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 dont 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-1860s to the mid-1880s.

　　 [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 professors questions ____ me completely because I couldnt 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 Toms mother said she was sure her son was ____.

　　 [A] innocent　　　　　 [B] superstitious

　　 [C] elegant　　　　　　[D] suspicious