1. A man has to make ____ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old.
A. supply B. assurance C. provision D. adjustment
2. It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are ____ free medical care.
A. entitled to B. involved in C. associated D. assigned to
3. The people of that country still live under ____ of war.
A. danger B. stake C. loss D. threat
4. I felt ____ to death because I could make nothing of the chairman's speech.
A. fatigued B. tired C. exhausted D. bored
5. Your advice would be ____ valuable to her who is in trouble now.
A. exceedingly B. excessively C. extensively D. exclusively
6. People ____ that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today.
A. convinced B. anticipated C. resolved D. assured
7. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or ____ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills.
A. adapted B. provided C. assembled D. appointed
8. The mother said she would ____ her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper.
A. let down B. let alone C. let off D. let out
9. We should always keep in mind that ____ decisions often lead to bitter regrets.
A. urgent B. hasty C. instant D. prompt
10. John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages ____ in the dictionary.
A. missing B. losing C. dropping D. leaking
11. In the past, most foresters have been men, but today, the number of women ____ this field is climbing.
A. engaging B. devoting C. registering D. pursuing
12. When confronted with such questions, my mind goes ____, and I can hardly remember my own date of birth.
A. dim B. blank C. faint D. vain
13. Evidently, there has been a ____ towards simpler style in women's dresses.
A. fashion B. intend C. tendency D. trend
14. Some of the most important concepts in physics _____ their success to these mathematical systems.
A. oblige B. owe C. contribute D. attribute
15. As your instructor advised, you ought to spend your time on something __ researching into.
A. precious B. worth C. worthy D. valuable
16. As we know, the satellite moves in the ____ space.
A. external B. outward C. outside D. outer
17. One reason for the successes of Asian immigrants in the U. S. is that they have taken great ____ to educate their children.
A. efforts B. pains C. attempts D. diligence
18. If any man here does not agree with me, he should ____ his own plan for improving the living conditions of these people.
A. put on B. put out C. put in D. put forward
19. The meeting was ____ when the president fell ill.
A. put down B. cut short C. fall down D. shut out
20. Your improper words will give ____ to doubts concerning your true intentions.
