54. They tossed your thoughts back and forth for over an hour, but still could not make
__________ of them.
A) impression
B) comprehension
C) meaning
D) sense
55. The politician says he will __________ the welfare of the people.
A) prey on
B) take on
C) get at
D) see to
56. If you __________ the bottle and cigarettes, you'll be much healthier.
A) take off
B) keep off
C) get off
D) set off
57. He was __________ to steal the money when he saw it lying on the table.
A) dragged
B) tempted
C) elicited
D) attracted
58. Beijing somewhat shortsighted, she had the habit of __________ at people.
A) glancing
B) peering
C) gazing
D) scanning
59. Of the thousands of known volcanoes in the world, the _______ majority are inactive.
A) tremendous
B) demanding
C) intensive
D) overwhelming
60. In general, matters which lie entirely within state borders are the______ concern
of state governments.
A) extinct
B) excluding
C) excessive
D) exclusive
61. The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains
so many __________ references.
A) obscure
B) acute
C) notable
D) objective
62. The mayor was asked to __________ his speech in order to allow his audience to
raise questions.
A) constrain
B) conduct
C) condense
D) converge
63. The morning news says a school bus __________ with a train at the junction and a
group of policemen were sent there immediately.
A) bumped
B) collided
C) crashed
D) struck
64. Sometimes patients suffering from severe pain can be helped by "drug s" that aren't
really drugs at all ________ sugar pills that contain no a ctive chemical elements.
A) or rather
B) rather than
C) but rather
D) other than
65. We are writing to the manager ____ the repairs recently carried out at the above
address.
A) with the exception of
B) with the purpose of
C) with reference to
D) with a view to
66. When I said goodbye to her, she __________ the door.
A) saw me at
B) set me off
C) sent me to
D) showed me to
67. In the meantime,the question facing business is whether such research is _____ the
costs.
A) worth
B) worth of
C) worthy
D) worthwhile
68. During the nineteen years of his career, France Batiste has won the ____ of a wide
audience outside Italy.
A) enjoyment
B) appreciation
C) evaluation
D) reputation
69. Although most dreams apparently happen __________, dream activity may be provoked
by external influences.
A) spontaneously
B) simultaneously
C) homogeneously
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