Four Western tourists held by armed ______________ in Kashmir began their seventh month in captivity today.
hostages
hackers
guerrillas
laymen
She was a ______________ little girl who was always playing tricks on people.
misbehaved
mischievous
misspelled
miserable
Martha wanted to buy __________ that would match her new red coat.
accessories
monuments
pebbles
quilts
I don’t think this movie is _____________ for children because there is so much violence.
genuine
abrupt
offensive
appropriate
Wild rabbits are _____________ creatures that mainly rely on their keen senses of hearing and smell to evade danger.
timid
thrilling
petty
notorious
_____________ materials have less economic value than processed materials.
Raw
Vital
Coral
Bass
A new ______________ of aviation began in 1947 when Chuck Yeager became the first pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound.
badge
fable
era
ambush
The airline _____________ . It sent me to Atlanta but my luggage to Montreal.
blundered
baffled
beckoned
blurred
Your summary has too many ____________ details; you need to make it much more concise.
rhetoric
abundant
specific
irrelevant
The problem with statistics is that they can often be _____________ in such a way as to support whatever argument one wants.
manipulated
clarified
endeavored
relished
Fictional detective Sherlock Holmes used a process of logical ___________ to solve crimes.
philosophizing
assessment
exclusion
deduction
So far, scientists have been unable to predict earthquakes with a high degree of _____________ .
imprecision
methodology
reliability
formulation
Employees working in research departments are forbidden to __________ confidential information.
give away
send off
break off
see through
The State should not interfere in matters where it cannot _____________ an improvement.
bring about
get on
take up
look after
Until his latest novel brought him international acclaim, he had ___________ in obscurity.
got off the ground
sat on the fence
called it a day
lived from hand to mouth
36.
dealing with
cooperate will
account for
be responsible
According to the passage, how were the ruins of Cleopatra’s palace found?
An earthquake removed the ruins that sat on Cleopatra’s palace.
People dived into the sea and found these objects.
They were washed up to the shore of Alexandria.
Many pieces were found in a pile of trash by accident.
What does “it” (line 2) refer to in this passage?
Antirhodos
Alexandria
the discovery
the year 1996
What can be inferred about the way the waterspout approached the house?
It blew
It pelted
It skipped
all of the above
Based on the passage, the sun is to a “monster of the night” as __________ is to the waterspout.
the storm
the cottage
the monster of water
the land
Based on the report, who are the major buyers of these animal parts in question?
the Asian population in southeastern America
the people in most parts of southeast Asia
the Americans who are attracted to Asain culture
the population of Asian descent in the USA
The word “confiscated” (line 8) can be replaced by _________ .
seized
arrested
captured
grasped
What is true about the case of Pa Lor?
She asked other passengers to carry her goods for her
Her luggage looked too heavy for an old lady
Her appearance alone didn’t raise much suspicion
She didn’t really know the legal consequences
It can be inferred that the writer mentions his or her being an “active participant” in service programs to ___________ .
point out the fact that he or she is not against the idea of volunteering at all
express his or her doubts about the value of volunteering for the high school students
reveal his or her resentment towards the school’s volunteering requirement
demonstrate how volunteering has enriched and transformed his or her life positively
The writer predicts that when the mandatory volunteering requirements are met ____________ .
students will stop volunteering because they have other school activities to keep themselves busy
many students will continue to volunteer in places not included in the school’s program
the school will not have an adequate system to trace the performance of the volunteers
most students will no longer volunteer because they have developed a negative attitude
The word “oxymoron” (first line, last paragraph) is closest in meaning to _______________ .
contradiction
confliction
conservation
conversion
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