41.The _____ of reliable data makes it impossible to reach a prompt decision.
A.presence
B.consequence
C.dependence
D.absence
42.The first time he spoke in public he was _____ nerves.
A.overcome
B.inhibited
C.numbed
D.frozen
43.Though he wasn't well educated, his _____ sense guided him through life.
A.common
B.usual
C.general
D.ordinary
44.The Plate is made of a kind of plastic _____.
A.stuff
B.stiff
C.staff
D.stick
45.The curator of the Museum was most _____ and let me actually examine the ancient manuscript.
A.favorable
B.gratifying
C.obliging
D.pleasing
46.There is pressure on the American government to _____ the number of immigrants permitted to settle in the US.
A.limit
B.refrain
C.confine
D.decrease
47.The word "must" is often used to indicate _____ while "might" refers to possibility.
A.capacity
B.probability
C.equality
D.ability
48.If you keep getting wrong numbers, your phone could be _____.
A.deceptive
B.defective
C.deficient
D.ineffective
49.We couldn't cut the string because the _____ of the knife was not sharp enough.
A.edge
B.side
C.border
D.front
50.In order to buy a house she had to obtain a _____ from the bank.
A.finance
B.capital
C.loan
D.debt