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  1. Farmers lack any _____ to manage their land organically; therefore, they continue to use chemical fertilizers.

(A)pesticides(B) incentives(C) impacts(D) environments

  1. To show our concern of environmental protection, we should try to buy furniture which wood has come from a ______source.

(A)premium(B) plummeting(C) sustainable(D) oversupply

  1. The Prime Minister’s popularity has ______to an all-time low in recent weeks due to some unfavorable policies.

(A)plummeted(B) adopted(C) supplied(D) benefited

  1. Plastic bags are commonly ____ by trash, such as paper and metal cans stuck inside.

(A)contaminated(B) masqueraded(C) plundered(D) enhanced

  1. The president is now facing charges of helping to ____ the country’s treasury of billions of dollars.

(A)plunder(B) crack(C) access(D) purchase

  1. A strong earthquake _____ buildings in northwestern Indonesia.

(A)masqueraded(B) cracked(C) inspired(D) enhanced

  1. A billion people on earth will not have ____ to clean drinking water; in the future, there might be wars caused by clean water shortage.

(A)cryptic(B) fantasy(C)access(D) supplies

  1. Avoid spraying your plants with _____; grow plants that encourage beneficial insects such as carrots, parsley, parsnips and nettles.

(A)guidelines(B) assistance(C) oversupply(D) pesticides

  1. A company'smarket _____in a product is the proportion of the total sales of that product that is produced by that company.

(A)specialty(B) share(C) premium(D) benefit

  1. A number of police officers _____ as demonstrators in the protest in order to break up the demonstration as soon as possible.

(A)set a new standard(B) worked in partnership

(C) masqueraded(D) represented

Answers: 1. (B)2. (C)3. (A)4. (A)5. (A)6. (B)7. (C)8. (D) 9. (B) 10. (C)

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  1. Depression is often caused by the _____ effects of stress and overwork.

(A)cumulative(B) surged(C) graphic(D) lifted

  1. The Bay Area, California, is full of ____ hoping to make money on the Internet.

(A)soles(B) entrepreneurs(C) bushes(D) surgeries

  1. A large number of companies have _____ recycling programs to show their care and involvement in earth-loving project.

(A)recovered(B) motivated(C) initiated(D) convinced

  1. Although the word ____ came to popular usage in reference to hunting and touring expeditions inEast Africa, it is now also used to mean watching and photographing wildlife in all parts of Africa.

(A)luxury(B) waffle iron(C) safari(D) sahara

  1. It is generally believed that tax cuts should give a ____ to economy as people feel they have more time to spend.

(A)decade(B) ingenuity(C) venue(D) boost

  1. During George Bushes’ Administration, the rich were the main ____ of the tax cuts.

(A)beneficiaries(B) track coaches

(C) consultations(D) expectations

  1. In order to make a business deal successful, it is ____ to meet face to face with the client.

(A)skilled(B) imperative(C) convinced(D) international

  1. The students who joined the language tour expressed how grateful they had been for the ____ shown in the host family and how much they had enjoyed that trip.

(A)venues(B) legend(C) hospitality(D) ingenuity

  1. When a company goes ____, it is the first time the company starts selling shares on the stock exchange.

(A)financial draw(B) flesh(C) topped off(D) public

  1. As students heard the teacher say “The class is dismissed,” everybody ____ out of the classroom.

(A)lifted(B) surged(C) endorsed(D) accompanied

Answers: 1. (A)2. (B)3. (C)4. (C)5. (D)6. (A)7. (B)8. (C) 9. (D) 10. (B)