Overwhelm(6次)

1. Nowadays many rural people flock to the city to look for jobs on the assumption that the streets there are ＿＿＿with gold. (05/6)
A) overwhelmed B) stocked C) paved D) overlapped¹

2. You cannot imagine how ______ I feel with my duties sometimes. (04/6)
A) overflowed B) overthrown C) overwhelmed D) overturned

3. Students are expected to be quiet and ____ in an Asian classroom. (03/12)
A) obedient B) overwhelming C) skeptical D) subsidiary

4. Their claims to damages have not been convincingly ________.(01/6)
A)refuted B)overwhelmed C)depressed D)intimidated

5. While nuclear weapons present grave _____ dangers, the predominant crisis of overpopulation is with us today. (98/1)
A) inevitable B) constant C) overwhelming D) potential

6. Of the thousands of known volcanoes in the world, the _______ majority are inactive. (97/1)
A) tremendous B) demanding C) intensive D) overwhelming

Distinction(4次)

1. In spite of the ________, it seemed that many of the invited guests would still show up. (04/6)
A) deviation B) distinction C) controversy D) comparison

2. It is one thing to locate oil, but it is quite another to ____ and transport it to the industrial centers.?(03/12)
A) permeate B) extract C) distinguish D) concentrate

3. While a full understanding of what causes the disease may be several years away, ________ leading to a successful treatment could come much sooner. (02/1)
A) a distinction B) a breakthrough C) an identification D) an interpretation²

4. We should make a clear_______ between the two scientific terms for the purpose of ourdiscussion. (99/6)
A) separation B) discrimination C) deviation D) distinction

Distract(4次)

1. Although we tried to concentrate on the lecture, we were ＿＿＿by the noise form the next room. (05/6)
A) distracted B) displaced C) dispersed D) discarded

2. Although he was on a diet, the delicious food ___ him enormously. (04/6)
A) distracted B) stimulated³ C) inspired D) tempted⁴

3. Please do not be ________ by his offensive remarks since he is merely trying to attract attention. (02/1)
A) distracted B) disregarded C) irritated D) intervened

4. Put on dark glasses or the sun will ______ you and you won' t be able to see.(01/1)
A) discern B) distort C) distract D) dazzle

Delicate(3次)

1. Since our knowledge is __ none of us can exclude the possibility of being wrong. (05/12)
A) delicate B )restrained C) controlled D) finite

2. A most ______ argument about who should go and fetch the bread from the kitchen was going on when I came in. (98/6)
A) trivial B) delicate C) minor D) miniature

3. One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a _____ operation, he quickly recovered his sight. (97/6)
A) delicate B) considerate C) precise D) sensitive

Demonstration(2次)

1. Many novels that attempt to mirror the world are really _______ of the reality that they represent. (98/6)
A) reflections B) demonstrations C) illuminations D) reproductions

2. The ______ of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the life style of the people. (97/6)
A) implementation B) manifestation C) demonstration D) expedition