REVIEW TEST 08

1. The Cold War was a period of tension and ----, 8. There are many obstacles before the
characterized by mutual hostility between development of women’s rights ---- one of the
alliances or blocs. primary reasons is illiteracy.

A) development B) longing A) but B) so

C) investment D) conflict C) so that D) as

E) allocation E) when

2. As the ---- between the wealthy and the poor 9. Nuclear proliferation is the increasing availability
nations increases, wars and misery are likely to of nuclear weapons, nuclear knowledge ----
prevail in the world. nuclear materials.

A) gap B) prosperity A) as well as B) in spite of

C) lack D) poverty C) unlike D) such as

E) era E) due to

3. Many aspects of the modern West have deeply 10. The ancient Greeks believed that certain modes
influenced other cultures, so modernization has and certain notes of music corresponded ---- the
become ---- with westernization. movements of and distances ---- particular
planets.
A) persistent B) synonymous
A) into / over B) on / of
C) unfamiliar D) beneficial
C) onto / at D) with / between
E) content
E) off / to

4. After the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan,

the Swiss government said it would ---- move the 11. ---- people express their disapproval of
country towards renewable energy by 2050. something you do, you first need to consider how
they feel about your fault.
A) gradually B) roughly
A) When B) Only if
C) adversely D) sparsely
C) Because D) Although
E) terribly
E) As though

5. The actual causes of the Second World War are

12. Though China ---- huge strides in various
---- the harsh punishments dictated by the
fields, there are obstacles in public security
victorious allies after World War I.
and health that ---- as soon as possible.
A) accused of B) credited with A) makes / would be eliminated
C) rooted in D) famed for B) has made / should be eliminated
E) regarded as C) will make / must be eliminated
D) made / might be eliminated
E) had made / had better be eliminated
6. If it were possible for us to observe what
happened 60 million years ago, the reason why
the dinosaurs ---- could be understood. 13. Online social networking sites ---- students
A) gave in B) broke down become academically and socially integrated,
C) took off D) went off and ---- learning outcomes.
A) had helped / would have improved
E) died out
B) help / might have improved
C) have helped / had better improve
7. Logistics, in its most basic definition, is the D) helped / have to improve
efficient flow and storage of goods ---- their point
E) help / may improve
of origin ---- the point of consumption.
A) on / out B) by / for
C) from / to D) into / as
E) in / at
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 REVIEW TEST 08
14. ---- European civilization progressed, its social With the advent of globalization, most people feared that job
institutions also got more and more refined. opportunities (21) ---- to developing countries from advanced
A) Even if B) Whereas countries before long. (22) ----, those fears turned out to be
unnecessary and exaggerated. While critics today argue that
C) As soon as D) As
globalization will (23) ---- inequalities and insecurity about the
E) As if jobs, the supporters argue that this shift will increase the profits
and long-term benefits (24) ---- any country. However, it is
agreed by all relevant sectors that it will ultimately cause major
changes in the employment structure. Also, labour demand will
15. Instead of importing every item ---- oil from definitely fall no matter what measures are taken (25) ----
abroad, the government is determined to produce fluctuations worldwide.
its own manufactured goods.
A) on behalf of B) regardless of 21.
C) in exchange for D) in terms of
A) are shifting B) would shift
E) at the expense of
C) had shifted D) have shifted
16. It is virtually impossible ---- imagine how cells
formed ---- prehistoric times. E) shift

A) for / on B) at / with 22.

C) of / from D) upon / along
E) to / in A) Moreover B) Therefore

C) Likewise D) Conversely
17. The United States is relatively young by
Civilization standards, being ---- more than 200 E) However
years old.
A) exceedingly B) eventually 23.

C) imminently D) merely A) result in B) make out

E) rarely
C) put out D) put off

18. Technology has enabled natural resources to be

E) give up
extracted quickly and efficiently, ---- in the past, it
used to take hours to cut down one single tree. 24.
A) since B) while
C) if D) so that A) at B) up

E) thus C) in D) to

19. One of the biggest drawbacks of green buildings E) with

is that you would need to spend a lot ---- money
initially ---- you would for an ordinary building. 25.

A) so / that B) such / that A) stabilizing B) to have stabilized

C) as / as D) more / than
E) both / and C) to stabilize D) stabilized

E) having stabilized
20. The impoverished should be supported with more
financial and humanitarian aid, ---- military
equipment and fire-arms.
A) rather than B) as to
C) such as D) as regards
E) except for