53. The views of the richest householders with those of the poorest and created a new consensus.
A) convergedB) correlatedC) disregardedD) disputed
54. These American soldiers were accused of treatment of prisoners of war.
A) bluntB) brutalC) briskD) bold
55. Expected noises are usually more than unexpected ones of the like magnitude.
A) vulnerableB) controllableC) cozyD) tolerable
56. It is only in the last decade that people have become aware of the threat to the quality of the environment by unrestricted industrial production.
A) posedB) propelledC) promptedD) provoked
57. The candidate won the election by a(n) number of votes.
A) essentialB) potentialC) substantialD) influential
58. When it began to rain hard, I took in the doorway of a building.
A) departureB) refugeC) screenD) coverage
59. The Prime Minister’s government was on the brink of collapse.
A) faintB) fragileC) furiousD) fatal
60. In his spare time, he liked to the Web looking for interesting web sites.
A) browseB) scrutinizeC) bruiseD) scramble
61. The decision will give renewed to the economic recovery of the country.
A) motiveB) aspirationC) impetusD) glitter
62. We a loss in the stock market by selling our shares early, before the stock fell.
A) divertedB) convertedC) invertedD) averted
63. The smartest man in the world is not to the depression that can accompany severe disabilities.
A) immuneB)sensitiveC) alertD) pertinent
64. Success that comes easily makes people more to failure when real challenges arise.
A) inevitableB)earnestC) timidD) prone
65. Thousands of workers on strike into the central square, demanding higher wages and better working conditions.
A) mobilizedB)surgedC) invadedD) soared
66. Thinking is any mental activity that helps us or solve a problem, make a decision, or fulfill a desire to understand.
A) duplicateB)simulateC) formulateD) verify
67. The country’s economic situation is as the statistics indicate that unemployment is increasing, prices rising and exports falling.
A) shrinkingB) lingeringC) deterioratingD) swelling
68. At Christmas, most families will set up their Christmas trees in a
place of their home and decorate them with fancy ornaments.
A) prominentB) dominantC) outstandingD) fantastic