1 According to some observers, television has acquired a disquieting monopoly over people’s leisure time. 5 N6 {$ o( l) m
A recent B business C noisy D troubling # V0 W$ L- I% g. B+ {
2 Professor Smith continued his research work and disregarded his colleague’s advice.
+ x2 }) V4 O9 n6 M5 e( R/ t A ignored B deplored C explored D implored 5 E K8 s4 Z1 q0 I8 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.
, v- `$ A7 q" v A organized B requested C distributed D limited 5 u; @6 C' y" T* n" [! P' F# a. b
4 Corn, domesticated by the American Indians, was brought to Europe by Columbus.
( B7 Y" f3 q6 ^. C: [ A trained B cultivated C implanted D reared
' ~) y, r0 V/ g' A; O 5 Of all the wild dogs, none is more closely related to the domesticated dog than the wolf. p' N- z8 n2 [
A ordinary B tame C faithful D hunting
5 o" M5 x6 Y7 K8 Y 6 The dominant theme in the music is of tranquility and peacefulness. 6 v1 ?) [! Z2 ?! K, Q3 n6 K4 a$ r6 x$ {
A major B final C copious D sluggish
% X, R6 P- f1 v: g/ j 7 During their winter hibernation period, bears doze. ) m: i( e4 a! v0 H& o5 C5 u
A sleep lightly B lose fur C go hungry D have babies + A9 V& S# m) U
8 The municipal home-rule system used in many United States cities gives a city the right to draft its own charter. 7 A) ?* F) P; y( P. [+ M w
A enforce B make revisions in C draw up D have
; Z& S3 y& L( `" q, d6 e, A 9 The Little Foxes, a drama by Lillian Hellman, was first produced in New York in 1939. # N3 ~, t8 W- n7 b! p6 l
A play B novel C musical D dance , c: s$ L! e! q7 M1 z) d i5 I3 O
10 The new wing of the National Art Gallery in Washington D. C. , drew twenty-two thousand visitors on its opening day.
2 z W4 b& X( ]2 c A captivated B attracted C entertained D fascinated 4 [" }2 m* b' Y1 m% r# U' `
11 Many pure metals have little use because they are too soft, rust too easily, or have some other drawback. 7 z: h+ U u. T' I
A property B additive C disadvantage D disparity
- E( j# Y' M# c( p1 w8 ?% @: c 12 A long journey in cold weather is dreadfully tiring. ; g/ y) ] B8 X9 J* W
A unfortunately B terribly C noticeably D predictably
1 H! H9 Y& L: a/ l; K% u 13 The manchineel tree has smooth, pale brown bark and long, drooping branches.
, e( }* c# e: [# ?1 \ A spindly B prickly C sagging D blossoming
$ v ], W+ A$ Y7 g0 _ 14 A drop in the overall price of goods and services may signal a period of deflation. " E8 d* j, T3 U+ w& @" P) W
A A freeze B A pattern C A fall D An interest + O! W" ~# q& Z1 f. h+ v
15 The drought destroyed the crops in the Southwest of the United States.
, X4 ?3 J+ J& s2 Q9 \ A dry period B precipitation C locusts D temperature extreme
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