1. Daniel constantly irritated his friends with his eternal        . No matter how horrible the circumstance, he would remark, "It could have been worse."

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ⓐ jingoism	ⓑ optimism	ⓒ cynicism	ⓓ pessimism	ⓔ skepticism

2. The two parties had originally expected to reach quick agreement, but after long negotiations they found their views were still        different.

ⓐ agreeable	ⓑ comprehensively	ⓒ vastly	ⓓ closely	ⓔ moderately

3. We always think about those words sex and violence - it's like spaghetti and meatballs, ham and eggs. You can barely        the two these days.

ⓐ tolerate	ⓑ possess	ⓒ procure	ⓓ separate	ⓔ depict

4. The velocity of modern life has shortened not just attention spans, but memory. Nothing makes much of a

impression.

ⓐ fleeting	ⓑ permanent	ⓒ intermittent	ⓓ transitory	ⓔ drastic

5. It is not easy to write a familiar style. Many people mistake a familiar for a        style, and suppose that to write without        is to write at random.

ⓐ decent - passion	ⓑ impudent - enthusiasm	ⓒ relaxed - pretense

ⓓ cordial - affection	ⓔ vulgar - affectation

6.        means bringing along those underneath you; it doesn't mean terrorizing those underneath you. It means thinking about the welfare of others.

ⓐ fellowship	ⓑ Leadership	ⓒ Partnership	ⓓ Statesmanship	ⓔ Companionship

7. Creative writers and salesmen must both have        . They have to give dreams. They have to build dreams.

ⓐ persistence	ⓑ profession	ⓒ capacity	ⓓ sympathy	ⓔ imagination

8. The judge was in a/an        as to how to decide who should receive custody of the child. Neither parent seemed to be a model of a good father or a good mother.

ⓐ quandary	ⓑ aftermath	ⓒ affirmation	ⓓ trepidation	ⓔ apprehension

9. The period of adolescence has        people of all ages. Even Aristotle turned aside from his philosophical and ethical speculations to make a study of the adolescent.

ⓐ repressed	ⓑ displeased	ⓒ fascinated	ⓓ saved	ⓔ fascinated

10. To the Chinese, a panda has long been a symbol of national pride. Farmers often consider it a        , some refusing go kill a panda even if it invades their store of feed.

ⓐ dangerous	ⓑ lucky charm	ⓒ ominous sign	ⓓ beneficial animal

11. Although most dreams apparently happen spontaneously, dream activity        . 'Suffocation' dreams are connected with the breathing difficulties of a heavy cold, for instance.

ⓐ may be an absolute reverie	ⓑ has much to do with illusion

ⓒmay do a dreamer serious harm	ⓓ may be provoked by external influences

12. Science has dominated the Western World and everyone there pays tribute to it, and yet the West is still far from having developed the real temper of science. It has still to bring the spirit and the flesh into        .

ⓐ endless	ⓑ creative harmony	ⓒ harmful dream	ⓓ beautiful appearance

13. Mountain Gorillas are in danger because of their one enemy, man. He hunts them and destroy7s their habitat. Habitat destruction is the more serious threat. Wild animals, including gorillas, have less and less        .

ⓐ food	ⓑ room	ⓒ time	ⓓ danger

14. When did we start to use our number language? It is impossible to indicate the exact time number words originated, but there is unmistakable evidence that it        written history by many thousands of years.

ⓐ outdated	ⓑ preceded	ⓒ superseded	ⓓ advanced

15. Along with the political pressure, the economic arguments for disinvestment are getting stronger, too. south Africa has been in deep        for three years, battered by a prolonged drought, falling gold prices, and double-digit inflation. Interest rates of 20% and more have dried up consumer spending.

ⓐ frustration	ⓑ recession	ⓒ complex	ⓓ dilemma

16. We are inclined to think of hunters and gatherers as poor because they don't have anything; perhaps betters to think of them for that reason as        . "Their extremely limited material possessions relieve them of all cares with regard to daily necessities and permit them to enjoy life."

ⓐ free	ⓑ beautiful	ⓒ noble	ⓓ vulgar

17. Forms and colors in certain combinations may appear to move, vibrate, spin, shimmer, grow larger, or change color. Actually, the images themselves do nothing. The artist dose half the work;                 .

ⓐ the listener listens to the other half	ⓑ the activity of the eye causes the other half

ⓒ the viewer does the other half	ⓓ the scientists does the other half

18. The music lover's desire to understand  music soon leads him to biographies of composers and musicians for an more enjoyable understanding of their lives and music. Whether his favorite composer is Beethoven or Gershwin, he can find        books about the makers of music in all ages and countries.

ⓐ critical and inhospitable	ⓑ sympathetic but hostile

ⓒ entertaining but critical	ⓓ entertaining and sympathetic

19. The whole system only works because they are realistic enough to make adjustments. They all admit that there is a        to the whole business, and know very well how crucial it is for them to make reasonable concessions.

ⓐ drawback	ⓑ give and take	ⓒ losing one's foothold	ⓓ protracted process	ⓔ simple solution

20. Brotherhood can be found sometime in the most        places. The following story presents a vivid example of how two long-time rivals overcome their animosity toward one another when their lives are threatened.

ⓐ secluded	ⓑ luxurious	ⓒ foolish	ⓓ expected	ⓔ unlikely

21. American women participate equally with men in many activities outside the home. About one out of every four married women has a job. This is possible because        have relieved women of time-consuming housework.

ⓐ home appliances	ⓑ hobbies	ⓒ hard works	ⓓ husbands

22. Generally speaking, in America, the acquisition of money is of the first importance, but keeping it is a matter of no importance. A man's worth is judged by        .

ⓐ his fame	ⓑ his wealth	ⓒ his earning power	ⓓ educational background

23. Official opposition to the wearing of long hair is not peculiar to our electronic-petroleum society. Alexander the great, believing that the beard afforded too convenient        to the enemy in close combat, ordered his entire army to shave.

ⓐ a battle	ⓑ an army	ⓒ an operation	ⓓ a handle

24. No nation lives entirely isolated from others, and contact between nations always results in affecting their languages. No language is, therefore,        , though the degree of speech mixture may vary to a considerable extent.

ⓐ free from dialects	ⓑ free from foreign elements

ⓒ clear in meaning	ⓓ lacking in variety

25. In some directions, we have technologically progressed a fair amount. In other directions we have scarcely done anything. The most that we have done in any line is        as compared with what can be done.

ⓐ remarkable	ⓑ enormous	ⓒ insignificant	ⓓ brilliant	ⓔ magnificent

26. The use of the energy of flowing or falling water to create electric power is ideal from the ecological point of view. Power derived from water creates no        and uses up no irreplaceable fuel resources.

ⓐ pollution	ⓑ waste	ⓒ expenditure	ⓓ hazard

27. Public goods are those commodities from whose enjoyment nobody can be effectively excluded. Everybody is free to enjoy the benefits of these commodities, and one person's utilization dose not reduce the possibilities of anybody else's enjoying the same goods.            .

ⓐ Apples are public goods	ⓑ Traffic lights are public goods	ⓒ Computers are public goods

ⓓ National defense is not a public goods	ⓔ Books are public goods

28. The question of ends and means is of great ethical importance. The difference between a civilized man and a savage, and between a man and an animal, consists largely in a difference as to the        attached to ends and means in conduct.

ⓐ capability	ⓑ right	ⓒ friendship	ⓓ relationship	ⓔ weight

29. The Christmas salvation story is far richer in depth and meaning. Grace should really be seen as something that is        as well as expensive. God involves many people, and invites all sorts of folks to participate in his saving work.

ⓐ arbitrary	ⓑ simple	ⓒ cheap	ⓓ rare	ⓔ expansive

30. No matter where you go, no matter who your ancestors were, what school or college you have attended, or who helps you, your best opportunity is in yourself. The help you get from others is something outside of you, while it is what you are, what you do that        .

ⓐsucceeds	ⓑ counts	ⓒ exists	ⓓ feigns