Part III Vocabulary

41. When they asked him about it, he said it was no _____ of theirs and wouldn't tell them anything.
A. concern B. relation C. connection D. relevance

42. _____ the sense of someone watching them, Ralkph would have shouted at his wife.
A. Despite B. But for C. Except D. Except for

43. The waltz and the tango seem to be out of fashion today. Things like the twist and jerk seem to be _____ young people are really interested in.
A. about all that B. about that all C. all that about D. all about that

44. In his culture, _____ is was, this exchange of names on pieces of paper was probably a formal politeness, like saying "thank you".
A. all that B. whichever C. whatever D. what

45. With the acquisition of smaller companies by larger ones, the 1960s saw a _____ of new conglomerates.
A. surge B. suspension C. dissolution D. merging

46. You should _____ yourself of every chance to improve your English.
A. indulge B. endow C. avail D. assert

47. The _____ activities in rural societies are those involving the production of food and raw materials.
A. pleasant B. predictable C. presumable D. predominant

48. One of the responsibilities of the Coast Guard is to make sure that all ships _____ follow traffic rules in busy harbors.
A. currently B. obediently C. randomly D. frequently

49. What you say does not _____ the previous evidence.
A. stick to B. consist in C. accord with D. associate with

50. We should _____ him with the facts of the case at once.
A. acquire B. require C. acquaint D. inquire

51. We decided to _____ the program.
A. carry away B. adhere to C. give in D. get at

52. He is very cute and always _____ giving offence.
A. cautious of B. aware of C. certain about D. good at

53. Diamonds that are _____ or are too small for jewelry are used to cut very hard metals.
A. flawed B. perfect C. luminous D. crude

54. Leaves are not distributed _____ on a plant stem, but are arranged in a very precise way that assures them the maximum light.
A. dangerously B. randomly C. densely D. linearly

55. Accountants record all information _____ the economic aspects of an organization's activities.
A. submitted to B. limiting C. pertinent to D. taxing

56. To become a soldier, he had to go through a _____ training period.
A. serious B. rigorous C. sober D. radical

57. He _____ to preserve world peace by supporting the establishment of an organization to settle international disputes.
A. endeavored B. suggested C. plotted D. tended

58. It took millions of years for order to grow out of the _____ of the universe.
A. adjustment B. change C. chaos D. symmetry

59. Our club is _____ with a national organization of similar clubs.
A. affiliated B. afforded C. affected D. afflicted

60. His behavior _____ from the rules.
A. deviated B. separated C. derived D. detached

61. His musical talent remained _____ through a lack of training.
A. intact B. invalid C. latent D. transient

62. They made the doors _____ the walls.
A. equal to B. flush with C. connected with D. face to

63. He devised a plan _____ he might escape.
A. wherein B. whereas C. whereon D. whereby

64. He put forward a proposal _____ reason.
A. lack of B. void of C. deficient of D. sufficient of

65. This country should _____ macro-economic (宏观经济学) policies that help to reduce the rate of unemployment.
A. experiment B. implement C. supplement D. complement

66. The chairman felt that it was his place to _____ the disagreement between two of his committee members.
A. keep out of B. let go C. left behind D. flared up at

67. This machine _____ the take-off and landing of an aircraft.
A. stimulates B. simulates C. pretend D. buffer

68. The chairman felt that it was his place to _____ the disagreement between two of his committee members.
A. refrain from B. intervene in C. interfere in D. penetrate into

69. From an _____ point of view it's a nice design.
A. ethnic B. ethical C. exotic D. aesthetic

70. During the ten thousand miles journey across the desert, several men dropped with _____.
A. recession B. concession C. wreck D. fatigue