When a number of people ________ together in a conversational knot, each individual expresses his position in the group by where he stands.

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• 1Foreign disinvestment and the ________ of South Africa from world capital markets after 1985 further weakened its economy.

  A.displacement

  B.elimination

  C.exclusion

  D.exception

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• 2For the new country to survive, ________ for its people to enjoy prosperity, new economic policies will be required.

  A.to name a few

  B.let alone

  C.not to speak

  D.let’s say

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• 3Hudson said he could not kill a living thing except for the ________ of hunger.

  A.sensation

  B.cause

  C.purpose

  D.motive

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• 4The public opinion was that the time was not ________ for the election of such a radical candidate as Mr. Jones.

  A.reasonable

  B.ripe

  C.ready

  D.practical

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• 5What seems confusing or fragmented at first might well become ________ a third time.

  A.clean and measurable

  B.notable and systematic

  C.pure and wholesome

  D.clear and organic

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• 6From the second paragraph we learn that ________.

  A.the objection to euthanasia is slow to come in other countries

  B.physicians and citizens share the same view on euthanasia

  C.changing technology is chiefly responsible for the hasty passage of the law

  D.it takes time to realize the significance of the law’s passage

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• 7When the author says that observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling, he means ________.

  A.observers are taking a wait-and-see attitude towards the future of euthanasia

  B.similar bills are likely to be passed in the US, Canada and other countries

  C.observers are waiting to see the result of the game of dominoes

  D.the effect-taking process of the passed bill may finally come to a stop

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• 8When Lloyd Nickson dies, he will ________.

  A.face his death with calm characteristic of euthanasia

  B.experience the suffering of a lung cancer patient

  C.have an intense fear of terrible suffering

  D.undergo a cooling off period of seven days

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• 9The author’s attitude towards euthanasia seems to be that of ________.

  A.opposition

  B.suspicion

  C.approval

  D.indifference

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• 10In the eyes of visitors from the outside world, ________.

  A.rude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the US

  B.small-minded officials deserve a serious comment

  C.Canadians are not so friendly as their neighbors

  D.most Americans are ready to offer help

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