Tumble(5次)
1. Tom is bankrupt now. He is desperate because all his efforts ____ failure. (05/12)
A) inflicted¹ on B) hinged upon C) tumbled to D)culminated in

2. This is a long ________ - roughly 13 miles down a beautiful valley to the little church below. (05/1)
A) terrain B) descent C) degeneration D) tumble

3. She ____through the pages of a magazine, not really concentrating on them. (03/9)
A) tumbled B) tossed C) switched D) flipped²

4. The helicopter _____ a light plane and both pilots were killed.(01/1)
A) coincided with B) stumbled on C) tumbled to D) collided with

5. The disagreement over trade restrictions³ could seriously ______ relations between the two countries. (00/6)
A) tumble B) jeopardize C) manipulate D) intimidate⁴

Temperament⁵(3次)
1. Although the model looks good on the surface, it will not bear close________. (02/1)
A) temperament B) contamination C) scrutiny D) symmetry

2. The cultures of China and Japan hare shared many features, but each has used them according to its national______ . (99/6)
A) engagement B) destiny C) capacity D) temperament

3. They have always regarded a man of ______ and fairness as a reliable friend . (99/1)
A) robustness B) temperament C) integrity D) compactness

Terminate(3次)
1. Weeks _______ before anyone was arrested in connection with the bank robbery. (02/12)
A) terminated B) elapsed C) overlapped D) expired

2. If Japan ________ its relation with that country it will have to find another supplier of raw materials. (01/6)
A) precludes B) terminates C) partitions D) expires

3. If we _______ our relations with that country, we'll have to find another supplier of raw materials. (98/6)
A) diffuse B) diminish C) terminate D) preclude⁶

Release(2次)
1. The woman was worried about the side effects of taking aspirins. but her doctor ____her that it is absolutely harmless. (03/9)
A) retrieved B) released C) reassured D) revived

2. As the trial went on, the story behind the murder slowly ____ itself. (03/6)
A) convicted B) released C) haunted D) unfolded

Reside(2次)
1. A number of students ________ in flats, and others live in the nearby holiday resorts, where there is a reasonable supply of competitively priced accommodation. (05/1)
A) revive B) inhabit C) gather D) reside

2. Elisabeth did not enter the museum at once, but ________ in the courtyard. (04/6)
A) resided B) dwelled C) lingered D) delayed

Retain(2次)
1. Please don’t ________ too much on the painful memories. Everything will be all right. (01/6)
A) hesitate B) linger C) retain D)dwell

2. It is through learning that the individual _______ many habitual⁷ ways of reacting to situations. (98/6)
A) retains B) gains C) achieves D) acquires