新航道大学英语六级综合复习3Unit 541.The Space Age _ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union. A) initiated B) originated C) embarked D) commenced42.John said that he didnt quite _ and asked me to repeat what I had said. A) snatch up B) summon up C) catch on D) watch out43. When he tried to make a _ , he found that the hotel that he wanted was completely filled because of a convention. A) complaint B) claim C) reservation D) decision45.In our highly technological society, the number of jobs for unskilled worker is _. A) shrinking B) obscuring C) altering D) constraining46.The fire has caused great losses, but the factory tried to _ the consequences by saying that the damage was not as serious as reported. A) decrease B) subtract C) minimize D) degrade47.If the world is to remain peaceful the utmost effort must be made by nations to limit local _ . A) collisions B) combats C) contradictions D) conflicts48.Satellite communications are so up-to-date that even when _ in the middle of the Pacific, businessmen can contact their offices as if they were next door . A) gliding B) cruising C) piloting D) patrolling49.In the past ten years skyscrapers have developed _ in Chicago and New York City. A) homogeneously B) simultaneously C) spontaneously D) harmoniously50.The court considers a financial _ to be an appropriate way of punishing him. A) option B) duty C) obligation D) penalty51.I think that I committed a _ in asking her because she seemed very upset by my question. A) blunder B) revenge C) reproach D) scandal52.Even when textbooks are _ through a school system, methods of teaching may vary greatly. A) commonplace B) standardized C) competitive D) generalized53.They have always regarded a man of _ and fairness as a reliable friend . A) robustness B) temperament C) integrity D) compactness54.All individuals are required to _ to the laws made by their governments. A) obey B) conform C) concede D) observe55.The basic causes are unknown, although certain conditions that may lead to cancer have been _ . A) identified B) guaranteed C) notified D) conveyed56.It is very strange but I had an _ that the plane would crash. A) inspiration B) intuition C) imagination D) incentive57.The changing image of the family on television provides _ into changing attitudes toward the family in society. A) insights B) presentations C) revelations D) specifications58.The town planning commission said that their financial outlook for the next year was optimistic. They expect increased tax _ . A) efficiency B) revenues C) privileges D) validity59.Bill is an example of a severely disabled person who has become _ at many survival skills. A) proficient B) persistent C) consistent D) sufficient60.The ties that bind us together in common activity are so _ that they ca n disappear at any moment. A) trivial B) fatal C) tentative D) feeble61.During the construction of skyscrapers, cranes are used to _ building materials to the upper floors. A) toss B) tow C) hoist D) hurl62.Diamonds have little _ value and their price depends almost entirely on their scarcity. A) extinct B) permanent C) surplus D) intrinsic63.The kitchen was small and _ so that the disabled could reach everything without difficulty. A) conventional B) compact C) compatible D) concise64.He will_ resign in view of the complete failure of the research project. A) doubtfully B) adequately C) presumably D) reasonably65.The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable _ his financial situation. A) with respect to B) in accord with C) regardless of D) in terms of66.The original elections were declared _ by the former military ruler. A) void B) vulgar C) surplus D) extravagant67.They stood gazing at the happy _ of children playing in the park. A) perspective B) view C) landscape D) scene68.An obvious change of attitude at the top towards womens status in society will _ through the current law system in Japan. A) permeate