Unit 4
1. He is a(n) ____ and well-behaved child, but his parents worry about him for he talks too little.
[A] obedient [B] transient
[C] conscious [D] passionate
2. He becomes more and more arrogant and his imperative accent ____ me completely.
[A] confuses [B] dispels
[C] compels [D] repels
3. These days I was always dreaming a(n) ____ dream in which I was chased by a horrible demon.
[A] enthusiastic [B] fancy
[C] optimistic [D] fantastic
4. The villagers all signed a ____ asking for a hospital to be built.
[A] bill [B] vote
[C] petition [D] treaty
5. Many traditional Chinese believe that high forehead is ____ of great mental power.
[A] objective [B] indicative
[C] directive [D] decisive
6. For years Blair family ____ the hope of a trip abroad, and it was not realized until recently when they came to China.
[A] nourished [B] nurtured
[C] prospered [D] maintained
7. Their marriage came to an end because they were simply not ____ with each other.
[A] comparable [B] identical
[C] compatible [D] conspicuous
8. There are many outstanding musicians at that time, but he is no doubt the ____ one of his day.
[A] notorious [B] former
[C] fundamental [D] foremost
9. Large price increases could ____ demands for even larger wage increases.
[A] triple [B] trigger
[C] attribute to [D] inject
10. Though you are not well-paid now, it is a job and will bring you great profit in the long run.
[A] promising [B] predictable
[C] encouraging [D] inspiring
11. In this factory the machines are not regulated ____ but are jointly controlled by a central computer system.
[A] independently [B] individually
[C] irrespectively [D] irregularly
12. Every chemical change either results from energy being used to produce the change, or causes energy to be ____ in some form.
[A] given off [B] put out
[C] set off [D] used up
13. If businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be motivated to work hard, with the result that incomes from taxation might actually ____.
[A] shrink [B] delay
[C] disperse [D] sink
14. American companies are evolving from mass-production manufacturing to ____ enterprises.
[A] moveable [B] changing
[C] flexible [D] varying
15. If you know what the trouble is, why don't you help them to ____ the situation?
[A] simplify [B] modify
[C] verify [D] rectify
16. I cannot believe she is leaving the company--I thought she was a permanent ____.
[A] fitting [B] fixture
[C] appliance [D] attachment
17. The newspaper said yesterday two trains ____ and led to more than 200 casualties.
[A] smashed [B] crushed
[C] collapsed [D] collided
18. The ____ may laugh at his music, but we know better.
[A] municipality [B] multitude
[C] attitude [D] altitude
19. We must respect others' ____ and should not always pry into others' personal affairs.
[A] isolation [B] attachment
[C] intimacy [D] privacy
20. The two companies are working in ____ with each other to make their products more competitive in the market.
[A] coincidence [B] corporation
[C] ministration [D] collaboration
21. These causes produced the great change in the country that modernized the ____ of higher education from the mid-1860's to the mid-1880's.
[A] branch [B] category
[C] domain [D] scope
22. 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
23. Crisis would be the right term to describe the ____ in many animal species.
[A] minimization [B] restriction
[C] descent [D] decline
24. The city is an important railroad ____ and industrial and convention center.
[A] conjunction [B] network
[C] junction [D] link
25. 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
26. The professor's questions ____ me completely because I couldn't answer any of them.
[A] crumpled [B] enlightened
[C] baffled [D] intimidated
27. The other day when I sat on the lawn thinking about my university days, the sudden hoot of a whistle my thoughts.
[A] broke up [B] broke into
[C] plunge into [D] inserted into
28. The bump on the right side of her cheek spoilt the ____ of her face.
[A] impulse [B] dignity
[C] temperament [D] symmetry
29. The basketball players in the national team tried to keep themselves ____ in order to defeat their opponent.
[A] on duty [B] on watch
[C] in shape [D] in time
30. A book had been stolen and some children claimed that Tom did it, but Tom's mother said she was sure her son was ____.
[A] innocent [B] superstitious
[C] elegant [D] suspicious
