1.The boss discharged the cook for his incompetence.The word "discharged" here means_____.
　 A)laid down B)laid off C)laid away D)laid up
　 2.Petrol is manufactured from the _____ oil we take out of the ground.
　 A)crude B)raw C)rough D)tough
　 3.One of the most spectacular qualities of man is notably his _____ to any kind of natural environment.
　 A)inclination B)domination C)adaptability D)availability
　 4.It takes years of hard work to _____ a good dictionary.
　 A)compose B)comply C)construct D)compile
　 5.O'Neill's ideas have been _____ to a great deal of criticism from those who consider them as scientific dreaming.
　 A)adjusted B)corresponded C)subjucted D)yielded
　 6.The actors have to _____ before they appear in front of the strong lights on television.
　 A)make up B)paint up C)cover up D)do up
　 7.The design of this architecture show a great deal of _____.We have never seen a building of such a type before.
　 A)conventionality B)originality C)formulation D)fascination
　 8.India and Pakistan have 0.3 and 0.4 hectares of cropland per person _____.
　 A)relatively B)proportionally C)particularly D)respectively
　 9.I'm in no _____ this evening to listen to his silly jokes.
　 A)emotion B)mood C)tendency D)sense
　 10.Jim,the newly elected director,had to reorganize the entire office;he angrily complained of his _____,who had been so incompetent that everything was left in a mess.
　 A)successor B)ancestor C)predecessor D)forefather
　 11.I don't know if the story is true,but I'll try to _____ it.
　 A)verify B)identify C)reinforce D)conform
　 12.The polar explorers took every precaution to _____ the dangers of their trip.
　 A)optimize B)standardize C)energize D)minimize
　 13.Because Bob had stopped reading his technical journals he was _____ of new development in his field.
　 A)intellectual B)subtle C)ignorant D)tedious
　 14.The plane _____,its bombs exploding as it hit the ground.
　 A)smashed B)clashed C)struck D)crashed
　 15.Though it was less attractive,Ralph knew the metal box would be more _____ than the wooden box.
　　A)terminal B)durable C)persistent D)ultimate

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