265 Multiple – choice General- English -II Tests
1. In the last Olympic Games, athletes rivaled each other for the gold medal.
a. greeted b. behaved c. competed d. attacked
2. Some researchers maintain surveillance on their experiments 24 hours a day.
a. assumption b. erudition c. watchfulness d. speculation
3. There was an appalling number of victims in that train accident.
a. great b. wicked c. countless d. horrible
4. Even should a similar virus appear, it doesn"t follow that it would have a similar effect.
a. it doesn"t mean b. it doesn"t matter
c. it isn"t necessarily true d. it is absolutely right
5. The cause of these changes is a subject of controversy.
a. argument b. interest c. research d. dissatisfaction
6. Influenza has shown itself capable of producing a disaster to rival the ravages of plague.
a. destructions b. distribution c. constructions d.concoction
7. By four weeks, infants are already able to recognize subtle differences in language sounds.
a. conceptual b. actual c. abundant d. delicate
8. Babies prefer animate things over inanimate and like people more than anything a. aimless b. tasteless c. colorless d. lifeless
9. The women who had extra sixteen hours showed that they were forged that significantly strengthened mother love.
a. early ties were emerged
b. close relationships were developed
c. extra hours have a false impression
d. the more hours together, the better the relationship
10. Management always wanted to play down the situation.
a. utilize b. bear down c. emphasize d. minimize
11. The argument is over how tough these standards should be.
a. precise b. strict c. strong d. mandatory
12. Let me set forth my ideas, and then tell me yours.
a. explain b. constrict c. propose d. justify
13. Doctors have come up with some startling facts.
a. put up with b. tolerated c. discovered d. confronted
14. Can a society compel people to use birth –control methods?
a. force b. encourage c. convince d. persuade
15. All the people at the party were clustered around the piano and singing.
a. raised b. benefited c. motivated d. gathered
16. In fact, dreams and dream interpretations have been acknowledged from the beginning of recorded history.
a. abbreviated b. fulfilled c. received d. reported
17. The lawyer cited several similar cases to prove his points.
a. was surprised at b. referred to c. analyzed d. distinguished
18. The Russians now claim to be able to ----- the spread of flu between their cities using straight forward travel data.
a. prevail b. strike c. forecast d. compensate
19. If you -----to your studies, you"ll get good grades.
a. concern b. encourage c. practice d. attend
20. Athletes must have well -----bodies in order to move effectively.
a. coordinated b. nourished c. notorious d. profound
21. When I travel, I find I"m ----to the customs in other countries.
a. adaptive b. treatable c. apathetic d. perceptive
22. The baby ----well to all the tests except the one for hearing.
a. responds b. hinders c. records d. adapts
23.Last night my husband met Mr. Johnson. I ----him as an interesting man, but my husband found him boring.
a. averted b. converted c. percepted d. handled
24. Although some people were not impressed, I thought it was ----when men landed on the moon.
a.viable b. malleable c. thrilling d. placid
25. Parents usually treat sick children very ----.
a. grimly b. peremptory c. tenderly d. apprehensively
26. Some workers do not want ----protection, particularly if it means that they will not be allowed to do certain kinds of jobs.
a. discriminatory b. obligatory c. circumstantial d. overwhelming
27. Byssionosis is a major health hazard at present, but -----it will be under control.
a. eventually b. virtually c. beneficially d. ordinarily
28. Older people in particular criticize the----of American society.
a. enforceability b. permissiveness c. preciseness d. settlement
29. Companies that fail to ----the standard will be treated very seriously by the court.
a. argue over b. comply with c. manufacture d. resolve
30. Do you understand the current ----for horror movies?
a. fascination b. compensation c. interpretation d. reception
31. The more time that ----after a dream, the more color fades.
a. decreases b. disperses c. derives d. elapses
32. Dreams are a ----for knowledge not open to waking mind.
a. vehicle b. stigma c. status d. prestige
33. People who have a ----to drink too much need medical help.
a. leisure b. compulsion c. determination d. security
34. Thinkers" aim is to convince nations to change their system of production and provide ----for people to have fewer children and use less energy.
a. acquisition b. veracity c. statistics d. incentives
35. Detectives often gather lots of unrelated information and study it until a pattern ----.
a. attempts b. emerges c. treats d. transfers
36. It isn"t known how many workers died from ----caused by byssionosis.
a. approximation b. precautions c. complications d. contamination
37. Although his illness was very long and dangerous, fortunately he is now ----.
a. impairing b. reducing c. recovering d. transmitting
38. The ----above his eyes required fifteen stitches.
a. gash b. rash c. vestige d. motif
39. It is a disease caused by a ------bacterium and has made him ill for months.
a. robust b. virulent c. enduring d. recuperative
40. Then it is too late to use a vaccine. It means that ----.
a. then to use a vaccine is late b. then a vaccine cannot help
c. to use a vaccine late may help d. to use a vaccine in advance cannot help
41. At one time people thought that the disease was due to disturbance of humors.
a. evil spirits b. little creatures c. superstitions d. body fluids
42. Because he had been sleeping in front of the cooler, when he got up his neck was so -----that he couldn"t move his head.
a. severe b. violent c. stiff d. filthy
43. Avoiding unnecessary contact with people who have colds is a kind of ----.
a. resemblance b. precaution c. foliage d. variety
44. The -----of the new drug for curing cancer seems helpful.
a. affection b. exploitation c. distortion d. cooperation
45. Some diseases are present by ----, i.e. they may pass on their qualities from parent to child.
a. organs b. routines c. congenital d. heredity
46. The nurse works -----all the time. She takes full responsibility for taking care of the patients.
a. efficiently b. dependently c. deficiently d. deliberately
47. Preventing the ----of the disease is the most important thing which should be done by physicians.
a. immersion b. conversion c. confusion d. transmission
48. The operation was a fatal failure. The patient"s death was ----.
a. manageable b. inevitable c. predictable d. conceivable
49. The economy of many Arab countries is ----the oil exports.
a. due to b. wedded to c. reliant on d. equipped with
50. Mike is in a bad mood, so you"d better not ----- him.
a. irritate b. reassure c. influence d. interfere
51. The children are ----flu at this time of year.
a. susceptible to b. inquisitive to c. naughty at d. curios at
52. These chemicals have been found to be ---- to human life.
a. predictable b. poisonous c. disciplined d. distasteful
53. Her husband has been asked to write an article for the newspaper about the---of alcohol consumption.
a. complaints b. destructive c. consequences d. inadaptability
54. It is unlikely that the patients undergone microsurgery will regain sufficient ----in the hand to tell the difference between a coin and a paper clip.
a. tolerance b. perseverance c. compatibility d. sensitivity
55. Microsurgery has always been long and arduous.
a. costly b. beneficial c. efficient d. very difficult
56. The doctor told his parents that their son was in a trance.
a. unaware of what was going around him
b. couldn"t respond to the stimuli
c. was not able to concentrate deeply
d. seemed to be in coma
57. His parents waited to see if the incredibly complex operation was a complex success.
a. unbelievably b. desperately c. diligently d. inevitably
58. It is only the female mosquito that ……………on people.
a. is fed b. feeds c. feeded d. has feeded
59. The female mosquito needs blood for the …………..of its eggs.
a. maturation b. maturity c. mature d. matured
60. In Africa the most important ………..are members of the Anpheles gambiae.
a. species b. vectors c. sites d. pests
61. The mosquito can ………..the blood vessel and suck blood.
a. breed b. multiply c. pierce d. discard
62. Some species of mosquito are ………….to malaria infection.
a. vulnerable b. available c. susceptible d. disputable
63. Some mosquitoes feed …………on humans every 2 to 3 days.
a. partly b. exclusively c. briefly d. widely
64. After 1 to 4 days the pupal skin ………….
a. splits b. hatches c. flies away d. thrives
65. Anopheles mosquito can breed in any stagnant …………..of water.
a. sheet b. stage c. surface d. span
66. People can take action to …………some of mosquito breeding sites.
a. counter b. compound c. involve d. restrain
67. Use of residual insecticides is …………..only to control malaria outbreaks.
a. supported b. sprayed c. limited d. contributed
68. Spraying insecticide is useful when …………action is called for.
a. coincidence b. quick c. standing d. irrigational
69. The ………does not carry away the waste matter and water; I think it is blocked.
a. sweeper b. janitor c. drainage d. drain
70. Last night, a ………..cold wind was blowing.
a. bitingly b. disruptively c. maturely d. threateningly
71. Metchnikoff ………….longevity to the yogurt they ate.
a. referred b. reduced c. attached d. attributed
72. Metchnikoff believed hat yogurt bacteria were ……………to the intestine.
a. beneficial b. friendly c. hostile d. efficient
73. Trying to settle in the intestine, any pathogen must …………with a well entrenched colony of the normal flora.
a. reside b. contend c. replace d. attract
74. The growing ……….. of yogurt stimulated more scientific researches.
a. appeal b. resistance c. uptake d. relief
75. Recent scientific evidence indicates that yogurt does …………..intestinal distress.
a. prevent b. relieve c. treat d. enhance
76. These new laws will …………..rather than promote social reform.
a. boost b. inhabit c. inhibit d. hinder
77. A well balanced diet includes ………….substances.
a. decayed b. spoiled c. banned d. assimilated
78. Those specialists who treat diseases by manipulating people’s joints are referred to as ……………. .
a. orthopedists b. acupuncturists c. chiropractors d. joint therapists
79. Banana is a very good ………. through which bitter tasting tablets can be made pleasant.
a. instrument b. medium c. apparatus d. means
80. Nobody liked to stay around him because the ………… of his body was so disgusting.
a. scent b. odor c. aroma d. fragrance
81. Using natural ways of treating diseases are referred to as ……….treatments.
a. conventional b. traditional c. biological d. non-biological
82. The zoologist studies different kinds of animals including the flesh eating ones that are generally called …………animals.
a. larvivorous b. herbivorous c. carnivorous d. pestivorous
83. The angry crowd gathered outside the summit building to express dissatisfaction over the ……… of the meeting.
a. outcome b. effect c. impression d. circumstance
84. The contestant was ultimately ………… from the competition due to successive failures.
a. eradicated b. corroded c. eliminated d. sapped
85.The teacher emphasized that the course did not deal with theories. In fact, it was of ………… concern.
a. practicable b. practical c. feasible d. functional
86.It seemed that the people failed to follow the story of the film due to the lack of …………… .
a. continuance b. continuation c. continuity d. continual logic
87. Some herbs are believed to have ……… properties.
a. curative b. curable c. cured d. curing
88. Sports events shown on television attract a large number of enthusiasts that never practice those activities. In fact they encourage----.
a. insignificance b. tranquility c. passivity d. hyperactivity
89. A kind of drug used to cause hyperactivity is called a ………. .
a. stimulus b. tranquilizer c. stimulant d. stimulator
90. They constructed a dam to ………. the water.
a. restrain b. harness c. restrict d. hinder
91. Because his explanation was not clear enough for the students to understand, the students asked him to amplify it. The underlined word means ……… .
a. make clear b. lengthen c. add more details d. strengthen
92. Man has been trying for a long time to provide a cure for …………. diseases. However, there has been no recorded success.
a. maladroit b. malevolent c. malignant d. maladjusted
93. Which of the following can be used to change the word odorous into opposite meaning?
a. dys- b. mal- c. dis- d. un-
94. The teacher said that the course was somehow difficult to handle. However, if the students developed positive ………… towards it, they wouldn’t have much difficulty passing it.
a. emotions b. affection c. attitudes d. fondness
95. The experts are considering the …………. of desert areas as a possible option for providing electrical power from solar energy.
a. utility b. abundance c. efficacy d. fertility
96. The newly invented medicine did not prove ………….. . Therefore, it was withdrawn from the drugstores throughout the country.
a. effusive b. efficacious c. capacious d. authentic
97. Treatment of a disease by very small amounts of drugs that , if given to a healthy person would produce symptoms like those of the disease itself is referred to as ……….. .
a. chiropractic b. homeopathy c. acupuncture d. naturopathy
98. The word trust can be changed into its opposite meaning by adding …….
a. non- b. in- c. mis/dis d. dis/un
99. They held a special meeting to appoint a/an------ to the outgoing headmaster.
a. organizer b. coordinate c. successor d. nominee
100. The doctor admired the boy because he showed lots of ………… during chemotherapy.
a. decency b. resistance c. tolerance d. insistence
101. Her ----to cold caused him to leave the area which was very snowy all through the year.
a. sensation b. sensitivity c. senses d. sensible
102. This medicine has been suggested for those suffering dyspepsia . The underlined word means ………
a. absorption b. secretion c. ulceration d. indigestion
103. The doctor made an attempt to diagnose the disease by conducting a few blood tests. The underlined word means ………
a. running b. operating c. managing d. forming
104. The prefix hyper in the word hyperactive can be replaced by ………. .
a. super b. over c. de d. mal
105. The doctor believes that the tumor should be ………. from the patient’s stomach.
a. expelled b. obtained c. repelled d. removed
106. It is just a ………. medical examination , nothing to get worried about.
a. dangerous b. special c. routine d. complex
107. The task is ……… and the hours are long; it needs much energy.
a. arduous b. ordinary c. common d. effortless
108. The doctor suggested her to eat enough fruit to relieve her ……. .
a. suppository b. adhesion c. constipation d. allowance
109. Disease is a serious threat in the region because food is in short supply and water is ………….
a. stagnant b. safe c. plentiful d. abundant
110. If you can’t ……… your dog from biting people, you must lock it up.
a. restrain b. assume c. attain d. portray
111. In the interest of …... please do not smoke in this place.
a. treatment b. recovery c. profit d. hygiene
112. In meditation, we ---------our mind to think inwardly.
a. activate b. direct c. stimulate d. shut
113. The sense organs ---------- stimulate the brain.
a. superficially b. awkwardly c. constantly d. indirectly
114. -------- efforts are being made to resolve the dispute.
a. Feasible b. Curative c. Intensive d. Amplified
115. It is simply not economically ------------ to stage such a production.
a. beneficial b. disturbed c. practicable d. available
116. It is believed that genetically- produced people will bring about a lot of problems , because their life is based on ...............................
a. variability b.diversity c. reliability d. capability
117. The life guard was highly appreciated for his ............... because he saved the life of the drowning boy.
a. generosity b. challenge c. bravery d. levity
118. The discovery of penicillin is thought to be a great _________ in the treatments of many infectious diseases.
a. bereavement b. accident c. milestone d. modification
119. A hairsplitter is someone who _____________
a. often succeeds in an argument
b. makes fine distinctions in an argument
c. has argumentative skills
d. provides good reasons to support his arguments
120. Complications caused by the surgery ________ to the death of the patient.
a. resulted b. influenced c. led d. brought about
121. The accident left him ________. He has to go around in a wheelchair.
a. excited b. involved c. impaired d. altered
122. To cope with stress, one has to develop resistance and capability. This is what we refer to as ________.
a. toughening up b. flight c. avoidance d. irritability
123. The soldiers who were subjected to chemical weapons had to be sent to abroad for treatments. The underlined word means __________.
a. reduced b. exposed c. delivered d. affected
124. The findings of the research study bear out the claim that the earth is getting warmer and warmer. The underlined expression means ________.
a. reject b. potentate c. magnify d. substantiate
125. Medical science is believed to have gone through many _________. Doctors have modern equipment at their disposal to do their job more efficiently.
a. declines b. operations c. alterations d. preparations
126. He was _______ a letter of appreciation for his invaluable works in the field of medicine and takes pride in it.
a. encoded b. deprived of c. conferred d. rejected
127. Many people through out the world have greatly been shocked by the ________ resulting in the death of thousands of people.
a. scourge b. agony c. ache d. scar
128. After the Asian Tsunami, they were not able to find their son. So the _____ of uncertainty is still annoying them. They do not know exactly what happened to him.
a. event b. agony c. milestone d. merit
129. Because the roads to the remote areas have badly been damaged, getting food to the people in those areas is still a ________ ahead.
a. approach b. rescue c. keenness d. challenge
130. The situation was very complex for me to appreciate. So I remained silent because I had nothing to denote. The underlined word means ________.
a. accept b. admit c. resort to d. understand
131. As part of the overall campaign against AIDS, they make an attempt to ______ knowledge to the public of how the disease may be transferred.
a. reinforce b. denote c. impart d. potentate
132. The doctor had to _______ other techniques of treating the disease. The previously used ones proved unsuccessful.
a. cope with b. resort to c. revise d. turn down
133. The people taking part in the funereal service were weeping uncontrollably because it was a melancholy occasion. The underlined word means _________.
a. sad b. disturbing c. shocking d. serious
134. She has a _______ memory of what happened to her in the earthquake. In fact, she can even recall the details of the incidence.
a. vague b. intriguing c. vivid d. fascinating
135. I have to renew my driving license; it will _________ soon.
a. expire b. corrupt c. cease d. commence
136. He was _______ to brief the president about the latest developments in the region.
a demonstrated b. grasped c. summoned d. banished
137 . Lawyers make an attempt not to take sides in their judgments. In fact, they observe __________.
a. positivism b. bias c. impartiality d. indifference
138. He is greatly admired by his friends because he is a hardworking person. The underlined word means _______.
a. diligent b. serious c. idle d. ambitious
139. He seems to be suffering from _______ . He believes that he is an important person and annoyed by others.
a. mania b. paranoia c. depression d. melancholy
140. Gabriele is ready for what God has in store. This statement means ______.
a. he is ready to accept what happens to him in the future
b. God will provide him with whatever materials he needs
c. God will reject him
d. he does not believe in faith
141. The doctor suggested that the patient be put under intensive care before he develops--------.
a. adaptation b. complications c. consequence d. extension
142. Disease found among a certain group of people is referred to as --------.
a. epidemic b. convulsive c. endemic d. comprehensive
143. The gene for sickle cell anemia in other human gene is known to ----------resistance to malaria .
a. encode b. repel c. confer d. eliminate
144. Some diseases are thought to have hereditary reasons. In fact, their origin should be traced in ---------------tendencies.
a. instinctive b. biochemical c. genetical d. protective
145. He is a ---------------writer. He has written many stories.
a. pervasive b. progressive c. promotive d. prolific
146. Research studies ---------------stress related disorders so that they pave the ground for the development of more adaptational coping strategies.
a. cast doubt on b. shed light on c. ignore d. distort
147. The message was implicit. He expressed it ---------------.
a. clearly b. seriously c. precisely d. indirectly
148. The process of making a hypothesis based on the observation of the result of a research study is referred to as ---------------.
a. experimental b. empirical c. deduction d. induction
149. The patient seems to be suffering from chemotherapy ---------------nausea.
a. advanced b. induced c. imposed d. protected
150. It is believed that the excessive release of noradrenaline has ---------------effects on the muscle of the heart.
a. temporary b. doubtful c. substantial d. deleterious
151. Some plants are believed to be useful because they have --------properties.
a. curable b. curative c. cured d. curing
152. On the way through the forest, she was fascinated by the ---------------views of the mountains covered with trees of different kinds.
a. everlasting b. heart breaking c. breathtaking d. hairsplitting
153. The teacher goes in to lots of details when he explains something to them. That’s why they call him ---------------.
a. breath taker b. hairsplitter c. carnivorous d. frogman
154. Physiological changes such as hair raising, spine chilling and cold sweat probably prepare us to deal with stress by either flight or fight. The underlined phrase could refer to --------------- respectively.
a. adaptation and avoidance
b. toughening up and adaptation
c. avoidance and adaptation
d. adaptation and toughening up
155. The hospital was --------staffed. Therefore some of the employees were redundant and got fired.
a. over b. under c. mal d. hypo
156. It is impolite to show your son-----------by scolding him in the presence of others .
a. out b. off c. up d. down
157. Taking antidepressant drugs brings about changes in β-adrenoceptors that mimic adaptation to stress.
a. stimulate b. influence c. resemble d. create
158. To pick up language in a natural context, one must have lots of -----------to it.
a. utility b. exposure c. resistance d. fertility
159. The newly invented medicine did not prove ………….. . Therefore, it was withdrawn from the drugstores throughout the country.
a. effusive b. efficacious c. capacious d. authentic
160. Religious meetings include ----------- in which the participants call upon god for an action to bring about a change in their lives.
a. invocations b. supplication c. institution d. association
161. The boss expected the employees to do more than they could. They hated such -----------boss.
a. underpaying b. over demanding c. overestimating d. undertaking
162. The disease threatened to involve his kidneys. The underlined word could be replaced by-----------.
a. require b. mean c. affect d. irritate
163. The doctor admired the boy because he showed lots of ………… during chemotherapy.
a. decency b. resistance c. tolerance d. insistence
164. At first, the hospital was a success. Now, it has become -----------in financial problems.
a. convertible b. embedded c. entangled d. complicated
165. Although the former manager’s accomplishments were worthy of attention, the new manager tried to _______them.
a. potentate b. prescribe c. trivialize d. overestimate
166. The message was presented in a combination of dots that stood for words. Therefore, the soldiers had difficulty _______them.
a. encoding b. decoding c. reforming d. portraying
167. One study revealed that the most common accessory -----physicians is the white coat.
a. adorning b. adoring c. adapting d. adopting
168. ------have not considered the possibility that nausea of pregnancy may be a defense against toxins.
a. Obstetricians b. Geriatricians c. Psychiatrists d. Rheumatologists
169. Evolution is a/an -----process without the possibility of fresh start.
a. degenerative b. incremental c. rudimentary d. genuine
170. Many of the body"s apparent design ----aren"t simply mistakes, they are just compromises.
a. faults b. flaws c. guilts d. reigns
171. Design compromises ----much disease.
a. attribute to b. predispose for c. amount to d. account for
172. As people become more ----, so their standard and style of living improves.
a. cognitive b. affluent c. responsive d. irrespective
173. The disease had left her weak and -----to all kinds of infections.
a. amiable b. amenable c. prone d. emancipate
174. Politicians are saying that the riots were not -----, but were completely planned by activists.
a. reactive b. deliberate c. smart d. spontaneous
175. Of course, we"ll look after your kids -----you can drop them off at your house, that is.
a. providing b. despite c. nonetheless d. supplying
176. The virus leaves sufferers ----to a range of infections.
a. vulnerable b. potential c. rigorous d. challenged
177. Despite claims made by skincare manufacturers, the effects of ageing are----.
a. prolonged b. creeping c. irreversible d. unwanted
178. The glycation of myelin could ----to the nerve damage associated with diabetes.
a. contribute b. impair c. accumulate d. induce
179. A year ago the magazine had a circulation of 150000 but since then that figure has -----to an astonishing 2 million.
a. put off b. set out c. built up d. shot up
180. The collagen -----the basement membrane has an unusual structure.
a. comprising b. making up c. consisting of d. made up of
181. Ask him to -----that deafening music, would you?
a. turn down b. turn off c. turn out d. turn up
182. Constant pressure to optic nerve will cause infection and eventually ----blindness.
a. result from b. result in c. bring up d. led to
183. The damage that sugar -----is by far the most common cause of cataract.
a. induces b. infiltrates c. incorporates d. emancipate
184. Aspirin prevents cyanate and some sugars from causing such-----.
a. infirmity b. bonds c. traumas d. opacity
185. Oxygen is a -----gas; it reacts well with hydrogen to form water.
a. reactive b. reactant c. reactor d. reacting
186 . A transformer is a/an ----for changing the voltage of an electrical power supply.
a. apparel b. insignia c. instrument d. apparatus
187. Although the link between sugar and disease is hotly-----, there is no disputing data in the glucose tolerance curve.
a. proscribed b. infested c. concerned d. contested
188. "Health foods" is a general term for foods and food products that ----certain criteria during their production and processing.
a. meet b. observe c. watch d. look
189. The term "health foods" is used to describe organic and natural foods, ----teas and food supplement.
a. steamed b. herbal c. diurnal d. aromatic
190. As people became concerned about the ------value of highly processed foods, demands for organic and natural foods increased.
a. nourishing b. nutrient c. nutritive d. nutritious
191. ----couples generally share the same values and have similar lifestyles and aspirations.
a. Competitive b. Compulsive c. Compatible d. Concomitant
192. The findings showed that eukaryotic cells did not have to reinvent ----and photosynthesis through genetic trial and error.
a. respiration b. expiration c. aspiration d. inspiration
193. The use of the masculine pronoun he in most medically related literature indicates men’s _______against women.
a. potentiality b. dominance c. superiority d. prejudice
194- Knockdown insecticides are suggested when quick action is called for. The underlined word means ------------------.
a. effective b. prompt c. appropriate d. promising
195-It is believed that the patient has developed insusceptibility to the disease. The underlined word is closest in meaning to ---------------.
a. resistance b. immunity c. capability d. variability
196. The researcher had to undertake some research studies to --------his theory
a. advocate b. assert c. claim d. discard
197. Technological advances in medicine have greatly reduced ------------rate. More children have a chance to survive.
a. longevity b. mortality c. deficiency d. anxiety
198. The main purpose of meditation is ------------------- super consciousness.
a. retain b. assume c. attain d. absorb
199. They claimed that they had been maltreated by the guards. It means the guards treated them ------------.
a. seriously b. badly c. bitingly d. pleasantly
200. The woman seemed to be suffering from vitamin ----------. Therefore, the specialist prescribed some vitamin pills for him.
a. dependency b. deficiency c. adequacy d. sufficiency
201. “Fifty years ago the stress hypothesis began displacing obscure focuses of infection as an antecedent of a variety of life’s ills”.
This means---------------.
a. stress hypothesis took the place of infection
b. stress was regarded as the cause of many diseases because the origin was not clear
c. Infection came about before stress
d. infection was considered to be the cause of most diseases because the source was not certain
202. The patient continued the treatment for a long time without observing any ---------.
a. reason b. product c. response d. virtue
203. Dr.Metchnikoff noted that many Bulgarian people lived to be more than 100 years of age. He----- this length of life to the yogurt they ate.
a. conditioned b. attributed c. restrained d. exposed
204. The most severe type of stress is referred to as--------------stress.
a. chronic b. sequential c. acute d. intermittent
205.The sixteen year old boy was conditioned to bury his emotional life in drugs and alcohol. The underlined word means----------------.
a. compelled b. accustomed c. programmed d. thought
206. Words having one syllable are referred to as -------------syllable words.
a. multi b. bi- c. mono d. triple
207. During meditation, one should ............ a comfortable sitting position with eyes closed and his attention inward.
a. achieve b. assume c. attain d. conduct
208. New automobiles are more ................ than older ones. They consume less fuel and work faster.
a. feasible b. efficient c. available d. amusing
209. He shot the ....... several times, but he deliberately missed them.
a. goal b. aim c. target d. purpose
210. I don’t eat pickles because they -----------me.
a. please b. disagree with c. act upon d. dislike
211. It is believed that genetically- produced people will bring about a lot of problems , because life is based on ...............................
a. variability b. diversity c. reliability d. capability
212. The life guard was highly appreciated for his ............... because he saved the life of the drowning boy.
a. generosity b. challenge c. bravery d. levity
213. The word decent is changed into opposite meaning by adding......................
a. non b. in c. un d. di
214. Meditation helps you achieve peace and ................... of mind.
a. distraction b. community c. tranquility d. interaction
215. He tends to bring out food from his stomach. In other words, he feels.......
a. amnesia b. constipation c. indigestion d. nausea
216. Although Chaplin’s comedy belongs to the distant past, it seems that they never lose their -----
a. levity b. punch c. efficacy d. efficiency
217. Tonometer , measures indirectly the amount of oxygen reaching the cells ----the stomach.
a. lining b. relying c. covering d. monitoring
218. Tonometry is ----in the way it focuses on conditions.
a. pulsatile b. flexible c. profound d. radical
219. To ----the progress of the patients, doctors have called heavily on general measurements.
a. raise b. monitor c. evolve d. maintain
220. If the oxygen deficiency ----, a chain events is set off.
a. persists b. insists c. restrains d. emerges
221. Tonometer is used to calculate the pH, a ----of acidity within the cells.
a. measurement b. measure c. measuring d. measurable
222. Once the oxygen supply ----to a critical point, the cells switch to an oxygen dependent metabolism.
a. fails b. falls c. rises d. raises
223. Once the tonometer is inserted, -----carbon dioxide in the stomach lining comes to equilibrium with carbon dioxide in the gas-permeable balloon.
a. deduced b. declined c. dissolved d. detached
224. After half an hour, the doctor draws out the saline ---the tonometer tube.
a. through b. throughout c. of d. to
225. If the stomach tissue is lacking oxygen, doctors can intervene to reverse the ---.
a. route b. trend c. gait d. equation
226. By administering dopexamine, doctors can ----the blood vessels to the region.
a. reverse b. dilate c. relieve d. return
227. Gutierrez found that if the patients" pH can be raised to a normal level, the mortality rate ----to %36.
a. reduced b. dropped c. decreased d. ALL of THESE
228. Measurements of tissue pH are far better than general measurements of oxygen transportation in predicting how a patient will ----.
a. face b. fare c. fail d. faint
229. Hopes are ----for the survival of the missing mountain climbers.
a. resuming b. fading c. expanding d. remitting
230. We are relying on your ---; you are sensible enough not to call us at the office.
a. discretion b. discredit c. greetings d. regards
231. The ----of the licensing laws set off a sudden boom in the liquor industry.
a. contraction b. relaxation c. inflation d. insertion
232. A larger price increase could trigger demands for even longer ----increases.
a. impact b. labor c. wage d. stain
233. The government"s intervention in this ----will not help.
a. refute b. inference c. dispute d. vocation
234. Despite official ----, the rumor continued to exist.
a. approaches b. hindrance c. denials d. milieu
235. Biomechanical engineering forms the basis of reconstructive developments such as artificial ----and limbs.
a. extremities b. roundabouts c. planters d. implants
236. Since 1982, many patients have been treated with such devices, with ----success.
a. variable b. various c. variety d. varying
237. The chemical interactions between the human body and artificial materials may ----adverse reaction or rejection.
a. facilitate b. invigorate c. regulate d. provoke
238. From a general perspective, stress is a fashionable term ----usually disagreeable stimuli.
a. responding b. denoting c. initiating d. occurring
239. Stress ----the physiological, behavioral, and subjective responses to these stimuli.
a. encompasses b. magnifies c. overcomes d. withstands
240. The more intimate the stress, the greater the ----.
a. magnitude b. recovery c. reliefs d. exhaustion
241. A certain amount of stress is claimed to be desirable to overcome ----that prevents us from reaching our goals.
a. antecedents b. obstacles c. adjustments d. episodes
242. Failing to -----, stressed people become exhausted.
a. spare b. recur c. cope d. apprehend
243. None of this intriguing work adequately explains ----in individual responses.
a. restriction b. variability c. specificity d. revision
244. Acute stress reaction----exposure to an exceptional medical or physical stress.
a. validates b. comprises c. associates d. accompanies
245. Difficulty concentrating, distractibility or increased ---and apprehension occur with other features of stress.
a. restlessness b. prosperity c. displacement d. concealment
246. Stress is a vigorous concept that has engendered a -----industry dedicated to its relief.
a. prosperous b. disgusted c. offensive d. generous
247. If you persist in misunderstanding him, you"ll surely be----.
a. fired b. fined c. trialed d. intrigued
248. To carry out this plan, we would require increasing our -----by%50.
a. stamina b. staff c. stigmata d. stir
249. I"m reliably informed that he is deep----.
a. in bulk b. in a daze c. in dock d. in debt
250. I kept telling him I wasn"t interested in his ----, but he was most persistent.
a. outlook b. offer c. standpoint d. sphere
251. His eyes indicated that he wasn"t certain. In fact, he seemed rather-----.
a. dubious b. ambiguous c. obscure d. opaque
252. The driver slowed down as he approached the police----.
a. restriction b. confinement c. hindrance d. barrier
253. The ----of depression with mania was reemphasized in the middle of 19th century.
a. alternation b. purgation c. dominance d. substitution
254. It was observed that some melancholia was ----and some was associated with stress.
a. vivid b. inherent c. elucidate d. expository
255. The distinction between endogenous depression and reactive depression was ----at the turn of the century.
a. revived b. reinvested c. modified d. circumscribed
256. He -----a promising career to look after his handicapped daughter.
a. sacrificed b. contemplated c. displaced d. volunteered
257. Picasso"s first exhibition received only a short mention in a/an----- Parisian newspaper.
a. obscure b. viable c. arbitrary d. chequred
258. -----of public money for a new school building was hardly justified.
a. Appropriation b. Appropriateness c. Appropriate d. Inappropriate
259. We wish you health, happiness and -----.
a. promotion b. dedication c. prosperity d. veracity
260. He -----a 100 dollar bill from his pocket and laid it on the table.
a. invested b. deposited c. withdrew d. languished
261. They claim that natural selection is responsible for the creative -----.
a. novelty b. enterprise c. defense d. contest
262. Infections are neither a/an ----punishment nor an arbitrary failing.
a. divine b. designated c. trivial d. booming
263. Is evolution moving towards some happy ----? Not at all.
a. accommodation b. elimination c. degeneration d. unision
264. Many genes offer a benefit or a tendency to -----that may delay ageing.
a. gout b. quirk c. offset d. compensate
265. Environmental factors that cause diseases are mostly ----.
a. novel b. intermittent c. paradoxical d. mucky
Answer Keys:
5.a |
4.c |
3.a |
2.c |
1.c |
10.d |
9.b |
8.d |
7.d |
6.a |
15.d |
14.a |
13.c |
12.c |
11.b |
20.a |
19.d |
18.c |
17.b |
16.c |
25.c |
24.c |
23.c |
22.a |
21.c |
30.a |
29.b |
28.b |
27.a |
26.a |
35.b |
34.d |
33.b |
32.a |
31.d |
40.b |
39.b |
38.a |
37.c |
36.c |
45.d |
44.b |
43.b |
42.c |
41.d |
50.a |
49.c |
48.b |
47.d |
46.a |
55.d |
54.d |
53.c |
52.d |
51.a |
60.b |
59.a |
58.b |
57.a |
56.a |
65.a |
64.a |
63.b |
62.a |
61.c |
70.a |
69.d |
68.b |
67.c |
66.a |
75.b |
74.a |
73.b |
72.a |
71.d |
80.b |
79.b |
78.c |
77.d |
76.c |
85.b |
84.c |
83.a |
82.c |
81.d |
90.b |
89.c |
88.c |
87.a |
86.c |
95.a |
94.c |
93.b |
92.c |
91.c |
100.c |
99.c |
98.c |
97.b |
96.b |
105.d |
104.b |
103.a |
102.d |
101.b |
110.a |
109.a |
108.c |
107.a |
106.c |
115.c |
114.c |
113.c |
112.b |
111.d |
120.c |
119.b |
118.c |
117.c |
116.a |
125.c |
124.d |
123.b |
122.a |
121.c |
130.d |
129.d |
128.b |
127.a |
126.c |
135.a |
134.c |
133.a |
132.b |
131.c |
140.a |
139.a |
138.a |
137.c |
136.c |
145.d |
144.c |
143.c |
142.c |
141.b |
150.d |
149.b |
148.b |
147.d |
146.b |
155.a |
154.c |
153.b |
152.c |
151.b |
160.d |
159.b |
158.b |
157.c |
156.d |
165.c |
164.c |
163.c |
162.c |
161.b |
170.b |
169.b |
168.a |
167.a |
166.b |
175.a |
174.d |
173.c |
172.b |
171.d |
180.b |
179.d |
178.a |
177.c |
176.a |
185.a |
184.d |
183.a |
182.b |
181.a |
190.c |
189.b |
188.a |
187.d |
186.d |
195.b |
194.b |
193.d |
192.a |
191.c |
200.b |
199.b |
198.c |
197.b |
196.a |
205.a |
204.a |
203.b |
202.c |
201.d |
210.c |
209.c |
208.b |
207.b |
206.c |
215.d |
214.c |
213.b |
212.c |
211.b |
220.a |
219.b |
218.d |
217.a |
216.b |
225.b |
224.a |
223.c |
222.b |
221.b |
230.a |
229.b |
228.b |
227.d |
226.b |
235.d |
234.c |
233.c |
232.c |
231.b |
240.a |
239.a |
238.b |
237.d |
236.d |
245.a |
244.b |
243.b |
242.c |
241.b |
250.b |
249.d |
248.b |
247.a |
246.a |
255.a |
254.b |
253.a |
252.d |
251.a |
260.c |
259.c |
258.a |
257.a |
256.a |
265.a |
264.a |
263.a |
262.a |
261.a |
