Intensify(7次)

1. By turning this knob to the right you can ________ the sound from the radio. (05/1)
A) intensify
B) amplify
C) enlarge
D) reinforce

2. I found it difficult to _____ my career ambitions with the need to bring up my children.　 (03/6)
A) consolidate
B) amend
C) reconcile
D) Intensify

3. The music aroused an _______ feeling of homesickness in him. (02/12)
A) intentional
B) intermittent
C) intense
D) intrinsic

4. His successful negotiations with the Americans helped him to _________ his position in he government. (02/1)
A) contrive
B) consolidate
C) heave
D) intensify

5. The presidential candidate ______ his position by winning several primary elections. (99/6)
A) enforced
B) enriched
C) intensified
D) consolidated

6. Competition, they believe, __________ the national character than corrupt it. (97/1)
A) enforces
B) confirms
C) intensifies
D) strengthens

7. Of the thousands of known volcanoes in the world, the _______ majority are inactive. (97/1)
A) tremendous
B) demanding
C) intensive
D) overwhelming

Barren(3次)

1. He tried to hide ___ his patch by sweeping his hair over to one side. (04/6)
A) barren
B) bare
C) bald
D) bleak

2. Within ten years they have tamed the ____hill into green woods. (03/9)
A) vacant
B) barren
C) weird
D) wasteful

3. Many people think of deserts as ______ regions, but numerous species of plants andanimals have adapted to life there. (99/6)
A) virgin
B) barren
C) void
D) wretched

Blunder(3次)

1. Many pure metals have little use because they are too soft, rust too easily, or have some other _______. (02/1)
A) drawbacks
B) handicaps
C) bruises
D) blunders

2. Small farms and the lack of modern technology have ______ agricultural production.(01/1)
A) blundered
B) tangled
C) bewildered
D) hampered

3. I think that I committed a _______ in asking her because she seemed very upset by my question. (99/1)
A) blunder
B) revenge
C) reproach
D) scandal

Commence(2次)

1. The Space Age ______ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union. (99/1)
A) initiated
B) originated
C) embarked
D) commenced

2. To ____ for his unpleasant experiences he drank a little more than was good for him. (98/1)
A) commence
B) compromise
C) compensate
D) compliment

Commission(2次)

1. By signing the lease we made a _______ to pay a rent of $ 150 a week. (99/6)
A) conception
B) commission
C) commitment
D) confinement

2. The insurance company paid him $10, 000 in _______ after his accident. (97/6)
A) compensation
B) installment
C) substitution
D) commission