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When challenged by the
other horses in the race, the thoroughbred proved its mettle
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(A) |
meddling |
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(B) |
interference |
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(C) |
courage
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(D) |
timidity |
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The kids enjoyed
watching the midget perform. |
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(A) |
giant |
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(B) |
dwarf
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(C) |
chimpanzee |
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(D) |
gorilla |
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The lady has an
aristocratic mien. |
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(A) |
bearing
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(B) |
meanness |
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(C) |
means |
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(D) |
ignominy |
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The milieu in
which a boy grows up will help shape his personality. |
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(A) |
migration |
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(B) |
cataclysm |
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(C) |
kernel |
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(D) |
environment
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It is our hope that our
descendants will live in millennium. |
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(A) |
longevity |
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(B) |
one hundred years |
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(C) |
tumult |
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(D) |
period of righteousness and happiness
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6. |
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The student mimicked
the teacher's halting speech. |
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(A) |
loathed |
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(B) |
aped
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(C) |
disliked |
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(D) |
abhorred |
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7. |
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Cindy helped her mother
mince the ham to make salad. |
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(A) |
chop up into small pieces
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(B) |
roast |
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(C) |
stew |
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(D) |
cook |
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He has a rich collection
of miniature books. |
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(A) |
gigantic |
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(B) |
large-scale |
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(C) |
enormous |
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(D) |
tiny
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In the Middle Ages,
minstrels traveled from place to place to make a living by
singing. |
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(A) |
bards
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(B) |
actresses |
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(C) |
stars |
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(D) |
ministers |
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The silver will be
minted into coins. |
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(A) |
converted
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(B) |
rusted |
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(C) |
ruralized |
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(D) |
rumpled |
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Answers 1C
2B 3A 4D 5D 6B
7A 8D 9A 10A |
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