31. Susan has           the elbows of her son’s jacket with leather patches to make it more durable.
 [A] reinforced  [B] sustained [C] steadied [D] confirmed
32. Although we tried to concentrate on the lecture, we were           by the noise from the next room.
 [A] distracted [B] displaced [C] dispersed [D]discarded
33. The reason why so many children like to eat this new brand of biscuit is that it is particularly sweet and          .
 [A] fragile  [B] feeble [C] brisk [D] crisp
34. Don’t trust the speaker any more, since the remarks he made in his lectures are never           with the facts.
 [A] symmetrical  [B] comparative  [C] compatible [D] harmonious
35. They had to eat a（n）           meal, or they would be too late for the concert.
 [A] temporary  [B] hasty  [C] immediate [D] urgent
36. Having a（n）           attitude towards people with different ideas is an indication that one has been well educated.
 [A] analytical [B] bearable [C] elastic [D] tolerant
37. No form of government in the world is          : each system reflects the history and present needs of the region or the nation.
 [A] dominant [B] influential [C] integral [D] drastic
38. In spite of the           economic forecast, manufacturing output has risen slightly.
 [A] faint [B] dizzy [C] gloomy  [D] opaque
39. Too often Dr. Johnson’s lectures           how to protect the doctor rather than how to cure the patient.
 [A] look to [B] dwell on  [C] permeate into  [D] shrug off
40. Located in Washington D.C., the Library of Congress contains an impressive           of books on every conceivable subject.
 [A] flock [B] configuration  [C] pile  [D] array
41. Some felt that they were hurrying into an epoch of unprecedented enlightenment, in which better education and beneficial technology would           wealth and leisure for all.
 [A] maintain  [B] ensure  [C] certify [D] console
42. Fiber-optic cables can carry hundreds of telephone conversations          .
 [A] homogeneously [B] spontaneously  [C] simultaneously  [D] ingeniously
43. Excellent films are those which           national and cultural barriers.
 [A] transcend  [B] traverse  [C] abolish [D] suppress
44. The law of supply and demand will eventually take care of a shortage or           of dentists.
 [A] surge [B] surplus [C] flush [D] fluctuation
45. One third of the Chinese in the United States live in California,           in the San Francisco area.
 [A] remarkably [B] severely [C] drastically  [D] predominantly
46. After the terrible accident, I discovered that my ear was becoming less          .
 [A] sensible [B] sensitive [C] sentimental [D] sensational
47. Now the cheers and applause           in a single sustained roar.
 [A] mingled [B] tangled [C] baffled [D] huddled
48. Among all the public holidays, National Day seems to be the most joyful to the people of the country; on that day the whole country is           in a festival atmosphere.
 [A] trapped [B] sunk [C] soaked [D] immersed
49. The wooden cases must be secured by overall metal strapping so that they can be strong enough to stand rough handling during          .
 [A] transit [B] motion [C] shift  [D] traffic
50. Nowadays many rural people flock to the city to look for jobs in the assumption that streets there are           with gold.
 [A] overwhelmed [B] stocked [C] paved  [D]overlapped
51. It is a well-known fact that the cat family           lions and tigers.
 [A] enriches  [B] accommodates [C] adopts [D] embraces
52. My boss has failed me so many times that I no longer place any           on what he promises.
 [A] assurance [B] probability [C] reliance  [D] conformity
53. The English language contains a           of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation.
 [A] latitude [B] multitude [C] magnitude [D] longitude
54. It was such a（n）           when pat and mike met each other in Tokyo. Each thought that the other was still in Hong Kong.
 [A] occurrence [B] coincidence [C] fancy [D] destiny
55. Parents have to learn how to follow a baby’s behavior and adapt the tone of their           to the baby’s capabilities.
 [A] perceptions [B] consultations  [C] interactions [D] interruptions
56. Governments today play an increasingly larger role in the           of welfare, economics and education.
 [A] scopes [B] ranges [C] ranks [D] domains
57. If businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be           to work hard, with the result that tax revenues might actually shrink.
 [A] cultivated [B] licensed [C] motivated  [D] innovated
58. Jack is not very decisive, and he always finds himself in a           as if he doesn’t know what he really wants to do.
 [A] fantasy [B] dilemma [C] contradiction  [D] conflict
59. He is a promising young man who is now studying at our graduate school. As his supervisor, I would like to           him to your notice.
 [A] commend [B] decree [C] presume [D] articulate
60. It was a wonderful occasion which we will           for many years to come.
 [A] conceive [B] clutch [C] contrive [D] cherish