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Every child dreads the
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orbit |
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onus |
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(C) |
odor |
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(D) |
severe experience
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Passing a red light is a
violation of a city ordinance. |
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(A) |
custom |
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(B) |
decree
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(C) |
profusion |
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(D) |
option |
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Their furniture is
characterized by its ornate carvings. |
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(A) |
simple |
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(B) |
primitive |
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(C) |
highly decorated
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(D) |
rough |
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The artist's drawings of
American bird life have been of interest not only to the
ornithologists but also to the general public. |
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(A) |
archaeologists |
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(B) |
anthropologists |
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(C) |
ecologists |
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(D) |
scientists dealing with birds
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There are people who
still hold an orthodox view about evolution. |
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(A) |
unusual |
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(B) |
radical |
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(C) |
conventional
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(D) |
heterodox |
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It is interesting to
note how public opinion oscillates between the extremes
of optimums and pessimism. |
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(A) |
stays |
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(B) |
stagnates |
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(C) |
sways
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(D) |
stabilizes |
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Ostensibly it was
business trip, but actually it was all pleasure. |
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(A) |
in effect |
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(B) |
superficially
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(C) |
in reality |
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(D) |
seemingly |
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A real here is never
ostentatious. |
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(A) |
reticent |
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(B) |
taciturn |
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(C) |
humble |
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(D) |
showy
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As soon as the
newspapers carried the story of his connection with the
criminals, his friends began to ostracize him. |
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(A) |
shelter |
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(B) |
sanction |
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(C) |
harbor |
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exclude; shut out
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The minister who
accepted bribes from merchants was ousted from office. |
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(A) |
registered |
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(B) |
refunded |
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(C) |
expelled
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(D) |
solidified |
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Answers 1D
2B 3C 4D 5C 6C
7B 8D 9D 10C |
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