Many of the earliest colonial houses that are still standing have been so modified and enlarged that the initial design is no longer _____ .

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• 1Sharon desperately wanted to be an actress, so when they offered her a part in the play, she _____ the chance.

  A.burst into

  B.seized on

  C.ran after

  D.jumped at

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• 2Although adolescent maturational and developmental states occur in an orderly sequence, their timing _____ with regard to onset and duration.

  A.lasts

  B.varies

  C.falters

  D.dwindles

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• 3At several points in his discussion, Graves, in effect, _____ evidence when it does not support his argument, tailoring it to his needs.

  A.addresses

  B.creates

  C.alters

  D.suppresses

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• 4It′s a good idea to _____ people before taking them into your confidence.

  A.tumble to

  B.root out

  C.bank on

  D.size up

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• 5It has been argued that politics as _____ , whatever its transcendental claims, has always been the systematic organization of common hatreds.

  A.a theory

  B.an ideal

  C.a practice

  D.a contest

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• 6They came to inspect the house _____ buying it.

  A.in the event of

  B.with a view to

  C.with reference to

  D.on account of

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• 7It seems that the world record for this event is almost impossible to _____ .

  A.meet

  B.compare

  C.beat

  D.balance

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• 8You are advised to take his predictions with a _____ of salt.

  A.touch

  B.pick

  C.pinch

  D.speck

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• 9As it was getting late, the chairman _____ the meeting.

  A.called up

  B.cleared up

  C.wound up

  D.timed up

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• 10Though science is often imagined as a disinterested subject, scientists are no different from anyone else: they are _____ human beings enmeshed(陷入；卷入) in a web of personal and social circumstances.

  A.vulnerable

  B.rational

  C.careles

  D.passionate

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