When he was a young boy, a serious disease deprived him of the（）of hearing.

单项选择题Stamping on any country's national flag is an（）to its people.

A.inflation
B.ingredient
C.insult
D.invasion

单项选择题I am afraid that you have to alter your（）views in light of the tragic news that has just arrived.

A.indifferent
B.distressing
C.optimistic
D.pessimistic

单项选择题If you（）a magnet-needle, its two ends can point North and South, and so it can be used to determine directions.

A.overtake
B.fix
C.highlight
D.suspend

单项选择题Shaking hands when people meet each other for the first time is practiced as a（）way of greeting.

A.conventional
B.conservative
C.constant
D.convenient

单项选择题Richard's news report covering the conference was so（）that nothing had been omitted.

A.comprehensive
B.integrated
C.redundant
D.productive

单项选择题After three hours of heated debate, the（）bill was passed by a narrow majority .

A.virtual
B.universal
C.controversial
D.substantial

单项选择题How can you best（）in your students the speech habits of the English language?

A.civilize
B.cultivate
C.evolve
D.train

单项选择题You must take the（）steps by yourself; after you have begun, I will help you.

A.primitive
B.preliminary
C.primary
D.practicable

单项选择题This is the first draft of the book. Please feel perfectly free to（）on it.

A.cope
B.complain
C.comment
D.confirm

单项选择题This vast stock of computerized images has（）the possibilities open to the artist

A.speculated
B.sponsored
C.generated
D.multiplied