1. Showing some sense of humor can be a(n) ________ way to deal with some stressful situation.
A) effective B) efficient C) favorable D) favorite
2. The situation described in the report ________ terrible, but it may not happen.
A) inclines B) maintains C) sounds D) remains
3. The company is trying every means to ________ the wholesale price of its products.
A) pull down B) put down C) set down D) bring down
4. The mayor ________ the police officer a medal of honor for his heroic deed in rescuing the earthquake victims.
A) rewarded B) awarded C) credited D) prized
5. The native Canadians lived in ________ with nature, for they respected nature as a provider of life.
A) coordination B) acquaintance C) contact D) harmony
6. Many people are asking whether traditional research universities in fact have any future ________.
A) at all B) so far C) in all D) on end
7. I was impressed ________ the efficiency of the work done in the company.
A) in B) about C) with D) for
8. Now in Britain, wines take up four times as much ________ in the storehouse as both beer and spirits.
A) block B) land C) patch D) space
9. His hand shook a little as he ________ the key in the lock.
A) squeezed B) inserted C) stuffed D) pierced
10. For professional athletes, ________ to the Olympics means that they have a chance to enter the history books.
A) access B) attachment C) appeal D) approach
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