Unit 6
1. The ____ cats that are still found in some remote places are distantly related to our friendly domestic companions.
[A] savage [B] wild
[C] cruel [D] untamed
2. There are two ____ mistakes in this sentence. Can you point them out?
[A] arranged [B] planned
[C] deliberate [D] calculated
3. The large crowds lingering in the streets were quickly ____ by the heavy rain.
[A] dispersed [B] removed
[C] disposed [D] disappeared
4. John says that his present job does not provide him with enough ____ for his organizing ability.
[A] range [B] space
[C] capacity [D] scope
5. Although I tried to concentrate on the lecture I was ____ by the noise from the next door.
[A] disturbed [B] interrupted
[C] distracted [D] interfered
6. The soldiers ____ themselves by wearing white garments in the snow.
[A] pretended [B] masked
[C] disguised [D] concealed
7. The burglar ____ the woman in her stomach with a knife and she died soon.
[A] entered [B] perceived
[C] permeated [D] stabbed
8. I didn't make out what the professor means because his handwriting is so ____.
[A] eligible [B] illegible
[C] knowledgeable [D] vague
9. The lieutenant is tall and big and looks very ____ in his new army uniform.
[A] childlike [B] vulnerable
[C] versatile [D] masculine
10. The ____ meaning of "blue" is a color, but it can also mean "unhappy".
[A] literate [B] literary
[C] literal [D] lingering
11. Recently a number of cases have been reported of young children ____ a violent act previously seen on television.
[A] modifying [B] stimulating
[C] accelerating [D] duplicating
12. Reading ____ the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.
[A] rectifies [B] prolongs
[C] furnishes [D] minimises
13. To write a summary effectively, you will need to ____ words for phrases, phrases for sentences, and general entrances for lists of details.
[A] convert [B] complement
[C] substitute [D] constitute
14. Professor Light asked his secretary to ____ a hundred copies of this article on the duplicating machine.
[A] run over [B] run down
[C] run into [D] run off
15. During the famine of 1943, millions of Chinese peasants ____ to the cities because they could not survive in the rural areas.
[A] migrated [B] emigrated
[C] mobilized [D] immigrated
16. When she discovered the ____ of her bag, she went to the police.
[A] thief [B] assault
[C] theft [D] highjack
17. The girl is ____ with great writing ability, which will make her a good writer in the future.
[A] enchanted [B] bestowed
[C] endowed [D] endeavored
18. All theories ____ from practice and in turn serve practice.
[A] oriented [B] originated
[C] eliminated [D] generated
19. The boss's promise to increase the workers' pay was a ____ to union demands.
[A] confession [B] deduction
[C] concession [D] conference
20. He's ____ on going to Australia for his girlfriend was there waiting for him.
[A] eager [B] anxious
[C] conscientious [D] intent
21. We must ____ that the experiment is controlled as rigidly as possible.
[A] assure [B] secure
[C] ensure [D] issue
22. ____ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last night.
[A] In spite of [B] But for
[C] Because of [D] As for
23. Alone in a deserted house, he was so busy with his research work that he felt ____ lonely.
[A] nothing but [B] anything but
[C] all but [D] everything but
24. The English language contains a(n) ____ of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation.
[A] altitude [B] latitude
[C] multitude [D] attitude
25. Hand in a composition every ____ week, please.
[A] some [B] other
[C] others [D] another
26. The government has two ____, to reduce spending or to increase taxes.
[A] orientations [B] options
[C] opinions [D] ornaments
27. A ____ car would cost far more in Europe, but it is fairly cheap in the U.S.
[A] compared [B] comparative
[C] considerable [D] comparable
28. She lost a bag a month ago but finally ____ it in the "lost found".
[A] reclaimed [B] recycled
[C] retrieved [D] responded
29. It is not a ____ business, so very few people would like to have it as a life career.
[A] profitable [B] rewarding
[C] prohibited [D] approachable
30. Even though the Red Cross had a ____ large sum for the relief of the sufferers of the disaster, many people perished.
[A] alienated [B] alternated
[C] allocated [D] ascertained
