56.They believed that this was not the ____ of their campaign for equality but merely the beginning.
A) climax
C) pitch
B) summit
D) maximum

57.Several guests were waiting in the ____ for the front door to open.
A) porch
C) inlet
B) vent
D) entry

58.As the mountains were covered with a _____ of cloud, we couldn't see their tops.
A) coating
C) veil
B) film
D) shade

59.We couldn't really afford to buy a house so we got it on hire purchase and paid mothly
____.
A) investments
C) arrangements
B) requirements
D) installments

60.The magician made us think he cut the girl into pieces but it was merely an _____.
A) illusion
C) image
B) impression
D) illumination

61.A good education is an ____ you can fall back on for the rest of your life.
A) asset
C) inventory
B) ethic
D) obligation

62.Giving a gift can convey a wealth of meaning about your appreciation of their ____ and the importance you place upon the relationship.
A) solidarity
C) superiority
B) priority
D) hospitality

63.The designer has applied for a ____ for his new invention.
A) tariff
C) version
B) discount
D) patent

64.The toy maker produces a ____ copy of the space station, exact in every detail.
A) minimal
C) miniature
B) minimum
D) minor

65.An energy tax would curb ordinary air pollution, limit oil imports and cut the budget ____.
A) disposition
C) defect
B) discrepancy
D) deficit

66.They have decided to ____ physical punishment in all local schools.
A) put away
C) do away with
B) break away from
D) pass away

67.Astronauts are ____ all kinds of tests before they are actually sent up in a spacecraft.
A) inclined to
C) prone to
B) subjected to
D) bound to

68.Individual sports are run by over 370 independent governing bodies whose functions usually include ____ rules, holding events, selecting national teams and promoting international links.
A) drawing on
C) drawing up
B) drawing in
D) drawing down

69.Up until that time, his interest had focused almost ____ on fully mastering the skills and techniques of his craft.
A) restrictively
C) inclusively
B) radically
D) exclusively

70.All the ceremonies at the 2000 Olympic Games had a unique Australian flavor, ____ of their multicultural communities.
A) noticeable
C) conspicuous
B) indicative
D) implicit