Unit 10

　1. When any non-human organ is transplanted into a person, the body immediately recognizes it as ____.

　　 [A] novel　　　　　　　[B] remote

　　 [C] distant　　　　　　[D] foreign

　2. My favorite radio song is the one I first heard on a thick 1923 Edison disc I ____ at a garage sale.

　　 [A] trifled with　　　 [B] scraped through

　　 [C] stumbled upon　　　[D] thirsted for

　3. Some day software will translate both written and spoken language so well that the need for any common second language could ____.

　　 [A] descend　　　　　　[B] decline

　　 [C] deteriorate　　　　[D] depress

　4. Equipment not ____ official safety standards has all been removed from the workshop.

　　 [A] conforming to　　　[B] consistent with

　　 [C] predominant over　 [D] providing for

　5. As an industry, biotechnology stands to ____ electronics in dollar volume and perhaps　surpass it in social impact by 2020.

　　 [A] contend　　　　　　[B] contest

　　 [C] rival　　　　　　　[D] strive

　6. Mr. Smith and Mrs. Smith will ____ in looking after their baby.

　　 [A] alternate　　　　　[B] alter

　　 [C] change　　　　　　 [D] differ

　7. Every manager needs a secretary that he can ____ to take care of something that may occur in his absence.

　　 [A] count on　　　　　 [B] count off

　　 [C] count for　　　　　[D] count out

　8. If banks on the city failed in one day, there would be a　____ among businessmen.

　　 [A] fear　　　　　　　 [B] terror

　　 [C] dread　　　　　　　[D] panic

　9. Sometimes manufacturers can not sell a product because it does not ____　the expectations of potential customers.

　　 [A] confine to　　　　 [B] conform to

　　 [C] confer with　　　　[D] confide to

　10. It is commonly held that language problems are very often ____ by cultural misunderstanding.

　　 [A] decreased　　　　　[B] solved

　　 [C] compounded　　　　 [D] overlooked

　11. Her letter was in such a casual scrawl, and in such pale ink, that it was ____.

　　 [A] unintelligible　　 [B] vague

　　 [C] obscure　　　　　　[D] illegible

　12. A legend is a popular story ____ history, but which has been elaborated beyond the point of verification.

　　 [A] rooted in　　　　　[B] confined to

　　 [C] cherished by　　　 [D] lost in

　13. Thomas Edison considered genius to be ____ one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.

　　 [A] composed of　　　　[B] constituted in

　　 [C] consisted of　　　 [D] comprised in

　14. Labor unions in some western countries are ____ a 35-hour week in order to create more jobs.

　　 [A] advocating　　　　 [B] attacking

　　 [C] opposing　　　　　 [D] praising

　15. Its been decided as a rule that our faculty gives travelling ____ to those who travel in the course of their work.

　　 [A] allowances　　　　 [B] alliances

　　 [C] appliances　　　　 [D] allotments

16. Both military and ____ personnel attended the conference to confer on the defense budget of the country.

　　 [A] civilian　　　　　 [B] civil

　　 [C] common　　　　　　 [D] ordinary

　17. Our show features consist of fifty ____ dancing girls, all of whom have attended recent years beauty contest.

　　 [A] gloomy　　　　　　 [B] luxurious

　　 [C] gorgeous　　　　　 [D] glorious

　18. We shook hands and then embraced each other as a ____ of our friendship.

　　 [A] reason　　　　　　 [B] significance

　　 [C] proof　　　　　　　[D] token

　19. Can one color ____ into another? If yes, what color will it result?

　　 [A] connect　　　　　　[B] merge

　　 [C] associate　　　　　[D] attach

　20. This intervention in another nations affairs has set a ____ which we hope other countries will not follow.

　　 [A] precedent　　　　　[B] precedence

　　 [C] priority　　　　　 [D] presentation

　21. Some scientists believe that soon it will be ____ for people to travel to the moon.

　　 [A] classic　　　　　　[B] commonwealth

　　 [C] commonplace　　　　[D] commonsense

　22. His ____ in English, French and Italian made him a prominent interpreter in the country.

　　 [A] proficiency　　　　[B] diversion

　　 [C] immersion　　　　　[D] involvement

　23. The police ____ that the man was murdered but they have given no proof.

　　 [A] allege　　　　　　 [B] pledge

　　 [C] promise　　　　　　[D] proclaim

　24. He makes a living by ____ tobacco and sweets in a small shop.

　　 [A] wholesaling　　　　[B] retailing

　　 [C] retaining　　　　　[D] reserving

　25. It would be nice to have another holiday, but weve got to be ____ --we cant really afford one.

　　 [A] real　　　　　　　 [B] idealistic

　　 [C] realistic　　　　　[D] reasonable

　26. The lack of manners and common politeness is not ____ to business deals. Its a social blank.

　　 [A] exclusive　　　　　[B] inclusive　

　　 [C] elusive　　　　　　[D] impassive

　27. In the Christian religion, the unlucky number 13 ____ back to the Last Supper.

　　 [A] tracks　　　　　　 [B] traces

　　 [C] dates　　　　　　　[D] tails

　28. If you are not ____ enough in your home language, you cant handle abstract thought.

　　 [A] literary　　　　　 [B] literate

　　 [C] illiterate　　　　 [D] intelligent

　29. A professional novelist ____ the hopes of amateur rivals when he won the Second World One-Day Novel Cup.

　　 [A] abashed　　　　　　[B] dashed

　　 [C] gashed　　　　　　 [D] crashed

　30. The girl was so ____ that they could fool her easily.

　　 [A] incredible　　　　 [B] credible

　　 [C] credulous　　　　　[D] creditable