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

Voca & Idiom Week1

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