The country was an island that enjoyed civilized living for a thousand years or more with little _______ from the outside world.

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• 1Picasso gained popularity in the mid-20th century, which was _______ of a new attitude towards modern art.

  A.informative

  B.indicative

  C.exclusive

  D.expressive

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• 2Around 80 percent of the _______ characteristics of most white Britons have been passed down from a few thousand Ice Age hunters.

  A.intelligible

  B.random

  C.spontaneous

  D.genetic

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• 3Various efforts have made over the centuries to predict earthquakes, including observing lights in the sky and _______ animal behavior.

  A.abnormal

  B.exotic

  C.absurd

  D.erroneous

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• 4The term “glass ceiling” was first used by the Wall Street Journal to describe the apparent barriers that prevent women from reaching the top of the corporate _______.

  A.seniority

  B.superiority

  C.height

  D.hierarchy

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• 5Philosophers believe that desire, hatred and envy are “negative emotions” which _______ the mind and lead it into a pursuit of power and possessions.

  A.distort

  B.reinforce

  C.exert

  D.scramble

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• 6Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort and _______.

  A.stability

  B.capability

  C.durability

  D.availability

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• 7Back in the days when people traveled by horse and carriage, Karl Benz _______ the world with his extraordinary three-wheeled motor vehicle.

  A.inhibited

  B.extinguished

  C.quenched

  D.stunned

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• 8If we continue to ignore the issue of global warming, we will almost certainly suffer the _______ effects of climatic changes worldwide.

  A.dubious

  B.drastic

  C.trivial

  D.toxic

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• 9According to the theory of evolution, all living species are the modified _______ of earlier species.

  A.descendants

  B.dependants

  C.defendants

  D.developments

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• 10The panda is an endangered species, which means that it is vary likely to become _______ without adequate protection.

  A.intact

  B.insane

  C.extinct

  D.exempt

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