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Foreigners frequently
are unaware of the connotations of the words they use. |
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(A) |
explicit meanings |
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(B) |
implied meanings
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(C) |
syntax |
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(D) |
phonetics |
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The boy felt happy
because he had done a conscientious piece of work. |
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(A) |
upright ; honest
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(B) |
conscious |
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(C) |
conjugal |
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(D) |
reckless |
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We had better
consecrate our lives to noble purposes. |
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(A) |
save |
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(B) |
rescue |
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(C) |
dedicate
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(D) |
profane |
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It rained for five
consecutive days. |
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(A) |
prior |
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(B) |
successive
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(C) |
preceding |
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(D) |
antecedent |
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The consensus
indicates that we will not enter into this pact. |
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(A) |
in harmony |
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(B) |
general agreement
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(C) |
disagreement |
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(D) |
bickering |
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Say something, or he
will take your silence for consent. |
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(A) |
decline |
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(B) |
refusal |
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(C) |
assent
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(D) |
balk |
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Kissinger used to be a
consequential man in the field of international
diplomacy. |
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(A) |
shrewd |
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(B) |
tricky |
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(C) |
crafty |
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(D) |
important
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Energy should be
conserved. |
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(A) |
squandered |
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(B) |
dissipated |
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(C) |
preserved
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(D) |
frittered |
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We'll consign the
goods by express. |
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(A) |
keep |
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(B) |
dispatch
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(C) |
store |
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(D) |
sell |
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Time is said to be able
to console anyone's grief. |
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(A) |
comfort
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(B) |
agitate |
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(C) |
perturb |
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(D) |
discompose |
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Answers 1B
2A 3C 4B 5B 6C
7D 8C 9B 10A |
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