1. There seems to be little ____ of fulfilling the sales program of this year.
[A] consumption [B] presumption
[C] probability [D] assessment
2. The recent oil price rise ____ the difficulties which the motor industry is now facing.
[A] testifies [B] implies
[C] enumerates [D] exemplifies
3. The students are expecting the arrival of a(n) ____ scientist who they heard of in their childhood.
[A] eligible [B] imminent
[C] productive [D] eminent
4. The region is undergoing a peaceful ____ from colonial rule to self-government.
[A] transfer [B] transformation
[C] evolution [D] transition
5. Some workers were not satisfied with their salaries and often ____ at it.
[A] groaned [B] murmured
[C] whispered [D] cracked
6. An important property of a scientific theory is its ability to ____ further research and further thinking about a particular topic.
[A] stimulate [B] renovate
[C] arou se [D] advocate
7. Although architecture has artistic qualities, it must also satisfy a number of important practical ____.
[A] obligations [B] regulations
[C] observations [D] considerations
8. Life insurance is financial protection for dependents against loss ____ the bread-winner’s death.
[A] at the cost of [B] on the verge of
[C] as a result of [D] for the sake of
9. In education there should be a good ____ among the branches of knowledge that contribute to effective thinking and wise judgment. [A] distribution [B] balance
[C] combination [D] assignment
10. The American dream is most ____ during the periods of productivity and wealth generated by American capitalism.
[A] plausible [B] patriotic
[C] primitive [D] partial
11. Only when the police ____ her with evidence did she admit that she had stolen the money.
[A] constrained [B] confronted
[C] opposed [D] encountered
12. After much questioning among the&.nbs p.people concerned, the headmaster at last ____ the truth about the incident.
[A] induced [B] employed
[C] elicited [D] deduced
13. At the ____ where accidents are most likely to take place, the trains always travel at a moderate speed.
[A] seminars [B] sectors
[C] regions [D] compartments
14. All these young men participated in a (n) ____ to find the beginning of the Changjiang River.
[A] exile [B] excerpt
[C] expedition [D] journey
15. My paper was not concise and coherent because of ____ of the ideas related.