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