Part III Vocabulary

41. A word processor is much better than a typewriter in that it enables you to enter and _______your text more easily
A) register B) edit
C) propose D) discharge

42. We don’t know why so many people in that region like to wear dresses of such ______colors
A) low B) humble
C) mild D) dull

43. The news has just ______ that the president is going to visit China next month
A) come down B) come up
C) come out D) come about

44. The ______ that exists among nations could certainly be lessened if misunderstanding and mistrust were removed
A) tension B) strain
C) stress D) intensity

45. The other day , Mum and I went to St. James’s Hospital , and they did lots and lots of tests on me , most of them _____ and frightening
A) cheerful B) horrible
C) hostile D) friendly

46. In the Mediterranean seaweed is so abundant and so easily harvested that it is never of GREat _____
A) fare B) payment
C) worth D) expense

47. The writer was so ______ in her work that she didn’t notice him enter the room
A) absorbed B) abandoned
C) focused D) centered

48. Actually , information technology can ______ the gap between the poor and the rich .
A) link B) break
C) ally D) bridge

49. Some research workers completely ______ all those facts as though they never existed .
A) ignore B) leave
C) refuse D) miss

50. Computer power now allows automatic searches of fingerprint files to match a print at a crime ______.
A) stage B) scene
C) location D) occasion

51. The most basic reason why dialects should be preserved is that language helps to ______ a culture
A) retain B) relate
C) remark D) review

52. Companies are struggling to find the right _______between supply and demand, but it is no easy task
A) equation B) formula
C) balance D) pattern

53. Mass advertising helped to _______ the emphasis from the production of goods to their consumption
A) vary B) shift
C) lay D) moderate

54. BECause of his excellent administration, people lived in peace and _____ and all previously neglected matters were taken care of .
A) conviction B) contest
C) consent D) content

55. I know you’ve got a smooth tongue , so don’t talk me ______ buying it
A) away B) down
C) out D) into

56. Showing some sense of humor can be a(n) _______ way to deal with some stressful situation
A) effective B) efficient
C) favorable D) favorite

57. The situation described in the report ______ terrible, but it may not happen
A) inclines B) maintains
C) sounds D) remains

58. The company is trying every means to ______ the wholesale price of its products
A) pull down B) put down
C) set down D) bring down

59. The mayor ______ the police officer a medal of honor for his heroic deed in rescuing the earthquake victims
A) rewarded B) awarded
C) credited D) prized

60. The native Canadians lived in _______ with nature, for they respected nature as a provider of life
A) coordination B) acquaintance
C) contact D) harmony

61. Many people are asking whether traditional research universities in fact have any future _______.