1. The police think the telephone call may hold a -------- to the identity of the killer.
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a. fiction
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c. level
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d. step
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2. A: “Are you worried?” B: “Only --------.”
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b. actually
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c. gradually
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d. simply
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3. Modern farming methods can have a negative -------- on the environment.
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a. comfort
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b. doubt
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d. fame
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4. We all have to learn to -------- stress.
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a. obtain
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c. attend
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d. vary
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5. Some students failed to -------- the meaning of unfamiliar words.
6. He decided to get married. First he had -------- with her parents.
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a. defined
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c. confused
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d. recognized
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7. The moment I saw her, I -------- something was wrong.
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a. forced
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c. bordered
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d. directed
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8. He couldn’t get his high hopes. In fact, they were not --------.
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a. predictable
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c. accurate
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d. contextual
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9. Alice has a strong -------- to her father.
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a. reference
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b. trace
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d. assumption
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10. I had some pain in my back. The doctor -------- me to a specialist.
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a. demanded
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b. saved
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c. checked
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11. The teacher is fair. He treats all the students --------.
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a. variously
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b. supposedly
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c. strangely
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12. He was coughing a lot. The doctor told him to -------- smoking.
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b. find out
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c. cross out
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d. up root
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13. I could not watch TV last night because it was not working --------.
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a. separately
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c. constantly
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d. gradually
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14. We finally reached a -------- about what to do the other week.
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a. confusion
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c. decision
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d. definition
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15. The word “love” is used in different -------- by different people.
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a. errors
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b. mistakes
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c. positions
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16. A: "Are you ready?" B: “No, not --------.”
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a. all right
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b. special
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c. as soon
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17. You feel like giving up, but you -------- reading.
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a. want continue
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b. want to continue to
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d. want continue to
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18. Our car is old. We are considering -------- a new one.
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a. to buy
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c. to be bought
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d. being bought
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19. He invited me to a party. I told him I could not promise -------- on time.
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b. being
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c. to being
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d. having been
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20. The word "--------" is not an intensifier?
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a. extremely
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c. terribly
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d. hardly
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21. I'd like an ice-cream. "Are you having --------, too?"
22. This car -------- that one; this one is much better.
