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Men, unlike beasts, need
mental pabulum which may nourish their minds. |
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(A) |
activity |
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(B) |
motion |
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(C) |
food
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(D) |
faith |
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The security pact
was made by mutual consent between the two countries. |
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(A) |
campaign |
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(B) |
movement |
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(C) |
rendezvous |
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treaty
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We are going to
paddle our own canoe through stress and storm. |
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(A) |
paint |
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(B) |
row
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(C) |
break |
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(D) |
build |
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The clergyman wanted to
convert the pagans who regarded death and oblivion as the
natural end of life. |
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(A) |
Christians |
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(B) |
Catholics |
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(C) |
heathens
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(D) |
Buddhists |
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The national anniversary
pageant was splendid. |
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(A) |
colorful public spectacle
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(B) |
convention |
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(C) |
meeting |
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(D) |
tournament |
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She is content to
provide palatable meals for her family. |
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(A) |
sumptuous |
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(B) |
luxurious |
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(C) |
exorbitant |
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(D) |
pleasing to the taste
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The city sky was
overcast with a pall of smoke. |
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(A) |
dark covering
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(B) |
paddy |
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(C) |
tower |
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(D) |
pagoda |
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Doctors must palliate
that which they cannot cure. |
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(A) |
kill |
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(B) |
ease
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(C) |
aggravate |
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(D) |
heal |
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As a night-shift worker,
he has an exceptionally pallid complexion. |
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(A) |
pale
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(B) |
ruddy |
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(C) |
scarlet |
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(D) |
purple |
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It seemed that he had
overlooked a palpable blunder. |
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(A) |
dubious |
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(B) |
obvious
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(C) |
inconspicuous |
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(D) |
intimate |
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Answers 1C
2D 3B 4C 5A 6D
7A 8B 9A 10B |
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