m very sorry to have ______ you with so many questions on such an occasion.
　　A. offended B. impressed C. bothered  D. interfered
　　72. The price of beer ______ form 50 cents to $4 per liter during the summer season.
　　A. ranged B. differed  C. altered  D. separated
　　73. Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are still ______.
　　A. blank B. hollow C. vacant D. bare
　　74. William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, ______ defended the right of every citizen to freedom of choice in religion.
　　A. peculiarly B. indifferently C. vigorously D. inevitably
　　75. When people become unemployed, it is ______ which is often worse than lack of wages.
　　A. laziness B. poverty C. idleness D. inability
　　76.  Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to pick up wonderful ______ in the marker.
　　A. batteries B. bargains C. baskets D. barrels
　　77. In previous times, when fresh meat was in short ______, pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food.
　　A. store B. provision C. reserve D. supply
　　78. After the guests left, she spent half an hour ______ the sitting-room.
　　A. ordering B. arranging C. tidying up D. clearing away
　　79. Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were deeply ______.
　　A. appreciated B. approved C. appealed D. applied
　　80. Niagara Falls is a great tourist ______ drawing millions of visitors every year.
　　A. attention B. attraction C. appointment D. arrangement

　　81. The hopes, goals, fears and desires ______ widely between men and women, between the rich and the poor.
　　A. alter B. shift C. transfer D. vary
　　82. The words of his old teacher left a ______ impression on his mind. He is still influenced by them.
　　A. long B. lively C. lasting D. liberal
　　83. He is ______ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year.
　　A. optimistic B. optional C. outstanding D. obvious
　　84. In a sudden ______ of anger, the man tore up everything within reach.
　　A. attack B. burst C. split D. blast
　　85. In Britain people ______ four million tons of potatoes every year.
　　A. swallow B. dispose C. consume D. exhaust
　　86. She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it ______ enough to eat.
　　A. mild B. slight C. light D. tender
　　87. The computer revolution may well change society as ______ as did the Industrial Revolution.
　　A. certainly B. insignificantly C. fundamentally D. comparatively
　　88. A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough ______.
　　A. nuisance B. trouble C. worry D. anxiety
　　89. As we can no longer wait for the delivery of our order, we have to ______ it.
　　A. postpone B. refuse C. delay D. cancel
　　90. Young people are not ______ to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate in.
　　A. conservative B. content C. confident D. generous

　　91. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is ______.
　　A. granted B. implied C. exaggerated D. remedied
　　92. These surveys indicate that many crimes go ______ by the police, mainly because not all victims report them.
　　A. unrecorded B. to be unrecorded
　　C. unrecording  D. to have been unrecorded
　　93. The clothes a person wears may express his ______ or social position.
　　A. curiosity B. status C. determination D. significance
　　94. By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have ______ opportunity to change his mind.
　　A. accurate B. urgent C. excessive D. adequate
　　95. It is said that the math teacher seems ______ towards bright students.
　　A. partial B. beneficial C. preferable D. liable
　　96. In order to show his boss what a careful worker he was, he took ______ trouble over the figures.
　　A. extensive B. spare C. extra D. supreme
　　97. Everybody  ______ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.
　　A. assembled B. accumulated C. piled D. joined
　　98. Putting in a new window will ______ cutting away part of the roof.
　　A. include B. involve C. contain D. comprise
　　99. In the ______ of the project not being a success, the investors stand to lose up to $ 30 million.
　　A. face B. time C. event D. course
　　100. According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life ______:77.2.
　　A. rank B. span C. scale D. scope