1.Showing some sense of humor can be a(n) ________ way to deal with some stressful situation.
　　A) effective
　　B) efficient
　　C) favorable
　　D) favorite
　　2.The situation described in the report ________ terrible, but it may not happen.
　　A) inclines
　　B) maintains
　　C) sounds
　　D) remains
　　3.The company is trying every means to ________ the wholesale price of its products.
　　A) pull down
　　B) put down
　　C) set down
　　D) bring down
　　4.The mayor ________ the police officer a medal of honor for his heroic deed in rescuing the earthquake victims.
　　A) rewarded
　　B) awarded
　　C) credited
　　D) prized
　　5.The native Canadians lived in ________ with nature, for they respected nature as a provider of life.
　　A) coordination
　　B) acquaintance
　　C) contact
　　D) harmony
　　6.Many people are asking whether traditional research universities in fact have any future ________.
　　A) at all
　　B) so far
　　C) in all
　　D) on end
　　7.I was impressed ________ the efficiency of the work done in the company.
　　A) in
　　B) about
　　C) with
　　D) for
　　8.Now in Britain, wines take up four times as much ________ in the storehouse as both beer and spirits.
　　A) block
　　B) land
　　C) patch
　　D) space
　　9.His hand shook a little as he ________ the key in the lock.
　　A) squeezed
　　B) inserted
　　C) stuffed
　　D) pierced
　　10.For professional athletes, ________ to the Olympics means that they have a chance to enter the history books.
　　A) access
　　B) attachment
　　C) appeal
　　D) approach