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1
Q

pilot :______:: doctor : repair

airplane
guide
driver
license

A

guide

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2
Q

modest: arrogance

attractive : repulsion
indifferent : apathy
scatterbrained : concentration
envious : jealousy

A

scatterbrained : concentration

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3
Q

granary : wheat

lake : water
wine press : grapes
gallery : works of art
archive : document

A

archive : document

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4
Q

______ : unity :: dearth : scarcity

belief
death
cohesion
fear

A

cohesion

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5
Q

_______ : urge :: enthrall : interest

confuse
disagree
exhort
enjoy

A

exhort

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6
Q

copper : metal

engine : car
furniture : wood
pen : pencil
pepper : spice

A

pepper : spice

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7
Q

much of the machineries on these farms ______ unusable

is
are

A

is

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8
Q

According to the police, the killer of the boys in both cities ______ probably between the ages of 40 and 50

is
are

A

is

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9
Q

The large companies in our area ______ a cheap source of labor.

need
needs

A

need

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10
Q

Without the new taxes, houses build before World War II _______ lower costs than more modern houses do.

has
have

A

have

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11
Q

Two-fifths of the troops_____ lost in battle.

was
were

A

were

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12
Q

An ambassador is an honest man who lies abroad for the good of his country.

Euphemism
Pun
Hyperbole

A

Pun

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13
Q

All the world is a stage.

metaphor
paradox
hyperbole

A

metaphor

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14
Q

Let him be rich and weary.

Oxymoron
Paradox
Hyperbole

A

paradox

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15
Q

The child is the father of man

Epigram
Oxymoron
Simile

A

Epigram

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16
Q

Men may come and men may go, but i go on for over.

Oxymoron
Personification
Antithesis

A

Antithesis

17
Q

The mountains sing together, the hills rejoice and clap hands.

Antithesis
Personification
Metaphor

A

Personification

18
Q

The soldier fights for glory and shilling a day!

Climax
Anticlimax
Pun

A

Anticlimax

19
Q

I desired my dust to be mingled with yours.

Hyperbole
Epigram
Antithesis

A

Hyperbole

20
Q

Many are called, but few are chosen

Antithesis
Euphemism
Personification

A

Antithesis

21
Q

So innocent arch, so cunningly simple.

Antithesis
Oxymoron
Metaphor

A

Oxymoron

22
Q

All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.

Oxymoron
Antithesis
Hyperbole

A

Hyperbole

23
Q

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Irony
Epigram
Alliteration

A

Epigram

24
Q

The INSOUCIANT mother did not blink an eye when her son complained of a tummy ache.

Anxious
Untroubled
concerned
worrie

A

untroubled

25
Q

He was already mildly drunk, and amy knew from experience that it would be a long, BIBULOUS evening.

supreme
bedraggled
absorbent
clear-headed

A

absorbent

26
Q

The anti-government groups are constantly accusing the president of lying to hide his TURPITUDE

maxim
tenuousness
significance
depravity

A

depravity

27
Q

You have profited by their toil to lead a PROFLIGATE life

enigmatic
compelling
squandering
thoughtful

A

squandering

28
Q

As we walked past the food stalls our nostrils were assailed by an CONGERIES of exotic, unfamiliar smells.

pile
litter
furniture
collection

A

collection

29
Q

The professors became so forceful, so _________ in his expression of opinions, that students began to leave his course.

dormant
credible
dogmatic
lucid

A

dogmatic

30
Q

The older child had a reputation for ______ trouble in high school, but the calmed down in college.

instigating
curtailing
appeasing
mortifying

A

instigating

31
Q

a. Which dress is the best
b. of the two
c. that i have
d. shown
you?
e. No error.

A

a

32
Q

It
a. had been
a
b. delightful
discovery
c. on their wedding
night that she
d. has been frightened
and unsure.

e. No error

A

d

33
Q

a. It is
essential
b. that you
study well
c. but we
d. might have
to fail you.

e. No error

A

c

34
Q

a. no sooner
b. did the
rabbit
c. come out
of the bush
d. when the
hunter killed it.

e. No error

A

d

35
Q

a. three of every four
migrating
b. birds
in North America
c. visit
the
d.Gulf of Mexico’s
winter wetlands.

e. No error

A

e

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