1. Each individual is requested to state the ____ on which his judgments are based.

A) requirements B) measuresC) legislations D) criteria

2. Inside the machine is an____arrangement of wires.

A) incredible B) internalC) intricate D) initial

3. With the popularity of the Internet, both commercial computers and personal ones are more ____ to the computer viruses than ever before.

A) liable B)vulnerableC) subjective D) subordinate

4. The portion of the total income of China’s railways which comes from carrying cargo is____80 percent.

A) consequently B) roughly C) comparatively D) incidentally

5. The students, ____ reading their books, did not observe me enter the classroom.

A) deficient in B) adequate forC) short of D) intent on

6. The ____ from childhood to manhood is often a difficult time for a young man.

A) transition B) transformationC) transfer D) transmissi

7.Such a (n)____ person has got to the top of the company! That’s more than I bargained for.

A) responsible B) illegalC) notorious D) illegitimate

8. There are several possible explanations for the greater job____ in Japan in contrast to the great job mobility in the United States.

A) creativity B) securityC) sensitivity D) stability

9. Almost everyone in the auditorium was weeping by the time he finished telling the ____ tale.

A) pathetic B) patriotic C) panic D) periodic

10. That day the teacher ____ from her custom and gave out no homework.

A) disconnected B) distortedC) detached D) deviated

11. A man who always ____ his salary can never become very wealthy.

A) anticipate B) articulateC) manifest D) monitor

12. Mr. Jackson feels very happy that he has derived a good deal of benefit ____ the investment in the city.

A) with B) of C) from D) upon

13. The meaning of this poem is very ____; I really do not understand it.

A) conspicuous B) intelligibleC) obscure D) dim

14. The very ____ of justice lies in the right of every man to a fair trial.

A) content B) essenceC) threshold D) texture

15. Their marriage came to an end because they were simply not ____ with each other.

A) comparable B) compatibleC) competitive D) complacent