16. Though _____ in a big city， Peter always prefers to paint the primitive scenes of country life.

A) grown B) raised C) tended D) cultivated

17. If people feel hopeless， they don‘t bother to ________ the skills they need to succeed.

A) adopt B) acquire C) accumulate D) assemble

18. The shop assistant was dismissed as she was ________ of cheating customers.

A) accused B) charged C) scolded D) cursed

19. All her energies are ________ upon her children and she seems to have little time for anything else.

A) guided B) aimed C) directed D) focused

20. Everyone should be _____ to a decent standard of living and an opportunity to be educated.

A) attributed B) entitled C) identified D) justified

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21. His wife is constantly funding ________ with him， which makes him very angry.

A) errors B) shortcomings C) fault D) flaw

22. Vitamins are complex ________ that the body requires in very small mounts.

A) matters B) materials C) particles D) substances

23. The police are trying to find out the ________ of the woman killed in the traffic accident.

A) evidence B) recognition C) status D) identity

24. All human beings have a comfortable zone regulating the ________ they keep from someone they talk with.

A) distance B) scope C) range D) boundary

25. We have planned an exciting publicity ________ with our advertisers.

A) struggle B) campaign C) battle D) conflict

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26. ________ the help of their group， we would not have succeeded in the investigation.

A) Besides B) Regardless of C) But for D) Despite

27. ________ much is known about what occurs during sleep， the precise function of sleep and its different stages remains largely in the realm of assumption.

A) Because B) For C) Since D) While

28. John doesn‘t believe in ________ medicine; he has some remedies of his own.

A) standard B) regular C) routine D) conventional

29. Owing to __ competition among the airlines， travel expenses have been reduced considerably.

A) fierce B) strained C) eager D) critical

30. In Africa， educational costs are very low for those who are __ enough to get into universities.

A) ambitious B) fortunate C) aggressive D) substantial

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