Unit 5   　1. There seems to be little ____ of fulfilling the sales program of this year.   
[A] consumption[B] presumption    [C] probability[D] assessment    　2. The recent oil price rise ____ the difficulties which the motor industry is now facing.    [A] testifies　[B] implies    [C] enumerates [D] exemplifies    　3. The students are expecting the arrival of a(n) ____ scientist who they heard of in their childhood.    [A] eligible　 [B] imminent    [C] productive [D] eminent    　4. The region is undergoing a peaceful ____ from colonial rule to self-government.    [A] transfer　 [B] transformation    [C] evolution　[D] transition    　5. Some workers were not satisfied with their salaries and often ____ at it.    [A] groaned[B] murmured    [C] whispered　[D] cracked    　6. An important property of a scientific theory is its ability to ____ further research and further thinking about a particular topic.    [A] stimulate　[B] renovate    [C] arou se [D] advocate    　7. Although architecture has artistic qualities, it must also satisfy a number of important practical ____.    [A] obligations[B] regulations    [C] observations　 [D] considerations    　8. Life insurance is financial protection for dependents against loss ____ the bread-winner’s death.    [A] at the cost of [B] on the verge of    [C] as a result of [D] for the sake of    　9. In education there should be a good ____ among the branches of knowledge that contribute to effective thinking and wise judgment. 
[A] distribution　 [B] balance    [C] combination[D] assignment    　10. The American dream is most ____ during the periods of productivity and wealth generated by American capitalism.    [A] plausible　[B] patriotic    [C] primitive　[D] partial    　11. Only when the police ____ her with evidence did she admit that she had stolen the money.    [A] constrained[B] confronted    [C] opposed[D] encountered    　12. After much questioning among the&nbs p;people concerned, the headmaster at last ____ the truth about the incident.    [A] induced[B] employed    [C] elicited　 [D] deduced    　13. At the ____ where accidents are most likely to take place, the trains always travel at a moderate speed.    [A] seminars　 [B] sectors    [C] regions[D] compartments    　14. All these young men participated in a (n) ____ to find the beginning of the Changjiang River.    [A] exile　[B] excerpt    [C] expedition [D] journey    　15. My paper was not concise and coherent because of ____ of the ideas related.    [A] connection [B] confusion    [C] chaos　[D] disturbance