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Each person has his
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(A) |
virtues |
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(B) |
imperfections
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(C) |
strong points |
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(D) |
strengths |
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Upon the demise
of the dictator, a bitter dispute about succession to power
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(A) |
survival |
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(B) |
death
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(C) |
purgation |
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(D) |
illness |
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He majors in
demography. |
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(A) |
zoology |
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(B) |
biology |
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(C) |
ornithology |
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(D) |
statistical study of human populations
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A hurricane
demolished many a house. |
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(A) |
framed |
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(B) |
destroyed
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(C) |
reared |
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(D) |
raised |
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The demon of
avarice ruined his own happiness. |
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(A) |
god |
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(B) |
goddess |
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(C) |
devil
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(D) |
angel |
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Don't demur at
her request. |
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(A) |
concur with |
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(B) |
comply with |
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(C) |
object to
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(D) |
brace up |
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The little girl looked
demure. |
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(A) |
innocent |
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(B) |
naive |
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(C) |
serious
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(D) |
hilarious |
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Don't go near the den
if you are not well armed. |
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(A) |
river |
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(B) |
brook |
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(C) |
crevice |
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(D) |
lair
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The child's pulse is too
quick; it denotes fever. |
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(A) |
indicates
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(B) |
denominates |
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(C) |
defies |
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(D) |
devises |
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10. |
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The denouement of
the play is a happy ending. |
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(A) |
outcome
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(B) |
prologue |
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(C) |
plot |
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(D) |
characterization |
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Answers 1B
2B 3D 4B 5C 6C
7C 8D 9A 10A |
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