1. When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them .

　　(A)off　　 (B) aside 　　(C) Out 　　(D) down

　　2. The wealth of a country should be measured the health and happiness of its people as well as the material goods it can produce.

　　(A) in line with　 (B) in terms of 　(C)in regard with　 (D) by means of

　　3. He has failed me so many times that I no longer place any on what he promises.

　　(A) faith　 (B) belief　 (C) credit 　(D) reliance

　　4. My students found the book it provided them with an abundance of information on the subject.

　　(A) enlightening　 (B) confusing　 (C)distracting　 (D) amusing

　　5. Nobody yet knows how long and how seriously the shakiness in the financial system will down the economy.

　　(A) put　 (B) settle　 (C) drag　 (D) knock

　　6. 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

　　7. 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

　　8. 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

　　9. American companies are evolving from mass-production manufacturing to enterprises.

　　(A) moveable 　(B) changing 　(C) flexible　 (D) varying

　　10. If you know what the trouble is, why don't you help them to the situation?

　　(A) simplify　 (B) modify　 (C) verify　 (D) rectify

　　11. I can not what has happened to the vegetables, for they were freshly picked this morning.

　　(A) figure out　 (B) draw out 　(C) look out　 (D) work out

　　12. I tried very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with flat .

　　(A) disapproval　 (B) rejection (　C) refusal　 (D) decline

　　13. From this material we can hundreds of what you may call direct products.

　　(A) derive　 (B) discern　 (C) diminish 　(D) displace

　　14 .She had clearly no of doing any work, although she was very well paid.

　　(A) tendency 　(B) ambition 　(C) intention 　(D) willingness

　　15. What seems confusing or fragmented at first might well become a third time .

　　(A) clean and measurable　　(B) notable and systematic

　　(C) pure and wholesome　　(D) clear and organic

　　16. The public opinion was that the time was not for the election of such a radical candidate as Mr. Jones.

　　(A) reasonable 　　(B) ripe 　　(C) ready　　 (D) practical

　　17. Hudson said he could not kill a living thing except for the of hunger.

　　(A) sensation　　 (B) cause 　　(C) purpose　　 (D) motive

　　18. For the new country to survive, for its people to enjoy prosperity, new economic policies will be required.

　　(A) to name a few　　 (B) let alone 　　(C) not to speak