A) kindness B) friendliness C) warmth D) affection
12. Salaries for ______ positions seem to be higher than for permanent ones.
A) legal B) optional C) voluntary D) temporary
13. Most people agree that the present role of women has already affected U.S. society. _______, it has affected the traditional role of men.
A) Above all B) In all C) At most D) At last
14. Science and technology have _____ in important ways to the improvement of agricultural production.
A) attached B) assisted C) contributed D) witnessed
15. As an actor he could communicate a whole _____ of emotions.
A) frame B) range C) number D) scale
16. This is what you should bear in mind: Don't _____ a salary increase before you actually get it.
A) hang on B) draw on C) wait on D) count on
17. The ship's generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated _____ instead of mechanically.
A) artificially B) automatically C) manually D) synthetically
18. The little girl was so frightened that she just wouldn't ______ her grip on my arm.
A) loosen B) remove C) relieve D) dismiss
19. He never arrives on time and my ______ is that he feels the meetings are useless.
A) preference B) conference C) inference D) reference
20. Mrs. Smith was so ______ about everything that no servants could please her.
A) specific B) special C) precise D) particular