There are 20 incomplete sentences with four suggested answers. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. 1. Divorce doesn ’ t necessarily mean separation in Cuba, where couples have often been forced to live together for years while they have worked out alternative housing. A. estranged B. mobilized C. distracted D. detached 2. If life was of all these difficulties, we would never understand the importance of happiness-the importance of getting what we want. A . equipped B. fraught C. devoid D. filled 3. When a country reaches the mid-income level, all its economic, political and social problems will become more . A. conscious B. conspicuous C. contemptuous D. conscientious 4. goes a long way and if you combine it with competence, it goes even further. A . Conformity B. Humility C. Infinity D. Capability 5. Few people this department store because they didn ’ t sell good clothes, and sooner or later it will be closed. A. lingered B. initiated C. repealed D. patronized 6. In ancient China, a sighting of flying dragon was often used to a great or accomplished person. A. matter B. display C. signify D. admit 7. The question of how the Chinese motor industry integrates with the rest of the world is a complex and often controversial one. A. burgeoning B. encouraging C. dominating D. confronting 8. Optical illusions clearly demonstrate that the brain does not always interpret sensory information correctly, by producing a between what we see and how we perceive. A. delusion B. discrepancy C. defect D. deficit 9. Tobacco advertising at retail points of sale is just as as other forms of tobacco advertising, and in some ways even more dangerous. A. Serious B. infectious C. cautious D. insidious 10. We were quite disappointed because he gave a rather performance in this role. A. mediocre B. common C. ordinary D. general 11. Before the Wall Street scandals, dealers in so-called junk bonds managed to great wealth in short periods of time. A. agitate B. aggregate C. alleviate D. aggravate 12.Today ’ s Chinese luxury customers are no longer satisfied with luxury as a(n) statement of their personal net worth; instead, they are increasingly seeking luxury as a way to express their unique individuality. A. abnormal B. concrete C. overt D. absolute 13. The blossoming of art auction houses, art fairs and international art galleries has elevated Hong Kong near to a of the global art market. A. piecemeal B. possessor C. pinnacle D. position 14. Accustomed to cold, aloof supervisors, Nicholas was amazed at how his new employer was. A. admirable B. passionate C. enthusiastic D. affable 15. Stretching 1,860 km from Dar es Salaam to Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia, the railway was formally to the Tanzanian and Zambian governments in 1976. A. handed down B. handed out C. handed up D. handed over 16. Financial consultants acknowledge that the value of common stock is changeable. A. relatively B. intrinsically C. sporadically D. incrementally 17. Many Chinese people believe that CCTV ’ s Spring Festival Gala ’ s appeal lies in its of their old hometown, family and traditional Spring Festival celebrations. A. evocation B. escalation C. evacuation D. elevation 18. Many games and software can be used to help improve children ’ s knowledge, develop their intelligence, and make them learn skills. A. salutary B. elementary C. voluntary D. solitary 19. The international community should guard against his reviving of the dying of Japanese militarism, and it should respond strongly to Japan ’ s provocative moves. A. attempts B. emblems C. anthems D. embers 20. Foreign coaches who are not willing to themselves to China won ’ t be chosen, even with high-level skills. A.acclaim B. acclimate C. accept D. account