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As a result of careless washing, the jacket _c____ to a child’s size. A. contracted B. compressed C. shrank D. decreased 2. Franklin’s ability to learn from observations and experience ___a__ greatly to his success in public life. A. contributed B. owed C. attributed D. related 3. I’m not sure whether I can gain any profit from this investment, so I can’t make a(n) ____d_ promise to help you. A. refined B. defined C. confined D. definite 4. It is ___d__ impossible to find a good educational computer program in this part of the country. A. barely B. hardly C. merely D. nearly 5. Grain production in the world is _c____ but still millions go hungry. A. staggering B. shrinking C. soaring D. suspending 6. The ball ___b__ two or three times before rolling down the slope. A. swayed B. bounced C. hopped D. leapt 7. Mobile telecommunications ___d__ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result of a contract signed between the two companies. A. capability B. potential C. impact D. capacity 8. We should make a clear ____c_ between the two scientific terms for the purpose of our discussion. A. separation B. discrimination C. distinction D. deviation 9. He didn’t have time to read the report word for word: he just __a___ it. A. skimmed B. observed C. overlooked D. glanced 10. Your advice would be __a___ valuable to him, who is at present at his wit’s end. A. excessively B. exceedingly C. extensively D. exclusively 11. No one had told Smith about ___a__ a lecture the following day. A. there being B. there be C. there would be D. there was 12. The teacher doesn’t permit __c___ in class. A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. to have a smoke 13. After __a___ for the job, you will be required to take a language test. A. being interviewed B. interviewed C. interviewing D. having interviewed 14. Your hair wants __c___. You’d better have it done tomorrow. A. cut B. to cut C. cutting D. being cut 15. I would appreciate _