1. Philip Roth was hailed as a major new author in 1960.
+ N$ i" z4 {% ?7 u: |! P" g A) published; O5 }* R+ w2 n; f
B) challenged7 w5 `8 M& V. v. b) b
C) acclaimed
: t4 r& d$ }0 x& O+ _0 {7 ` D) guided
2 o1 l8 |' i4 V8 J i! ` 2. He was one of the principal organizers of the association.
6 [4 L% `% A2 S" ~3 T* V' V: Q, c A) planners0 ~3 w8 n9 v( X! i4 t. v' E7 a
B) employees, h% _! _$ J4 ^! y6 q& E9 F7 O
C) actors" f x3 L6 F' }+ }1 j9 O/ M* K' P
D) recipients
& R; R4 _4 h" R* ?2 M8 G 3. It is postulated that population trends have an effect on economic fluctuations.
. I$ O+ T7 B- N8 R$ O( l% m A) challenged
% C5 j W# Y- \3 R) P B) assumed
' {! J5 q) c; Q3 Z C) deducted
9 ?( E; o( }" Y D) decreed$ E4 t+ X7 w$ m) M( M
4. This kind of animals are on the verge of extinction, because so many are being killed for their fur.) O0 H1 `9 l3 f4 e- c5 Z* t
A) drying up
/ t: p# _) G9 d. M% _/ d ` B) dying out7 z) c9 ~+ T5 @% F+ @6 x
C) being exported1 M/ y' F; R* `2 R* u2 A7 i
D) being transplanted E4 r& L& n9 i, e3 u% C1 K, i
5. The train came to an abrupt stop, making us wonder where we were.5 `9 E5 W/ u' B- X% k: o; [
A) slow6 ~3 D; n( T* c* d; P! K
B) noisy- W/ \, s, `# w' ?' b1 `
C) sudden
8 `8 [/ _- Z1 E# `( O8 \ D) jumpy
+ o+ ? M# Y h5 \" e# Z. X2 @" D 6. During the Second World War, all important resources in the U.S. were allocated by the federal government.0 W* @9 A8 H/ t$ ~# M+ L
A) nationalized
7 U$ u9 A; \+ h# \* `- i B) commandeered
4 ?7 T4 p. V" u: f& O C) taxed s4 J* e5 R+ g. B( _' |0 N
D) distributed4 v0 j, y- k; V3 Z
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.
) i! |6 W- E% Q2 E* [ n A) very strong
; j6 u2 V+ a8 M7 _6 a: S, ?# L B) very long
% q& j; f; C* v+ b) ]3 \1 | C) very great
2 ~! ^2 v4 `9 } D) very fast: t( T* }5 s# O* \ j8 p9 F9 q
8. The stories of Sarah Orne Jewett are considered by many to be more authentically regional than those of Bret Harte.
" ]( z5 K. L& \2 G! A* Y8 o m/ v; l A) elegantly. P+ w1 ^6 _, O) j) @0 a! o) Z
B) genuinely9 K( `5 j" x; C; }# {3 [
C) intentionally
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9. The number of United States citizens who are eligible to vote continues to increase.
' y4 w7 B! |0 V+ U A) encouraged
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C) expected9 N& F5 z* E5 ]( X* l3 h
D) entitled
/ d/ e9 ], }0 C* N 10. Formulated in 1823, the Monroe Doctrine asserted that the Americas were no longer open to European colonization.
0 G5 q; s- ?, P; ]7 E) h3 @ A) stated firmly
* |: J5 R( {$ ~# r! y B) argued light-mindedly
5 v& j) o+ s% `8 | C) thought seriously
" x1 A x; z# C: v- o6 A" W: P D) announced regrettably
* @# C+ k( T; h: I( ~1 G 11. Smoking is not permitted in the office.
2 C9 D6 Y8 T2 r, k z A) probable
9 `& F3 @; {; Y/ i. ?3 ] B) possible2 R' i0 ^4 G7 M( L7 u! J
C) admitted
. t+ f2 U6 i5 `7 l; I2 G r2 y D) allowed( Q0 Q- U+ }# A1 H2 j
12. The chairman proposed that we should stop the meeting.
! Z Y0 k+ _$ {1 q6 T A) stated1 J- v7 e$ P) r! D+ n; {
B) declared( I. s6 s+ D8 F7 C
C) suggested
+ B5 r: R3 N: ~+ l D) announced
9 O; l9 A, [$ I* L3 B8 q/ H 13. I feel regret about what’s happened.
0 k+ a0 W' k: N& p5 ^& l5 [ A) sorry6 p; Z3 b' G' e. d# D1 ], |
B) disappointed& A, t; k6 |. `) c, m1 d
C) shameful
% y1 W# q/ M5 _( v D) disheartened5 e$ c4 t- y+ \/ K6 W, k
14. She has proved that she can be relied on in a crisis.
8 u& ^6 e9 ]0 {1 A" @1 @0 w0 O" B A) lived on( Y8 N& n7 j: l/ A K7 A
B) depended on
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D) believed in" x1 D2 a; G5 f% I" G O
15. John removed his overcoat.
! f8 M6 i* c, r7 Q A) took away
4 F& q E- s2 F+ g! r' }) T B) left aside
A F9 {. _5 u% v5 Y C) took off
/ m6 C0 b, E- r( J. \# O9 ^ D) washed off7 i" K/ y/ O2 _+ A9 f+ n- @
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