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Correct answer: D

3. Under the guidance of their teacher, the pupils are building a model boat ________ by steam.

A. hauled B. towed C. tossed D. propelled Correct answer: D

4. Rumors are everywhere, spreading fear, damaging reputations, and turning calm situations into ________ ones. A. vulnerable B. turbulent C. suspicious D. tragic

Correct answer: B

5. The police were alerted that the escaped criminal might be in the ________. A. vain

B. proximity C. jail D. court

Correct answer: B

6. There is supposed to be a safety ________ which makes it impossible for trains to derail. A. mechanism B. machine C. mechanics D. machinery Correct answer: A

7. Some researchers feel that certain people have nervous systems particularly ________ to hot, dry winds. They are what we call weather-sensitive people. A. subjective B. liable C. inferior D. vulnerable Correct answer: D

8. In spite of the ________ economic forecasts, manufacturing output has risen slightly. A. bleak B. feeble C. obscure D. shadowy

Correct answer: A

9. The winners of the football championship ran off the field carrying the silver cup ________. A. imperatively B. tremendously C. turbulently

D. triumphantly Correct answer: D

10. Here he was stressing ________ his original principle that his unit should be used strategically. A. regrettably B. forcibly C. graciously D. gravely

Correct answer: B

11. All the people in the stadium cheered up when they saw hundreds of colorful balloons ________ slowly into the sky. A. elevating B. lingering C. ascending D. escalating Correct answer: C

12. Professor Hawking is ________ as one of the world's greatest living physicists. A. clarified

B. acknowledged C. dignified D. illustrated Correct answer: B

13. Military orders are ________ and cannot be disobeyed. A. alternative B. defective C. imperative D. conservative Correct answer: C

14. The ball ________ two or three times before rolling down the slope. A. bounced B. hopped C. swayed D. escorted

Correct answer: A

15. ________that the demand for power continues to rise at the current rate, it will not be long before traditional sources become inadequate. A. Concerning B. Assuming C. Regarding D. predicting Correct answer: B

16. Inquiries ________ the condition of patients may be made personally or by telephone. A. giving B. regarding

C. following D. considering Correct answer: B

17. You can't let your eyes ________ across the lines of a book and come up with an understanding of what you have read. A. run B. come C. glide

D. encounter Correct answer: C

18. The assumptions ________ this argument are strong, as was indeed recognized in Ricardo's discussion. A. appraising B. proposing C. hovering D. underlying Correct answer: D

19. Please analyze it ________ the principles discussed. A. in the event of B. in case of

C. in preparation for D. in the light of Correct answer: D

20. ________ several hypotheses have been made for the changing of the climate in the area, no conclusive evidence supports any of them. A. Although B. As C. If

D. Despite

Correct answer: A

21. The author was ________ by the audience's lack of interest. A. dreaded B. encouraged C. dismayed D. impressed Correct answer: C

22. Proper lightening is necessary for good eyesight, ________ human night vision can be temporarily damaged by extreme flashes of light. A. whereas B. moreover C. furthermore D. somehow Correct answer: A

23. She felt ________, as if what he had done to her had somehow paralyzed not only her

limbs but her senses too. A. gasped B. stunned C. strapped D. ousted

Correct answer: B

24. The excuse was too ________ for the teacher to believe. A. subtle B. detailed C. feeble D. slender

Correct answer: C

25. Each member of the alliance agrees to take such action as it ________ necessary, including the use of armed force. A. suggests B. deems C. requires D. appraise

Correct answer: B

26. I could see that my wife was ________ on having that fur coat, whether I approved of it or not.

A. eager

B. dependent C. focused D. intent

Correct answer: D

27. Technological developments ________ new skills in many industries, leaving those workers with outdated skills out of work. A. intend B. necessitate C. request D. deviate

Correct answer: B

Unit 3 Part 15 Vocabulary and Structure

Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete each sentence.

1. News media worked overtime to ________ the country as open and \discussions. A. thrill

B. transcend C. portray D. spot

Correct answer: C

2. We provided information to site administrators about typical functions of ________ library programs.

A. sampling B. carefree C. descriptive D. exemplary Correct answer: D

3. Gemini (双子座) is an airy, intellectual sign, and your ever-active mind tends to ________ from one thought to another with dizzying speed. A. dart B. damn C. dare D. deal

Correct answer: A

4. A soft evening breeze brought a ________ smell from the company sink. A. formal B. funny C. foul D. fool

Correct answer: C

5. We just go on in our habitual ways until we are stopped short by one of the many illnesses that ________ our civilization today. A. occur B. effect C. afflict D. exist

Correct answer: C

6. At the time, I could not stand my________ schedule and I would always be envious of my friends who enjoyed the luxury of sleeping in. A. rigorous B. bored C. energetic D. powerful

Correct answer: A

7. Just thinking about all the ________ I received about my dramatic weight loss, and the proud way my husband looked when we went out in public, made me feel that what I had done was worthwhile. A. criticisms B. skepticism C. compliments D. achievements Correct answer: C

8. The situation could quickly develop into a ________ disaster if the world does not start