12. More students may turn to cram schools with the _______ of a special high school admission exami
13. The sweltering summer evening makes me sink into ___. I just don’t feel like doing anything. (A)
04. When facts are(_____________) and data are hard to come by, even scientists occasionally throw a
14. The actress gave an ___ reply to the question of her marital status, refusing to confirm her div
05. The child was so spoiled by her indulgent parents that she became(_____________) when she did no
06. With broadband becoming(_____________), Internet video is the hottest new thing and YouTube is t
02. Shakespeare’s plays are full of ________ which reveal characters’ thoughts. (A) pendants (B) ind
03. The young child seemed to be ________ by the program on the television. (A)catered (B) belabored
04. He kept a ________ hold on the rope the rescue workers were using to pull him out of the cavern.
07. In an age of(_____________) consumerism, fueled by the increasing speed of technology, we are of
08. During the trial, the convicted man’s family(_____________) the judge for a higher sentence. (A)
09. The salesman promised that his amazing machine─a vacuum cleaner would(_____________) us from hou
10. Our country has been working(_____________) to strengthen the ties among those countries which h
06. Teachers ________ the Ministry of Education for better pay and smaller class size. (A)caviled(B)
07. Professor Smith was glad to ________ the topic he lectured on in class to us. (A)sully(B) elucid
11. The boy was charged with(_____________) a criminal even though he himself did not commit the rob
08. The architect designed a ________ plan for developing the town center into a public gathering pl
12. The fact that in some countries the AIDS virus infects more than 50% of the population is practi
09. In the blackout, everyone ________ to find candles and flashlights. (A)groped(B) evinced (C) req
10. For literature class, we have to read twelve poems from this poetry ________. (A)tycoon(B) retin