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Exercise: Choose the most appropriate choice for each italicized word in the following sentences.

1.       Bidding them adieu we departed.

[A] goodbye    [B] curse        [C] blessing           [D] disguise

2.       The government appointed an ad hoc committee to deal with the emergency.

[A] on purpose [B] unintentionally  [C] for a particular purpose only   [D] randomly

3.  Late again, Richard? What’s your alibi this time?

       [A] explanation              [B] excuse             [C] complaint         [D] indignation             

4. Sarah used to work as an ambassdor’s attaché.

       [A] member of a staff with a particular responsibility

       [B] leader of a special committee

       [C] secret agent working for a special agency

       [D] guardian of morals                       

5. Your statement “They have been walking all day long and they must be hungry” may be a priori one because they may well not feel hungry in the least.

       [A] reasonable        [B] false         [C] presupposed            [D] irrational  

6. It’s a pity that his ten-year-old child is still unable to speak. He may be suffering from aphasia.

       [A]grievance   [B] loss of speech  [C] loss of hearing         [D] failure to communicate

7. At the end of the prayer the choir sang the amens beautifully.

       [A]may it be so      [B]whatever it may come      [C] believe it or not [D] rain or shine

8. The returning alumni visited Beijing University from which they graduated 30 years ago. 

       [A] male former graduates     [B] female former graduates

       [C]former actors               [D] former actresses      

9. I will never forget my Alma Mater where I spent four golden years of my college life.

       [A] hometown              [B] college             [C] church                   [D] motherland

10. Could you check the almanac on the wall to confirm what date today is?

       [A] calendar           [B] newspaper              [C] periodical         [D] clock             

11. They got the information from the affiche on the wall.

       [A] poster                     [B] bulletin             [C] gallows            [D] platform  

12. Before the court opens a witness usually swears an affidavit.

       [A]promise     [B] written statement     [C] will                 [D] compromise

13. The speaker made it a point to keep his speech ad rem.

       [A] to the point      [B] far from the point    [C] beside the point              [D]incorrectly

14. I had forgotten to bring my notes and had to speak ad lib.

       [A] with preparation      [B] with ease  [C]without preparation   [D] willingly

15. It is a secret kept only a deux the two girls.

       [A] between                  [B] among             [C] during             [D] conerning

16. I am starved to death. Could you tell me where the buffet is located on the train?

       [A]food counter            [B] shop                [C] market                    [D] bank

17. Take no notice of his threats----they are sheer bravado.

       [A] timidity                   [B] false boldness   [C] courage           [D] capability

18. The Renaissance first started in Italy and then spread to other parts of Europe.

       [A] rebirth                    [B] death               [C] literary             [D] agrarian 

19. The bourgeoise is the mainstream of Uropean countries.

       [A] upper class      [B] lower class       [C] middle class     [D]poverty-stricken people

20. Our address is 121 Granger Boulevard.

       [A] district      [B] main street              [C] downtown              [D] sidewalk 

Answer:

1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. A 11. B 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. A 16. A 17. A 18. A 19. C 20. B