Tumble(5次)
1. Tom is bankrupt now. He is desperate because all his efforts ____ failure. (05/12)
A) inflicted onB) hinged uponC) tumbled toD)culminated in

2. This is a long ________ - roughly 13 miles down a beautiful valley to the little church below. (05/1)
A) terrainB) descentC) degenerationD) tumble

3. She ____through the pages of a magazine, not really concentrating on them. (03/9)
A) tumbledB) tossedC) switchedD) flipped

4. The helicopter _____ a light plane and both pilots were killed.(01/1)
A) coincided withB) stumbled onC) tumbled toD) collided with

5. The disagreement over trade restrictions could seriously ______ relations between the two countries. (00/6)
A) tumbleB) jeopardizeC) manipulateD) intimidate

Temperament(3次)
1. Although the model looks good on the surface, it will not bear close________. (02/1)
A) temperamentB) contaminationC) scrutinyD) symmetry

2. The cultures of China and Japan hare shared many features, but each has used them according to its national______ . (99/6)
A) engagementB) destinyC) capacityD) temperament

3. They have always regarded a man of ______ and fairness as a reliable friend . (99/1)
A) robustnessB) temperamentC) integrityD) compactness

Terminate(3次)
1. Weeks _______ before anyone was arrested in connection with the bank robbery. (02/12)
A) terminatedB) elapsedC) overlappedD) expired

2. If Japan ________ its relation with that country it will have to find another supplier of raw materials. (01/6)
A) precludesB) terminatesC) partitions D) expires

3. If we _______ our relations with that country, we'll have to find another supplier of raw materials. (98/6)
A) diffuseB) diminishC) terminateD) preclude

Release(2次)
1. The woman was worried about the side effects of taking aspirins. but her doctor ____her that it is absolutely harmless. (03/9)
A) retrievedB) releasedC) reassuredD) revived

2. As the trial went on, the story behind the murder slowly ____ itself. (03/6)
A) convictedB) releasedC) hauntedD) unfolded

Reside(2次)
1. A number of students ________ in flats, and others live in the nearby holiday resorts, where there is a reasonable supply of competitively priced accommodation. (05/1)
A) reviveB) inhabitC) gatherD) reside

2. Elisabeth did not enter the museum at once, but ________ in the courtyard. (04/6)
A) residedB) dwelledC) lingeredD) delayed

Retain(2次)
1. Please don’t ________ too much on the painful memories. Everything will be all right. (01/6)
A) hesitateB) lingerC) retainD)dwell

2. It is through learning that the individual _______ many habitual ways of reacting to situations. (98/6)
A) retainsB) gainsC) achievesD) acquires