Unit 9
1. I was in the ____ of washing when she came to visit me and brought me a couple of books.
[A] amid [B] center
[C] course [D] midst
2. The ____ death of the revolutionary, at his twenties, is a great loss to our party.
[A] premature [B] forthcoming
[C] advanced [D] hasty
3. He took the ____ by asking the first question to the visiting scholar at his lecture.
[A] injection [B] rejection
[C] orientation [D] initiative
4. She's very ____ --she spends all her money on clothes.
[A] generous [B] extravagant
[C] extreme [D] unreasonable
5. A ____ of interest in the matter came into her eyes but soon extinguished.
[A] glitter [B] drizzle
[C] dazzle [D] gleam
6. These who can ____ difficulties on their way to success may keep calm when they really appear.
[A] anticipate [B] expect
[C] promise [D] foresee
7. The constant ____ between the young couple finally caused divorce.
[A] conflict [B] collapse
[C] resistance [D] friction
8. We have several difficulties in foreign trade transactions. Now the excess of imports over exports became another ____.
[A] compliment [B] intricacy
[C] complication [D] compensation
9. Mohammed is the ____ of the Muslims, who established his teachings, which formed the basis for Koran.
[A] infant [B] genius
[C] puppet [D] prophet
10. With no pictures at hand, the police artist made a ____ picture of the murderer.
[A] composite [B] sophisticated
[C] competitive [D] mechanical
11. What causes emotional problems for children of divorce is generally the events that ____ the break up.
[A] prevailed [B] presided
[C] proceeded [D] preceded
12. Found in all parts of the country, pines are the most ____ trees in this country.
[A] ordinary [B] average
[C] usual [D] common
13. Swarms of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough ____.
[A] nuisance [B] disturbance
[C] trouble [D] annoyance
14. The head office of the company has been ____ from HongKong to New York for the sake of business expansion.
[A] transported [B] transplanted
[C] transferred [D] transmitted
15. You should make certain that everyone understands what is required and how to ____ the procedures.
[A] impose [B] implement
[C] reinforce [D] rectify
16. ____ circumstances compelled him to close his business. Now he had to find other ways for a living.
[A] Opposite [B] Adverse
[C] Opposed [D] Favorable
17. He works as a ____ for this community, delivering letters and newspapers everyday.
[A] messenger [B] passerby
[C] preacher [D] burglar
18. Our new director is much younger than his ____, who is already 50 years old.
[A] successor [B] precedent
[C] predecessor [D] offspring
19. She is so ____ --she won't let anyone help her when she is in such a dilemma.
[A] willful [B] abnormal
[C] obstinate [D] ardent
20, The woman is in a sorry ____, unemployed and with no one to support her.
[A] surrounding [B] environment
[C] plight [D] embarrassment
21.They work long hours but do not earn enough to ensure a ____ living for themselves and their families.
[A] reticent [B] decent
[C] innocent [D] descent
22. There are few areas of our lives in which tools do not play an ____ part.
[A] indispensable [B] independent
[C] indistinguishable [D] indiscriminate
23. Britain's Channel Four television sent him to New York to do a ____ interview for its "The Word" programme.
[A] lively [B] live
[C] living [D] alive
24. In one of the most high-tech countries in the world, the process applied by an animator is surprisingly ____.
[A] physical [B] manual
[C] mental [D] sensual
25. It might be ____ noting that while words last a long time, sensitivities do change.
[A] deserved [B] worthwhile
[C] worth [D] worthy
26. My shoes have been worn out. I'll have to buy____.
[A] some new pair [B] a new one
[C] some new ones [D] a new pair
27. If ____ letter arrives for me, can you send it to this address?
[A] no [B] som
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[C] any [D] some more
28. Taxes and death may come to____, but they never come with impartiality.
[A] all men [B] all of man
[C] all men [D] all of men
29. Miss Green contributed fifty dollars, but she wished she could contribute____.
[A] one other fifty dollars [B] the same amount also
[C] more fifty dollars [D] another fifty
30. Our monitor is always ready to do good to____.
[A] the other [B] the others
[C] other [D] others
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