14. My cousin Nancy is often in a poisonous mood; I suppose it’s because she is ____child.
A. one B. a lone C. a single D. an only
15.____the factors already referred to, people sometimes feel insecure because their motives are misunderstood by others.
A. But for B. Except for C. Apart from D. Except that
16. If the scheme is ____carried out without waste of time or energy I shall be completely satisfied.
A.relatively B. noticeably ? C. appropriately D. efficiently
17. One day we all may find it useful to have a(n) ____for sending documents, writing any pictures across the telephone lines.
A. receiver B. echo C. extension D. facility
18. To their credit the Department of Energy ____these ideas and funded a detailed study.
A. took over B. took on C. took up D. took to
19. Feeling that she was in the right, she took ____at the dirty remark.
A. protection B. offense C. defense D. guard
20. They agreed to share in common any ____of funds after all expenses were paid in full.
A. sufficiency B. surpass C. excess D. surplus
21. He was ____her in intelligence.
A. below B. under C. beneath D. down
22. It took a lot of imagination to come up with such an ____ plan.
A. bright B. clever C. brilliant D. ingenious
23. In the refining process, rice and flour lose much of their ____.
A. acid B. alcohol C. vitamin D. sulphur
24. Individual lines of the poem were very beautiful, but I didn’t see how the lines fit together. To me, the poem wasn’t ____.
A. inherent B. coherent C. logical D. corporate
25. To an especially sensitive child, a simple scolding can be a ____experience.
A. hysterical B. grievous C. gracious D. sensible