Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. l. You cannot _____ ignorance as your excuse; you should have known what was happening all along. A. plead B. refer to C. defend D. persist in 2. As the medicine took ______ the nervous patient became quieter. A, action B, force C, effect D, influence 3. So long as we have Jim, a man with exceptional ability in management, things will be working well oven if we come _____unexpected difficulties. A. up with B. up against C. round to D. in on 4. Has she changed her mind again? t wish she'd at least be______ A. persistent B. constant C. compatible D. consistent 5. His exceptional ability in administration and his ______ make him an excellent leader. A.self-respect B. self-centredness C. self-confidence D. self-regard 6. The students in the Advanced Teachers' Training Class are asked to visit the nearby middle schools for the _____ of lessons. A. inspection B. investigation C. observance D. observation 7. As population growth sends the numbers of inhabitants ______the city shows every sign of overcrowded ness. A. rocketing B. going C. increasing D. exalting 8. Bad office planning will ____ both the employer and the employee and affects the performance of their duties. A. defeat B. disappoint C. frustrate D. hinder 9. Educators agree that sport provides an ____ for an adolescent's feelings of aggression or frustration. A. overflow B. outlet C. exhaust D. exit 10. Under these circumstances it _____ be best to group those gifted athletes in our university. A. should B. might C. seemed D. could 11. _____ all my efforts, I am unable to make those slow students do the same amount of work that most of the other students do. A. Despite B. No matter C. Making D. Considering 12. She obviously had no _____of discouraging the individual growth and self-respect of the students. A. desire B. ambition C. willingness D. intention 13. These athletes threw petrol on to the bonfire and the sudden ______ lit up the whole garden. A. flare B. spark C. twinkle D, glow 14. A teacher preparing for his lessons should always ______ in mind the students' creativity, latent interest and talent. A. take B.bring C. bear D. carry 15. It is not difficult to understand your _ to grouping these gifted students according to their interest and ability. A. reaction B. feelings C. outlook D. behavior 16. Do you think that these "quiz kids" really _____ your special instruction? A.benefit B. appreciate C. delight D. assess 17. Grouping those pupils who have real trouble mastering academic subject matter will not ____ them any harm. A. give B. do C. take D. make 18. A joke or two always ___ up a lecture, I think. A. raise B. loosen C. liven D. inspire 19. It was felt that these intellectual snobs lacked the ____ to pursue a difficult task to the end. A. commitment B. engagement C. obligation D. persuasion 20. It should be ____ that as individuals gifted students are endowed with certain attributes which represent their potential success in life. A. reminded B, perceived C. marked D. noted