Rose English Fantasy

1. Scientists find that smoking can ______ short-term memory, or even ability to remember recently learned information.  （A) impeach  （B)impede  （C)improvise  （D)import

2. Public opinions sometimes can be _________ so many things cannot be trusted or accepted at face value.  （A)spurious  （B)stingy  （C)succinct  （D)exuberant

3. _______ kicks in a football game are often decisive, especially in low-scoring games.  （A)Punishment  （B)Prevention  （C)Penalty  （D)Personnel

4. The owner of the company invited his employees to _____ some of his expensive wine at the party.  （A)imbibe  （B)proscribe  （C)slander  （D)supplant

5. Bourchier's claim that his case had not been given a hearing was _____ by the judges.  （A)refuted  （B)succumbed  （C)resided  （D)intrigued

6. Erhard Loretan, often described as one of the greatest mountaineers of all times, used a compass to _____ his location on a map.  （A)pinpoint  （B)ooze  （C)excess  （D)abate

7. Make sure invitation letters are _____ and enthusiastic. Failure to be positive might lead to a refusal.  （A)cordial  （B)bulky  （C)shrewd  （D)inquisitive

8. The man’s _____ purpose was charity, but his real goal was popularity.  （A)ostensible  （B)arrogant  （C)reluctant  （D)tranquil

9. Patty wrote a _____ story about a young prince who became a frog.  （A)equivocal  （B)fictitious  （C)drowsy  （D)tardy

10. There is no need to ____ Sam—he did the best he could.  （A)confound  （B)reproach  （C)avert  （D)affiliate

11. Nowadays some people still have the _____ belief that touching someone with AIDS will infect them.  （A)elusive  （B)indigenous  （C)fallacious  （D)facile

12. Business licenses are _____ if a business has broken the law and conducted illegal business deals.  （A)recuperated  （B)rendered  （C)rekindled  （D)revoked

13. Health officials _____ the rise of measles to more and more people refusing vaccinations.  （A)attribute  （B)characterize  （C)obscure  （D)vanquish

14. Fat has been blamed for heart diseases, and the _____ of fat is so deeply embedded in American culture that it has helped the market for fat replacers to grow rapidly.  （A)resilience  （B)negligence  （C)exploitation  （D)vilification

15. _____ get energy and nutrients from eating a diet containing a large variety of food options, such as plants, animals, algae and fungi. Man is one of them.  （A)Altruists  （B)Omnivores  （C)Decomposers  （D)Scavengers

16. Saltwater Crocodiles, the most aggressive, actively predatory crocodilian species, carry the most _____ disposition, and have the physical capability to kill other reptiles.  （A)ferocious  （B)duplicitous  （C)perverse  （D)benign

17. The newly elected Ukrainian President _____admitted that they would like to have Sweden or Canada for a neighbor, but they have Russia. They cannot change the hard facts of geography.  （A)amorously  （B)gleefully  （C)grudgingly  （D)thrillingly

18. John was very upset because his computer was attacked by a virus that would rewrite the hard drive. Everything on it has been _____.  （A)disclosed  （B)obliterated  （C)escalated  （D)surpassed

19. Bill’s account had been declared _____ by the bank as he had not used it for two years. He had to reactivate the account before he could do anything with it.  （A)blunt  （B)captive  （C)dormant  （D)smothered

20. The police have issued _____ warnings to the villagers of a coming typhoon in a hope that they can be effectively evacuated in time to avoid possible casualty.  （A) dire  （B)pathetic  （C)radiate  （D)truant .

21. _____ who are trying to lose weight are doing so not only for social reasons.  （A)Most all people  （B)Among those people  （C)Most people  （D)Most of people

22. _____ May became an ESL teacher is that she likes to work with people from other countries.  （A)Why does  （B)One reason of  （C)The reason for  （D)One of the reasons that

23. Joseph would have attended your wedding if he _____ so busy last month.  （A)was not  （B)hadn’t been  （C)isn’t  （D)were not

24. The student in Ms. Wang’s class finally admitted to _____ a lie to the principal of her school.  （A)have told  （B)having told  （C)be told  （D)being told

25. The teacher told the class that all the lights must _____ before they leave the classroom.  （A)be switched off  （B)be switch  （C)switch off  （D)switch