Vocabulary 11. It is ______ listening to what people say and observing how they behave that we’ve strengthened our own capacity to learn about society.A. by means of B. for means of C. in means of D. with means of2. There are two means to ______ knowledge: to get it personally or by second-hand experience.A. bring up B. build up C. make up D. take up3. He explained that his bad temper ______ his lack of sleep; he had been working for three days and nights without any rest.A. caused B. led to C. resulted from D. resulted in4. One’s sense of safety comes from familiarity with the environment; so people have the ______ to resist or avoid new situations.A. efficiency B. emergency C. sufficiency D. tendency5. Reading, which ______ a new world of different cultures for us, belongs to second-hand experience.A. breaks up B. gets up C. goes up D. opens up6. His total _______of the subject is truly surprising. How come he knows nothing about it?A. conviction B. commitment C. ignorance D. attribute7. Amid stormy ________, she concluded her speech and returned to her seat, leaving many of us with tears running down our cheeks.A. applause B. affection C. justification D. brevity8. He ________such bad habits as smoking and drinking when he was fifteen, and now it is hard for him to get rid of them.A. regulated B. contracted C. deteriorated D. evolved9. Her way to ________robbery is never to go out alone at night.A. guard against B. cut off C. fit into D. wear out10. I repeatedly warned him not to do it, but my warnings were never considered ------ they were simply ________.A. aside from B. sorted out C. set aside D. winded up11. With the rapid development of distance learning, people can enjoy an equally convenient ______ to educational resources, no matter where they are.A. access B. assess C. approach D. attachment12. Animals become ______ to their young as soon as their young can look after themselves.A. different B. indifferent C. overlooking D. careless13. As the watch she had just bought was a fake, she felt fully ______ in asking for her money back.A. liberal B. probable C. justifiable D. dismal14. To the millions who are strong, I ______ this plea: Set aside prejudice and politics to make room for compassion and sound policy.A. issue B. contract C. emerge D. claim15. How he was ______ his own property has been an unsolved myth.A. cheated on B. cheated of C. cut off D. cut up16. The friendship based on shared interest does not ______ easily.A. break up B. build up C. pick up D. turn up17. Laws do not ______ such things as betrayal to friends; that is why there is what we call “the court of morality”.A. punish B. forbid C. regulate D. sentence18. Is this your ______ address, or are you only staying there for a short time?A. permanent B. fixed C. present D. original19. They ______ his hands and legs with a rope so he couldn’t escape.A. bandaged B. banded C. bonded D. bound20. Today’s culture is described as “fast-food culture”. Whatever they may be doing, people just ______ the maximum satisfaction within the shortest time.A. pursue B. purchase C. sacrifice D. provide