001. Of the thousands of known volcanoes in the world, the overwhelming majority are dormant.

        ① unpredictable           ② refined                 ③ inactive               ④ diverse

002. Modern printing equipment quickly turns out duplicate copies of textual and pictorial matter.

        ① illustrate              ② promote               ③ frighten               ④reproduce

003. Current demographic trends, such as the fall in the birth rate, should favor accelerated economic growth in the long run.

        ① fascinating             ② rapid                 ③ modern               ④ contemporary

004. The number of United States citizens who are eligible to vote continues to increase.

        ① encouraged            ② enforced              ③ expected              ④ entitled

005. The brief Alaska summer is accompanied by an astounding change in the flora and fauna of the tundra.

        ① alarming              ② annoying              ③ amazing               ④alluring

006. Female turtles forsake their ocean homes to spawn.

        ① enter                 ② make use of           ③ go to the edge of       ④ leave

007. In the late 1800's Charlotte Gilman was a prominent lecturer and writer on such themes as feminism and labor.

        ① insightful              ② lofty                  ③ determined            ④ notable

008. Green plants are indispensable to life on this planet.

        ① captivating to          ② requisite for           ③ enriching to            ④ harmful to

009. The family conducted an illicit whiskey business during Prohibition.

        ① famed                 ② illegal                 ③ secret                 ④ destitute

010. Mary, though economical in most things, spend a lot of money on clothes.

        ① extravagant            ② careless               ③ awkward              ④ thrifty

011. After a sojourn of two weeks in Venice, they moved on to Florence.

        ① vacation               ② stay                  ③ trip                  ④ walkout

012. Having spent all money on tuition, I am not affluent enough even to go to the movies.

        ① wealthy               ② arrogant               ③ passionate             ④ needy

013. The Red Cross arrived at the disaster area within twenty-four hours.

        ① calamity               ② deadlock              ③ destruction            ④emergence.

014. The consensus among the judges was that Miss Lee was the most beautiful girl in the university.

        ① agreement             ② solution               ③ peril                  ④ discord

015. The James brothers were notorious bank robbers.

        ① vexed                 ② infamous              ③ gruff                 ④ bothersome

016. He read periodicals that are pertinent to his profession.

        ① appropriate            ② perceptive             ③ apparent              ④vague

017. It is said that you can intimidate your enemies by speaking in a low voice and carrying a big stick.

        ① frighten               ② harass                 ③ attack                 ④ make peace with 

018. A gun is a lethal weapon.

        ① listless                 ② deadly                 ③ rough                 ④ stiff  

019. Manufacturers are dubious about predictions of an economic recovery.

        ① delight         ② sluggish                       ③ doubtful               ④ intense

020. Increased population was a potent factor in the nation's industrial expansion.

        ① inhibiting              ② powerful              ③ damaging              ④ strengthening

021. On the brink of matrimony, he fled to a desert island.

        ① collaboration           ② edge                 ③ proposal              ④ evasion

022. The night before this exam I tried not to yield to sleep.

        ① scorn                 ② succumb              ③ try                   ④ overcome

023. He inherited a lucrative business from his father.

        ① lucid                 ② inviting               ③ zealous               ④ profitable

024. Even a mediocre student can learn to operate a computer.

        ① brilliant               ② average               ③ thoughtful             ④ attentive

025. As a rookie baseball player, he doesn't get paid much.

        ① rotten                 ② experienced            ③ novice                 ④ lazy

026. If we had taken his sage advice, we wouldn't be in so much trouble now.

        ① wise                  ② willing                 ③ splendid               ④ excessive

027. Her employer lauded her for her flawless typing.

        ① promoted              ② fired                 ③ praised               ④ lowered

028. When their rent increased from $200 to $400 a month, they protested against such a tremendous increase.

        ① light                  ② huge                 ③ tiring                 ④ moving

029. The elderly are not excluded from rent raises that all tenants have to pay when the landlord makes a major improvement.

        ① obliged               ② excited               ③ included               ④ eliminated

030. The police attribute the increase in the crime rate to the apathy of bystanders who do not help victims

        ① lack of attention ② lack of concern                 ③ lack of time            ④ lack of weapons

031. By now we all know that smoking is detrimental to your health.

        ① fundamental            ② fatal                  ③ harmful               ④ deplorable

032. The fireman enticed the cat from the tree to with a can of tuna fish.

        ① tempted               ② display                 ③ assist                 ④ intoxicate

033. The hostess was affronted by Bill's failure to thank her for dinner.

        ① affable                 ② afflicted               ③ confronted             ④ insulted

034. The earthquake caused great devastation in California.

        ① ruin                  ② movement             ③ confusion              ④ gaps

035. I didn't hear his stealthy footsteps coming up the stairs.

        ① hidden                 ② staggering             ③ sneaking              ④ dragging

036. Corpulent people are constantly trying new diets.

        ① slim                  ② fat                   ③ apparent              ④ feeble

037. She left explicit instructions regarding her burial.

        ① obscure               ② clear                 ③ stern                 ④ stereotyped

038. He was inflexible in his determination to unite his country.

        ① stubborn              ② amenable              ③ giddy                 ④ agreeable

039. A computer may be used in the math classroom to implement the lesson.

        ① learn                 ② carry out              ③ entreat                 ④ implant

040. An affable response frequently turns away wrath.

        ① pleasant               ② polite                 ③ angry                 ④ rejected