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Their country is often
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(A) |
striven |
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freckled |
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(C) |
fringed |
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(D) |
shattered
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As a scientist, he has
more to do than to allow his imagination to roam at
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(A) |
meditate |
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(B) |
ponder |
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(C) |
muse |
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(D) |
wander
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Russell was right when
he said that someday lots of household chores would be done by
robots. |
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(A) |
serfs |
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(B) |
peasants |
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(C) |
machine-made men
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(D) |
servants |
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The candidate for the
football team had a robust physique. |
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(A) |
frail |
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(B) |
fragile |
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(C) |
strong
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(D) |
fretful |
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5. |
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The rogue who
pestered the small businessmen was finally brought to justice. |
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(A) |
sage |
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(B) |
villain
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(C) |
recluse |
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(D) |
fad |
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We had a rollicking
time at the party. |
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(A) |
grim |
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(B) |
dismal |
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(C) |
frolicsome
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(D) |
gloomy |
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7. |
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An owl was roosting
somewhere up in the tree, but it was invisible. |
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(A) |
hiding |
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(B) |
concealing |
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(C) |
shrouding |
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(D) |
perching
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8. |
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As the speaker was
approaching the rostrum, the audience gave him a big
hand. |
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(A) |
hall |
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(B) |
auditorium |
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(C) |
platform
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(D) |
theater |
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Why was your name
crossed out in the membership roster ? |
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(A) |
role |
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(B) |
list
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(C) |
rut |
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(D) |
rotation |
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The store owner was a
rotund little man. |
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(A) |
slender |
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(B) |
slim |
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(C) |
round
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(D) |
lanky |
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Answers 1D
2D 3C 4C 5B 6C
7D 8C 9B 10C |
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