1 Scientists are pushing known technologies to their limits in an attempt to________more energy from the earth.
A) extract?????????????
B) inject?????????????
C) discharge
D) drain
2 The Chinese Red Cross________a generous sum to the relief of the victims of the earthquake in Turkey.
A) administered??????????
B) elevated??????????
C) assessed
D) contributed
3 The first sentence in this paragraph is________; it can be interpreted in many ways.
A) intricate????????????
B) ambiguous???????????
C) duplicated
D) confused
4 They used to quarrel a lot, but now they are completely________with each other.
A) reconciled???????????
B) negotiated??????????
C) associated
D) accommodated
5 The local business was not much________by the sudden outbreak of the epidemic.
A) intervened???????????
B) insulated????????????
C) hampered
D) hoisted
6 The most important________for assessment in this contest is originality of design.
A) threshold????????????
B) partition?????????????
C) warrant
D) criterion
7 The woman was worried about the side effects of taking aspirins. but her doctor________her that it is absolutely harmless.
A) retrieved?????????????
B) released?????????????
C) reassured
D) revived
8 We can't help being________of Bob who bought a luxurious sports car just after the money was stolen from the office.
A) skeptical????????????
B) appreciative????????????
C) suspicious
D) tolerant
9 The board of the company has decided to ________ its operations to include all aspects of the clothing business.
A) multiply
B) lengthen
C) expand
D) stretch
10 His business was very successful, but it was at the ________ of his family life.
A) consumption
B) credit
C) exhaustion
D) expense