1. Philip Roth was hailed as a major new author in 1960.' t& b% H n* A1 s3 V) N) j, _+ T
A) published
$ O9 t# k+ _7 c3 Q B) challenged
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D) guided' H1 ]& d3 p6 d
2. He was one of the principal organizers of the association.
2 g! x8 h+ C, j5 U* C) F A) planners4 t4 o" }3 e& E# Y+ v+ N1 i' Y
B) employees% Q3 u/ K% e/ G' m) M% U; I
C) actors
7 {- `3 N4 Q# Z$ j8 e D) recipients$ Y" s# D& @; o' |$ [' [4 P& s) d
3. It is postulated that population trends have an effect on economic fluctuations.
$ J {8 E: p \/ ?/ w A) challenged' k! Q) u' P8 C4 w* ~
B) assumed+ P( V6 @- K( n2 Q8 N& S1 Y
C) deducted1 |5 c4 Z: K/ Z2 Q
D) decreed8 ^* k2 O+ o3 K4 v
4. This kind of animals are on the verge of extinction, because so many are being killed for their fur.
' v. a6 P5 m% s' B% x, | A) drying up0 m& T9 S- {* F/ i6 E) w
B) dying out! G: \2 U, R) V e+ o/ B, l7 F7 D
C) being exported
0 N A4 X! e' U7 ~- R D) being transplanted- G2 _7 e' n1 o4 J5 ^
5. The train came to an abrupt stop, making us wonder where we were.
$ t% u- L1 b" O% U l A) slow. }8 F* C2 s3 {, W; C8 _. M; ~
B) noisy; I7 b% T' ?2 m* F. C% U/ `
C) sudden
8 a# ^+ ^) V% r% ^ D) jumpy
7 R- p( N: f9 ^& H5 p% t- r 6. During the Second World War, all important resources in the U.S. were allocated by the federal government.0 k% W: G; ~, U" x8 t
A) nationalized( ~! y, a3 `1 K s* ^2 ~* K3 F
B) commandeered" a' @2 J, d) o) l2 q) q
C) taxed: z+ S9 c. P9 ^6 e' U( K
D) distributed: k0 S/ c: C; K$ C& A e' t- o
7. The little boy was so fascinated by the mighty river that he would spend hours sitting on its bank and gazing at the passing boats and rafts., ~; \; Y6 J( K& h
A) very strong
, b; Z. j( M0 z" O2 ]7 c/ h! p B) very long
6 s! S- k! f- q# l' r C) very great
" K: u C Q F* a2 w+ U D) very fast
9 P8 X. W, I6 r0 | 8. The stories of Sarah Orne Jewett are considered by many to be more authentically regional than those of Bret Harte.- \; c. I% y4 u: l1 X
A) elegantly
! G% }0 y8 n! {0 |4 z2 _ B) genuinely
) B& `5 V9 N% Z! I5 _ C) intentionally
; I7 b7 H6 |& b! o% {% E% ` D) thoroughly
, d! V" p1 w- g: x U7 { 9. The number of United States citizens who are eligible to vote continues to increase." l1 j/ u' w: z9 B) `& F1 c
A) encouraged
( ?8 j5 ~: I; P _- G B) enforced! P2 t8 S7 e; o' s$ h( T' P; S
C) expected
. ]( o- n1 H' j) n ] D) entitled
, m* n- L5 z4 E 10. Formulated in 1823, the Monroe Doctrine asserted that the Americas were no longer open to European colonization.
/ A( A) i. |# J! s, @ A) stated firmly2 Q3 i) ?8 ~2 I, t2 n4 B! w3 `
B) argued light-mindedly
. V8 A$ Z( K! x C) thought seriously4 H6 t/ g1 U% B+ f2 o' g6 C+ Y& a
D) announced regrettably' }* Q6 ^% A+ w) E8 U; t- l7 E
11. Smoking is not permitted in the office.6 o/ }5 j$ v% d' s7 z/ e1 Q
A) probable9 M; }5 Y' l2 U" M
B) possible d+ F, ~1 b! u6 E( H& b! y2 w: x
C) admitted
' Z. [$ p) N0 S$ N D) allowed
4 l0 a% ?6 S. T8 ?7 ~/ ` 12. The chairman proposed that we should stop the meeting.
' X/ Z8 X# b4 n( u. z+ l( _ A) stated
% W6 ^$ C% q( n B) declared
5 E F: R* K F* q1 R- ` C) suggested
- Y: u' [& s2 P5 u) x D) announced
7 O' Y3 z' f+ N, B" @$ n% T 13. I feel regret about what’s happened.
" `+ T* F. ~( ?: A A) sorry
& Q! T% Z' M) B9 j3 O0 f B) disappointed0 [& X# l1 P8 l/ L( T
C) shameful" T3 O9 k- @) z& D5 x4 v. [
D) disheartened+ S$ U' }0 {( U" W$ }0 l! m3 J
14. She has proved that she can be relied on in a crisis.
! p7 y. N' j7 h* Q0 V4 ^ A) lived on4 {. D+ y8 q' v$ M) }+ n: f
B) depended on5 F' p! z2 X) M5 k( V7 R/ v6 o
C) lived off; ^$ `& v% D4 {2 c
D) believed in# K& h& \( Q9 l4 b& T$ z# C" k
15. John removed his overcoat.* P8 I! ?1 @* c z9 |5 T
A) took away& H3 L) M a. {; j0 H7 \. J
B) left aside
9 J# H8 w, T0 y U C) took off$ ~0 D3 ^$ ]$ g5 l5 ?3 L: h
D) washed off
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