361. I don't think it's wise of you to show _____ your greater knowledge in front of the director, for it may offend him.
A) up
B) out
C) in
D) off
362. The returns in the short _____ may be small,but over a number of years the investment will be well repaid.
A)interval
B)range
C)span
D)term
363. A thorough study of biology requires _____ with the properties of trees and plants, and the habit of birds and beasts.
A)acquisition
B)discrimination
C)curiosity
D)familiarity
364. She worked hard at her task before she felt sure that the results would _____ her long effort.
A)justify
B)testify
C)rectify
D)verify
365. I'm very glad to know that my boss has generously agreed to _____ my debt in return for certain services.
A)take away
B)cut out
C)write off
D)clear up
366. Some journalists often overstate the situation so that their news may create a great _____ .
A)explosion
B)sensation
C)exaggeration
D)stimulation
367. According to what you have just said,am I to understand that his new post _____ no responsibility with it at all?
A)shoulders
B)possesses
C)carries
D)shares
368. Sometimes the student may be asked to write about his _____ to a certain book or article that has some bearing on the subject being studied.
A)comment
B)reaction
C)impression
D)comprehension
369. Please _____ yourself from smoking and spitting in public places, since the law forbids them.
A)restrain
B)hinder
C)restrict
D)prohibit
370. Without telephone it would be impossible to carry on the functions of _____ every business operation in the whole country.
A)practically
B)preferably
C)precisely
D)presumably
371. Preliminary estimation puts the figure at around $110 billion, in _____ to the $160 billion the President is struggling to get through the Congress.
A)proportion
B)reply
C)relation
D)contrast
372. He is planning another tour abroad,yet his passport will _____ at the end of this month.
A)expire
B)exceed
C)terminate
D)cease
373. All the off-shore oil explorers were in high spirits as they read _____ letters from their families.
A)sentimental
B)affectionate
C)intimate
D)sensitive
374. Several international events in the early 1990s seem likely to _____ ,or at least weaken,the trends that emerged in the 1980s.
A)revolt
B)revolve
C)reverse
D)revive
375. I was unaware of the critical points involved,so my choice was quite _____ .
A)arbitrary
B)rational
C)mechanical
D)unpredictable
376. The local people were joyfully surprised to find the price of vegetables no longer _____ according to the weather.
A)altered
B)converted
C)fluctuated
D)modified
377. The pursuit of leisure on the part of the employees will certainly not _____ their prospect of promotion.
A)spur
B)further
C)induce
D)reinforce
378. In what _____ to a last minute stay of execution,a council announced that emergency funding would keep alive two aging satellites.
A)applies
B)accounts
C)attaches
D)amounts
379. This is an exciting area of study, and one __ which new applications are being discovered almost daily.
[A] from [B]by [C] in [D] through
380. Although I had been invited to the opening ceremony, I was unable to attend __ such short notice.
[A]to [B]in [C]with [D]on
381. An important property of a scientific theory is its ability to ___ further research and fur-
ther thinking about a particular topic.
[ A] stimulate [ B] renovate [ C] arouse [ D] advocate
382. Although architecture has artistic qualities, it must also satisfy a number of important practi-
cal __.
[ A] obligations [B] regulations [ C ] observations [ D] considerations
383. Life insurance is financial protection for dependents against loss __ the bread-winner's
death .
[A]at the cost of [B]on the verge of [C]as a result of [D]for the sake of
384. In education there should be a good __ among the branches of knowledge that con-
tribute to effective thinking and wise judgment .
[ A] distribution [ B] balance [ C] combination [ D] assignment
385. The American dream is most __ during the periods of productivity and wealth generat-
ed by American capitalism.
[A] plausible [B] patriotic [ C] primitive [D] partial
386. Poverty is not __ in most cities although, perhaps because of the crowded conditions in
certain areas, it is more visible there.
[ A] rare [ B] temporary [ C] prevalent [ D] segmental
387. People who live in small towns often seem more friendly than those living in __ popu-
lated areas.
[A] densely [ B] intensely [ C] abundantly [D] highly
388. As a way of __ the mails while they were away, the Johnsons asked the cleaning lady
to send little printed slips asking the senders to write again later.
[A]picking up [B]coping with [C]passing out [D]getting across
389. Tom' s mother tried hard to persuade him to __ from his intention to invest his savings
in stock market .
[A]pull out [B]give up [C]draw in [D]back down
390. An increasing proportion of our population, unable to live without advanced medical
__ , will become progressively more reliant on expensive technology.
[ A] interference [ B] interruption [ C] intervention [ D] interaction
391. These causes produced the great change in the country that modernized the __ of high-
er education from the mid-1860's to the mid-1880's.
[ A] branch [ B]category t C] domain [D] scope
392. Nobody yet knows how long and how seriously the __ in the financial system will drag
down the economy.
[ A] shallowness [ B] shakiness [ C] scantiness [ D] stiffness
393. Crisis would be the right term to describe the __ in many animal species. .
[ A] minimization [ B] restriction [ C] descent [ D] decline
394. The city is an important railroad __ and industrial and convention center.
[A] conjunction [ B] network [ C]junction [D] link
395. Prof. White, my respected tutor, frequently reminds me to __ myself of every chance
to improve my English.
[ A] assure [ B] inform [ C] avail [D] notify
396. Researchers discovered that plants infected with a virus give off a gas that __ disease
resistance in neighboring plants.
[ A.] contracts [ B] activates [ C] maintains [ D] prescribe
397. Corporations and labor unions have __ great benefits upon their employees and mem-
bers as well as upon the general public.
[A] conferred [ B]granted [ C] flung [D] submitted
398. The movement of the moon conveniently provided the unit of month, which was __
from one new moon to the next.
[ A] measured [ B] reckoned [ C]judged [ D] assessed
399. The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible on the grounds that it was __ to
the issue at hand.
[ A] irrational [ B] unreasonable [ C] invalid [ D] irrelevant
400. Fuel scarcities and price increases __ automobile designers to scale down the largest
models and to develop completely new lines of small cars and trucks.
[ A] persuaded [ B] prompted [ C] imposed [ D] enlightened