(A)stimulate 　　(B) renovate　　 (C) arouse 　　(D) advocate

　　2.Although architecture has artistic qualities, it must also satisfy a number of important practical _______.

　　(A)obligations　　 (B) regulations 　　(C) observations　　(D) considerations

　　3.Life insurance is financial protection for dependents against loss_____ the breadwinner's death.

　　(A) at the cost of　　 (B) on the verge of 　　(C) as a result of　　 (D)for the sake of

　　4.In education there should be a good _____among the branches of knowledge that contribute to effective thinking and wise judgment.

　　(A)distribution 　　(B) balance 　　(C) combination　　 (D) assignment

　　5.The American dream is most _____during the periods of productivity and wealth generated by American capitalism.

　　(A)plausible 　　(B) patriotic 　　(C) primitive 　　(D) partial

　　6.Poverty is not ____in most cities although, perhaps because of the crowded conditions in certain areas, it is more visible there.

　　(A) rare　　 (B) temporary　　 (C) prevalent 　　(D) segmental

　　7.People who live in small towns often seem more friendly than those living in _____ populated areas.

　　(A) densely 　　(B) intensely　　 (C) abundantly 　　(D) highly

　　8.As a way of ____ the mails while they were away, the Johnson's asked the cleaning lady to send little printed slips asking the senders to write again later.

　　(A) picking up 　(B) coping with 　(C) passing out 　(D) getting across

　　9.Tom's mother tried hard to persuade him to _____ from his intention to invest his savings in stock market.

　　(A)pull out　 (B) give up　 (C) draw in 　(D) back down

　　10.An increasing proportion of our population, unable to live without advanced medical _____, will become progressively more reliant on expensive technology.

　　(A) interference　 (B) interruption 　(C) intervention　 (D) interaction

　　11.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

　　12.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

　　13.Crisis would be the right term to describe the ______ in many animal species.

　　(A)minimization 　(B) restriction 　(C) descent　 (D) decline

　　14.The city is an important railroad ____ and industrial and convention center.

　　(A)conjunction　 (B) network 　(C) junction　 (D) link

　　15.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

　　16.Researchers discovered that plants infected with a virus give off a gas that ____ disease resistance in neighboring plants.

　　(A)contracts 　(B) activates 　(C) maintains 　(D) prescribes

　　17.Corporations and labor unions have _____ great benefits upon their employees and members as well as upon the general public.