College Entrance exam

Mangoes are a _____ fruit here in Taiwan; most of them reach their peak of sweetness in July.

• mature

• usual

• seasonal

• particular

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Writing term papers and giving oral reports are typical course _____ for college students.

• requirements

• techniques

• situations

• principles

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

If we work hard to _____ our dreams when we are young, we will not feel that we missed out on something when we get old.

• distribute

• fulfill

• convince

• monitor

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Few people will trust you if you continue making _____ promises and never make efforts to keep them.

• chilly

• liberal

• hollow

• definite

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Becky _____ her ankle while she was playing tennis last week. Now it still hurts badly.

• slipped

• dumped

• twisted

• recovered

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Research shows that men and women usually think differently. For example, they have quite different _____ about what marriage means in their life.

• decisions

• beliefs

• styles

• degrees

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The new manager is very _____. For instance, the employees are given much shorter deadlines for the same tasks than before.

• persuasive

• tolerable

• suspicious

• demanding

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

While the couple were looking _____ for their missing children, the kids were actually having fun in the woods nearby.

• anxiously

• precisely

• evidently

• distinctly

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CCSS.L.3.1A

After delivering a very powerful speech, the award winner was _____ by a group of fans asking for her signature.

• deposited

• reserved

• vanished

• surrounded

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The interviewees were trying very hard to _____ the interviewers that they were very capable and should be given the job.

• credit

• impress

• relieve

• acquire

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4