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1-Today a very wide spectrum of biological scientists are needed, both to develop the biotechnology of the next millennium and to ensure the ---- of life in our planet.
A. explanation
B. process
C. exhaustion
D. duration
E. conservation

2- If you want that post you'd better apply quickly; the last day for ---- applications is Friday.

A. reversing
B. withholding
C. enforcing
D. submitting
E. committing


3- In this paper, I would like to report some of the results of an ---- study of two hundred London families.

A. extreme
B. intrinsic
C. intensive
D. emphatic
E. apparent


4- Recent studies have shown that smokers are more ---- to common colds and flu than non-smokers.

A. feasible
B. susceptible
C. applicable
D. reliableA
E. responsible


5- For the present, the party is expected to put its differences aside and campaign ---- for a victory at the forthcoming elections.

A. vigorously
B. awkwardly
C. precisely
D. distinctly
E. reluctantly


6- Industry has developed rapidly in certain countries as raw materials are ---- available there.

A. repeatedly
B. scarcely
C. consequently
D. abundantly
E. indefinitely


7- I wasn't at all impressed by the ---- he gave me.

A. distribution
B. explanation
C. determination
D. complication
E. negotiation


8- Now that formal ---- has been given by the government, the project team can be recruited.

A. reference
B. apprehension
C. approval
D. expression
E. determination

9- Certain new findings suggest that young calves may be more ---- than older cows to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).

A. reluctant
B. hazardous
C. intimate
D. susceptible
E. relative

10- Champions of the green movement regard the internal combustion machine as one of the biggest ---- in history.

A. disasters
B. rejections
C. admissions
D. denials
E. illusions

11- The distinction between a language and a dialect is a ---- difficult one.

A. precisely
B. notoriously
C. compulsively
D. suitably
E. flexibly

12-Japan is often ---- as an example of a country that has managed to keep its national defence orientated industries entirely separate from foreign-owned companies.

A. deduced
B. delayed
C. deceived
D. withdrawn
E. cited
13- The general feeling in the court was that several of the witnesses were ---- information that could have a direct bearing upon the case.

A. expressing
B. withholding
C. avoiding
D. disrupting
E. declining

14- Acid rain only became a ---- environmental issue in the 1980s following groundbreaking studies in the 1970s.

A. previous
B. deceitful
C. reckless
D. destructive
E. prominent


15- Using the dam to generate power would not ---- the treaty with the neighbouring country, but diverting water out of the river would.

A. intimidate
B. betray
C. violate
D. convert
E. fetch

16-The ---- that terrorists use to move money from regions that finance them to their target country are often identical to those used by criminal gangs.

A. regulations
B. methods
C. provisions
D. laws
E. admissions


17- In the wake of yet another financial scandal, the chief accountant handed in his ---- to the director.

A. retirement
B. redundancy
C. promotion
D. resignation
E. vacancy


18- The American constitution, with its various constraints ---- to protect citizens, can actually shield criminals.

A. discovered
B. complained
C. persuaded
D. designed
E. displayed


19- As the new field-worker will be working in close ---- with several others, make sure you select someone with an agreeable personality.

A. uniformity
B. suspicion
C. collaboration
D. discretion
E. productivity


20- Sponsorship is being increasingly allowed in schools provided it is regarded as being ---- with educational curricula.

A. considerate
B. predictable
C. decisive
D. compatible
E. provocative


21- The discovery of a ---- cancer-causing chemical in foods like crisps, chips and cereals caused shock waves around the world when it hit the headlines earlier this year.

A. potentially
B. remarkably
C. concisely
D. memorably
E. controversially


22- Each year, large amounts of carbon monoxide are ---- into the atmosphere by automobiles and factories.

A. absorbed
B. emitted
C. exchanged
D. repulsed
E. compelled


23-A fresh look at the final months of the presidency of John F. Kennedy ---- that a second Kennedy term might have produced a rapprochement with Cuba.

A. promises
B. describes
C. inflicts
D. indicates
E. involves


24- Sometimes a seemingly modest business deal can change the whole ---- of an industry.

A. expansion
B. expression
C. course
D. relapse
E. vitality


25-He admitted that he was resigning from the post because he felt it did not make sufficient call on the combative and ---- elements of his nature.

A. introverted
B. self-assertive
C. reserved
D. self-contained
E. submissive


26- If he wants the contract, he must let us know by Tuesday; we can't keep the offer open ----.

A. infinitely
B. decisively
C. conclusively
D. reluctantly
E. indefinitely



27- Many African governments are ---- financial collapse and survive only on the strength of aid and donations from international organizations.

A. in line with
B. in the case of
C. in excess of
D. on the verge of
E. in place of



28- Their Prime Minister has been able to act more aggressively in the past year because he has
---- his power within the government.

A. recommended
B. reduced
C. compelled
D. consolidated
E. impaired



29- The auroras are caused by the ---- of solar winds with gases in the Earth's atmosphere.

A. intersection
B. completion
C. interaction
D. perception
E. distraction



30- It seems strange to us now that miners and others employed in dangerous work should not have demanded the provision of ---- headgear.

A. forceful
B. obstructive
C. relentless
D. protective
E. intensive



31-In the past 30 years, our knowledge of the ancient Maya civilization has increased ---- as a result of the decipherment of a newly discovered script.

A. significantly
B. alternatively
C. suspiciously
D. persuasively
E. conditionally



32- ---- providing luxury on every imaginable level, a five-star hotel should also have the ability to take you by surprise.

A. With a view to
B. In excess of
C. Consequent on
D. In need of
E. In addition to



33- Ancient Peruvian textiles have survived in an excellent state of preservation ---- the dry conditions of much of the country.

A. with regard to
B. in comparison with
C. in case of
D. owing to
E. in opposition to



34- These novels illustrate the author's ---- for the struggles of young people and the proper help that should be given.

A. deceit
B. obligation
C. alteration
D. disturbance
E. concern



35- The quartet's rendering of Mozart is ---- good, but l have mixed feelings about the Schubert collection.

A. exceptionally
B. sensitively
C. preferably
D. impulsively
E. impartially



36- The book is surprisingly lucid and manages to make the controversial field of evolutionary psychology ---- to the average intelligent reader.

A. susceptible
B. conducive
C. available
D. indulgent
E. exclusive



37- America's subsidies to its cotton farmers have long been a noteworthy example of the harm that rich countries' subsidies ---- on the poor.

A. enforce
B. provide
C. exceed
D. inflict
E. employ



38- Unless you use your computer ----, you can't expect it to function well.

A. surely
B. particularly
C. recently
D. properly
E. soundly



39- It's worth remembering that his ---- of the downward trends in output over recent years is not the only one.

A. interpretation
B. departure
C. compliance
D. discretion
E. intention



40- In the case of opera, the benefits of being able to experience the whole production from the comfort of your armchair are very ----.

A. subtle
B. demonstrative
C. deliberate
D. excessive
E. attractive



41-For the control of the deadly brain disease in cows (BSE), surveillance is being stepped up in Canada, but the US claims to be testing enough cattle already to ---- the risk.

A. assert
B. assess
C. consult
D. exceed
E. discourage



42-In an aircraft, the cabin lights are dimmed during take-off and landing to help passengers to ---- themselves to darkness in the event of an emergency.

A. modify
B. accustom
C. resume
D. associate
E. relate



43- A fair proportion of the workforce now work from their homes, a ---- that has been made possible by computers.

A. disturbance
B. destination
C. circumstance
D. support
E. denial



44- North Korea is ---- to abandon its nuclear programme without specific security guarantees from America and promises of lots of aid.

A. sincere
B. nasty
C. boastful
D. unlikely
E. provisional



45-Pharmaceutical firms are wary of devoting money to new antibiotics whose sales can be ---- limited by the development of resistance in the target microbes.

A. accurately
B. adequately
C. severely
D. complacently
E. confidently



46- The laws concerning the breeding of animals for research could turn out to be to the ---- of medical research.

A. admission
B. detriment
C. exclusion
D. preference
E. cohesion



47- At present, interest rates are comparatively ----; let’s hope they remain that way.

A. frequent
B. uneasy
C. consecutive
D. comprehensive
E. steady



48- In some parts of Western Europe, ---- in France, Denmark and Sweden, cohabitation has become almost as common as marriage.

A. completely
B. deceptively
C. notably
D. voluntarily
E. relatively



49- What are some of the things that differentially affect siblings and help ---- their success or failure?

A. pursue
B. recognize
C. recreate
D. determine
E. reinstate



50- A strong ---- exists between a country’s wealth and the freedom afforded its citizens.

A. coincidence
B. correlation
C. consideration
D. determination
E. interpretation



51- Satellite television transmission now makes it ---- for us to watch events as they unfold in other countries.

A. worldwide
B. substantial
C. aware
D. commonplace
E. liable



52- Latin American countries on average export only about 10 per cent of their products to other Latin American countries but ---- 20 per cent of them to the US.

A. almost
B. fairly
C. respectively
D. initially
E. extensively



53- Until the sixteenth century, when the first international postal agreement was ----, there was no postal system as we know it today.

A. assigned
B. maintained
C. enacted
D. seized
E. conducted



54- Volcanoes are built by the ---- of their own eruptive products, which are lava, ash flows, airborne ash and dust.

A. accumulation
B. destruction
C. explosion
D. instability
E. growth


55- China and India serve as models for Africa because their experiences hold lessons for developing countries on how to manage ---- economic and political transformation.

A. deceitful
B. persuasive
C. accessible
D. irregular
E. gradual



56-In the largely closed economies of the Gulf, private as well as public funds have ---- turned to real estate and equity markets, fuelling a dangerous speculative boom.

A. unlikely
B. nominally
C. rapidly
D. still
E. tightly



57-Certain nations have ---- the use of prenatal diagnostic techniques to select the sex of an unborn child; but, bribery and human ingenuity have made it easy for prospective parents to by-pass the statute.

A. removed
B. outlawed
C. explored
D. sustained
E. retained



58-Anthony Powell, the contemporary British novelist, shows in his writing great familiarity with the work of Proust while avoiding much direct ---- to him.

A. interest
B. dependence
C. quotation
D. reference
E. obsession



59-Despite its small population and ---- remoteness, Australia occupies a powerful position in global science in general and life science in particular.

A. ultimate
B. sizeable
C. relative
D. extensive
E. recurrent



60-The Allied bombing campaign against Germany in World War II exacted terrible damage on the country’s factories, transportation network, population, and ---- very limited fuel-production capacity.

A. already
B. solely
C. immediately
D. inadequately
E. rightly



61- Soccer’s many creative possibilities ---- in part from its being played on such a large field.

A. entail
B. consist
C. conclude
D. claim
E. derive



62-The genetic fingerprinting technique, which was developed in the UK and is now used as a ---- of legal identification, determines the pattern of certain parts of the genetic material DNA that is unique to each individual.

A. benefit
B. structure
C. sufficiency
D. combination
E. means



63- In existentialism, it is argued that people are responsible for, and the ---- judge of, their actions.

A. expansive
B. sole
C. previous
D. irresistible
E. prevalent

64-By the start of the 1990s, popular music had become ---- globalized, with seventy per cent of all production resting in the hands of just five companies.

A. possibly
B. rarely
C. negligently
D. significantly
E. respectively



65-The League of Nations, established in Geneva in 1920, included representatives from states throughout the world, but was severely weakened by the US decision not to become a member, and had no power to ---- its decisions.

A. impress
B. compel
C. accomplish
D. implicate
E. enforce


ANSWER KEY

1 E 11 B 21 A 31 A 41 B 51 D 61 E
2 D 12 E 22 B 32 E 42 B 52 A 62 E
3 C 13 B 23 D 33 D 43 C 53 C 63 B
4 B 14 E 24 C 34 E 44 D 54 A 64 D
5 A 15 C 25 B 35 A 45 C 55 E 65 E
6 D 16 B 26 A 36 C 46 B 56 C 66
7 B 17 D 27 D 37 D 47 E 57 B 67
8 C 18 D 28 D 38 D 48 C 58 D 68
9 D 19 C 29 C 39 A 49 D 59 C 69
10 A 20 D 30 D 40 E 50 B 60 A 70