A) diluted B) dissipated C) abolished D) resigned

45. Unfortunately, the new edition of dictionary is __________ in all major bookshops.

A) out of reach B) out of stock C) out of business D) out of season

46. The hands on my alarm clock are __________, so I can see what time it is in the dark.

A) exotic B) gorgeous C) luminous D) spectacular

47. Psychologists have done extensive studies on how well patients __________ with doctors’ orders.

A) comply B) correspond C) interfere D) interact

48. In today’s class, the students were asked to __their mistakes on the exam paper and put in their possible corrections.

A) cancel B) omit C)extinguish D)erase

49. The Government’s policies will come under close __ in the weeks before the election.

A) appreciation B) specification C)scrutiny D)apprehension

50. Police and villagers unanimously __the forest fire to thunder and lightning.

A) ascribed B) approached C)confirmed D)confined

51. In some remote places there are still very poor people who can’t afford to live in __conditions.

A) gracious B) decent C)honorable D)positive

52. Since our knowledge is __ none of us can exclude the possibility of being wrong.

A) controlled B )restrained C)finite D)delicate

53. You shouldn’t __your father’s instructions. Anyway he is an experienced teacher.

A) deduce B) deliberate C)defy D)denounce

54. The company management attempted to __information that was not favorable to them, but it was all in vain.

A) suppress B) supplement C)concentrate D)plug

55. It is my hope that everyone in this class should __ their errors before it is too late.

A) refute B) exclude C)expel D)rectify

56. The boy’s foolish question __his mother who was busy with housework and had no interest in talking.

A) intrigued B) fascinated C) irritated D)stimulated

57. Millions of people around the world have some type of physical, mental, or emotional __ that severely limits their abilities to manage their daily activities.

A) scandal B) misfortune C)deficit D)handicap

58. It is believed that the feeding patterns parents __ on their children can determine their adolescent and adult eating habits.

A) compel B) impose C)evoke D)necessitate

59.If the value-added tax were done away with, it would act as a __ to consumption.

A) progression B) prime C)stability D)stimulus

60. The bride and groom promised to __ each other through sickness and health.

A) nourish B) nominate C)roster D)cherish

61. They’re going to build a big office block on that __ piece of land.

A) void B) vacant C)blank D)shallow

62. Without any hesitation, she took off her shoes, __up her skirt and splashed across the stream.

A) tucked B) revolved C)twisted D)curled

63.Very few people could understand his lecture because the subject was very __.

A) faint B) obscure C)gloomy D)indefinite

64. Professor Smith explained the movement of light__ that of water.

A) by analogy with B) by virtue of C)in line with D)in terms of

65. Tom is bankrupt now. He is desperate because all his efforts __ failure.