( ) 110. We're not sure what caused it, but Neal ___________ at the boss for no apparent reason and was told to either get counseling or he would be fired.
(A) explode at
(B) exploding at
(C) explosion at
(D) exploded at
council / councilor / counsel 嘻嘻誰 council councilor counsel
consult / consul / console / 輸輸收 consult consul console
council couuncilor counsel
consult consul console
律師; 商議; 勸告 |
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操縱臺; 演奏台; 操作桌; 落地式收音機 |
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領事, 執政官 |
( ) 111. Chelsea's ___________ personality helps her make friends wherever she goes.
(A) magnet
(B) magnetic
(C) magnify
(D) magnitude
( ) 112. Mark's doctor told him that his obesity would ___________ cost him his life if he did not eat better and exercise regularly.
(A) consequence
(B) ultimately / ultimatum
(C) lastly
(D) therefore
( ) 113. Everyone started to come to life and ______:____ when the boss began going over the requirements for pay / salary / wage raises for life next year.
(A) sit up
(B) sit down
(C) sit on .
(D) sit out
sit up
sit in an upright position; sit; stay awake late; be amazed
sit on
work at; serve as -, be a member of –
sit on
1 : to hold deliberations concerning
2 : REPRESS, SQUELCH
3 : to delay action or decision concerning
4 : to wait or be ready for (a specific pitch) in baseball
sit out
stay until the end; prevent participating in -
( ) 114. It was best to let Miranda ___________ the alcohol than to try to wake her and bring her home.
(A) sleep off
(B) sleep in
(C) sleep on
(D) sleepover
sleep off
relieve (drunkenness) by sleep
sleep in
sleep at one's workplace; sleep later than usual
sleepover
n. staying as a guest overnight at someone's house; instance in which friends stay overnight at the same house (often in the case of a children's party)
( ) 115. It's amazing how colas have this ability to eat away at other ______material, and
yet people drink it constantly not realizing what it does to their stomach lining.
(A) corrode
(B) corrosive
(C) corrosion
(D) corroding
eat something away or eat away at/into
erode or destroy something gradually.
eat away
gnaw at, nibble away at, erode
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( ) 116. Inga thinks the more she _________ up to the boss the more well liked she'll be, but in actuality it just means she's going to get more work for the same amount of pay.
(A) cozy up
(B) coziness up
(C) coziest up
(D) cozies up
cozy up
Function: |
intransitive verb |
Date: |
1965 |
: to attain or try to attain familiarity, friendship, or intimacy : ingratiate oneself <cozying up to the boss>
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( ) 117. The _________ looks and glances that Mrs. Jenks gave her oldest daughter told her exactly what she thought about her decision to get a tattoo.
(A) deprecate
(B) deprecating
(C) deprecation
(D) depreciative rare usage
deprecate
v. disapprove; protest against; belittle, disparage
depreciative
adj. critical, disparaging, belittling, scornful
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( ) 118. Joe's _________ personality has captivated Nora's heart and attention for some time now.
(A) electric
(B) electrifying
(C) electrocution
(D) electrode (
( ) 119. Angela's _________ has managed to offend almost everyone, but that's just part of who she is.
(A) foolhardy
(B) fowl manners
(C) foul
(D) foul mouth
Questions 144-146 refer to the following letter.
Hello,
This is Nina, and welcome to our department. I'm contacting you because you have applied for an assistantship in Chinese/Japanese. The hiring process requires you to do several things. For ________, you will need to go to a new employee orientation, and sign various forms. I am not savvy at all when it comes to computers, so I can't link you to the page that I want you to visit. Here it is at: www.umass.edu/gradschool/assistantship There will be a link that reads 'additional information for new graduate employees' (or similar). Click on that for the particulars.
£
( )144.
(A) for instant
(B) for instances
(C) for instantaneous
(D) for instance
I expect postcards from both of you and I'm sure we'll all be swapping stories when we meet up in September. Things are _______ great here in Canada and it's wonderful to see my family again.
( ) 145. (A) isn't
(B) wasn't
(C) aren't
(D) weren't
I want to make sure that you have all of the information that you need in order to get paid on time. You
have to attend an orientation for new teaching assistants. Choose one from among the following:
Tuesday, August 26 2:30pm Mahar Auditorium
Wednesday, August 27 2:30pm Mahar Auditorium
You must bring with you: (1) US passport or (2) Driver's License or University picture ID AND Social security card or US birth certificate or (3) _______ check for direct deposit of pay into checking account.
( ) 146. (A) voided check
(B) avoided check
(C) avoidance check
(D) voidance check
rubber check
Function: |
noun |
Etymology: |
from its coming back like a bouncing rubber ball |
Date: |
1921 |
: a check returned by a bank because of insufficient funds in the payer's account
bounced check
check which was returned because the bank account did not have enough money to pay it
International students must bring: (l)Visa (2) Unexpired passport with 1-94 card (3) I-20 or DS-2019 (4) Social Security card if you have one (5) List of dates of entry to and exit from the U.S., and (6) Voided ; check for direct deposit of pay into your checking account.
Regards, J Nina i