四级完形填空 20篇(含答案)

???English Test

I. Cloze (with four choices provided)

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. (400 points)

Passage 1

I have goals for my life, but they are not fame or fortune. But that does not mean I can just sit

(1)____________, doing nothing at all. I want (2)____________, something unusual, exciting and even dangerous sometimes. One dream I have is to be (3)____________ into the harness of a jet and fly at twice the speed of sound. Or, I could go into space and (4)____________ gravity. On an outer space adventure, I could (5)____________ the Earth in a spacecraft. I also would like to jump from an

airplane, (6)____________ in the sky and parachute (跳伞) to the ground. Or m aybe I’ll climb steep mountain (7)____________ in China. It’s also possible for me to (8)____________ tropical jungles in Brazil. No, I’m not (9)____________ for the spotlight. I don’t want to join the (10)____________ of fame. I simply don’t want my life to be (11)____________. I could go on a fantastic (12)____________. I could uncover (13)____________ treasures in the mysterious Bermuda triangle or become a captain on a naval aircraft carrier and (14)____________ the seven seas. Maybe I’ll investigate crimes or be an attorney for the public and (15)____________ large corporations of terrible crimes. I could catch them as they are (16)____________ citizens out of their hard-earned money. Or, I could be a government agent and (17)____________ on foreign countries. I could find out if they are planning a(n) (18)____________ of our mother country.

On second thought, this all seems quite (19)____________. I take back everything that I have said. A(n) (20)____________ life is for me. I think that I will simply sit back in my big comfortable chair with the air-conditioning set at a perfect 24 degrees centigrade and read about someone else doing those dangerous things. This book about mining for gold will do fine.

1. A. calm B. quiet C. peaceful D. still

2. A. accident B. adventure C. risk D. chance

3. A. stuck B. struck C. confronted D. strapped

4. A. defy B. deny C. oppose D. violate

5. A. chase B. surround C. orbit D. twist

6. A. hang B. wonder C. fly D. suspend

7. A. heights B. peaks C. points D. maximums

8. A. explore B. investigate C. research D. search

9. A. disappointed B. horrible C. hopeless D. desperate

10. A. conquest B. dispute C. defeat D. victory

11. A. fascinating B. amazing C. disgusting D. boring

12. A. commission B. mission C. procession D. responsibility

13. A. sunk B. submerged C. emerged D. overwhelmed

14. A. orbit B. circle C. cruise D. float

15. A. accuse B. charge C. blame D. criticize

16. A. compelling B. misleading C. stealing D. cheating

17. A. spy B. investigate C. inspectD. observe

18. A. violation B. corruption C. invasion D. pursuit

19. A. boring B. destructive C. tiresome D. complicated

20. A. worthless B. idle C. empty D. unemployed

Passage 2

Eugene Dubois discovered the first fossils of a larger, bigger brained species of human, in Java in 1891. The (21)________ he found had long, straight legs and was an excellent walker. The size of the

head (22)________ a very large brain. It was about 1,000 centimeters cubed, (23)________ was much larger than people who came before. All previous (24)________ had smaller heads. Since then, about 40 individuals (25)________ in character and age to his fossil have been found in Java, and near Beijing (Peking), China. Java man and Peking man are now (26)________ as belonging to the same group. That is, they are part of the same (27)________, Homo erectus. (28)________ a height of 5 feet, Homo erectus was very tall. He was much taller than (29)________ human species. He also walked (30)________. The shape of the (31)________ of the head and the bones of the jaw suggest that Homo erectus was able to talk.

In 1976, a complete fossil of the bones of the head were (32)________ in East Africa. It was

(33)________ at 1.5 million years old, a million years older than those from Java and Beijing.

(34)________, Homo erectus was a very successful species. It had (35)________ and quickly spread throughout Africa. Within a million years it had (36)________ into Asia and Europe.

Modern humans, Homo sapiens, which (37)________ wise man, were also very successful. They first (38)________ in Africa about 600,000 years ago. Scientists who have (39)________ fossils of early Homo sapiens say that they are not the same as Homo erectus. There are some genetic (40)________ with present-day humans. These changes probably occurred about 30,000 years ago.

21. A. skeleton B. outline C. framework D. structure

22. A. recommended B. suggested C. proposed D. advocated

23. A. that B. this C. it D. which

24. A. founders B. creators C. inventors D. ancestors

25. A. as B. like C. similar D. likewise

26. A. recognized B. appreciated C. accounted D. realized

27. A. varietyB. species C. brand D. category

28. A. On B. To C. At D. In

29. A. formal B. authentic C. genuine D. previous

30. A. vertical B. straight C. horizontal D. erect

31. A. inferior B. superior C. exterior D. interior

32. A. discovered B. invented C. disposed D. disguised

33. A. advanced B. dated C. traced D. derived

34. A. Moreover B. Hence C. Furthermore D. Yet

35. A. boomed B. burst C. thrivedD. widened

36. A. expelled B. migrated C. transformedD. descended

37. A. means B. refers C. mentions D. contributes

38. A. reached B. happened C. appeared D. occurred

39. A. resolved B. separated C. analyzed D. transplanted

40. A. contrasts B. uncertainties C. differences D. dissimilarities

Passage 3

A transformation is taking place to greatly raise living standards in the developing world. Nowhere is the shift to 21st technology more evident than in Vietnam where they are taking (41)____________ steps to install the most reliable and up-to-date telecommunications equipment. Investing

(42)____________ the future is an important step toward realizing increased opportunities and

(43)____________ for their citizens. I, (44)____________, don’t fully agree. I believe that many of these countries are not making very (45)____________ plans in acquiring new technologies. It sometimes does (46)____________ to install expensive optical fibers. It is true that they are only a millimeter (47)____________ and are a big improvement over the technology of the past. However, if only a very small (48)____________ of the country’s citizens are going to use them, installing them doesn’t make much sense. The price (49)____________ for these items right now is too high. It is possible that it will be more (50)____________ a couple of years from now. The existing cables will provide (51)____________ to the information superhighway. Until more people are ready to get

(52)____________, the current technology will be fine. The most important step right now

(53)____________ in the realm of education.

I believe that only the urban business centers should be (54)____________ with this expensive technology right now. Leaders need to look at spending money not only on the future, (55)____________ on the present. The poor have a (56)____________ in what is being decided as

well. (57)____________ greater revenues might be possible, they will not help the poor as much as other things will. I can’t argue against the fact that benefits might be (58)____________ from having Internet access. Still, it is far more likely that the poor will benefit more from basic (59)____________ like electricity and water. It is hard to (60)____________ all of a country’s problems with one solution. This is a fact that no one can ignore.

41. A. heroic B. fearless C. bold D. tough

42. A. in B. on C. with D. over

43. A. winnings B. revenues C. receipts D. possessions

44. A. therefore B. accordingly C. consequently D. however

45. A. energetic B. magic C. critic D. strategic

46. A. no good B. no benefit C. no sense D. no harm

47. A. in breadth B. in diameter C. in length D. in strength

48. A. capacity B. volume C. distribution D. percentage

49. A. attachment B. mark C. tag D. ticket

50. A. feasible B. promising C. profitable D. popular

51. A. path B. access C. way D. means

52. A. dissolved B. revolved C. evolved D. involved

53. A. finds B. lays C. lies D. takes

54. A. provided B. attributed C. rendered D. afforded

55. A. but then B. but also B. but only D. but for

56. A. chanceB. venture C. stake D. fortune

57. A. As B. Since C. If D. While

58. A. gained B. drained C. entertained D. sustained

59. A. equipment B. utilities C. constructions D. appliances

60. A. suffer B. proceed C. lick D. deal

Passage 4

I work for the state as a caseworker. If someone (61)__________ needs help, I can help them. If they need help with their rent or money to fix their wheelchair or (62)____________, they just come to me. We should know that they all receive a (63)____________, so they should have enough money for bills. (64)___________, I believe almost all of them get compensation from another (65)____________. Welfare fraud is (66)____________ and so my job has really become

(67)____________ a detective investigating a crime. I make sure they have receipts for every

(68)____________ donation that they get. I also check (69)____________ they should opt to ask me for additional money. I will make sure it is (70)____________. If they need money for medical reasons, I ask them to get a doctor to (71)____________ that the medical treatment is just necessary.

I am not the enemy, but I don’t just give out money to every (72)____________ face that walks through my door. I see many people living on the welfare system are making money with the (73)____________ that welfare alone won’t pay the rent. In that case, I have to take away their welfare (74)____________ according to the law. In fact, they are (75)__________ making more money than I do.

My (76)____________ at the next desk has a different view. She misunderstands the (77)____________ of these people. But it is (78)____________ that she just hands out money over there. The governor of this state has (79)____________ its decision that it is time to stop giving money away so easily. We can’t pay people who simply (80)____________ do ing nothing. I am doing my part.

61. A. powerless B. unable C. disabled D. unsatisfied

62. A. whatever B. however C. whenever D. whichever

63. A. possession B. pension C. provision D. profession

64. A. Therefore B. Instead C. However D. Furthermore

65. A. origin B. basis C. source D. supply

66. A. illegal B. immoral C. unappreciated D. unprofitable

67. A. the same alike B. the same before C. the same for D. the same as

68. A. potential B. initial C. influential D. substantial

69. A. although B. while C. if D. unless

70. A. identified B. justified C. notified D. exemplified

71. A. verify B. identify C. modify D. qualify

72. A. handsome B. frank C. serious D. earnest

73. A. apology B. confession C. excuse D. demand

74. A. advantages B. benefits C. assets D. aids

75. A. periodicallyB. specifically C. theoretically D. practically

76. A. colleague B. client C. customer D. volunteer

77. A. causes B. ideals C. plots D. motives

78. A. mysterious B. generous C. jealous D. ridiculous

79. A. identified B. qualified C. clarified D. notified

80. A. sit on B. sit up C. sit around D. sit down

Passage 5

What is Emotional Intelligence or EQ? EQ can broadly be defined as the role emotions play in

(81)________ our perceptions of the world. It also has to do with how these perceptions

(82)________ our decisions. EQ can, (83)________, be developed by other things. Certain (84)________ can be used. However, we do need to be (85)________ to achieve progress. Firstly, when thinking, (86)________ yourself. Ask (87)________ you accept facts as they are. If not, you might be trying to (88)________ them. Secondly, (89)________ in your mind’s eye what you want. What is it that you wish to (90)________ in your life? Thirdly, try to (91)________ as many ways of interpreting a situation as possible. Do this (92)________ the ways are strange. It’s true that possible

interpretations don’t always (93)________ sense. Choose the (94)________ most support ive. It should support your dreams (95)________ the future. Fourthly, (96)________ the viewpoints of others. Our perspective of the world is (97)________ by our own EQ. The force of (98)________ will make this challenging. It might even be very (99)________ to do. Still, it will help us to (100)________ the world as others see it and to succeed. It sounds a bit complicated but you can try it one day.

81. A. deciding B. determiningC. choosing D. settling

82. A. affect B. disturb C. concern D. move

83. A. wherever B. whenever C. however D. forever

84. A. experience B. questions C. facts D. techniques

85. A. disciplined B. disputed C. distributed D. disposed

86. A. require B. question C. realize D. quest

87. A. neitherB. either C. whether D. weather

88. A. analyze B. distinguish C. recall D. ignore

89. A. imagine B. inquireC. illustrate D. imitate

90. A. achieve B. inquireC. accumulate D. assign

91. A. sign B. design C. assign D. resign

92. A. only if B. even if C. if only D. as if

93. A. create B. make C. invent D. develop

94. A. interferenceB. interruption C. interpretation D. interaction

95. A. by B. near C. with D. for

96. A. take after B. take away C. take in D. take down

97. A. transmitted B. committed C. permitted D. limited

98. A. habit B. condition C. custom D. behavior

99. A. easy B. difficult C. convenient D. different

100. A. convict B. deceive C. receive D. perceive

Passage 6

I love the thrill of a theme park ride! I (101)__________ my sister’s brother to go on this one with me. The wait to get on is full of (102)__________. However, I will (103)__________ just about anything to climb aboard. We will start off (104)__________ up the first hill. As we do so, we will be anticipating the (105)__________ plunge downward. Then we’ll whip around the curves, (106)__________ along the track. We’ll be moving at (107)__________ speeds. I can tell that my sister’s brother is distressed about my (108)__________ of rides. Still, I am pretending not to (109)__________. I have to choke back my laughter watching his anxiety (110)__________ as we near the front of the line. I can tell that he is thinking about turning around and (111)__________. He hasn’t (112)__________ a word for th e last 20 minutes. When we finally board, I (113)__________ have to drag him into the front car. I contend that it can’t be (114)__________, but I am lying; I’m sure that it is going to be very frightening and I love it. It’s a slow (115)__________ up the steep hill. We’re moving to its (116)__________ and then the bottom drops out. And it feels like my stomach is in my (117)__________. I turn and look at my sister’s brother. His eyes are the (118)__________ of saucers and it looks as if he will be sick. It is (119)__________ he will make it to the end without trouble. I’m sure that before it’s all over he will make a (120)__________ all over the both of us. Then it happens.

101. A. persuaded B. inspired C. provoked D. prohibited

102. A. amusement B. patience C. pressure D. anxiety

103. A. sustain B. endure C. survive D. retain

104. A. stooping B. heaving C. propping D. creeping

105. A. eventual B. punctual C. ritual D. virtual

106. A. wandering B. drifting C. cruising D. ranging

107. A. imaginary B. preliminary C. solitary D. extraordinary

108. A. conviction B. election C. selection D. inspiration

109. A. note B. notice C. overlook D. ignore

110. A. advance B. enlarge C. increase D. spread

111. A. running B. slipping C. flying D. escaping

112. A. exclaimed B. uttered C. proclaimed D. expressed

113. A. preferably B. primarily C. practically D. principally

114. A. as bad as it looks B. as tough as nails

C. terrible like thunder

D. like anything

115. A. turn B. race C. crawl D. rush

116. A. tip B. head C. point D. peak

117. A. thumb B. body C. trunk D. throat

118. A. volume B. amount C. size D. scope

119. A. awful B. doubtful C. harmful D. painful

120. A. confusion B. disorder C. mass D. mess

Passage 7

My sister is visiting with her family. She has a/an (121)__________ behind her visit. Family members are wondering whether or not they want to (122)__________ the extreme heat in late July to go to the amusement park near our house. I have not spoken a word, but the (123)__________ on my face says it all. I (124)__________ theme parks! They’re a (125)__________ of nonsense. If I were one of those cartoon (126)__________ in costume at Disneyland, I know which one I would be. I would be the exaggeratedly (127)__________ one. You’d see me with a (128)__________ moustache. What’s so (129)__________ about a crowded place where things are too expensive? Everything costs (130)__________ it should. Why not just visit the real world that (131)__________ it and buy cheaper things? And the price of admission is a/an (132)__________ amount of money as well. Besides, you (133)__________ spend your whole day waiting in those ridiculous lines just to get on a ride. (134)__________, I live near a national park. Such a place would be much better (135)__________

for a vacation.

I think kids will find the (136)__________ and synthetic realm of an amusement park is not for them. It is (137)__________. Then, why not (138)__________ them to something better? Why not bring them to a place that might actually provide some (139)__________? My sister (140)__________ that it wouldn’t be a vacation without a trip to the amusement park.

Not looking for a feud, I choke back my comments and we get in the car.

121. A. agenda B. diary C. list D. assignment

122. A. accept B. endure C. encounter D. remain

123. A. frown B. show C. feature D. display

124. A. like B. disapprove C. hate D. object

125. A. quantity B. bunch C. supply D. number

126. A. personalities B. individuals C. persons D. characters

127. A. immoral B. dangerous C. wicked D. disgusting

128. A. bent B. curved C. curled D. turned

129. A. amused B. pleased C. amazing D. entertaining

130. A. four times as much as B. as four times much as

C. much as four times as

D. as much as four times

131. A. sustains B. embraces C. surrounds D. frames

132. A. essential B. initial C. partial D. substantial

133. A. cynically B. periodically C. physically D. practically

134. A. Therefore B. Nevertheless C. However D. Moreover

135. A. adapted B. satisfied C. pleased D. suited

136. A. mysterious B. invisible C. artificial D. deadly

137. A. bored B. boring C. troublesome D. tiring

138. A. insure B. contribute C. introduce D. reproduce

139. A. observation B. election C. education D. selection

140. A. inserts B. tends C. intends D. contends

Passage 8

Lured by fame and fortune, Howard Hughes became the richest man in the world. Born in Houston, Texas in 1905, Hughes’ life was (141)____________ but boring. He was a moviemaker, a pilot of an

airliner, an inventor of ladies’ underwear (内衣) and the head of a company that (142)____________ and built aircraft.

In 1924, he moved to Hollywood to (143)____________ his dream of making movies. It was in Hollywood, (144)____________ his film Two Arabian Nights (1928) was a big hit, that he made a name for himself in film. It won two academy (145)____________. His next film, Hell’s Angels (1930), was the most expensive movie of (146)____________ time and lost $1.5 million at the theaters.

In 1932, Hughes formed the Hughes Aircraft Company, which made many (147)____________ in airplane technology. After (148)____________ and winning the 1934 Air Meet in Miami, Hughes built the world’s most advanced aircraft. He then (149)____________ strapped himself into it. He was in the (150)____________ of the plane when it was tested. In 1935, he (151)____________ a new speed record, taking the plane to 352 mph. As World War II (152)____________, things changed for him. Hughes turned his full attention (153)____________ building military aircraft. (154)____________ he was unable to do what he promised the government, he had some troubles. He failed to (155)____________ an y planes. This is why the US Senate (156)____________ Hughes’s failure to meet his wartime contracts.

Hughes was just (157)____________ famous for his fall from public grace as he was for his exploits on the big screen and in the air. After time, he realized the (158)____________ of being in the spotlight. He then became a mysterious (159)____________. Towards the end of his life, he hid away from the public’s (160)____________. He died in 1976.

141. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing 142. A. resigned B. designed C. assigned D. composed 143. A. conquer B. conclude C. chase D. enhance 144. A. where B. that C. when D. which

145. A. rewards B. gifts C. honors D. awards

146. A. its B. whose C. their D. who’s

147. A. approaches B. advances C. promotions D. steps 148. A. sitting B. approaching C. sustaining D. entering 149. A. personally B. virtually C. exactly D. specifically 150. A. restraints B. utilities C. harness D. checks 151. A. set B. put C. located D. seated

152. A. reached B. approached C. appeared D. emerged 153. A. in B. on C. for D. to

154. A. As B. But C. However D. Moreover

155. A. come out B. turn out C. work out D. think out 156. A. quizzed B. searched C. investigatedD. enquired 157. A. as B. so C. more D. even

158. A. violence B. cruelty C. circumstance D. force 159. A. patternB. model C. figure D. image

160. A. look B. memory C. eye D. fancy

Passage 9

I am going to break up with my wife, Becky. I am going to join millions of those who are not married. In that group with me are people who are either (161)____________ or widowed. Also, there with me are people who have never (162)____________. I will simply live a life of (163)____________ within this tiny house in the city where no one can disturb me. There is a (164)____________ in my throat now. And I (165)____________ back tears to keep from crying. (166)____________ I sit feeling sorry for myself, I perform small tasks around my home. I (167)____________ some water to cook some noodles. Then I realize I am too (168)____________ to eat. I then simply lift the kettle to (169)____________ myself some more tea. However, tea is not enough to (170)____________ my sadness and I reach for the pint of wine in the cupboard. Did Thoreau need people? No. And, why should I? A (171)____________ existence is best. It is the only way to (172)____________ the pain in this life. Why should I fear being alone? Being alone has served as (173)____________ for poetry. It has also helped in philosophy (174)____________ early time. When people began writing down their (175)____________, they have enjoyed their time alone. I do not have a(n) (176)____________ spot of my own in the countryside. I do not have a pond to sit beside and (177)____________ my observations, but I have my computer and no one ever seems to visit me in this city.

The phone rings and I pick it up. It is Becky. She is offering her (178)____________. It was all just a big (179)____________. Should I tell her that I am a lone wolf without need for her? (180)____________ not! What kind of fool would choose a life alone?

161. A. disposed B. dissolved C. divided D. divorced

162. A. admitted B. committed C. emitted D. permitted

163. A. desert B. retreat C. retirement D. solitude

164. A. lump B. block C. bump D. knot

165. A. crush B. compress C. press D. squeeze

166. A. Since B. If C. As D. Because

167. A. switch on B. put on C. turn on D. have on

168. A. depressed B. compressed C. impressed D. stressed

169. A. flow B. discharge C. issue D. pour

170. A. endure B. cure C. ensure D. assure

171. A. separated B. single C. friendless D. solitary

172. A. escape B. refuse C. omit D. retreat

173. A. corporation B. concentration C. inspiration D. aspiration

174. A. if B. since C. until D. although

175. A. realms B. thoughts C. themesD. records

176. A. isolated B. circulated C. abandoned D. abolished

177. A. enter B. tape C. record D. accord

178. A. feedback B. response C. excuse D. apology

179. A. misunderstanding B. misleading C. misreading D. misreporting

180. A. Relatively B. Comparatively C. Sincerely D. Absolutely

Passage 10

Mr. Brown has been senator for quite a few years. He was used to getting favors from businesses in the state he (181)__________; it was just how things got done. He never expected that he would get (182)__________ engaging in bribery.

A few months before the senator had met with a man who he thought represented the logging industry. The man said that he wanted a law that would allow his company to (183)__________ down trees that many people didn’t want to cut. These trees existed in government (184)__________ areas. He (185)__________ that he was willing to pay money. He would give the senator a good deal of money to (186)__________ that the bill was (187)__________ in the congress. (188)__________, for the senator, the man wasn’t who he said he was. He was actually a detective for the (189)__________ in the senate. And it was this body that (190)___________ the ethics of its members.

Journalists put microphones in front of the senator’s face and asked (191)___________ he planned to do. What did he have to say about being (192)___________ of taking money from a special interest group? The senator (193)___________, “This is all a big misunderstanding. I am an ethical man with

(194)___________ integrity to ever do something like that!”

The reporters continued to attack him and then in an irritated tone a lawyer of the sen ator stated, “The senator (195)___________ that he is innocent. He says that this is just a/an (196)___________ by politicians who do not like him to discredit him. They only want to (197)___________ him from power.” (198)___________ his attorney was speak ing to the reporters, the senator left. He (199)___________ into a building. He was later found (200)___________ of taking bribes. As a result he was expelled from the Senate.

181. A. represented B. presented C. symbolized D. devoted

182. A. strained B. spoiled C. struck D. stung

183. A. divide B. split C. chop D. slice

184. A. proclaimed B. protected C. produced D. protested

185. A. demanded B. challenged C. insisted D. claimed

186. A. see B. observe C. watch D. look

187. A. carried forward B. pressed forward C. put forward D. moved forward

188. A. Unfortunately B. Unfavorably C. Unsuccessfully D. Unsuitably

189. A. community B. commitment C. commission D. committee

190. A. enquires B. investigates C. researches D. inspects

191. A. which B. how C. what D. whether

192. A. blamed B. accused C. committed D. involved

193. A. excluded B. exclaimed C. executed D. exerted

194. A. too much B. much too C. so much D. much so

195. A. retains B. sustains C. maintains D. remains

196. A. intention B. attempt C. challenge D. trial

197. A. refreshB. restore C. render D. remove

198. A. While B. Because C. Although D. Since

199. A. disguised B. discharged C. disappeared D. dismissed

200. A. penalty B. nasty C. faulty D. guilty

Passage 11

As a manager of a bank in Vietnam, I am very excited at the chances as well as challenges of the Information Age. Our country is (201)____________ much advancement in the area of telecommunications. Officials from the government have decided to (202)____________ our country into the 21st century. They are going to do this by (203)____________ up-to-date optical fibers. These fibers will be able to (204)____________ information on the Internet to the businesses and citizens of Vietnam. This technology is going to make (205)____________ on to the Internet easier. It will also make using the Internet more (206)____________. I believe that this is definitely going to (207)____________ the revenues of businesses. This will be the case especially for those in the financial (208)____________. I have traveled to places (209)____________ they have high-capacity lines for the Internet. The difference (210)____________ what you can get done there as opposed to what you can do in other places is large. No, more than large, it is (211)____________. Trading and communicating with foreign countries will become far more (212)____________ for smaller businesses. (213)____________ of important documents will be done more often. This activity, which is (214)____________ to trading, will be much simpler.

There are some who believe that we should work on (215)____________ and updating other utilities like water and electricity before we invest in the future. However, as someone who has a(n) (216)____________ in better communications, I couldn’t be happier. It is all quite simple. (217)____________ we have the infrastructure to support our manufacturing and trade, we will not be at the place in the word that we should be. We will not be doing all the things that our country is (218)____________ of. In this case, we will always (219)____________ other countries that have better technology. We need to (220)____________ this problem by creating the foundation for better telecommunications now. Tackling this problem will help close the gap with our competitors.

201. A. underlying B. undertaking C. undergoing D. underlining

202. A. steer B. career C. volunteer D. pioneer

203. A. storing B. installing C. staking D. stacking

204. A. hold B. conduct C. fulfill D. carry

205. A. connecting B. entering C. skimming D. logging

206. A. acceptable B. applicable C. reliable D. indispensable

207. A. increase B. rise C. rouse D. arouse

208. A. portion B. realm C. sphere D. region

209. A. which B. that C. when D. where

210. A. for B. from C. in D. on

211. A. distant B. remote C. spacious D. immense

212. A. feasible B. plausible C. sensible D. visible

213. A. Transformation B. Transmission C. Transporting D. Transplanting

214. A. essential B. influential C. potential D. substantial

215. A. remaining B. containing C. sustaining D. maintaining

216. A. deal B. advantage C. stake D. transaction

217. A. If B. Until C. When D. After

218. A. capable B. able C. competitive D. competent

219. A. catch up with B. be stuck with C. lag behind D. keep pace with

220. A. click B. stick C. tick D. lick

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222. A. hurt B. disturbed C. insulted D. annoyed

223. A. had B. cut C. taken D. carried

224. A. extremely B. absolutely C. awfully D. perfectly

225. A. address B. speak C. talk D. communicate

226. A. Discouraged B. Irritated C. Disturbed D. Encouraged

227. A. preserve B. promise C. insure D. conserve

228. A. virtually B. roughly C. closelyD. nearly

229. A. However B. Further C. Nevertheless D. Furthermore

230. A. restriction B. deadline C. limit D. border

231. A. concept B. idea C. thought D. view

232. A. mess B. confusion C. dilemma D. disorder

233. A. raised B. promoted C. upgraded D. advanced

234. A. happening B. forwarding C. advancing D. ongoing

235. A. accusing B. pointing C. convicting D. blaming

236. A. favors B. revenue C. approval D. surprises

237. A. perceiving B. witnessing C. detecting D. monitoring

238. A. Moreover B. Furthermore C. Therefore D. Nevertheless

239. A. constant B. consistent C. steady D. continual

240. A. punishment B. ticket C. label D. note

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