A. unskillfully       B. violently         C. ineffectively   D. eventually

Section B

21. I would like to express my ______ to you all for supporting me this summer as a visiting scholar in your department.

A. satisfaction       B. gratitude         C. pleasure        D. sincerity

22. The objective of this popular consultation is to determine, ______, the final political status of the region, whether to remain of the country as a special district, or to part from it.

A. once upon a time   B. once and again    C. all at once      D. once and for all

23. The two countries will assign counter-drug officials to their respective embassies on a ______ basis.

A. fundamental       B. similar          C. reciprocal      D. reasonable

24. Tennessee’s population is nearly two-fifths rural, and no single city or group of cities ______ the state.

A. dominates         B. manages        C. manipulates      D. controls

25. We all know that in a situation like this a cool head is ______.

A. called for          B. called off       C. called on         D. called up

26. The destruction an earthquake causes depends on its ______ and duration, or the amount of shaking that occurs.

A. altitude           B. magnitude       C. multitude         D. aptitude

27. The EI Nino has ______ affected the regional weather and temperature over much of the tropics, sub-tropics and some mid-latitude areas.

A. externally         B. consistently      C. Insistently        D. internally

28. During all these years of absence he had ______ a tender feeling for his mother and the family.

A. enclosed          B hugged          C. enriched          D. cherished

29. The ______ choice for a consumer, therefore, is the choice among the available ones that will enable him or her to maximize utility.

A. optimal           B. optional         C. optical           D. optimistic

30. Mrs. Smith ______ tears when she heard her daughter had died in the road accident.