Vocabulary and Phrase Exercise 4 (General English)

You shouldn't have made such _____ remarks about Brian. After all, he is your brother.
1. generous
2. holy
3. educational
4. nasty
The taxi can take a _____ of four passengers. Now that there are six of us, we need two taxis.
1. majority
2. maximum
3. minimum
4. minority
Many weight-conscious housewives have used _____ meat instead of regular meat in their meals.
1. thin
2. lean
3. slim
4. slender
You must be _____ when explaining the rules to the students or they won't understand.
1. exotic
2. ethnic
3. exquisite
4. explicit
I am accustomed staying in the city library, _____ through all kinds of books to kill time.
1. browsing
2. striding
3. inducing
4. thrusting
A recent research has _____ the cause of the disease. With this breakthrough, scientists are encouraged to try to find the cure.
1. imposed a tariff on
2. faced the oredal of
3. shed light on
4. made a plea for
My Enlgish teacher lays as much _____ on written work as on oral practice.
1. guidance
2. instruction
3. emphasis
4. intonation
The singer did surprisingly well in her latest album. _____ a hundred thousand CD's were sold in the first month when it was released.
1. No more than
2. No less than
3. Less than
4. None other than
She felt _____ for the homeless children, and donated some money to help them.
1. proud
2. delighted
3. defensive
4. sympathy
The Central Mountains _____ for hundreds of kilometers from north to south.
1. reacts
2. counts
3. stretches
4. prevents
The king was assassinated by a professional killer, and there was not a _____ of evidence left.
1. logo
2. notion
3. conception
4. particle
The selection process is based on very _____ tests. Those who are chosen must be exceptional.
1. optimistic
2. coincident
3. assertive
4. rigorous
Food manufacturers should obey the food law, which serves to _____ the health of customers.
1. diverse
2. feedback
3. safeguard
4. integrate
The public was so _____ that they believed the politician would keep his word after he was elected.
1. navie
2. massive
3. mobile
4. reckless
Not untile he was eighty-eight years old did he lose all his mental and physical _____.
1. fragments
2. faculties
3. flickers
4. factions
You should _____ this week's low prices and buy more.
1. put into practice
2. do your best
3. take advantage of
4. take charge of
In spite of his parents' objection, the _____ child insisted on sleeping with his pet dog.
1. passionate
2. masculine
3. monstrous
4. obstinate
What the newspaper said is not always a fair _____ of what really happened.
1. instrument
2. movement
3. statement
4. sportsmanship
In the past, sailors depended on the stars to _____ their ships.
1. organize
2. modernize
3. navigate
4. publicize
The doctor _____ himself to help the sick people in the impoverished country.
1. extracted
2. exerted
3. escalated
4. expelled