Question 13. Volunteers need to be good-humored, calm, and able to react
A. incorrectly B. appropriately C. ignorantly D. implacably
Question 14. I'm going to ______ myself to a new pair of sandals after passing an
exam.
A. behave B. deal C. control D. treat
Question 15. I am ______ and tired of listening to your complaints.
A. ill B. sick C. weak D. bad
Question 16. The war risked setting off a perilous ______ that would endanger the
whole world.
A. chain B. chain of title C. cessation D. chain of production
Question 17. So far, this drug is thought not to have any ______ effects.
A. negative B. favourable C. adverse D. against
Question 18. They are dead set ______ the plans to close the local hospital.
A. against B. along
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Question 19. She ______ for days about whether she should take the job.
A. agonized B. suffered C. disturbed
Question 20. My fingers were ______ while walking in the winter weather.
A. animated B. sensitive C. numb
Question 21. The initial ______ was that he would need between three and four weeks
to recover from the injury.
A. prognosis B. prognosis C. analysis
Question 22. Thousands of islanders fled in ______ yesterday as the volcano erupted.
A. anticipation B. security C. fear
Question 23. The driver was ______ glancing into the distance trying to read the road sign.
A. peeking B. glancing C. looking
Question 24. The doctor ______ some medicine and told her to have a week’s rest.
A. recommended B. prescribed C. conducted
Question 25. Researchers said that the shock ______ work far better than generally
expected.
A. courses B. processes C. tactics