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Drink has
become the bane of his life. |
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(A) |
badge |
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(B) |
ruin
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bandit |
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(D) |
benediction |
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She was
advised to banish fear a anxiety. |
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(A) |
cherish |
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(B) |
cast out
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(C) |
bind |
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harbor |
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The pilferer
started to run away and barged into a passer-by. |
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(A) |
bumped
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(B) |
buzzed |
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(C) |
jumped |
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(D) |
bantered |
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The
announcement was met with a barrage of protests. |
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(A) |
barn |
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(B) |
burst
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(C) |
barometer |
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(D) |
baroque |
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What is the
use of such a barren discussion. |
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(A) |
arable |
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(B) |
verdant |
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(C) |
unfruitful
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fertile |
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6. |
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Ancients used
to barter one thing for another. |
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(A) |
buy |
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(B) |
sell |
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(C) |
exchange
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(D) |
banister |
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7. |
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Taiwan is one
of the strongest anti-communism bastions in the world. |
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(A) |
bulwarks
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(B) |
batches |
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(C) |
batons |
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pools |
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8. |
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The baby
bawled and kicked when its bottle was taken away. |
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(A) |
cried
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(B) |
bit |
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(C) |
struck |
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(D) |
chuckled |
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There is a
beacon on the hill to warn of danger. |
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(A) |
cesspool |
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(B) |
beak |
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(C) |
bead |
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(D) |
lighthouse
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10. |
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The merchant
sent his ships wherever profit beckoned. |
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(A) |
signaled
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(B) |
anguished |
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(C) |
abdicated |
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(D) |
agitated |
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Answers 1B 2B
3A 4B 5C 6C 7A
8A 9D 10A |
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