LEVEL 3: U7-8

Test 7: Unit 07

        1.   Steady economic growth can lead to an upward _______ in the stock market.
(A) trend                         (B) alley                      (C) proposal                (D) threat

      2.   The police officer asked the boy to _______ everything in his pockets onto the table.
(A) threaten                    (B) remind                  (C) empty                   (D) chain

      3.   Don’t talk about how you’ve slimmed down. Mary is very _______ about her weight.
(A) typical                      (B) sensible                 (C) sufficient              (D) sensitive

      4.   _______, the two European countries have been on hostile terms since 1100 A.D.
(A) Gradually                 (B) Historically           (C) Attractively          (D) Necessarily

      5.   Mr. Hilton is going to _______ a lawsuit against that trading company.
(A) attract                       (B) file                        (C) advise                   (D) summarize

       6.   If apples are fresh enough, they are _______, juicy and tasty.
(A) vacant                       (B) necessary              (C) sensible                 (D) crisp

       7.   As the saying goes, “_______ is the mother of invention.”
(A) Necessity                  (B) Summary              (C) Slavery                 (D) Heaven

       8.   Students must meet _______ high standards in order to qualify for a scholarship.
(A) sensitively                (B) sufficiently           (C) gradually              (D) typically

       9.   If global warming keeps worsening, it will pose a _______ to the survival of human beings.
(A) proposal                    (B) dialogue               (C) threat                    (D) file

      10.   A narrow-minded person is _______ to criticism and hard to work with.
(A) sensitive                   (B) gradual                 (C) sufficient              (D) internal

     11.   I did not read the newspaper carefully. I only _______ at some of the headlines.
(A) emptied                    (B) chaired                 (C) glanced                 (D) threatened

      12.   Much to John’s disappointment, Gina declined his _______ of marriage..
(A) avenue                      (B) proposal                (C) attraction              (D) conversation

      13.   The drug should not be taken orally. It’s for _______ use only.
(A) external                    (B) hollow                  (C) historical               (D) typical

      14.   _______, for your health, you should stop smoking and start to exercise regularly.
(A) In sum                      (B) To sum                  (C) For sum                (D) With sum

      15.   Could you lend me two thousand dollars to _______ until the pay day?
(A) count me out            (B) pass me by            (C) tidy me over         (D) fill me in

                        16. The bully t_______d to beat Tom black and blue if he did not give him the money.

                         17. The ruling party is now trying to open a d_______e with the opposition.

                          18. That house has been v_______t for years since someone committed suicide in it.

                         19. A lot of places in Taiwan have become famous tourist a_______s.

                         20. Since Mary’s boyfriend keeps lying to her, I will a_______e her to keep away from him.

Some people are independent and make their own decisions in life. Others constantly seek    (21)   from others. Such people are indecisive and often seek help from fortune tellers who claim to be able to see the future. But is it really worth it to look to fortune tellers for help? The truth is, most of the answers they give are   (22)   and meaningless. However, they know how to   (23)   clients and their business is generally good. To   (24)   up, we should be   (25)   and confident about whatever we do. After all, our fate is in our own hands.

(A) sum 　　(B) sensible 　　(C) advice 　　(D) attract 　　(E) hollow

21.           22.            23.            24.             25.      

Test 8: Unit 08

        1.   _______ violence like wife-beating and child abuse is a recurring problem in most societies.
(A) Domestic                  (B) Protective             (C) Native                  (D) Shady

      2.   In 2005, Mary’s husband was _______ to the rank of major general.
(A) discovered                (B) suspected             (C) advertised            (D) promoted

      3.   Tom was once a mechanical _______ before he joined the army.
(A) buffalo                     (B) engineer                (C) grasshopper          (D) cricket

      4.   The chairman of the committee said that he resigned _______ for health reasons.
(A) consciously               (B) suspiciously          (C) purely                   (D) liberally

      5.   A lot of brand-name products are _______ in the fashion magazine on a regular basis.
(A) advertised                (B) suspected             (C) shadowed             (D) protected

       6.   Susan is one of my clients, but most of her friends are _______ to me.
(A) domestic                   (B) native                   (C) shaded                  (D) unknown

       7.   The changes in the dress code have only caused more _______ among the employees.
(A) lord                           (B) comfort                (C) confusion             (D) culture

       8.   My daughter can be your interpreter because she speaks several foreign languages _______ well.
(A) fairly                         (B) consciously           (C) suspiciously          (D) liberally

       9.   Those iron bars are coated with a special _______ to protect them from rusting.
(A) shadow                     (B) substance              (C) engine                   (D) liberty

      10.   After a long stay in New Zealand, Ted finally came back to his _______ land.
(A) protective                 (B) stormy                  (C) conscious              (D) native

     11.   Look, it’s _______ outside. You’d better stay here for a while until it lets up.
(A) pouring                     (B) promoting             (C) suspecting            (D) confusing

      12.   Most people cannot _______ remember much about what happened before the age of five.
(A) consciously               (B) liberally                (C) culturally              (D) domestically

      13.   The police _______ that the young woman had some connection with the robbery.
(A) confused                  (B) promoted              (C) suspected             (D) advertised

      14.   According to the newspaper, one of the three arsonists is still _______.
(A) at ease                      (B) at peace                (C) at will                   (D) at liberty

      15.   _______ his younger brother, David is much more conservative.
(A) In light of                                                    (B) In comparison with

                   (C) In terms of                                                   (D) In accordance with

                        16. The marketing manager said she would place an a_______t in the newspaper to promote the new product.

                         17. Although I majored in electronic e_______g in college, I’m now more interested in farming.

                          18. If you don’t write clearly, you’ll just c_______e anymore who is going to read your book.

                         19. The ancient tomb is one of the more important archaeological d_______s of the last century.

                         20. They don’t trust strangers, so they may very likely be s_______s of foreigners like us.

In the consumer-oriented world of today, it is hard, if not impossible, to escape   (21)  . Commercials end up in every spot imaginable. Reports have even been made of people getting tattoos or changing their names because a company has paid them to do so. Imagine having words like “ACME computers” in permanent ink on your   (22)  ! Being able to think clearly about consumption becomes difficult in the midst of those   (23)   messages in those advertisements. As a result, people often   (24)   what they want with what commercials tell them they want. A good, simple strategy is to be a bit   (25)   of what you hear when a product is involved.

(A) confuse 　　(B) chest 　　(C) complex 　　(D) suspicious 　　(E) advertisement

21.           22.            23.            24.             25.