41. A word processor is much better than a typewriter in that it enables you to enter and           your text more easily.
 ［A］ register  ［B］ edit  ［C］ propose  ［D］ discharge
42. We don’t know why so many people in that region like to wear dresses of such           colors.
 ［A］ low  ［B］ humble ［C］ mild  ［D］ dull
43. The news has just  ________________  that the president is going to visit China next month.
 ［A］ come down  ［B］ come up ［C］ come out  ［D］ come about
44. The ________________ that exists among nations could certainly be lessened if misunderstanding and mistrust were removed.
 ［A］ tension  ［B］ strain  ［C］ stress  ［D］ intensity
45. The other day, Mum and I went to St. James’s Hospital, and they did lots and lots of tests on me, most of them  ________________ and frightening.
 ［A］ cheerful  ［B］ horrible  ［C］ hostile  ［D］ friendly
46. In the Mediterranean seaweed is so abundant and so easily harvested that it is never of great  ________________.
 ［A］ fare  ［B］ payment  ［C］ worth  ［D］ expense
47. The writer was so ________________ in her work that she didn’t notice him enter the room.
 ［A］ absorbed  ［B］ abandoned  ［C］ focused  ［D］ centered
48. Actually, information technology can ________________ the gap between the poor and the rich.
 ［A］ link  ［B］ break  ［C］ ally  ［D］ bridge
49. Some research workers completely ________________ all those facts as though they never existed.
 ［A］ ignore  ［B］ leave  ［C］ refuse  ［D］ miss
50. Computer power now allows automatic searches of fingerprint files to match a print at a crime ______.
 ［A］ stage  ［B］ scene  ［C］ location  ［D］ occasion
51. The most basic reason why dialects should be preserved is that language helps to           a culture.
 ［A］ retain  ［B］ relate  ［C］ remark  ［D］ review
52. Companies are struggling to find the right  ________________ between supply and demand, but it is no easy task.
 ［A］ equation  ［B］ formula ［C］ balance  ［D］ pattern
53. Mass advertising helped to ________________ the emphasis from the production of goods to their consumption.
 ［A］ vary  ［B］ shift  ［C］ lay  ［D］ moderate
54. Because of his excellent administration, people lived in peace and  ________________  and all previously neglected matters were taken care of.
 ［A］ conviction  ［B］ contest  ［C］ consent  ［D］ content
55. I know you’ve got a smooth tongue, so don’t talk me  ________________ buying it.
 ［A］ away  ［B］ down  ［C］ out  ［D］ into
56. Showing some sense of humor can be a（n）________________ way to deal with some stressful situation.
 ［A］ effective  ［B］ efficient  ［C］ favorable  ［D］ favorite
57. The situation described in the report  ________________ terrible, but it may not happen.
 ［A］ inclines  ［B］ maintains  ［C］ sounds  ［D］ remains
58. The company is trying every means to ________________ the wholesale price of its products.
 ［A］ pull down  ［B］ put down  ［C］ set down  ［D］ bring down
59. The mayor  ________________ the police officer a medal of honor for his heroic deed in rescuing the earthquake victims.
 ［A］ rewarded  ［B］ awarded  ［C］ credited  ［D］ prized
60. The native Canadians lived in  ________________  with nature, for they respected nature as a provider of life.
 ［A］ coordination  ［B］ acquaintance  ［C］ contact  ［D］ harmony
61. Many people are asking whether traditional research universities in fact have any future _______.
 ［A］ at all  ［B］ so far  ［C］ in all  ［D］ on end
62. I was impressed ________________ the efficiency of the work done in the company.
 ［A］ in  ［B］ about  ［C］ with  ［D］ for
63. Now in Britain, wines take up four times as much ________________ in the storehouse as both beer and spirits.
 ［A］ block  ［B］ land  ［C］ patch  ［D］ space
64. His hand shook a little as he ________________ the key in the lock.
 ［A］ squeezed ［B］ inserted  ［C］ stuffed  ［D］ pierced
65. For professional athletes, ________________ to the Olympics means that they have a chance to enter the history books.
 ［A］ access  ［B］ attachment  ［C］ appeal  ［D］ approach
66. In the long ________________, the new information technologies may fundamentally alter out way of life.
 ［A］ view  ［B］ distance  ［C］ jump  ［D］ run
67. All the arrangements should be completed ________________ your departure.
 ［A］ prior to  ［B］ superior to ［C］ contrary to  ［D］ parallel to
68. We need to create education standards that prepare our next generation who will be           with an even more competitive market.
 ［A］ tackled  ［B］ encountered  ［C］ dealt  ［D］ confronted
69. In the late seventies, the amount of fixed assets required to produce one vehicle in Japan was          equivalent to that in the United States.
 ［A］ rudely  ［B］ roughly  ［C］ readily  ［D］ coarsely
70. Many people believe we are heading for environmental disaster  ________________ we radically change way we live.
 ［A］ but  ［B］ although ［C］ unless  ［D］ lest