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Choose the most suitable of
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Slavery has been abolished in most countries. |
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(A) |
fixed |
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(B) |
founded |
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(C) |
established |
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(D) |
effected |
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The effect of his
criticism on her was temporary. |
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(A) |
eternal |
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(B) |
perpetual |
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(C) |
continuous |
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(D) |
permanent |
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3. |
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Te iron rod expanded
slightly in the heat. |
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(A) |
constricted |
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(B) |
contracted |
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(C) |
condensed |
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(D) |
compressed |
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His directions for
finding the house were most imprecise. |
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(A) |
appropriate |
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(B) |
punctilious |
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(C) |
exact |
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(D) |
sharp |
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The castle was vulnerable to attack. |
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(A) |
impregnable |
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(B) |
staunch |
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(C) |
resilient |
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(D) |
unbreakable |
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Her ideas were in
harmony with his. |
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(A) |
fight |
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(B) |
conflict |
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(C) |
battle |
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(D) |
hostility |
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She mistook one
twin for the other. |
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(A) |
separated |
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(B) |
differed |
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(C) |
discerned |
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(D) |
distinguished |
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Her diffidence is
evident in her speech and action. |
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(A) |
faith |
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(B) |
trust |
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(C) |
conceit |
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(D) |
self-confidence |
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She advised him to
concentrate his efforts on passing the examination. |
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(A) |
dissipate |
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(B) |
dissolve |
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(C) |
scatter |
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(D) |
waste |
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He told us that the
cause of the accident was carelessness. |
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(A) |
event |
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(B) |
influence |
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(C) |
effect |
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(D) |
operation |
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