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The social workers found
much penury and suffering in this slum area. |
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(A) |
smuggling |
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(B) |
violence |
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(C) |
crime |
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(D) |
poverty
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The tax-holiday policy
is designed to pep up investments. |
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(A) |
reduce |
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(B) |
encourage
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(C) |
discourage |
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(D) |
deflate |
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A perceptible
change could be felt in his attitude. |
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(A) |
apprehensible
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(B) |
impalpable |
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(C) |
intangible |
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(D) |
indiscernible |
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The well-trained bird
perched on the master's finger. |
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(A) |
fluttered |
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(B) |
slept |
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(C) |
alighted
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(D) |
fuzzed up |
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This percolator
was made in Taiwan. |
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(A) |
sound equipment |
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(B) |
coffee pot
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(C) |
toaster |
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(D) |
pan |
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Dr. Faustus was damned
to eternal perdition. |
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(A) |
hell
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(B) |
heaven |
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(C) |
haven |
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celestial city |
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Everybody resented his
peremptory attitude. |
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(A) |
compromising |
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(B) |
imperious
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(C) |
modest |
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(D) |
thoughtful |
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The perennial
beauty of the island has lured so many tourists from abroad. |
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(A) |
temporary |
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(B) |
transient |
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(C) |
long-lasting
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(D) |
ephemeral |
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A perfidious
friend is to be shunned the sooner the better. |
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(A) |
faithful |
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(B) |
faithless
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(C) |
loyal |
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constant |
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This machine is used to
perforate sheets of postage stamps. |
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(A) |
stick |
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(B) |
glue |
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(C) |
adhere |
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(D) |
make holes through
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Answers 1D
2B 3A 4C 5B 6A
7B 8C 9B 10D |
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