1. All the residents in the neighborhood didn’t know how the accident claiming three lives _____.
(A)stepped out
(B)came about
(C)bailed out
(D)logged onto
2. Eugene found the required class unpleasant and uninteresting because he felt forced to learn concepts that he regarded as _____ to his career plans.
(A)bleak
(B)irrelevant
(C)discouraged
(D)rigorous
3. For most people, spring is a time of _____ when they can begin something brand new and make changes with new resolutions.
(A)plight
(B)vacancy
(C)succession
(D)renewal
4. A recent survey conducted by Chicago University showed that the top 20 most important _____ of all time are all westerners, with Plato topping the list.
(A)barbarians
(B)theses
(C)successions
(D)philosophers
5. Though studying in a prestigious university, the young man acted like a _____, torturing and abusing two cats to death.
(A)substitute
(B)barbarian
(C)synonym
(D)diploma
6. If you want to organize your tools and keep track of them, you can put them away in a tool _____.
(A)institution
(B)plight
(C)succession
(D)chest
7. A report by the UN revealed that the world is still caught in a _____ of inequality regarding health, education, and opportunities for active participation in social, economic and political life.
(A)plight
(B)suitcase
(C)chest
(D)vacancy
8. If your network cable is loose or unplugged, you will not be able to _____ the Internet.
(A)fit into
(B)step out
(C)log onto
(D)bail out
9. Even the fanciest smartphone is a still poor _____ for parents’ company because this digital nanny will have negative effects on children, like poor vision and addiction.
(A)philosopher
(B)commencement
(C)substitute
(D)catalog
10. In modern society, cultural _____ such as libraries, churches, and art galleries are ideal places for people to relax and pursue mental growth.
(A)philosophers
(B)institutions
(C)charts
(D)commencements
11. In the introductory chapter of the book, the author _____ the development and progress of modern science.
(A)substituted
(B)discouraged
(C)charted
(D)commenced
12. Wearing glasses used to be a(n) _____ for ugliness, but now celebrities have turned glasses into a fashion accessory that can make themselves look super sexy and stylish.
(A)synonym
(B)catalog
(C)alley
(D)barbarian
13. Dr. Stark is working on a(n) _____ on the effects of underweight, eating disorders, and excessive exercise on women’s reproduction functions.
(A)thesis
(B)renewal
(C)chip
(D)alley
14. It was reported that an American star pitcher was killed in a boating accident. His death really _____ many baseball fans _____.
(A)blessed; with
(B)bailed; out
(C)took; seriously
(D)got; down
15. In celebration of 007’s 50th anniversary on the silver screen, the bag company released a custom-made _____ similar to the one used by James Bond.
(A)suitcase
(B)substitute
(C)diploma
(D)thesis
16. Knowing that the popular 200-volume Japanese comic series will come to an end, many die-hard comic fans feel very _____.
(A)discouraged
(B)bleak
(C)rigorous
(D)vacant
17. After college graduation, my brother logged onto online human resource agencies to apply for job _____ for salespeople.
(A)diplomas
(B)suitcases
(C)vacancies
(D)revisions
18. In the Korean horror movie, zombies devour unfortunate and innocent passengers right after they _____ a train ride from Seoul to Busan.
(A)commence
(B)chart
(C)catalog
(D)discourage
19. The new cell phone app is created to help users _____ all the clothes in their closet and try combinations without even putting them on.
(A)commence
(B)catalog
(C)commit
(D)chip
20. This country’s economic outlook is _____, with unemployment remaining at a very high level and no significant improvement being forecast.
(A)extensive
(B)discouraged
(C)bleak
(D)irrelevant