1. Just as the cowardice is the mark of craven is the mark of the renegade.

① avarice

② disloyalty

③ vanity

④ bigotry

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2. At breakfast the aroma of freshly brewed coffee the kitchen and dining room.

① perforates

② perpetuates

③ prostrates

④ permeates

3. The government's claims that there is no poverty an enormous number of homeless people on the streets.

① is accentuated by

② is accredited to

③ are belied by

④ are proven by

4. The language that is most widely spoken by ordinary people in a region or country is .

① vernacular

② gibberish

③ oracle

④ jargon

5. When the boss told Frank she was firing him for laziness and in insubordination, he had the to ask her for a letter of recommendation.

① honor

② courtesy

③ effrontery

④ privilege

6. Chinese newspapers, books and websites will nolonger be allowed to use English worlds and phrases, the prime minister declares, saying the "purity" of the Chinese language is .

① in peril

② in vogue

③ at random

④ at ease

7. A conservative is someone who believes that the established order deserves respect, even reverence, By contrast, someone ready to alter the established order in pursuit of a vision of a better world is .

① an infidel

② a royalist

③ am anarchist

④ a liberal

10. Oil prices above S90 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a report showed U.S crude supplies dropped more than expected for a second week which suggests in improving.

① demand

② technology

③ oil production

④ economic sanction

11. Aqueducts built during the Roman Empire may still be seen in many parts of Europe.

① Baths

② Water canals

③ Roads

④ Theaters

12. The profuse tropical forests of the Amazon are inhabited by different kinds of animals.

① wild

② distant

③ abundant

④ immersed

13. The sawfish is easily recognized by its prominent sawlike head.

① protruding

② promiscuous

③ rugged

④ spiked

14. Many groups in the desert live a nomadic life, moving about in search of water and grazing land.

① migratory

② sluggish

③ harsh

④ arbitrary

15. There is a new committee that rules on whether complaints are legitimate .

① complete

② compatible

③ reliable

④ proper

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16. Trying to become unconstrained and gain control of one's life at an early age is difficult.

① prosperous

② independent

③ renowned

④ tolerant

17. The jute, a relative of the basswood trees, flourishes in warm, humid climates.

① amplifies

② swells

③ thrives

④ prolongs

18. After several futile attempts to save the ship, the captain ordered it abandoned.

① vain

② tragic

③ excessive

④ depressed

19. The shy child's natural timidity han made her afraid to try out for the team.

① fearfulness

② reverence

③ inclination

④ impulse

20. The climbers were astonished to see the peak of the mountain loom before them.

① shake

② collapse

③ explode

④ emerge