71. Thousands of people turned out into the streets to _________ against the local authorities’ decision to build a highway across the field.

A. contradict B. reform C. counter D. protest

72. The majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a _________.

A. minority B. scarcity¹ C. rarity D. minimum

73. Professor Johnson’s retirement² ________ from next January.

A. carries into effect B. takes effect

C. has effect D. puts into effect

74. The president explained that the purpose of taxation³ was to ________ government spending.

A. finance B. expand C. enlarge D. budget

75. The heat in summer is no less _________ here in this mountain region.

A. concentrated B. extensive C. intense D. intensive

76. Taking photographs is strictly⁴ ________ here, as it may damage the precious

cave paintings.

A. forbidden B. rejected C. excluded D. denied

77. Mr. Brown’s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will _________.

A. pull back B. pull up C. pull through D. pull out

78. Since the early nineties, the trend in most businesses has been toward on-demand, always-available products and services that suit the customer’s

_________ rather than the company’s.

A. benefit B. availability C. suitability D. convenience

79. The priest made the ________ of the cross when he entered the church.

A. mark B. signal C. sign D. gesture

80. This spacious⁵ room is ________ furnished with just a few articles in it.

A. lightly B. sparsely⁶ C. hardly D. rarely

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