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Sentence Completion 04

Authored by Nguyen Phuong Ly Ly

English

12th Grade

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Sentence Completion 04
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Despite ------- on taking rare tamarins from their habitat, the illegal trade in the tiny monkeys remains -------.

commendations . . obligatory

consultations . . predominant

restrictions . . local

penalties . . illicit

prohibitions . . active

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Representing a round world on a flat surface is impos-sible without some -------: the Mercator projection map shows Greenland as over ten times larger than Mexico, a country in fact only slightly smaller than Greenland.

oversight

simplification

distortion

sophistication

superficiality

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The highly publicized redesign of the car is essentially -------: the exterior has been updated, but the engine remains unchanged.

intuitive

cosmetic

incoherent

consequential

retroactive

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Many of our memories are -------, escaping our con-sciousness just as we strain to recall a face or a name.

elusive

pervasive

unvaried

insensitive

impractical

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Although Caroline Gordon was rigorously objective in her journalistic writing, her lively and ------- private correspondence ------- a delightful capacity for biting commentary on the social scene.

incisive . . disguised

eloquent . . derided

dispassionate . . demonstrated

exuberant . . minimized

entertaining . . exhibited

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An effective member of a debating team must focus clearly on the ------- issue and avoid ------- arguments.

equivocal . . obstreperous

designated . . pertinent

comprehensive . . general

principal . . peripheral

subtle . . significant

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The ------- with which merchants and landowners in early-nineteenth-century Maryland and Virginia ------- Joshua Johnston's professional services attests to his artistic skill as a portrait painter.

avidness . . sought

diffidence . . purchased

patience . . replaced

elegance . . regarded

zealousness . . overlooked

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