Part II Vocabulary (20 points.1 point for each) 1 . The local government is pressed to find new places to _____________waste. A. embarrass B. polish C. dump D. await 2. Thanks to the________ of air transport, everyone is free to go anywhere at any time.. A. efficiency B.donation C. peculiar D. sensible 3. The wedding ceremony of my sister was a very ______experience for our family. A. doubtful B. emotional C. superficial D. complicate 4. The effects of this medicine will________ according to a person’s health, weight, and sex. A. compose B.consider C. vary D. compare 5. We want to give all children a world_______ violence. A. learn of B. accounted for C. free of D. strive for 6. A _____________ is a very small piece of matter with a negative electrical charge, found in all atoms. A. donation B. perspective C. negotiation D. electron 7. Redecorating the house is a challenging task. It’s necessary to _______________the wallpaper first. A. Straighten up B. learn of C. Strip off D. free of 8. Some successful people managed to gain________________ and fortune even though they dropped out of school. A.indication B. distinction C. fame D. quotation 9. After 10 years of full-time training,she has finally ________________ as a professional dancer. A. threw away B. learned of C. starved of D. made it 10. I never felt anxious or_______________ when somebody else got a higher position or made a lot of money. A.subsequent B. envious C. considerable D. miserable 11. So much for the present tense. Now I______something about the future tense. A. will go on saying B. go on saying C. will go on to say D. go on to say 12. In the evening they arrived at a hill,at the top of ______ was a watchtower. A. it B.that C. where D. which 13. Although the town had been _______several times, little damage was done. A. attack B. injure C. harmed D. struck 14. The salary of a taxi driver is much higher _______. A. than a worker B. than that of a worker C. to compare as a worker D. in comparison with a teacher 15. If _______ to a high temperature, ice will change to water. A.heating B. being heated C. to heat D. heated 16. We didn’t know his telephone number;otherwise we _______ him. A. would have called B. must have called C. would call D. had call 17. The second book was _______ by August 1982, but two years later, the end was still nowhere in sight. A.completed B. to have completed C.to complete D. to have been completed 18. _______ should any money be given to a small child. A. On no account B. Of no account C. From all accounts D. By all account 19. Evidence came up _______ special speech sounds are recognized by babies as young as six months old. A. what B. that C. which D.whose 20. ________ do it myself than try to persuade a stubborn fellow like you. A.I’d better B. I’d rather C. I’d like D. I’ve better