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1.        He hurled the statue to the floor with such force that it shattered.
a.        dropped      b. pulled
c. pushed       d. threw
2.        Since he had never been in such a situation before, his apprehension was understandable:
a.        eagerness       b. fear  
c.hesitation       d. excitement
3.        He is the most intrepid explorer in the present century:
a.        successful     b. fearless   
c. reliable       d. enthusiastic
4.        Your mood seems very meditative this evening.
a.        Gleeful  b. thoughtful  c. desperate  d. stern
5.        Walking a tightrope across the falls was a foolhardy venture.
a.        shrewd    b. gallant  c. rash     d. amazing
6.        The fourth year sociology class was a homogeneous group of university students:
a.        uniform            b. average  
c. unrelated          d. distinguishable
7.        placid as a cow:
a.        calm  b. strong  c. enormous  d. irritable
8.        wanton mischief:
a.        great   b. sly   c. reckless   d. mysterious
9.        To coerce a guard:
a.        beg      b. punish  c.release   d. compel by force
10.        a thousand-feet-deep abyss:
a.        hole    b. mine
c. bottomless chasm   d. ocean
11.        The motion won passage by 11votes to 7, with 3 abstentions:
a.        Was carried away     b. was taken
c. was legalized        d. was proposed
12.        The accompanying thing of better housing and working conditions in Europe is the longer life of the population:
a.        necessity      b. association  
c. concomitant    d. co-existence
13.        The king enjoyed the sycophantic attentions of his followers:
a.        quiet                b. servilely flattering  
c. frolicsome           d. eagerly awaiting
14.        Neon is an inert gas. It will not combine chemically with anything.
a.        An inactive    b. an active   
c. an important   d. a useful
15.        The students exulted at the last day of school.
a.        were downcast   b. rejoiced
c.left             d. stayed
16.        ephermeral fame:
a.        acute   b. illusory   c. perpetual  d. commonplace
17.        indubitable insult
a.        questionable     b. downright
c. gross            d. unprovoked
18.        the mediocrity of today’s writing:
a.        inferiority     b. uniqueness  
c. precision      d. subtlety
19.        a back of infirmity:
a.        confirmation       b. disability
c. soundness    d. expansion
20.        overt hostility
a.        concealed  b. ignorant   c. perceivable   d. latent
II.Reading comprehension(Please write down your answer on the Answer Sheet.10%):
The relationship between the home and market economics has gone through two distinct stages. Early industrialization began the process of transferring some production processes (e.g.  clothmaking, sewing, and canning foods) from t