【正文】 Test paper (P1190) I. Multiple choice 1. The priest wore a ________ woolen garment next to his skin. A. coarse B. rude C. vulgar D. obscene 2. After ten years his ___________ speech was still noticeable. A. amiable B. absurd C. alien D. abnormal 3. The belt makes a beautiful __________ to your dress. A. part B. decoration C. accessory D. adornment 4. The plane crashed, killing all 271 ________. A. aboard B. board C. abroad D. abound 5. He has a natural _______ for journalism. . A. aptitude B. genius C. faculty D. talents . 6. He had never lost his northcounty ______ which shows he came from a particular region. A. dialogue B. accent C. dialect D. tone 7. She was so absorb ______ her job that she didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door. A. to B. at C. from D. in 8. He was ______ ______ funds to build a new school so that more children can receive education. A. calling forth B. calling on C. appealing for D. calling for 9. The Space Age _______ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union. A. originated B. initiated C. menced D. embarked 10. Seventyfive per cent of the ablebodied males might be _______ from the villages at any one time. A. e B. derived C absent D. vacant 11. The speech which he made _______ the project has bothered me greatly.. A. concerned B. concerning C. being concerned D. be concerned 12. This is a ________ work of roads connecting Glasgow and Edinburgh. A. plicated B. plex C. pound D. intricate 13. The problem in mathematics is too __________ for us to work out. A. plicated B. plex C. pound D. intricate 14. The _______ puter requires a skilled operator. A. plicated B. plex C. pound D. intricate 15. In the past women plained more ______ pressure on them to get job than nowadays. A. at B. over C. of D. on 16. She came out of the house _______ by Miss Jones. A. attended B. escorted C. acpanied D. conducted 17. He was determined to ________ his father’s death _____ the enemy. A. revenge … for B. avenge… on C. revenge … .on D. revenge… at 18. By bribing her, I won access ________ some files. A. for B. to C. in D. at 19. When the king _______, his brother succeeded him on the throne. A A. abdicated B. abandoned C. abstained D. abolished 20. His ______ directions confused us。 we did mot know which of the two roads to take. A. plicated B. ambiguous C. intricate D. arbitrary 21. The story came to an ________end that the hero died all of a sudden. A A. abrupt B. accidental C. urgent D. swift 22. I rewrote the article because it didn’t accord _______ our policy. A. to B. on C. at D. with 23. Medical research has shown that the widespread use of mobile vehicles contributes ______ the increase of cancers. D A. towards B. for C. with D. to 24. The _________of cheating against us was that we were biased. A. blame B. accusation C. impeach D. plain 25. The police arrested the wrong man mainly because they________ the names. A. confused B. bewildered C. mistook D. puzzled 26. The purpose of the survey was to __________ the inspectors with local conditions. A. acquaint B. instruct C. notify D. inform 27. My camera can be _________ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions. A. adjusted B. adopted C. adapted D. remedied 28. Tom adores ________ classic novels and dreams of being a writer. A. to read B having read C. being read D. reading 29. The fish’s sense of smell is most __________. C A. actuated B. accurate C. acute D. active 30. The leadership must never bee _____ _______ the ordinary members. A. apart from B. split from C. alienated from D. departed from 31. A westerner visiting the Far east must __________ himself to habits of life that may seem very strange to him. A. adapt B. adjust C. fit D. acmodate 32. He is openly ________ to the media, particularly news papers. A. antagonistic B. antagonize C. antagonism D. antagonize 33. The streets in this town are so narrow that two can barely walk _________. A. along B. abreast C. above D. aside 34. The traditional approach ___ with plex problems is to break them down into smaller, more easily managed problems. A. to deal B. dealing C. in dealing D. to dealing 35. The death penalty is to be ________ before the end of this year. A. abdicated B. abandoned C. abstained D. abolished 36. Her parents were found guilty of gross neglect and _________. A. abut B abuse C. guilt D. offence 37. To _______ for his unpleasant experiences he drank a little more than was good for him. A. mence B. pensate C. pliment D. promise 38. Edwin Lawrence Godkin was __________ as America’s finest editorial writer. A. thought B. acknowledged C. admitted D. agreed 39. Any nation that interferes in the internal affairs of another nation should be universally _______. A. blamed B. scolded C. reproached D. condemned 40. Dust soon ________ if the rooms are not swept. A. accumulates B. amasses C. collects D. hoards 41. The inflation rates be