1 According to some observers, television has acquired a disquieting monopoly over people’s leisure time.
9 I) O5 _0 y! g8 B5 U A recent B business C noisy D troubling . i2 o0 ^! o9 g/ x$ ?
2 Professor Smith continued his research work and disregarded his colleague’s advice. % S! N) C, L8 }( P8 c- A$ U
A ignored B deplored C explored D implored/ ]3 [9 J: z/ R' R: y/ f Z
3 Before the development of movable metal type in the mid-fifteenth century, news was disseminated by word of mouth, by letter, or by public notice. 8 w9 v3 f6 z6 L0 u" d- }4 @
A organized B requested C distributed D limited& x( ?8 {6 Q2 f. h# n# j
4 Corn, domesticated by the American Indians, was brought to Europe by Columbus.
; H( [% J% R8 W9 J5 I% b A trained B cultivated C implanted D reared% n3 l* V( E- e) m. v5 u
5 Of all the wild dogs, none is more closely related to the domesticated dog than the wolf.
5 z" `/ H) R: Q2 S% h A ordinary B tame C faithful D hunting! D! n1 U1 ]* O- b3 Y: M- _2 T1 G
6 The dominant theme in the music is of tranquility and peacefulness.
' g! V3 b6 m) V A major B final C copious D sluggish
4 N( i) E" P/ F# [7 g j) { 7 During their winter hibernation period, bears doze. 0 h4 j+ b$ |" d8 @& J
A sleep lightly B lose fur C go hungry D have babies
) ]. P# M2 P% m: V% D+ K- d! G# i 8 The municipal home-rule system used in many United States cities gives a city the right to draft its own charter.
( U% s- @/ t! c A enforce B make revisions in C draw up D have
$ [/ B) M" J7 A0 _' ` 9 The Little Foxes, a drama by Lillian Hellman, was first produced in New York in 1939. ' l4 [$ W% ]- |5 v x) U
A play B novel C musical D dance
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10 The new wing of the National Art Gallery in Washington D. C. , drew twenty-two thousand visitors on its opening day.
$ ^* l6 j( |( f; G( k4 \+ S A captivated B attracted C entertained D fascinated
1 D! A9 [8 B, r4 S0 m1 R$ }0 q- q 11 Many pure metals have little use because they are too soft, rust too easily, or have some other drawback. 8 k6 o' r! A+ ? E) n
A property B additive C disadvantage D disparity
3 n) G4 a- m4 l5 b D 12 A long journey in cold weather is dreadfully tiring. & }, _# Z8 f8 n! b. W$ g% [
A unfortunately B terribly C noticeably D predictably* u# W/ ?+ n9 k3 {8 r
13 The manchineel tree has smooth, pale brown bark and long, droopingbranches.
7 x0 D" R4 |& ]2 e- `# ]. D$ M7 y3 o A spindly B prickly C sagging D blossoming
% h9 G/ [4 W: y4 u 14 A drop in the overall price of goods and services may signal a period ofdeflation. 7 K7 Z( p5 c5 ~' D0 q
A A freeze B A pattern C A fall D An interest
" M1 a" G* d, ]2 Z7 Z, r 15 The drought destroyed the crops in the Southwest of the United States. ) Q- B: H, I0 v) _$ q# L- A
A dry period B precipitation C locusts D temperature extreme
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