1. Computer models of brain activity can _____________ the activity of brain cells.

a) simulate b) replace c) inhibit d) imply

2. The station produces ________ supplies of electricity.

a) pernicious b) reluctant c) rigid d) abundant

3. Only a rich __________ tycoon could afford a private jet.

a) goon b) royalty c) farmer d) business

4. New legislation makes it possible for the Government to _________ protest marches.

a) ban b) forestall c) inhibit d) deny

5. The prize is a ___________ to his achievements.

a) trial b) treason c) truce d) tribute

6. She ____________ wanted a house overlooking the sea.

a) particularly b) very c) essentially d) extremely

7. Most people _________ the Government's economic policy as a success,' claimed the spokesman.

a) measure b) consider c) think d) believe

8. For centuries Rome was the ________ power in the Mediterranean.

a) overruling b) superlative c) general d) supreme

9. Edinburgh is known ________ the Athens of the North.

a) for b) by c) as d) with

10. Unemployment has ___________ many people's lives.

a) mesmerized b) overhauled c) blighted d) denounced

11. English food is an ___________ to human decency.

a) affluence b) essence c) affront d) anachronism

12. Practically all the ___________ population voted no.

a) sinister b) riveting c) rural d) rigid

13. He gave me a _________ look of incomprehension.

a) tiring b) exciting c) blank d) satisfied

14. In Sweden, few people ________ in the recent referendum.

a) agonised b) defied c) scrutinized d) abstained

15. He is not a good leader, he is not __________ enough.

a) deciding b) decision c) decisive d) decided

16. Economists distinguish between perishable and ___________ goods.

a) durable b) duration c) enduring d) endearing

17. They have been testing out the ____________ for a new generation of supersonic passenger aircraft.

a) pattern b) prototype c) inhibit d) deny

18. Some people think that video games have a _____________ influence on children.

a) boring b) pernicious c) inhibiting d) educated

19. The new bikes are equipped with suspension to _____________ shocks.

a) suffer b) experience c) improve d) absorb

20. They took readings from a special ____________ to measure the machine's performance.

a) graph b) benchmark c) nozzle d) gauge

21. The metal becomes ____________ at cold temperatures and breaks easily.

a) soft b) malleable c) brittle d) tactile

22. She caught a ____________ of the thief as he made his get-away.

a) glance b) look c) glimpse d) flash

23. At the universities of Oxford and Cambridge the _____________ of teachers to students is very high.

a) fraction b) number c) ratio d) percentage

24. Those men were appointed by the directors and are ___________ only to them.

a) accountable b) dependable c) privileged d) controlled

25. The experiment attempted to ___________ together two materials.

a) fuse b) freeze c) friction d) fracture