51. In some remote places there are still very poor people who can’t afford to live in __conditions.

A) gracious C)honorable

B) decent D)positive

52. Since our knowledge is __ none of us can exclude the possibility of being wrong.

A) controlled C)finite

B )restrained D)delicate

53. You shouldn’t __your father’s instructions. Anyway he is an experienced teacher.

A) deduce C)defy

B) deliberate D)denounce

54. The company management attempted to __information that was not favorable to them, but it was all in vain.

A) suppress C)concentrate

B) supplement D)Plug

55. It is my hope that everyone in this class should __ their errors before it is too late.

A) refute C)expel

B) exclude D)rectify

56. The boy’s foolish question __his mother who was busy with housework and had no interest in talking.

A) Intrigued C)irritated

B) fascinated D)stimulated

57. Millions of people around the world have some type of physical, mental, or emotional __ that severely limits their abilities to manage their daily activities.

A) scandal C)deficit

B) misfortune D)handicap

58. It is believed that the feeding patterns parents __ on their children can determine their adolescent and adult eating habits.

A) compel C)evoke

B) impose D)necessitate

59.If the value-added tax were done away with, it would act as a __ to consumption.

A) progression C)stability

B) prime D)stimulus

60. The bride and groom promised to __ each other through sickness and health.

A) nourish C)roster

B) nominate D)cherish