【正文】 A) mood B) temper C) mind D) passion 166. Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you _D_______ the new carpet. A) crash B) pollute C) spot D) stain 167. Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are __D______ in grocery stores. A) ready B) approachable C) probable D) available 168. Some old people don’t like pop songs because they can’t ___C_____ so much noise. A) resist B) sustain C) tolerate D) undergo 169. Mr. Man can be very sad _C_______, though in public he is extremely cheerful. A) by himself B) in person C) in private D) as individual 170. In general, the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to onefifth the total _B_______ for living expenses. A) acceptable B) available C) advisable D) applicable 171. Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to _D_______ the color of his skin. A) with the exception of B) in the light of C) by virtue of D) regardless of 172. Housewives who do not go out to work feel they are not working to their full _A_______. A) capacity B) strength C) length D) possibility 173. I hate people who _A_______ the end of a film that you haven’t seen before. A) reveal B) rewrite C) revise D) reverse 174. He’s watching TV? He’s _B_______ to be cleaning his room. A) known B) supposed C) regarded D) considered 175. The old couple decided to __D______ a boy and a girl though they had three of their own. A) adapt B) bring C) receive D) adopt 176. The government is trying to do something to __B_____ better understanding between the two countries. A) raise B) promote C) heighten D) increase 177. The newspaper did not mention the __C______ of the damage caused by the fire. A) range B) level C) extent D) quantity 178. The soldier was _C_______ of running away when the enemy attacked. A) scolded B) charged C) accused D) punished 179. Because Edgar was convinced of the accuracy of this fact, he _C_______ his opinion. A) struck at B) stove for C) stuck to D) stood for 180. The car __B______ halfway for no reason. A) broke off B) broke down C) broke up D) broke out 181. The newers found it impossible to _C_______ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country. A) suit B) adapt C) regulate D) coordinate 182. A __A______ to this problem is expected to be found before long. A) result B) response C) settlement D) solution 183. You have nothing to __D______ by refusing to listen to our advice. A) gain B) grasp C) seize D) earn 184. As a result of careless washing the jacket _B_______ to a child’s size. A) pressed B) shrank C) dropped D) decreased 185. He hoped the firm would __A______ him to the Paris branch. A) exchange B) transmit C) transfer D) remove 186. Having decided to rent a flat, we _D_______ contacting all the acmodation agencies in the city. A) set about B) set down C) set out D) set up 187. The relationship between employers and employees has been studied _A_______. A) originally B) extremely C) violently D) intensively 188. She was plaining that the doctor was _C_______ too much for the treatment he was giving her. A) expending B) offering C) costing D) charging 189. The manager spoke highly of such __D______ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees. A) virtues B) features C) properties D) characteristics 190. Since the matter was extremely __B______, we dealt with it immediately. A) tough B) tense C) urgent D) instant 191. The shy girl felt _B_______ and unfortable when she could not answer her teacher’s questions. A) amazed B) awkward C) curious D) amused 192. A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial __B______. A) mark B) feature C) trace D) appearance 193. John Dewey believed that education should be a preparation for life, that a person learns by doing, and that teaching must _B_______ the curiosity and creativity of children. A) seek B) stimulate C) shape D) secure 194. However, at times this balance in nature is _B_______, resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects. A) troubled B) disturbed C) confused D) puzzled 195. The patient’s health failed to such an extent that he was put into _C_______ care. A) tense B) rigid C) intensive D) tight 196. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe _D_______ Europe into a great war. A) inserted B) imposed C) pitched D) plunged 197. Over a third of the population was estimated to have no _D_______ to the health service. A) assessment B) assignment C) exception D) access 198. Professor Taylor’s talk has indicated that science has a very strong _D_______ on the everyday life of nonscientists as well as scientists. A) motivation B) perspective C) impression D) impact 199. Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage _C_______. A) relatively B) actually C) annually D) paratively 200. These goods are __A______ for export, though a few of them may be sold on the home market. A) essentially B) pletely C) necessarily D) remarkably 201. Generous public funding of basic science would __A______ considerable benefits for the country’s health, wealth and security. A) lead to B) result from C) lie in D) settle down 202. In a time of social reform, people’s state of mind tends to keep __C______ with the rapid changes of society. A) step B) progress C) pace D) touch 203. Harry was ___A_____ by a bee when he was collecting the honey. A) stung B) stuck C) bitten D) scratched 204. The thief tried to open the locked door but __B______. A) in no way B) in vain C) without effect D) at a loss 205. Remember that cust