1) L48-1. The large stretches of __________ woods turned out to be a rich resource of wealth to the New Englanders. a) a. dense b) b. primitively c) c. sparse 2) L48-2. Few people could be seen on the __________ streets of the city in this coldest month of the year. a) a. solitude b) b. deserted c) c. remote 3) L48-3. The mountain goats seem to find food in the most __________places on the mountain. a) a. hostile b) b. indifferent c) c. inaccessible 4) L48-4. I don't understand why she deliberately cut herself __________ the outside world after the death of her husband. a) a. from b) b. off c) c. off from 5) L48-5. It's most__________to spend a day with your family in the country in such fine weather. a) a, hospitable b) b. enjoyable c) c. accessible 6) L48-6. The odd woman __________ at me over the top of her glasses. a) a. saw b) b. watched c) c. peered 7) L48-7. The two brothers stopped quarrelling and__________at each other like two bulls. a) a. gazed b) b. peered c) c. glared 8) L48-8. The couple met some most unfriendly people during a __________through the Balkans. a) a. stay b) b. tour c) c. voyage 9) L48-9. In an old cathedral in the __________ , we saw some remarkable frescoes painted in the 17th century. a) a. near b) b. closeness c) c. vicinity  10) L48-10. Measures have been taken to __________ the ancient artifacts in the museum. a) a. keep b) b. present c) c. preserve 11) L48-11. We rely on the boatman to__________the stream. a) a. get out b) b. get across c) c. get through 12) L48-12. All at once, the village seemed to __________to life, but not in a pleasant way. a) a. come b) b. wake c) c. quicken 13) L48-13. Under the hostile gaze of the villagers, we __________ towards the stream. a) a. hurried up b) b. made our way c) c. quickened 14) L48-1. I'm __________ to smoke at home. a) forbidden b) forbidding 15) L48-2. Even under a clear blue sky, the village looked deserted and__________ . a) forbidden b) forbidding 16) L48-3. The injured people have been sent to the __________ . a) hospital b) hospitable 17) L48-4. It is said that people who live in villages are usually friendly and__________ . a) hospital b) hospitable 18) L48-5. Many people__________ that country life is more pleasant than town life. a) assume b) believe c) assumes d) believes 19) L48-6. Can you__________ what he told you? a) assume b) believe

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