Hemp, a harsh, stiff fiber, comes from...

As a result of his pioneering work in the late 1930's, Earl Hines has been called the father of modern jazz piano.

A．professional
B．artistic
C．excellent
D．original

With prices ______ so much, it is impossible for the company manager to stick to the original budget.

A．waving
B．swinging
C．fluctuating
D．vibrating

Professor Jeffrey's lecture on the recycling of waste paper and other garbage will show ______ can still be improved.

A．that the municipal authorities have done
B．how those the municipal authorities have done
C．how what the municipal authorities have done
D．that how the municipal authorities have done

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The night was so ______ that not a sound could be heard.

A．quiet
B．beautiful
C．dark
D．dangerous

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We have a firm belief that he will abide by his promise if he gives it to anyone.

A．avenge
B．stick to
C．attribute to
D．automate

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I got a new battery for my recorder only last week, but it seems to have ______ already.

A．worn out
B．run down
C．knocked off
D．gone off

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I need to see the foreign student adviser because my passport expires in a fortnight.

A．will be over
B．becomes invalid
C．will be reversed
D．becomes exhausted

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A Laser beam can be turned into a ______ weapon.

A．deadly
B．dead
C．deadthly
D．deadening

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The two copper mining companies will be merged soon so as to become more competitive at the world market.

A．combined
B．relayed
C．reproached
D．bankrupted

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When solid changes to liquid, it ______ heat from all substances near it and this reduces the temperature surrounding it.

A．takes in
B．takes on
C．takes off
D．takes down

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Edmund likes to drive at a speed ______ the traffic limit. I wonder how he always manages to escape

A．having exceeded, to be fined
B．exceeded, having been fined
C．to exceed, to fine
D．exceeding, being fined

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While watching television______.

A．the telephone rang
B．we heard the telephone ring
C．we heard the telephone rang
D．the telephone was rung

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During the rainy season the Mississippi River may carry away hundreds of acres of valuable topsoil from one area and arbitrarily deposit it in another.

A．subsequently
B．lawfully
C．mercilessly
D．randomly

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The senator was made to digress time and again from the main point of his speech because of the red constantly by his opponents in the audience.

A．tomatoes, thrown out
B．herrings, brought up
C．apples, put forward
D．mullets, laid down

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His ______ handwriting resulted from haste and carelessness rather than from the inability to form the letters correctly.

A．careful
B．unreadable
C．beautiful
D．silent

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Teachers of young children should scrupulously avoid ridicule and sarcasm.

A．theoretically
B．naively
C．diligently
D．confidently

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Hemp, a harsh, stiff fiber, comes from a plant that grows in both hot and mild climates.

A．sticky
B．rigid
C．dense
D．woven

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The ______ friend was exposed in the end to be hidden rival who had been plotting against the company's marketing in Hong Kong.

A．professed
B．announced
C．exclaimed
D．declared

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The plays of Eugene O'Neill, characterized by their unsettling questions and tumultuous struggles with fate, transformed the American theater.

A．thrilling
B．troubling
C．refreshing
D．frightening

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The examination has been cancelled. You ______ all that review, after all.

A．didn't need to do
B．needn't do
C．needn't have done
D．needn't to do

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It is very plain that such a life as this is far more ______ to health than that of the man who can afford little leisure for necessary rest in the course of the day.

A．conductive
B．constructive
C．conciliate
D．conducive

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John Locke, the well-known 18th-century English thinker, emphasized experience as the ______ condition for expansion of human knowledge.

A．incompatible
B．incredible
C．indefinite
D．indispensable

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Laurels are valued for their aromatic oils and spices, edible fruits, and timber.

A．blossoms
B．leaves
C．wood
D．sap

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All the references she has obtained for her doctoral dissertation ______ about twenty items.

A．make up for
B．add up to
C．come up with
D．put up with

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The English vocabulary is known for a (an) ______ of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversations.

A．multitude
B．altitude
C．latitude
D．platitude

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Diamonds are usually cut to bring out their natural luster and to remove any flaws.

A．germs
B．shortcomings
C．flakes
D．defects

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Mr Chen complained about the ______ air-conditioner he bought from the company.

A．inefficient
B．defective
C．ineffective
D．deficient

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When the letter from his wife arrived, he ______ the contents carefully. Because she hadn't answered his question, he was angry and tossed the letter into the fire.

A．destroyed
B．wrote
C．tore up
D．read

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"Do you mind ______ " "Go ahead. I don't mind."

A．turning on the fan
B．I turn on the fan
C．if I turn on the fan
D．to turn on the fan

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India is ______ to China.

A．contagious
B．contiguous
C．contingent
D．contentious

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Although Alice had expected her parents to be worried by her long, unexplained absence, both her mother and father seemed quite ______.

A．unavailable
B．undecided
C．unworried
D．unexpected

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Most insulation devices of this kind, ______ manufactured for such purposes, are extremely expensive to install.

A．that are
B．which is
C．those are
D．as are

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As a writer Walkter was very ______.

A．imaginary
B．imagining
C．imaginative
D．imaginable

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Contradictory to popular belief, recent surveys show that besides housewives, many college students are also ______ to soap operas.

A．appealed
B．addicted
C．adjusted
D．attracted

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The university board of trustees deemed it urgent that a new provost ______ to replace Mr. Dannison who had been diagnosed with cancer.

A．be selected
B．should be selected
C．must be selected
D．was selected

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He likes to swim ______.

A．and playing football
B．and he also likes playing football
C．and to play football
D．and he likes to play football

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After so many nights of ______, Mrs. Constable decided that she really must see a doctor. She could not continue to lie awake, night after night, worrying about her health.

A．parties
B．frightening dreams
C．sleeplessness
D．loneliness

Hemp, a harsh, stiff fiber, comes from a plant that grows in both hot and mild climates.

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The night was so ______ that not a sound could be heard.

We have a firm belief that he will abide by his promise if he gives it to anyone.

I got a new battery for my recorder only last week, but it seems to have ______ already.

I need to see the foreign student adviser because my passport expires in a fortnight.

A Laser beam can be turned into a ______ weapon.

The two copper mining companies will be merged soon so as to become more competitive at the world market.

The difference is so small as to be ______.

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He used to play badminton with you, ______

When solid changes to liquid, it ______ heat from all substances near it and this reduces the temperature surrounding it.

Edmund likes to drive at a speed ______ the traffic limit. I wonder how he always manages to escape

While watching television______.

During the rainy season the Mississippi River may carry away hundreds of acres of valuable topsoil from one area and arbitrarily deposit it in another.

The senator was made to digress time and again from the main point of his speech because of the red ______ constantly ______ by his opponents in the audience.

His ______ handwriting resulted from haste and carelessness rather than from the inability to form the letters correctly.

Teachers of young children should scrupulously avoid ridicule and sarcasm.

Hemp, a harsh, stiff fiber, comes from a plant that grows in both hot and mild climates.

The ______ friend was exposed in the end to be hidden rival who had been plotting against the company's marketing in Hong Kong.

The plays of Eugene O'Neill, characterized by their unsettling questions and tumultuous struggles with fate, transformed the American theater.

The examination has been cancelled. You ______ all that review, after all.

It is very plain that such a life as this is far more ______ to health than that of the man who can afford little leisure for necessary rest in the course of the day.

John Locke, the well-known 18th-century English thinker, emphasized experience as the ______ condition for expansion of human knowledge.

Laurels are valued for their aromatic oils and spices, edible fruits, and timber.

All the references she has obtained for her doctoral dissertation ______ about twenty items.

The English vocabulary is known for a (an) ______ of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversations.

Diamonds are usually cut to bring out their natural luster and to remove any flaws.

Mr Chen complained about the ______ air-conditioner he bought from the company.

When the letter from his wife arrived, he ______ the contents carefully. Because she hadn't answered his question, he was angry and tossed the letter into the fire.

"Do you mind ______ " "Go ahead. I don't mind."

India is ______ to China.

Although Alice had expected her parents to be worried by her long, unexplained absence, both her mother and father seemed quite ______.

Most insulation devices of this kind, ______ manufactured for such purposes, are extremely expensive to install.

As a writer Walkter was very ______.

Contradictory to popular belief, recent surveys show that besides housewives, many college students are also ______ to soap operas.

The university board of trustees deemed it urgent that a new provost ______ to replace Mr. Dannison who had been diagnosed with cancer.

He likes to swim ______.

After so many nights of ______, Mrs. Constable decided that she really must see a doctor. She could not continue to lie awake, night after night, worrying about her health.

The senator was made to digress time and again from the main point of his speech because of the red constantly by his opponents in the audience.