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The reporter omitted all
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(A) |
unnecessary
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critical |
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(C) |
crucial |
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(D) |
momentous |
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This regulation will
supersede all previous rules. |
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(A) |
germinate |
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(B) |
notarize |
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(C) |
nurture |
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(D) |
replace
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The pugnacious fellow
was defeated and lay supine on the floor. |
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(A) |
flat on the back
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(B) |
kneeling |
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(C) |
gnarled |
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(D) |
sonorous |
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4. |
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Machinery has
supplanted manual labor in making and doing numerous things. |
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(A) |
replaced
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(B) |
ravaged |
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(C) |
marred |
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blemished |
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When you grow older, you
become less supple. |
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(A) |
naive |
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(B) |
innocent |
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(C) |
resilient
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(D) |
sophisticated |
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6. |
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To improve your
proficiency in English, you ought to do some supplementary
reading. |
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(A) |
additional
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(B) |
excessive |
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(C) |
dwindled |
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(D) |
superfluous |
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7. |
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The room was full of
suppliants waiting to see the boss. |
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(A) |
supplicants
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(B) |
supervisors |
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(C) |
suppliers |
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(D) |
supporters |
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The parents
supplicated the judge to have mercy on their prodigal son. |
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(A) |
refused |
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(B) |
relinquished |
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(C) |
demanded |
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(D) |
begged
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With so many people
present, you ought to have suppressed your yawn. |
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(A) |
let out |
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(B) |
divulged |
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(C) |
held back
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(D) |
released |
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10. |
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Britain once enjoyed
supremacy on the seas. |
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(A) |
sloth |
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(B) |
dominance
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(C) |
sobriety |
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(D) |
inferiority |
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Answers 1A
2D 3A 4A 5C 6A
7A 8D 9C 10B |
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