41. A word processor is much better than a typewriter in that it enables you to enter and _______your text more easily
A) register B) edit
C) propose D) discharge
42. We don't know why so many people in that region like to wear dresses of such ______colors
A) low B) humble
C) mild D) dull
43. The news has just ______ that the president is going to visit China next month
A) come down B) come up
C) come out D) come about
44. The ______ that exists among nations could certainly be lessened if misunderstanding and mistrust were removed
A) tension B) strain
C) stress D) intensity
45. The other day, Mum and I went to St. James's Hospital, and they did lots and lots of tests on me, most of them _____ and frightening.
A) cheerful B) horrible
C) hostile D) friendly
46. In the Mediterranean seaweed is so abundant and so easily harvested that it is never of great _____
A) fare B) payment
C) worth D) expense
47. The writer was so ______ in her work that she didn't notice him enter the room
A) absorbed B) abandoned
C) focused D) centered
48. Actually , information technology can ______ the gap between the poor and the rich .
A) link B) break
C) ally D) bridge
49. Some research workers completely ______ all those facts as though they never existed .
A) ignore B) leave
C) refuse D) miss
50. Computer power now allows automatic searches of fingerprint files to match a print at a crime ______.
A) stage B) scene
C) location D) occasion
51. The most basic reason why dialects should be preserved is that language helps to ______ a culture
A) retain B) relate
C) remark D) review
52. Companies are struggling to find the right _______between supply and demand, but it is no easy task
A) equation B) formula
C) balance D) pattern
53. Mass advertising helped to _______ the emphasis from the production of goods to their consumption
A) vary B) shift
C) lay D) moderate
54. Because of his excellent administration, people lived in peace and _____ and all previously neglected matters were taken care of .
A) conviction B) contest
C) consent D) content
55. I know you've got a smooth tongue , so don't talk me ______ buying it
A) away B) down
C) out D) into
56. Showing some sense of humor can be a(n) _______ way to deal with some stressful situation
A) effective B) efficient
C) favorable D) favorite
57. The situation described in the report ______ terrible, but it may not happen
A) inclines B) maintains
C) sounds D) remains
58. The company is trying every means to ______ the wholesale price of its products
A) pull down B) put down
C) set down D) bring down