1. Although originally a German innovation, kindergarten got its real start in the United States as a movement to provide an improved learning environment for children.
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2. There is always excitement at the Olympic Games when an athlete breaks a previous record of performance.
& z, S: F/ u. D" n6 r# z, o2 OA) beats
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u( D5 D9 U1 j. e" N& d7 h2 K3. The attack on Fort Sumter near Charleston provoked a sharp response from the North, which led to the American Civil War. 9 E8 y0 X% D* X+ l0 @2 G9 |; n
A) demanded
7 Z$ Q% Y$ W4 G: C' pB) elicited
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D) defied
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4.Illinois has produced writers such as Carl Sandburg, gangsters such as A1 Capone, and architects such as Louis Sullivan.
8 u4 f7 G" C, n9 k9 fA) violent criminals
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C) musicians
9 J- P& b: ^. l6 v$ pD) industrialists
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2 ?1 K4 x/ H. X& D P5. The towers of a suspension bridge serve as a rigid framework to which the cables are attached. ' I5 ]2 X' L0 D$ C
A) boundary
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C) enclosure
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7 t4 _- G8 W! ^4 K$ d4 J6. The use of the chemical may present a certain hazard to the laboratory workers. 9 W1 ]. U" Z# ^# v
A) protection
7 k8 x+ M5 z8 Z- x' |B) indication
1 J/ |1 y+ X) A4 {C) immunity
8 T# X$ M/ i6 u1 d5 T) ]D) danger 6 ^" f! p" H9 ~8 F0 E: c4 f/ ^
4 G5 }' E. @. h! p1 u7. Many economists have given in to the fatal lure of mathematics.
$ U" _; j; ?& ?" _0 i3 G! E3 y% e, W# tA) error
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C) attraction
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8. The development of the transistor and integrated circuits revolutionized the electronics industry by allowing components to be packaged more densely. 6 l/ y" t( D: _: r, j# e, w
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B) inexpensively 4 x5 n2 G9 j. b8 U; M
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8 h! e+ B, G' [9. The leading astronomers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were fascinated by comets.
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C) inconvenienced * U, Z" j X7 ^- u4 m5 U4 ?
D) inclined
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! o/ B- @3 O/ o7 F" ~10. In their productions, choreographers of modern dance have introduced humor, protested social injustice, and probed psychological problems.
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B) explored 5 Z8 [; s5 N- D) F9 g
C) involved ( j# a# u+ n& t2 F0 Y `) R1 Q: H) G
D) disputed
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11. They agreed to settle the dispute by peaceful means. - E/ H# T. F( `3 Z
A) solve
4 p" ^- [4 G' ?: yB) determine % ~, _3 A! h( [5 c( B: {* x
C) untie
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! Y/ S3 {$ C! M5 J% X ^12. The children trembled with fear when they saw the policeman.
j s: k6 l6 @, T! zA) wept
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C) ran
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13. We were shocked to find that Mary didn’t know her guest’s name.
; y Y* h2 z& n- L7 CA) frustrated
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C) relieved
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- H- \) L0 |0 T3 Y14. We have got to abide by the rules. 7 f+ }: a( ^# [5 n Z
A) stick to 6 A/ ~4 S* E/ y
B) persist in
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5 [, p+ r6 W5 `8 y7 v15. The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.
' B5 h/ U4 \1 m6 UA) extends
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1 H. O" K7 _0 J5 [! Z+ aC) broadens
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