1.Some day software will translate both written and spoken language so well that the need for any common second language could _________.

A descend

B decline

C deteriorate

D depress

2.However, growth in the fabricated metals industry was able to _________ some of the decline in the iron and steel industry.

A overturn

B overtake

C offset

D oppress

3.The Timber rattlesnake is now on the endangered species list, and is extinct in two eastern states in which it once _________.

A thrived

B swelled

C prospered

D flourished

4.When any nonhuman organ is transplanted into a person, the body immediately recognizes it as _________.

A novel

B remote

C distant

D foreign

5.It is naive to expect that any society can resolve all the social problems it is faced with _________,

A for long

B in and out

C once for all

D by nature

6.As an industry, biotechnology stands to _________ electronics in dollar volume and perhaps surpass it in social impact by 2020.?

A contend

B contest

C rival

D strive

7.Equipment not _________ official safety standards has all been removed from the workshop.?

A conforming to

B consistent with

C predominant over

D providing for

8.Because of its intimacy, radio is usually more than just a medium; it is _________.

A firm

B company

C corporation

D enterprise

9.My favorite radio song is the one I first heard on a thick 1923 Edison disc I _________ at a garage sale.?

A trifled with

B scraped through

C stumbled upon

D thirsted for

10.Using extremely different decorating schemes in adjoining rooms may result in _________ and lack of unity in style.

A conflict

B confrontation

C disturbance

D disharmony

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