Synonym Antonym

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SYNONYM & ANTONYM

Exercise 77. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is

CLOSEST in meanin to the underlined part in each o! the !ollowin "uestions.

1. The film is not worth seeing. The plot is too dull.

A. simple . complic!ted ". #oring $. slow

%. n rur!l Midwestern towns of the 'SA( the decisions th!t !ffect most residents !re m!de !t gener!l

!ssem#lies in schools !nd churches.

A. concerts . pu#lic li#r!ries ". g!therings $. pr!)er ser*ices

+. hope to h!*e the pri*ilege of wor,ing with them !g!in. A. honor . !d*!nt!ge ". f!*or $. right

-. E*er)thing w!s in ! thorough mess.

A. utter . full ". complete $. !pp!lling

. /e didn0t #!t !n e)e when he re!lied he f!iled the ex!m !g!in.

A. didn0t w!nt to see . didn0t show surprise

". w!sn0t h!pp) $. didn0t c!re

7. The notice should #e put in the most conspicuous pl!ce so th!t !ll the students c!n #e well2

informed.

A. e!sil) seen . #e!utiful ". popul!r $. suspicious

3. f the he!dm!ster were here( he would sign )our p!pers immedi!tel).

A. right !he!d . currentl) ". formerl) $. right !w!)

4. 5i*ing in the centr!l Austr!li!n desert h!s its pro#lems( of which o#t!ining w!ter is not the le!st.

A. controlling . storing ". purif)ing $. getting

16. Thirt) minutes !fter the !ccident( the c!pt!in still refused to !#!ndon the #urning ship.

A. s!il . get on ". le!*e $.

come to

11. t will #e fine tomorrow. ut if it should r!in tomorrow( the m!tch will #e postponed.

A. t!,en off . sold off ". put off $. turned off

1%. M!n) scientists !gree th!t glo#!l w!rming poses gre!t thre!ts to !ll species on E!rth.

A. !nno)!nce . ris,s ". irrit!tions $. fe!rs

1+. The wor,s of such men !s the English philosophers ohn 5oc,e !nd Thom!s /o##es helped

p!*e the w!) for !c!demic freedom in the modern sense.

A. initi!te . lighten ". termin!te $. pre*ent

17. Those girls !re tot!ll) un!w!re th!t the) !re #eing m!de use of #) this org!ni!tion.

A. t!,en for gr!nted . spo,en ill of

". m!de fun of $. t!,en !d*!nt!ge of

13. n life( 8!) !lw!)s gi*es me ! h!nd with rep!iring the #ro,en things in m) house.

A. !ssists me #) . !s,s me to help with

". ple!ses me #) $. ser*es me with

14. 9ust w!nt to st!) !t home !nd w!tch T: !nd t!,e it e!s).

A. sleep . sit down ". e!t $. rel!x

%6. The r!ins of 144+ c!using the Missouri ri*er to o*erflow resulted in one of the worst floods of the

%6th centur).

A. stopped . lessened ". c!used $. o*erc!me



1. 0m #ecoming incre!singl) !#sent2minded. 5!st wee,( loc,ed m)self out of m) house twice.

A. #eing consider!te of things . remem#ering to do right things


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". forgetful of one0s p!st $. often forgetting things

%. ;or c!lcul!ting ! c!lend!r( it is con*enient to use the tropic!l sol!r )e!r.

A. pr!ctic!l . critic!l ". necess!r) $. !ppropri!te

+. The medic!l communit) continues to m!,e progress in the fight !g!inst c!ncer.

A. speed . expect more ". do #etter $. tre!t #etter

-. As !ll of us c!nnot #e !*!il!#le tod!)( lete oppose this w!r( !s we would do !n) other w!r which cre!ted !n en*ironment!l c!t!strophe.

A. pollution . dis!ster ". con*ention $. epidemic

3. The 14%+ e!rth?u!,e in !p!n ,illed !#out %66(666 people !nd left countless wounded !nd

homeless.

A. poor . imprisoned ". suffered $. in9ured

4. The #om# exploded in the g!r!ge@ fortun!tel) no one hurt.

A. put on . went off ". got out $. ,ept up

11. The) h!d to del!) their trip #ec!use of the #!d we!ther.

A. get through . put off ". ,eep up with $. go o*er1%. The org!ni!tion w!s est!#lished in 14=6 in the 'SA.

A. come !round . set up ". m!de out $. put on

1+. t too, me ! *er) long time to reco*er from the shoc, of her de!th.

A. turn off . t!,e on ". get o*er $. ,eep up with

1-. M!n) )oung children !re spending l!rge !mounts of time w!tching the T: without #eing !w!re of

its detriment to their school wor,.

A. h!rm . !d*!nt!ge ". support $. #enefit

1=. To prep!re for )our 9o# inter*iew( )ou should 9ot down )our ?u!lific!tions !nd experience !s well

!s some import!nt inform!tion !#out )ourself.

A. dr!w . pl!ce ". put $. write

1. The girls were deepl) !ffected #) th!t sentiment!l mo*ie.

A. influenced . s!d ". touched $. !nno)ed

17. /elen eller( #lind !nd de!f from !n e!rl) !ge( de*eloped her sense of smell so finel) th!t she

could identif) friends #) their person!l odors.

A. cl!ssif) . communic!te with

". descri#e $. recognie

13. The life #o!t rescued the crew of the sin,ing ship.

A. pic,ed up . pro*ided food for

". s!*ed the life of $. loo,ed for14. The most import!nt thing is to ,eep )ourself occupied.

A. #us) . comfort!#le ". free $. rel!xed

%6. You c!n withdr!w mone) from the !ccount !t !n) time without pen!lt).

A. loss . ch!rge ". punishment $. offense



1. e c!refulB The tree is going to f!ll.

A. 5oo, out . 5oo, up ". 5oo, on $. 5oo, !fter

%. /e did not p!rticul!rl) w!nt to pl!) !n) competiti*e sport.


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A. use up . do with ". t!,e up $. go on

-. The meteorologist s!id on T: th!t it is supposed to r!in !ll d!) tomorrow.

A. !stronomer . T: !nchor ". T: we!therm!n $. fortune teller

=. n the end her neigh#our decided to spe!, his mind.

A. s!) ex!ctl) wh!t he thought . s!) ! few words

". h!*e ! ch!t $. !re gi*en the right to

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-. /um!ns depend on species di*ersit) to pro*ide food( cle!n !ir !nd w!ter( !nd fertile soil for

!griculture.

A. r!ise . produce ". suppl) $. reser*e

=. M!n) schools pro*ide en*ironment!l educ!tion to incre!se students< !w!reness of conser*!tion

needs.

A. effort . #enefit ". exploit!tion $. ,nowledge

. You must !nswer the police0s ?uestions truthfull)@ otherwise( )ou will get into trou#le.

A. ex!ctl) !s things re!ll) h!ppen . with ! neg!ti*e !ttitude

". in ! h!rmful w!) $. !s trustingl) !s )ou c!n7. She got up l!te !nd rushed to the #us stop.

A. c!me into . went leisurel) ". went ?uic,l) $. dropped #)

3. The meteorologist s!id on T: th!t it is supposed to r!in !ll d!) tomorrow.

A. !stronomer . T: !nchor ". T: we!therm!n $. fortune teller

4. ill)( come !nd gi*e me ! h!nd with coo,ing.

A. help . prep!red ". #e #us) $. !ttempt

16. >hene*er pro#lems come up( we discuss them fr!n,l) !nd find solutions ?uic,l).

A. h!ppen . encounter ". !rri*e $. cle!n

11. t will t!,e more or less ! month to prep!re for the wedding.

A. !pproxim!tel) . gener!ll) ". fr!n,l) $. simpl)1%. Mr. Ci,e held his wifeomen li#er!ted from child c!re c!n pursue their own interests.

A. leisure with . #urdened with ". h!*ing fun with $. freed from

17. didn


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A. !de?u!te . uns!tisf!ctor) ". !#und!nt $. domin!nt

-. Now( when so m!n) frogs were ,illed( there were more !nd more insects.

A. lesser !nd lesser . fewer !nd fewer ". lesser !nd fewer $. less !nd less

=. The )oung !re now f!r more m!teri!listic th!n their precedents )e!rs !go.

A. monet!r) . greed) ". spiritu!l $. o#9ect 2 oriented

. One of the ,e) to successful #usiness is c!reful pl!nning.

A. f!lling . *ictorious ". f!ult) $. impossi#le

7. Mr. Smith0s new neigh#ors !ppe!r to #e *er) friendl).

A. !mic!#le . in!pplic!#le ". hostile $. futile

3. The clu#s meet on the l!st Thursd!) of e*er) month in ! dil!pid!ted p!l!ce.

A. reno*!ted . regener!ted ". furnished $. neglected

4. /is extr!*!g!nt ide!s were ne*er #rought to fruition.

A. impressi*e . ex!gger!ted ". un!ccept!#le $. pr!ctic!l

16. This shouldn0t #e too t!xing for )ou.

A. comfort!#le . dem!nding ". e!s) $. rel!xing

11. The Derm!n)0s w!r h)steri! h!s !ccounted for its people0s hostilit) tow!rds foreigners.

A. dise!se . ceremon) ". m!l!ri! $. serenity.

1%. /e w!s ostr!cie #) his colle!gues for refusing to support the stri,e. A. crucif) . include ". p!tronie $. lionie.

1+. Copul!tion growth r!tes *!r) !mong regions !nd e*en !mong countries within the s!me region.

A. fluctu!te . st!) unch!nged ". restr!in $. rem!in unst!#le

1-. She could not hide her dism!) !t the result.

A. dis!ppointment . depression ". h!ppiness $. pessimism

1=. "ert!in courses !re compulsor)@ others !re option!l..

A. *olunt!r) . free ". pressure $. m!nd!tor)

1. >e offer ! speed) !nd secureser*ice of tr!nsferring mone) in less th!n %- hours.

A. uninterested . unsure ". slow $. open

17. The 8ed "ross is !n intern!tion!l hum!nit!ri!n !genc) dedic!ted to reducing the sufferingsofwounded soldiers( ci*ili!ns !nd prisoners of w!r.

A. worr) !nd s!dness . p!in !nd sorrow ". loss $. h!ppiness

13. After fi*e d!)s on tri!l( the court found him innocent of the crime !nd he w!s rele!sed

A. inno*!ti*e . n!*e ". guilt) $. #ene*olent

14. Mr. rown is ! *er) generous old m!n. /e h!s gi*en most of his we!lth to ! ch!rit) org!ni!tion.

A. hospit!#le . honest " ,ind $. me!n

%6. n the first two dec!des of its existence( the cinem! de*eloped r!pidl).

A. leisurel) . sluggishl) ". we!,l) $. shortl)

Exercise 3%. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is O##OS$TE in

meanin to the italic part in each o! the !ollowin "uestions.

1. The e!rth is #eing thre!tened !nd the future loo,s #!d.

A. done . m!de ". defended $. *!ried

%. Thous!nds !re going st!r*ing #ec!use of the f!ilure of this )e!re offer ! speed) !nd secureser*ice of tr!nsferring mone) in less th!n %- hours.


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A. uninterested . unsure ". open $. slow

=. The ntern!tion!l Org!ni!tions !re going to #e in ! tempor!r) w!) in the countr).

A. perm!nent . guess ". complic!ted ". so!,

. M) little d!ughter would spend !n inordin!te !mount of time in the shop( deciding ex!ctl) which -

comics she w!s going to #u).

A. excessi*e . limited ". re?uired $. !#und!nt

7. A#out 4= percent of !ll !nim!ls !re in*erte#r!tes which c!n li*e !n)where( #ut most( li,e the

st!rfish !nd cr!#s( li*e in the oce!n.

A. with #!c,#ones . with ri#s". without ri#s $. without #!c,#ones

3. /e h!d ne*er experienced such discourtes) tow!rds the president !s it occurred !t the !nnu!

meeting in M!).

A. politeness . rudeness ". me!surement $. encour!gement

4. >e offer ! speed) !nd secureser*ice of tr!nsferring mone) in less th!n %- hours.

A. uninterested . unsure ". open $. slow

16. >h) !re )ou #eing so !rrog!ntF

A. snoot) . hum#le ". cunning $. n!i*e

11. /is policies were #enefici!l to the econom) !s ! whole.

A. h!rmless . crude ". detriment!l $. innocent1%. The doctor !d*ised Ceter to gi*e up smo,ing.

A. stop . continue ". finish $. consider

1+. Ad*!nced students need to #e !w!re of the import!nt of colloc!tion

A. of high le*el . of gre!t import!nt

". of low le*el $. of ste!d) progress

1-. ;ruit !nd *eget!#les grew in !#und!nce on the isl!nd. The isl!nders e*en exported the surplus.

A. excess . l!rge ?u!ntit) ". sm!ll ?u!ntit) $. sufficienc)

1=. There is growing concern !#out the w!) m!n h!s destro)ed the en*ironment.

A. !ttr!ction . consider!tion ". e!se $. specul!tion

1. The #!n, !nnounced th!t it w!s to merge with !nother of the high street #!n,s.

A. !ssoci!te . sep!r!te ". cooper!te $. !ssem#le

17. /e h!d ne*er experienced such discourtes) tow!rds the president !s it occurred !t the !nnu!

meeting in M!).

A. politeness . rudeness ". me!surement $. encour!gement

13. Affluent f!milies find it e!sier to support their children fin!nci!ll).

A. >e!lth) . >ell2off ". Cri*ileged $. mpo*erished

14. She h!d ! co) little !p!rtment in oston.

A. uncomfort!#le . dirt) ". l!) $. w!rm

%6. A frightening num#er of illiter!te students !re gr!du!ting from college.A. !#le to re!d !nd write . !#le to 9oin intr!mur!l sport

". inflexi#le $. un!#le to p!ss !n ex!min!tion in re!ding !nd writing

Guestion +H At fift)2fi*e( he #eg!n life !g!in( determined with his pen to wipe out the de#t.

A. ru# out . p!) off ". #ump off $. gi*e up

Guestion +7H The N!tion!l nstitute of Ment!l /e!lth is conducting f!r2re!ching rese!rch to determine

the ps)chologic!l effects of using drugs. A. refined . extensi*e ". pre*!lent $

tent!ti*e

%. >ithin their home countr)( N!tion!l 8ed "ross !nd 8ed "rescent societies !ssume the duties !nd

responsi#ilities of ! n!tion!l relief societ).

A. t!,e on . get off ". go !#out $. put in


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"Iu 7H h!*e to t!,e up m) dress. step on it !ll the time.

A. shorten . m!,e it longer ". em#ellish $. tr) on

1. n Scotl!nd( students tr!nsfer from prim!r) to second!r) educ!tion !t !pproxim!tel) !ge 1%.

A. compound . #!se ". ch!nge $. mo*e

Guestion 4HAround 1=6 .". the Dree, !stronomer /ipp!rchus de*eloped ! s)stem to cl!ssif) st!rs

!ccording to #rightness.

A. shine . record ". cateori%e $. di*ersif)

"Iu 3H 5ee doesn0t li,e con*ention!l dressing. She prefers something modern !nd shoc,ing.

A. new . old ". soci!l $. traditional1. >hen #eing inter*iewed( )ou should concentr!te on wh!t the inter*iewer is s!)ing or !s,ing )ou.

A. #e rel!ted to . #e interested in

". p!) !ll !ttention to $. express interest to

1. The medic!l communit) continues to m!,e progress in the fight !g!inst c!ncer.

A. speed . expect!tion ". impro*ement $. tre!tment

"Iu 16H h!d ! row with m) #oss !nd h!d to ?uit the 9o#.

A. "uarreled . de#!ted ". ignored $. discussed

%. 5etomen li#er!ted from child c!re c!n pursue their own interests.

A. leisure with . h!*ing fun with ". freed from $. #urdened with

"Iu +H 5ee doesn0t li,e con*ention!l dressing. She prefers something modern !nd shoc,ing.

A. soci!l . new ". old $. tr!dition!l

"Iu -H The film is not worth seeing. The plot is too dull.

A. slow . simple ". complic!ted $. #oring

%. 5ife on E!rth is dis!ppe!ring f!st !nd will continue to do so unless urgent !ction is t!,en.


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A. *!nishing . d!m!ging ". polluting $. destro)ing

+. /unting for me!t !nd #urning forests for soil c!use destruction to wildlife.

A. org!ni!tion . cont!min!tion ". protection $. d!m!ge

1. >hen the !l!rm went off( e*er)one proceeded c!lml) to the emergenc) exits.

A. fell . exploded ". c!lled $. r!ng

Guestion +1H $uring the e!rth?u!,e( ! lot of #uildings coll!psed( which ,illed thous!nds of people.

A. went off !ccident!ll) . !ell down une&pectedly

". exploded suddenl) $. erupted *iolentl)

%. 5oo, out. There is ! r!ttlesn!,e under the picnic t!#leBA. 5isten . e c!reful ". Do $. >!tch

+. Mrs. onese !re !ll shoc,ed #) the news.

A. got m!rried . di*orced ". died $. were on #usiness

Guestion ++H You must !nswer the police0s ?uestions truthfull)@ otherwise( )ou will get into trou#le.

A. e&actly as thins really happen . with ! neg!ti*e !ttitude

". in ! h!rmful w!) $. !s trustingl) !s )ou c!n

-. f )ou do not underst!nd the word Jsuperstitious(J loo, it up in the diction!r).

A. find its me!ning . write it ". dr!w it $. note it

/e seems to m!,e the s!me mist!,e o*er !nd o*er !g!in

A. for good . #) the w!) ". repeatedly $. in *!in

1. The ASEAN ;ree Tr!de Are! KA;TAL is !n !greement #) the mem#er n!tions of ASEAN

concerning loc!l m!nuf!cturing in !ll ASEAN countries.

A. progressing . producing ". com#ining $. !iming

Guestion +1H /is new )!cht is cert!inl) !n ostent!tious displ!) of his we!lth.

A. showy . expensi*e ". l!rge $. ossified

1. The sm!ll white flowers !re m) f!*orite. The) gi*e off ! wonderful hone) smell th!t scents the

entire g!rden.

A. rele!se . stop ". end $. melt

%. couldn


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A. educ!ting . t!,ing c!re of ". homem!,ing $. gi*ing ! #irth

Guestion %H f petrol price go up !n) more( sh!ll h!*e to use ! #ic)cle.

A. de*elop . !scend ". r!ise $. increase

. There h!*e #een signific!nt ch!nges in women


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A. li,e . toler!te ". me!n $. c!re

%. Southe!st Asi! is ! region of di*erse cultures.

A. s!me . !dopted ". *!rious $. respected

Guestion +%H A domineering hus#!nd( he is the stereot)pe of ! m!le ch!u*inist.

A. musici!n . opposite ". dis!gree!#le t)pe $. !i&ed conception

Guestion ++H 0d r!ther st!) in ! hotel with !ll the !menities th!n c!mp in the woods.

A. expenses . friends ". sports $. con'eniences

1. The num#er of :ietn!mese sport offici!ls !nd referees of intern!tion!l st!nd!rd t!,ing p!rt in

region!l tourn!ments h!s incre!sed r!pidl).A. hosting . p!rticip!ting ". !chie*ing $. succeeding

Guestion +H didn0t go to wor, this morning . st!)ed !t home #ec!use of the morning r!in.

A. th!n,s to . on account o! ". in spite of $. in !ddition to

Guestion -H The new cow #o)2film c!tches the f!nc) of the children.

A. attracts . s!tisfies ". surprises $. !muses

Guestion =H Now underst!nd wh) )ou mo*ed out of th!t house.

A. !m surprised . it frustr!tes me ". !m intrigued $. it makes sense to me

Guestion %=. Most of the school2le!*ers !re sanuine !#out the ide! of going to wor, !nd e!rning

mone).

A. fe!rsome . expected ". excited D. optimistic

+. n times of w!r( the 8ed "ross is dedic!ted to reducing the sufferings of wounded soldiers(

ci*ili!ns( !nd prisoners of w!r.

A. mounted . excited ". de*oted $. interested

Guestion 1+H The most import!nt thing is to ,eep )ourself occupied.

A. (usy . comfort!#le ". free $. rel!xed

Guestion 1-H M) uncle( who is !n accomplishedguit!rist( t!ught me how to pl!).

A. skill!ul . f!mous ". perfect $. modest

Guestion 1HAs ! go*ernment offici!l( en9!min ;r!n,lin often tr!*eled !#ro!d.

A. widel) . secretl) ". !lone D. o'erseas1. The tot!l num#er of n!tion!l 8ed "ross societies from !ll o*er the world h!s mounted to 13.

A. protected . de*oted ". incre!sed $. !imed

Guestion 1H c!n0t st!nd people who tre!t !nim!ls cruell).

A. cle*erl) . re!son!#l) ". ently $. #rut!ll)

Guestion %H N!mes of people in the #oo, were ch!nged to preser*e !non)mit).

A. re'eal . conser*e ". co*er $. presume

%. /enri $!*ison( president of the Americ!n 8ed "ross w!r "ommittee proposed forming !

feder!tion of these N!tion!l Societies.

A. too, . dedic!ted ". c!rried $. suggested

. Cower pl!nts !re incre!singl) loc!ted outside metropolit!n !re!s.

A. (elonin to a (i or capital city . in !n industri!l cit)

". of ! #us) su#ur# $. rel!ting to ! remote su#ur#

+. ;ift) per cent of ro!d !ccidents results in he!d in9uries.

A. ex!mines . he!ls ". c!uses $. tre!ts

-. e!n /enri $un!nt w!s !pp!lled #) the !lmost complete l!c, of c!re for wounded soldiers.

A. dedic!ted . shoc,ed ". interested $. excited

Guestion +=H /e inherited ! lucr!ti*e #usiness from his f!ther.

A. lucid . losing ". we!lth) $.pro!ita(le

. Cierre often helped her( !nd the) de*oted !ll their time to wor,ing in their l!#or!tor).


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A. dedicated . sent ". g!*e $. offered

7. ;ounded in 14+6 with 9ust 1+ te!ms( the tourn!ment now !ttr!cts more th!n 1-6 countries.

A. Esta(lished . Croduced ". St!rted $. Erected

3. n the first two dec!des of its existence( the cinem! de*eloped r!pidl).

A. stressed . enl!rged C. proressed $. ripened

=. The mission st!tement of the ntern!tion!l Mo*ement !s formul!ted in the JStr!teg) %616J

document of the ;eder!tion is to impro*e the li*es of *ulner!#le people #) mo#iliing the power of

hum!nit).

A. we!, !nd unprotected . we!lth) !nd f!mous". poor !nd dis!#led $. de!f !nd mute

Guestion %=H t w!s ine*it!#le th!t the sm!ller comp!n) should merge with the l!rger.

A. urgent . un!*oid!#le ". import!nt $. necess!r)

. $id )our son p!ss the uni*ersit) entr!nce ex!min!tionF

A. m!,e up . get !long ". go up $. get through

Guestion 13H /is new wor, h!s en9o)ed ! *er) good re*iew from critics !nd re!ders.

A. opinion . *iewing ". loo, $. reg!rd

Guestion %6H Such pro#lems !s h!ste !nd inexperience !re ! uni*ers!l fe!ture of )outh.

A. sep!r!ted . m!r,ed ". hidden $. sh!red

7. >h!t m!) h!ppen if ohn will not !rri*e in timeFA. go !long . count on ". ,eep !w!) $. turn up

Guestion 14H >e h!*e li*ed there for )e!rs !nd grown fond of the surroundings. Th!t is wh) we don0t

w!nt to le!*e.

A. lo*ed the surroundings . possessed #) the surroundings

". h!unted #) the surroundings $. pl!nted m!n) trees in the surroundings

3. ohnn) sometimes *isits his gr!ndp!rents in the countr)side.

A. c!lls on . ,eeps off ". t!,es in $. goes up

Guestion +%H The medic!l communit) continues to m!,e progress in the fight !g!inst c!ncer.

A. speed . expect more C. do (etter $. tre!t #etter

4. The) decided to postpone their 9ourne) till the end of the month #ec!use of the epidemic.

A. t!,e up . turn round ". put off $. do with

Guestion +1H ;or c!lcul!ting ! c!lend!r( it is con*enientto use the tropic!l sol!r )e!r.

A. practical . critic!l ". necess!r) $. !ppropri!te

Guestion ++H As !ll of us c!nnot #e !*!il!#le tod!)( let


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Guestion +H. A re*olution in women

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