Core 12

The chemicals in plastic bags are _____ to our health, so we should avoid using them.

• average

• harmful

• frequent

• humid

Formosan black bears have _____ in number and may die out soon if they are not protected.

• diagnosed

• infected

• increased

• decreased

The new batteries can provide enough power for at least ten hours of _____ use.

• infectious

• maximum

• continuous

• moist

During the outbreak of Omicron, everyone wears a mask in public places to avoid _____.

• infection

• frequency

• moisture

• landmark

The girl _____ when she found out her money had been stolen from her hotel room.

• floated

• wept

• increased

• infected

I enjoy seeing clouds _____ in the sky and associating their forms with animals.

• raging

• assuming

• sobbing

• floating

Brandon flew into a(n) _____ when he heard a student saying rude expressions.

• moist

• grief

• rage

• assumption

Answer explanation

fly(flew-flown) into a rage

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The loss of Anne's beloved dog has left her in _____ over the past few months.

• grief

• frequency

• assumption

• infection

On hot summer days, it is important to keep the soil in the pot _____, but not too wet.

• average

• grief

• moist

• million

The _____ score of the English midterm is higher than the first one.

• frequent

• continuous

• harmful

• average