1. Laurie has an command of the Italian language.

① extreme

② outstanding

③ abundant

④ intensive

⑤ utter

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3. People who have claustrophobia are afraid of being in spaces.

① compressed

② open

③ enormous

④ scary

⑤ confined

11. In the movies the death of a child justifies both serious acts of violent revenge and violent displays of serious acting.

① criticizes

② encourages

③ validates

④ determines

⑤ dramatizes

12. He describes the confusion and emotional chaos of dealing with the mentally ill with riveting precision.

① embarrassing

② fascinating

③ disgusting

④ immoral

⑤ accurate

14. Perhaps some will say that animals have some inherent value, only less than we have.

① inborn

② superficial

③ inhuman

④ intelligent

⑤ extraordinary

15. The three facets of the great writer-magic, story, lesson are prone to blend in one impression of unified and unique radiance.

① resistant

② successful

③ lively

④ likely

⑤ combined

16. If you're an environmentalist, plastic is a word you tend to say with a sneer. It has become a symbol of our wasteful society. But there seems little concern it is here to stay, and the truth is, of course, that plastics have brought enormous benefits, even environmental one. It's not really the plastic themselves that are the environmental disaster-it's the way society chooses to use and                  them.

① examine

② protect

③ endanger

④ accumulate

⑤ dispose