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naked
eye.
A) undressed
B) unaided
C) uncensored
D) bespectacled
E) near-sighted
314. We must not 
neglect
to file our income tax if we don’t want to pay
a fine.
A) hope
B) forget
C) promise
D) refuse
E) remind
315. The jury found that the manufacturer was 
negligent
in installing
safety devices.
A) carefree
B) careless
C) careworn
D) careful
E) haggard
316. Mrs. Taylor is exhausted today because all her students have been
naughty
all day long.
A) inquisitive
B) disobedient
C) silent
D) passive
E) curt
317. Rachel thinks she is 
overweight
, so she will go on a crash diet.
A) fatal
B) obese
C) greasy
D) monstrous
E) fake
318. The 
objective
of any government should be protecting the rights
and freedoms of the people.
A) intention
B) inception
C) premise
D) origin
E) exertion
319. She is a student who understands her 
obligations
and attends to
them.
A) restrictions
B) annoyances
C) observations
D) duties
E) acquaintances
320. Some people think that discussions of the dangers of cigarette
smoking 
obscure
the real issue of restricting smokers’ rights.
A) clarify
B) simplify
C) mask
D explain
E) expand
321. Her swollen tonsils are 
obstructing
the doctor’s view of her throat.
A) encouraging
B) assisting
C) aiding
D) impeding
E) revealing
322. He has always been too 
obstinate
to admit he had been wrong.
A) stubborn
B) frightened
C) selfish
D) cautious
E) inert
323. If the information we need is easily 
obtainable
, we will find it
immediately.
A) acceptable
B) accessory
C) accessible
D) probable
E) incessant
324. The Scottish kilt is a checkered skirt worn by men for both formal
and informal 
occasions
.
A) purposes
B) events
C) probabilities
D) clothing
E) ceremonies
325. The word” Christmas,” which is derived from the Old English for
“Christ’s Mass” is believed to 
occur
for the first time in the eleventh
century.
A) vanish
B) recycle
C) appear
D) suggest
E) revive
326. In animal communication, 
odor
is substituted for sound as a main
form of language.
A) smell
B) aroma
C) perfume
D) awareness
E) fragrant
327. Your application will be returned to you if you 
omit
any answers.
A) include
B) insert
C) introduce
D) leave out
E) infuse
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328. Ballet is believed to 
originate in
the courts of Italian royal families in
the 1400s.
A) develop into
B) begin in
C) be supported by
D) coexist with
E) be forbidden
329. There were a number of limiting factors on the 
output
of consumer
durables in 1973-74.
A) outflow
B) production
C) income
D) reduction
E) stability
330. Your 
outrageous
behavior was more shocking than entertaining.
A) diminutive
B) sinful
C) tentative
D) offensive
E) atrocious
331. Perhaps you have 
overlooked
your mistakes in your last test and that
is why you made the same mistakes on this test.
A) perused
B) confused
C) neglected
D) not received
E) browsed
332. It was no surprise when they were told that their great-grand mother
had 
passed away
.
A) survived
B) slipped
C) died
D) gone on a trip
E) dozed off
333. Watermelon crops must be rotated 
periodically
with other crops to
avoid fungal disease.
A) constantly
B) simultaneously
C) regularly
D) rarely
E) eternally
334. As the saying goes, those who live by the sword will 
perish
by the
sword.
A) breathe
B) survive
C) vanish
D) win
E) flourish
335. Tattooing involves putting 
permanent
designs on the body by
pricking holes and filling them with ink.
A) lasting
B) colorful
C) visible
D) short-lived
E) skin-deep
336. Everybody should read periodicals which are 
related
to his profession.
A) appropriate
B) apparent
C) perceptive
D) discriminating
E) exceptional
337. While they were away on vacation, they allowed their mail to 
pile
up
at the post office.
A) be delivered
B) accumulate
C) get lost
D) be returned
E) dispel
338. A Japanese company 
pioneered
the use of the Bessemer process
for making steel and improved the quality of steel.
A) hid
B) initiated
C) explored
D) disguised
E) illustrated
339. Share prices on the Stock Exchange 
plunged
sharply in the morning.
A) fell
B) retrieved
C) skyrocketed
D) recovered
E) fluctuated
340. The toxic material coming out of the factory chimney 
polluted
the
atmosphere.
A) contaminated
B) intoxicated
C) congested
D) cremated
E) littered
341. The doctor was forced to 
postpone
his vacation because so many
of his patients were ill.
A) expand
B) schedule
C) limit
D) put off
E) cancel
342. We were forced to 
postpone
the meeting when one of the managers
had a traffic accident.
A) call off
B) do without
C) put off
D) see about
E) announce
343. During the war, the shipping lanes proved 
prone
to attacks, so
measures had to be taken to deter them.
A) futile
B) dangerous
C) susceptible
D) feasible
E) impossible
344. The 
praiseworthy
rescue of the men stranded on the mountaintop
was really a creditable deed.
A) hard to believe
B) daring
C) unusual
D) risky
E) challenging
345. Peace will soon 
prevail
in spite of those who want the war to
continue.
A) fail
B) surrender
C) triumph
D) collapse
E) comprise
346. If a pilot 
prevents
a plane crash by making a safe emergency
landing he may laugh later as he describes his experience.
A) defends
B) permits
C) averts
D) allows
E) obscures
347. Most meat-eating animals use their teeth to seize and kill 
prey
.
A) attackers
B) nourishment
C) enemies
D) victims
E) carcass
348. The superintendent was the 
principal 
speaker at the school board
meeting.
A) sole
B) main
C) outstanding
D) director
E) last
349. Many of the old people do not get housing benefits because the
government is slow in 
processing
applications.
A) providing
B) working on
C) raising
D) trying
E) justifying
350. The 1950s were one of the most distinguished and 
productive
periods in the history of American poetry.
A) tactful
B) fertile
C) profitable
D) talented
E) proficient
351. Her mother tried in vain to wake Ann from a 
profound
sleep.
A) proper
B) light
C) drowsy
D) deep
E) sweet
352. Smoking has already been 
prohibited
in many government offices
in the United States.
A) permitted
B) taught
C) banned
D) revoked
E) encouraged
353. Although most Politicians would like to think they are infallible, they
are 
prone to
error, like the rest of us.
A) disgusted with
B) afraid of
C) disposed to
D) inclined to
E) attracted to
354. Many 
properties
of the atmosphere affect the amount of solar
radiation that reaches the earth.
A) belongings
B) impurities
C) levels
D) characteristics
E) layers
355. Today only a few countries enjoy 
prosperous
economies.
A) static
B) stable
C) flourishing
D) poor
E) parsimonious
356. Mr. Brown is a 
provident
person who saves something each month.
A) punctual
B) rash
C) thrifty
D) adventurous
E) considerate
357. Professor Smith said that 
punctuality
was imperative at the university.
A) being efficient
B) being courteous
C) being on time
D) being cheerful
E) being flawless
358. He 
purchased
some antique furniture, paintings and statues and
shipped them to America.
A) picked out
B) exchanged
C) sold
D) bought
E) mended
359. The basic drive in philosopher’s life was the 
pursuit
of knowledge
and of happiness.
A) glorification
B) communication
C) quest
D) dissemination
E) examination
360. She tells all kinds of 
queer
stories, and she enjoys a large audience.
A) interesting
B) boring
C) strange
D) clever
E) confusing
361. The 
quest
for the cure for AIDS is still going on in many Countries.
A) hypothesis
B) search
C) margin
D) prelude
E) absence
362. She said even her doctors warnings would not compel her to 
quit
smoking.
A) condemn
B) prohibit
C) stop
D) extol
E) prosecute
363. Unconscious learning is now considered to be of 
questionable 
worth.
A) invaluable
B) dubious
C) superficial
D) secondary
E) primary
364. The young politician 
radiates
goodwill when he speaks of projects
to help the poor.
A) hates
B) exposes
C) emits
D) hides
E) loathes
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365. Most energy from an earthquake 
radiates
out from the epicenter
in the form of seismic waves.
A) explodes
B) devastates
C) spreads
D) reverts
E) reflects
366. Fear of pirate 
raids
caused some countries to fortify their coastline.
A) invasion
B) ships
C) arms
D) investigations
E) quests
367. The people they interview for the survey are selected 
randomly
.
A) carefully
B) carelessly
C) indiscriminately
D) thoughtfully
E) rashly
368. A sense of taste is triggered when the tongue touches a wide