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C. the popularity is D. popular is
Question 14: Good medicine ____ to the mouth.
A. often tastes bitter B. often tastes bitterly
C. is often tastes bitter D. is often tastes bitterly
Question 15: It was with a __ heart that she said goodbye to all her classmates.
A. heavy B. grim C. dismal D. solemn
Question 16: These are my ____ three children.
A. brother Tim B. brother is Tim C. brother Tim's D. Tim's brother
Question 17: We propose that he __ early.
A. will start B. starts C. started D. start
Question 18: Neither of them will be treated preferentially,__?
A. will they B. will them C. won’t them D. won’t they
Question 19: In bacteria and other organisms,_.
A. it is the DNA that provides the genetic information
B. which is the DNA that provides the genes
C. the DNA providing the genetic information
D. the DNA that provides the genetic information
Question 20: By 2050, medical technology ___ many diseases.
A. will conquer B. is conquering
C. has conquered D. will have conquered
Question 21: In the United States ____ is the most concentrated is New Orleans.
A. French influence the city B. the city where French influence
C. where the city influences French D. where the city influences French
Question 22: Having read the passage three times, .
A. the main idea of it was not clear to me
B. it was difficult for me to understand
C. I still couldn’t understand its main idea
D. it made me confused about its main idea
Question 23: Civil rights are the freedoms and rights ____ as a member of a community,
state, or nation.
A. a person may have B. may have a person who
C. and a person may have D. may have a person
Question 24: Declared an endangered species in the United States, ____.
A. gathering the ginseng root almost to the point of extinction
B. people have gathered the ginseng root almost to the point of extinction
C. the ginseng root has been gathered almost to the point of extinction
D. the near extinction of the ginseng root is due to excessive gathering
Question 25: Ancient mountains have worn away by rain, wind, and ___.
A. for agents of erosion B. to other agents of erosion
C. other agents of erosion D. with agents of erosion
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 26: As children we were very close, but as we grew up we just drifted apart.
A. not as childlike as before B. not as sympathetic as before
C. not as serious as before D. not as friendly as before
Question 27: During the recession, many small companies were eradicated.
A. wiped out B. run on C. set up D. taken over
Question 28: The wind was beginning to pick up and we decided to come back home.
A. become stronger B. blow
C. blow the leaves away D. become heavy