VOCABULARY TEST 2

1. The most effective way to reduce the destructiveness of earthquakes is to design and construct buildings and other structures capable of _____ strong shaking.
A) withstanding
B) upholding
C) embittering
D) suspending
E) swaying

2. When the author moved to Tucson, Arizona, in 1992, his _____ was retirement in a climate less harsh than his native, Chicago.
A) withdrawal
B) prosperity
C) rate
D) goal
E) avidity

3. It is a curious _____ that the moon exactly does cover the sun’s disk during a total eclipse seen from the earth.
A) coincidence
B) opportunity
C) convenience
D) resemblance
E) comparison

4. It now appears that while US leaders are stil willing for the nation to exert itself abroad and give large amounts of foreign assistance, the American public is _____ to go along with these policies.
A) spontaneous
B) unsteady
C) reluctant
D) competitive
E) deliberate

5. The range of measures permitting workers to reduce their working hours or to take a career break is _____ broad in Belgium; most measures are non-obligatory and are based on incentives.
A) relatively
B) unequivocally
C) respectively
D) successively
E) sarcastically

6. Microstructural features in metals _____ affect what happens on a larger scale, particularly when systems are pushed to their limits.
A) randomly
B) profoundly
C) cautiously
D) thoughtfully
E) recklessly

7. English is quite an easy language to _____ ; nevertheless, several other languages, including Dutch and Latin, _____ characteristics which make this far more difficult.
A) practice / exclude
B) exempt / undermine
C) reproach / cover
D) automate / contain
E) verify / appreciate

8. As he has persistently withstood all kinds of political coercion on this issue for so long, it is unlikely that he would _____ at this stage.
A) reinforce
B) dispose
C) compete
D) graduate
E) relent

9. There are many ways of _____ the incapacitated from buildings : by lift, carrying or putting people in temporary refuges to await rescue.
A) refuting
B) exempting
C) evacuating
D) undermining
E) confirming

10. The Civil War came as a climax to a long series of quarrels between the North and South over the _____ of the United States Constitution.
A) occurrence
B) interpretation
C) equivalence
D) reference
E) liability

11. Even allowing the inflation, the prices are _____ more expensive than last year, and as a result, I'm certain that almost no one will be able to afford them.
A) slightly
B) scarcely
C) elaborately
D) considerably
E) completely

12. Amongst the issues causing bridge engineers much difficulty, the most significant ones are those of _____ and repair.
A) maintenance
B) enhancement
C) evaluation
D) perception
E) peculiarity

13. Until the introduction of the practice prepared by DETR, there was _____ in the environmental monitoring of chemical accidents, with different methodologies producing variable results.
A) acclimatisation
B) expenditure
C) redundancy
D) precaution
E) inconsistency

14. Since words alone may fail to convey an idea, teachers often _____ such visual aids as pictures, charts, and films.
A) facilitate
B) employ
C) exhaust
D) acquire
E) amend

15. As both private industry and government departments tend to concentrate on _____ results, there is steady shift of scientists from pure to the applied field.
A) lawful
B) optional
C) partial
D) immediate
E) harmonious

16. Many members of the medical profession are of the opinion that laughter, a common element of everyday life, has _____ therapeutic effects on the body.
A) hilarious
B) ridiculous
C) awkward
D) morbid
E) valuable

17. The fact that safety belts save lives is both _____ obvious and also supported by impressive amount of evidence.
A) permanently
B) purposefully
C) conclusively
D) appropriately
E) excessively

18. Founded to promote the art, science, and practice of rehabilitation care for the people with disabilities, the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) was _____ called the American College of Radiology and Psychology.
A) originally
B) imaginatively
C) adequately
D) obscurely
E) eventually

19. As we approach the challenge of the millennium date change, more information is emerging about the potential _____ and pitfalls that might face the country.
A) perils
B) guards
C) aides
D) comrades
E) protections

20. According to the newspaper, the parliament are working on a _____ that will abolish all higher education entrance exams.
A) refusal
B) proposal
C) disposal
D) hindrance
E) horizon

21. One major aim of the new constitution is to prevent the _____ of power by any majority.
A) misuse
B) compromise
C) completion
D) issue
E) existence

22. I thoroughly enjoyed the lecture; it wasn't _____, but it wasn't too scholarly, either.
A) oversimplified
B) underestimated
C) overemphatic
D) underrated
E) overdue

23. As far as we are concerned, the evidence put before the court was not _____ enough to convict the man.
A) subsequent
B) conclusive
C) adamant
D) earnest
E) consecutive

24. His poetic output may not be large but, nevertheless, Ted Hughes is generally regarded as one of the _____ poets of our time.
A) distinguished
B) excessive
C) prolific
D) extensive
E) futile

25. Through the winter, the bank rates were reasonably steady, but they have started to _____ again.
A) fluctuate
B) exchange
C) improve
D) incline
E) intensify