1. First published in 1927, the charts remain an source for researchers. A. intelligent B. indispensable C. inevitable D. identical
2. Deserts and high mountains have always been a to the movement of people from place to place. A. jam B. barrier C. fence D. prevention
3. She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power . A. drop B. failure C. lack D. absence
4. I was so in today's history lesson. I didn’ t understand a. thing. A. confused B. amused C. neglected D. amazed
5. To make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to set up some shops in the residential area. A. flowing B. drifting C. mobile D. unstable
6. The at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it. A. confinement B. discipline C. convention D. principle
7. Smoking and drinking are regarded as _______ in some countries because they do no good to health. A. vices B. habits C. customs D. copies
8. The news has not yet been officially _____ by the government. A. struck B. confirmed C. founded D. pointed
9. We may be able to _____ you in some way if you can not finish your work on time. A. resist B. insist C. assist D. disease
10. She always dreamed of an _____ job even when she was ten years old. A. ideal B. indirect C. absolute D. aid
11. I told him that I would _____ him to act for me while I was away from office.. A. authorize B. justify C. rationalize D. identify
12. The cut in her hand has healed completely, without leaving a . A. defect B. sign C. wound D. scar
13. They say the new film is a(n) _______ picture so they won’t go to see it. A. internal B. odd C. interesting D. dull
14. The judge _______ the murderer to twenty years in prison. A. required B. ordered C. indicated D. sentenced
15. This university has _______ a great deal since our last visit. A. appeared B. altered C. approached D. admired
