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A politician must be
able to withstand public criticism. |
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(A) |
tolerate
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(B) |
incense |
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(C) |
flourish |
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(D) |
reject |
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What you regard as
witticisms may be offensive to sensitive people. |
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(A) |
trite remarks |
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(B) |
clichés |
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(C) |
witnesses |
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(D) |
witty sayings
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Some economics
wizards are striving to develop a coherent economic policy
for the government. |
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(A) |
dilettantes |
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(B) |
experts
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(C) |
amateurs |
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(D) |
tycoons |
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Let the baby wobble
along. |
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(A) |
run |
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(B) |
hop |
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(C) |
rush |
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(D) |
move unsteadily
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He stayed up late, as
was his wont. |
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(A) |
habit
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(B) |
woe |
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(C) |
vow |
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(D) |
quirk |
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It must be a horrible
experience to see a ghost; it is even more horrible to see the
wraith of a person we know to be alive. |
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(A) |
anger |
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(B) |
exasperation |
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(C) |
apparition
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(D) |
irritation |
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Man and wife had better
avoid wrangling about trifles. |
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(A) |
negotiating |
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(B) |
quarreling
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(C) |
talking |
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(D) |
worrying |
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8. |
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Ancients believed that
gods who were displeased could vent their wrath on
mankind. |
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(A) |
rage
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(B) |
phantasm |
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(C) |
wraith |
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(D) |
specter |
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Do not wreak your
wrath on the innocent. |
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(A) |
forsake |
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(B) |
inflict
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(C) |
wreath |
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(D) |
wile |
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10. |
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His ankle being
wrenched, the player was sidelined. |
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(A) |
amputated |
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(B) |
condoned |
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(C) |
dispelled |
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(D) |
injured by twisting
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Answers 1A
2D 3B 4D 5A 6C
7B 8A 9B 10D |
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