1．Please do not be ____ by his bad manners since he is merely trying to attract attention.
[A] disregarded [B] distorted
[C] irritated [D] intervened
2. Craig assured his boss that he would ____ all his energies in doing this new job.
[A] call forth [B] call at
[C] call on [D] call off
3. Too much ____ to X-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body.
[A] disclosure [B] exhibition
[C] contact [D] exposure
4. When confronted with such questions, my mind goes ____, and I can hardly remember my own date of birth.
[A] dim [B] blank
[C] faint [D] vain
5. It is well known that knowledge is the ____ condition for expansion of mind.
[A] incompatible [B] incredible
[C] indefinite [D] indispensable
6. Language, culture, and personality may be considered ____ of each other in thought, but they are inseparable in fact.
[A] indistinctly [B] .separately
[C] irrelevantly [D] independently
7. Watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn, the Irish milkmaid fought hard to ____ her laughter.
[A] hold back [B] hold on
[C] hold out [D] hold up
8. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her ____ attitude toward customers.
[A] impartial [B] mild
[C] hostile [D] opposing
9. I ____ with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column [A] express [B] confess
[C] verify [D] acknowledge
10. It is strictly ____ that access to confidential documents is denied to all but a few.
[A] secured [B] forbidden
[C] regulated [D] determined
11. The pollution question as well as several other issues is going to be discussed when the Congress is in ____ again next spring.
[A] assembly [B] session
[C] conference [D] convention
12. Christmas is a Christian holy day usually celebra ted on December 25th ____ the birth of Jesus Christ.
[A] in accordance with [B] in terms of
[C] in favor of [D] in honor of
13. Since it is too late to change my mind now, I am ____ to carrying out the plan.
[A] obliged [B] committed
[C] engaged [D] resolved
14. It was a bold idea to build a power station in the deep valley, but it ____ as well as we had hoped.
[A] came off [B] went off
[C] brought out [D] make out
15. To survive in the intense trade competition between countries, we must ____ the qualities and varieties of products we make to the world-market demand.