1. The author of the book has shown his remarkably keen _______ into human nature.
[A] intellect
[B] insight
[C] perception
[D] understanding
2. Smoking is a(n) _______ cause of lung cancer.
[A] major
[B] great
[C] large
[D] important
3. This procedure describes how suggestions for improvements to the systems are _________.
[A] celebrated
[B] proceeded
[C] generated
[D] established
4. “Since we are exchanging _________, I too have a secret to reveal,” said Mary.
[A] transferences
[B] transactions
[C] confidences
[D] promises
5. Like some foreigners, I ask a lot of questions, some of which are insulting silly. But everyone I ________ has answered those questions with patience and honesty.
[A] come across
[B] come by
[C] come over
[D] come into
6. _________ being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill.
[A] Rather than
[B] Apart from
[C] Instead of
[D] Owing to
7. Because of the Great Depression in the 1930s, his company conducted a low _______of business with the government.
[A] amount
[B] number
[C] volume
[D] capacity
8. The idea of being evaluated by ____________ makes some managers uneasy.
[A] substance
[B] subsidy
[C] subordinate
[D] subsequence
9. The contract is __________ unless it is officially stamped.
[A] invalid
[B] invaluable
[C] precious
[D] deliberate
10. Becoming aware of our mother’s age, not just in numbers of years but _________ her psychological and physical state, often helps us to understand her better.
[A] in spite of
[B] on account of
[C] in terms of
[D] by means of |
