1. We have ____ the system of exploitation of man by man.
A. cancelledB. abolishedC. refusedD. rejected
2. The drugs must ____ in every way to the standards set up by the government.
A. conformB. confirmC. complyD. correspond
3. It is common knowledge that one culture ____ with its social and economic development in the area.
A. connectsB. relatesC. associatesD. correlates
4. It was shameful that the argument ____ a handfight.
A. ended in B. came to
C. ended up D. culminated in
5. The artist and the author both tried to ____ the splendor of the sunset.
A. depictB. narrateC. describeD. tell
6. The river water was ____ from its old course into a new channel where they were building the dam.
A. turnedB. switchedC. shiftedD. diverted
7. He was ____ with the power of acute observation.
A. conferred B. endowed
C. equipped D.bestowed
8. Please ____ me on that subject.
A. enlighten B. acquaint
C. inform D. instruct
9. The security guard ____ two men who were yelling in the courtroom.
A. expelled B. propelled
C. repelledD. dispelled
10. My passport ____ last month, so I will have to get a new one.
A. elapseB. expiredC. endedD. terminated
11. Neither of them thought highly of him and they both tried to______ him in his work.
A. blockB. preventC. hamperD. stop
12. There were a number of tall structures ____ in different colors.
A. enlightenedB. brightened
C. burningD. illuminated
13. Montgomery believed in assembling an overwhelming force and then ______ a crushing blow on his opponent.
A. affiliatingB. conflictingC. afflictedD. inflicting
14. The unpleasant taste ____ in his mouth for hours.
A. prolongedB. waitedC. lingeredD. lengthened
15. The US president ____in the White House during his turn in office.
A. dwellsB. settlesC. residesD. inhabits
16. Every day, the news, government reports and scientific studies ______ to the increasing consequences of population change.
A. verifyB. testifyC. justifyD. prove
17. This agreement will ____ the newspapers from government interference.
A. safeguardB. preventC. guardD. avoid
18. If you don’t complete the work according to the contract, I will ______ you for damages.
A. accuseB. chargeC. sueD. complain
19. The women were able to equal or ____ the men who worked beside them.
A. surpass B. exceed
C. overtakeD. lagged
20. Financial worries gradually ____ his healthand he was obliged to
retire early.
A.underminedB.disabled
C.exhaustedD.invalidated
21. It was ____ to predict that the sun will not rise tomorrow.
A.ridiculousB.absurd
C.irrational D.abnormal
22. The words were all ____ and well chosen.
A.suitableB.appropriate
C.apt D.fit
23. In Scotland, as in the rest of the United Kingdom, ____schooling begins at age 5 and ends at age 16.
A.compellingB.forced
C.obligedD.compulsory
24. Its strange way of making a nest____ this bird from others.
A.differsB.distinguishes
C.differentiatesD.discriminates
25. If you go to the palace in tennis shoes, they will think you are ______.
A.strangeB.oddC.peculiarD.eccentric