041. Physics is an enigma to me.

        ① energy                 ② mystery               ③ irritation              ④ hazard

042. When there are severe shortages of fuel, prices soar.

        ① revise                 ② rise                  ③ plunge                 ④ endanger

043. A computer described the intricate details of managing a bakery.

        ① incentive               ② unguarded             ③ complex               ④ serious

044. Constant wrangles over money disturbed the harmony of their marriage.

        ① arguments             ② lessons                 ③ fossils                 ④ bills

045. Toxic waste disposal is a major concern at a nuclear power plant.

        ① poisonous              ② superfluous             ③ liquid                 ④ scarce

046. Man is prone to error, even though he'd like to think he's infallible.

        ① averse                 ② disposed               ③ reluctant               ④ dismayed

047. The barbarians' treatment of their captives was ruthless.

        ① rash                  ② rational                 ③ liberal                 ④ merciless

048. The Red Cross made an equitable distribution of the bread to the starving children.

        ① just                  ② nutritious              ③ quick                 ④ convenient.

049. Submissive wives are seldom successful in the business world.

        ① unassertive             ② overworked            ③ indifferent              ④ dismissive

050. Music expresses, at different moments, regret or triumph, fury or delight.

        ① grief                  ② darkness               ③ disgust                 ④ anger

051. Practically all wild dogs have tapered muzzles and erect, pointed ears.

        ① tiny                  ② upright                 ③ long                  ④ hairless

052. Gems are usually cut to bring out their natural luster and to remove any flaws.

        ① germs                 ② samples               ③ flakes                 ④defects

053. The tendency of the human body to reject foreign matter is the main obstacle to successful tissue transplantation.

        ① factor                 ② impediment             ③ occurrence             ④ phenomenon

054. The microscope enables scientist to distinguish an incredible number and variety of bacteria.

        ① selected               ② verifiable              ③ unbelievable            ④ unavoidable

055. The western region of the United States has widespread mineral.

        ① precious               ② beneficial              ③ remarkable             ④ extensive

056. The student was told not to expect good grades.

        ① receive                 ② appreciate              ③ get                   ④ anticipate

057. The employee's indifferent attitude angered his manager.

        ① apathetic               ② diligent                 ③ superficial              ④ relaxed

058. He may be an offender but we must allow for his youth.

        ① forgive                 ② make allowances for      ③ make little of           ④ keep an eye on

059. He was a prolific writer.

        ① esteemed              ② famous                 ③ productive             ④celebrated

060. It has been suggested that people who watch television incessantly may become passive.

        ① arbitrarily              ② seriously               ③ constantly              ④ intermittently

061. Acting is defined as the ability to react to imaginary stimulation.

        ① unexpected             ② uncommon             ③ unusual               ④ unreal

062. During hard times, rural people tend to swarm in to cities.

        ① withdraw              ② retreat                 ③ throng                 ④ pull

063. Maria is reluctant to marry her childhood sweetheart.

        ① eager         ② intending                      ③ resigned              ④ hesitant

064. Behavior modification theories stress types of learning that can measured or tested.

        ① challenge              ② predict                 ③ emphasize             ④ utilize

065. One-room schoolhouses can still be found in isolated areas of North America where there are no other schools for many miles.

        ① bare                  ② deprived              ③ remote         ④ developed

066. Taking medication exactly as it is prescribed is crucial to its safety and effectiveness.

        ① preferably             ② gratefully              ③ precisely              ④ continuously

067. The test is very extensive.

        ① expansive             ② broad                 ③ deep                 ④ intense

068. That manufacturing method is obsolete.

        ① violent         ② open                         ③ archaic               ④ out of date

069. We think that Dick is the most considerate person we have ever met.

        ① blunt          ② tolerant                       ③ amiable               ④ thoughtful

070. The grand jury will accuse the brother too because he helped cheat the money.

        ① plead                 ② charge                 ③ testify                 ④ endorse

071. History reveres Sigmund Fred as a father of psychoanalysis.

        ① esteems               ② humiliates             ③ emulates              ④affronts

072. The long march in the sun exhausted the soldiers.

        ① augmented             ② consolidated           ③ encircle               ④ enervate

073. The moist air of the pacific Ocean brings a temperate climate to the West Coast of the United States.

        ① chilly                 ② moderate              ③ wet                  ④ soothing

074. The wild flower in the vase has leaves which are covered with pale and white flowers.

        ① fragrant               ② protective             ③ sharp-pointed          ④ light-colored

075. American journalist often overstate a situation to make the news more stimulating.

        ① exaggerate            ② inspire                 ③ animate               ④ misinterpret

076. The term "New Deal" applies to the program of reform and recovery initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

        ① spoiled                 ② inherited              ③ originated             ④ attacked

077. It is generally believed that the principal ancestor of the domestic cat is the Libyan desert cat.

        ① chief                 ② official                 ③ only                  ④ probable

078. Acetate is one of the most important artificial fibers.

        ① insulating              ② synthetic              ③ unadorned             ④ complex

079. A dog's most important sense is that of smell.

        ① remarkable            ② enviable               ③ noticeable             ④ significant

080. The cathode emits electron in a controlled environment.

        ① submits               ② gives off              ③ reject                 ④ passes by