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1- Alexandria in Egypt once had the world's greatest library, but 15- Although they were heavily outnumbered, the town's defenders
today there is nothing left; it was destroyed by Christian monks fought so ....... that the attackers were forced to retreat.
in the 4th century and all traces of it have ....... . A) predictably B) tolerantly C) hardly
A) vanished B) ceased C) receded D) bravely E) customarily
D) concluded E) appeared
16- Some university courses are required, but others are .........; in
2- In spite of the suspect's ....... that he was innocent, the jury found other words, it is up to you whether to take them or not.
him guilty and the judge sentenced him. to 20 years' A) alternating B) essential C) erratic
imprisonment. D) basic E) optional
A) direction B) offense C) objective
D) insistence E) management 17- If you cannot swim, you should stay where the water is .......
enough for you to stand up.
3- The actress's ....... about her lovers have proved embarrassing to A) superficial B) shallow C) slight
several prominent politicians. D) tiny E) hollow
A) allowances B) confessions C) pleading
D) persuasion E) convictions 18- Marianne finally left her husband and took their children with
her when she couldn't....... any more of his ill-treatment.
4- Air power proved ....... in warfare for the first time in World A) endure B) include C) experience
War II. D) defend E) charge
A) demonstrative B) decisive C) convincing
D) tender E) preferable 19- When leaders are in power for too long, they become .......; they
think they are more important than they actually are and that
5- One of the biggest problems Indonesia has to overcome is ......... they can get away with anything.
— the people in authority regularly accept bribes. A) arrogant B) humble C) realistic
A) devastation B) restoration C) corruption D) satisfied E) competent
D) inspection E) stimulation
20- Passers-by first heard a/an ....... explosion and then the building
6- Japanese soldiers in World War II who were facing certain collapsed in flames.
defeat would often kill themselves rather than ........ A) bizarre B) passionate C) tremendous
A) surround B) depart C) surrender D) alternative E) inspiring
D) relieve E)abandon
21- Many Western governments have introduced harsh laws in order
7- Many people from developing countries are ....... of the American to ....... the number of immigrants and refugees coming to their
consumer life-style, but they seem to forget about problems such countries.
as racism, crime and drugs. A) encounter B) diminish C) lighten
A) envious B) discontented C) greedy D) destroy E) alienate
D) preferable E) favourable
22- There is a/an ....... of well-educated young people today, so in
8- Though he earns a good salary, his wife's tastes are so ....... that order to make yourself preferable among them, you need
they are always in debt. something extra, like speaking several foreign languages.
A) intensive B) fanatical C) dramatic A) fertility B) satisfaction C) abundance
D) alternative E) extravagant D) shortage E) assistance

9- It was very ....... of you to mention Julie's ex-husband in front of 23- Both men and women should always be ....... dressed when they
her. She seemed most upset. enter religious buildings such as churches or mosques.
A) deliberate B) tactless C) insidious A) permissively B) offensively C) intelligently
D) abrupt E) anticipating D) decently E) rapidly

10- Apparently, the gold mining company didn't expect so much 24- It is a/an ....... to say that Chinese is an impossible language for a
........... from the locals to their plans to set up a mine. foreigner to learn, but it certainly is very difficult.
A) conflict B) obscurity C) satisfaction A) exaggeration B) disguise C) embellishment
D) opposition E) contradiction D) safety E) accomplishment

11- Have you noticed that Amy ....... in embarrassment whenever 25- Sponges are useful because of the way they can ....... water and
lan's name is mentioned? She must be in love with him. other liquids.
A) evacuates B) flees C) blushes A) soak B) absorb C) squeeze
D) abolishes E) rages D) splash E) eliminate
12- The fame of the Panama Canal is not in its size, for it is only
about 51 miles long. Its fame rests upon the fact that the canal is 26- The Byzantine Empire ....... during the first millennium, but
an engineering ........ over nature. declined during the second until it was finally conquered in
A) attempt B) obstruction C) hindrance 1453.
D) defeat E) triumph A) displayed B) flourished C) contracted
D) defeated E) cancelled
13- Mountain climbing is a/an ....... hobby, which demands
enormous physical effort, but people seem to enjoy it no matter 27- When visiting certain countries, you have to be careful not to go
how tired they get. to ....... areas, or you might find yourself suspected of being a
A) exhausting B) profitable C) immense spy.
D) suspicious E) imaginary A) rehearsed B) rehabilitated C) related
D) retarded E) restricted
14- My girlfriend found the film boring on the whole, but she liked
the part where the hero held the heroine ....... in his arms and told 28- I hope they have a/an ....... at the only hotel in the town;
her that he would always love her. otherwise, I don't know where we will stay.
A) cautiously B) offensively C) dreadfully A) hospitality B) pretence C) requirement
D) tenderly E) intentionally D) vacancy E) observation
 oceans became a matter not only of research but of seeking out
29- The negotiations have gone ....... well; none of the expected mineral wealth and potential food supplies.
problems have arisen. A) moderated B) terminated C) accelerated
A) remarkably B) intentionally C) willingly D) sheltered E) multiplied
D) randomly E) internally
44- Sometimes I think I was a little too ....... in accepting this job; if
30- The surface of the wooden floor will have to be sanded in order I had waited, I might have found something better.
to make it ........ . A) intentional B) obscure C) tolerant
A) sharp B) smooth C) rectangular D) suspicious E) hasty
D) rough E) light
45- Though I can understand your ....... to consider marriage at this
31- Though it is not difficult to learn the ....... principles of any point in your life, if I were you, I would go ahead and give it a
language, learning to speak colloquially like a native takes years try.
of study and practice. A) hardship B) reluctance C) inquiry
A) considerate B) detailed C) occasional D) recognition E) persuasion
D) distilled E) fundamental
46- Although the rescuers were ....... by the adverse weather
32- I remember having lots of ....... conversations about art and conditions, they finally managed to get through to the hikers
literature when I was a student, but today no one talks about who had been stranded on the mountain.
anything but money. A) assisted B) prohibited C) constructed
A) tender B) tempting C) stimulating D) hindered E) fortified
D) apologetic E) eventual

33- Investigators suspected that the building was burned down ....... 47- Please be careful with this piece of rare porcelain; it is so .......
for the sake of the insurance money. that it will break unless it is handled with care.
A) voluntarily B) accidentally C) gloriously A) scarce B) weak C) emotional
D) grievously E) intentionally D) fragile E) durable

34- A surgeon has to work with a great deal of ....... if he is to carry 48- It was so dark when the troops were ambushed that they could
out his operations successfully. not ........ their friends from the enemy.
A) eagerness B) precision C) truth A) characterise B) classify C) respond
D) affluence E) affection D) restrict E) distinguish
35- One of the world's biggest problems is how to dispose of .......
materials such as nuclear waste and poisons. 49- Although the Chinese tried to keep the secret of silk making
A) uncertain B) theoretical C) speculative within their .......... two monks brought silk worms to Istanbul in
D) hazardous E) deficient 522 by concealing them in hollow canes.
36- We need a/an ....... person for this job — someone who can be A) rivals B) ingredients C) charges
counted on not to take time off for the slightest illness and who D) borders E) deliveries
will turn up every day rain or shine.
A) dubious B) frantic C) reliable 50- Even though the ....... of the concert was announced in the
D) fortunate E) immense newspapers and on the radio, thousands of people turned up
anyway.
37- Airline pilots are under a lot of stress because the ....... of A) cancellation B) continuation C) differentiation
everyone in the plane depends on them. D) existence E) appearance
A) refuge B) departure C) shelter
D) voyage E) safety 51- Beirut was so ....... damaged during the Lebanese Civil War that
it will take decades to rebuild.
38- As the ....... of the ferry boat disaster were picked up by the coast A) ordinarily B) moderately C) slightly
guard, the families of everyone who had been on board waited D) extensively E) barely
anxiously for news.
A) competitors B) residents C) survivors 52- Not only is the weather always warm in Southeast Asia, but also
D) demonstrators E) explorers the soil is ....... enough to produce three crops a year in some
places.
39- The classroom was becoming too noisy, so the teacher A) wealthy B) intensive C) dense
demanded complete ....... before he started the lesson. D) fertile E) bare
A) omission B) sense C) silence
D) intensity E) allowance 53- History is full of stories of the successes of people who .......
until they reached their goals, no matter what the difficulties.
40- It is said that "music has charms to ....... the savage beast", A) pretended B) persevered C) penetrated
which means it makes even animals quiet and calm. D) fabricated E) overhauled
A) supply B) stun C) fasten
D) soothe E) tolerate 54- Most people prefer not to vote for extreme left- or right-wing
parties because their policies are so ........
41- If you set reasonable goals ahead of yourself and persevere, A) radical B) steady C) blunt
there is no reason why you shouldn't ........ them. D) vacant E) bland
A) attain B) retard C) remind
D) respond E) deter 55- Though he is an excellent player in one match, he is terrible in
the next, and this lack of....... is beginning to make the fans
42- With the ....... of fuel constantly rising, developing new sources angry.
of energy has become essential. A) brilliance B) pleasantness C) uneasiness
A) complexity B) consumption C) remaining D) hesitance E) consistency
D) tolerance E) elimination
56- There is a place in the South Atlantic called the Bermuda
43- The development of deep-diving undersea craft ........ from the Triangle, where ships and planes ....... disappear. No one can
1950s through the early 1990s as exploration of the world's explain what happens to the lost ships or planes.
 A) predictably B) convincingly C) enviously
D) mysteriously E) sensitively

57- This year's charity football match drew great interest because of
the ....... by so many celebrities in it.
A) rejection B) elimination C) participation
D) intimidation E) alternation

58- He was so afraid of the dogs chasing him that he ....... off from
the cliff without looking.
A) landed B) leaped C) limped
D) extracted E) relieved

59- All over the Middle East, there are places where ....... sightings
of saints have been reported by people of all religions.
A) merciful B) gradual C) informative
D) opaque E) miraculous

60- The ....... of the Far East as one of the economic centres of the
world was a phenomenon of the late 20th century.
A)percentage B) settlement C) abundance
D) confusion E) emergence

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ı. A 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. C

6. C 7. A 8. E 9. B 10. D

11. C 12. E 13. A 14. D 15. D

16. E 17. B 18. A 19. A 2O C

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

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

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

36. C 37. E 38. C 39. C 40. D

41. A 42. B 43. C 44. E 45. B

46. D 47. D 48. E 49. D 50. A

51. D 52. D 53. B 54. A 55. E

56. D 57. C 58. B 59. E 60. E