11. I keep my reference books near my desk for _________.
A. convention B. convenience
C. conference D. confidence
12. She decided not to _________ her husband’s name when she got married.
A. adore B. adopt
C. admire D. admit
13. Passing the English examination should _________ your chances of getting the post.
A. develop B. improve
C. advance D. enhance
14. They’ve _________ the prices in the shop, so it’s a good time to buy.
A. deduced B. decreased
C. reduced D. lessened
15. I was on the _________ of accepting.
A. border B. tip
C. verge D. side
16. Frequent cultural exchanges will certainly help _________ friendly relations between our two universities.
A. feed B. support
C. foster D. tend
17. We can visit your company on Monday or Tuesday; our plans are fairly _________.
A. flexible B. elastic
C. supple D. compliant
18. How I wish to _________ in your sufferings.
A. enter B. contribute
C. participate D. provide
19. We must make _________ efforts to improve things.
A. heavy B. thick
C. massive D. large
20. Einstein’s new theory on optics changed _________ scientific ideas about light.
A. technical B. original
C. classical D. mechanical
