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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
The old man took his sons to the zoo as a special New Year............
  • A. treat
  • B. feast
  • C. discourse
  • D. convenant
  • E. banquet
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After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
Although Etiebet had earlier insisted that he was right, he later ate his words. This means that he later
  • A. denied saying so
  • B. admitted that he was wrong
  • C. apologized for being so rude
  • D. realized that he was more correct than he taught
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After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
The young girl swept the board at the recent competitions. This means that the young girl

  • A. came last in the competition
  • B. cleaned the score-board very well
  • C. won som of the competition
  • D. won everything that could be won
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After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
The listeners were swept off their feet by the politician's arguments. This means that the politician
  • A. failed to impress the people
  • B. completely impressed everbody
  • C. confused all the people
  • D. told them things they didn't expect
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After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
I was struck by the broad sweep of her argument. This means that her argument
  • A. covered all parts of the subject
  • B. focused only on a specific aspect of the subject
  • C. was well presented and in good lauguage
  • D. was poorly presented and not well focused.
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