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The crops were withering
in the fields, due to the ______ drought. |
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lengthened |
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(B) |
widened |
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(C) |
prolonged
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The African slaves,
______ by their white masters, had had a hard life in America. |
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(A) |
oppressed
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(B) |
suppressed |
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(C) |
regressed |
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According tot he
curator, the antique vase was genuine and ______. |
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(A) |
priceless
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(B) |
valueless |
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worthless |
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Tattooing has become the
latest ______ among teenagers. |
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(A) |
craving |
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(B) |
craze
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obsession |
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For weeks, the detectives have been ______ into the events that
led up to the heist. |
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(A) |
investigating |
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(B) |
examining |
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(C) |
probing
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Joyce's essay, ______
with apt quotations and insightful observations, was very
well-written. |
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(A) |
interspersed
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(B) |
sprinkled |
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(C) |
intermingled |
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The ancestral home,
which has been left vacant for years, has fallen into ______. |
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(A) |
disrepute |
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(B) |
disrepair
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(C) |
destruction |
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The plans for a shopping
mall have been submitted to the relevant authorities for ______. |
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(A) |
permission |
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(B) |
sanction |
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(C) |
approval
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Senior citizens going
tot he cinema on weekdays are entitled to ______ rates. |
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(A) |
cut |
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(B) |
deducted |
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(C) |
concessionary
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The accused was ______
by a brilliant criminal lawyer. |
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(A) |
defended
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protected |
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shielded |
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