11.In those days,executives expected to spend most of their lives in the same firm and,unless they were dismissed for ____, to retire at the age of 65.
A) integrity
B) denial
C) incompetence
D) deduction
12.Others viewed the findings with ____, noting that a cause-and-effect relationship between passive smoking and cancer remains to be shown.
A) optimism
B) passion
C) caution
D) deliberation
13.The 1986 Challenger space-shuttle ____ was caused by unusually low temperatures immediately before the launch.
A) expedition
B) controversy
C) dismay
D) disaster
14.When supply exceeds demand for any product,prices are ____ to fall.
A) timely
B) simultaneous
C) subject
D) liable
15.The music aroused an ____ feeling of homesickness in him.
A) intentional
B) intermittent
C) intense
D) intrinsic
16.I bought an alarm clock with a(n) ____ dial,which can be seen clearly in the dark.
A) supersonic
B) luminous
C) audible
D) amplified
17.The results are hardly ____;he cannot believe they are accurate.
A) credible
B) contrary
C) critical
D) crucial
18.This new laser printer is ____ with all leading software.
A) comparable
B) competitive
C) compatible
D) cooperative
19.The ball ____ two or three times before rolling down the slope.
A) swayed
B) bounced
C) hopped
D) darted
20.He raised his eyebrows and stuck his head forward and ____ it in a single nod,a gesture boys used then for O.K. when they were pleased.
A) shrugged
B) tugged
C) jerked
D) twisted