SAT Practice 5

Question 1

intensified

Answer 1

tăng cường

Question 2

precariousness

Answer 2

sự bấp bênh

Question 3

resilience

Answer 3

sự phục hồi
sự giãn ra

Question 4

inconspicuous

Answer 4

không dễ thấy , không nổi bật

Question 5

prudent

Answer 5

khôn ngoan , thận trọng

Question 6

overtly

Answer 6

công khai

Question 7

cordial

Answer 7

sự thân mật , thân mến

Question 8

subtle

Answer 8

lảng tránh

Question 9

explicit

Answer 9

rõ ràng

Question 10

emanate

Answer 10

phát ra

Question 11

antacedent

Answer 11

tiền sử , lai lịch , tiền vệ

Question 12

impending

Answer 12

sắp xảy ra , đang hăm dọa

Question 13

perpetual

Answer 13

vĩnh viễn , liên tục , bất diệt

Question 14

K.D. Leka and colleagues found that the Sun’s corona provides an advance indication of solar flares—intense eruptions of electromagnetic radiation that emanate from active regions in the Sun’s photosphere and can interfere with telecommunications on Earth. Preceding a flare, the corona temporarily exhibits increased brightness above the region where the flare is ______blank.

Question 4 Answers
Prompt for question4
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A.
antecedent

B.
impending

C.
innocuous

D.
perpetual

Answer 14

B

or any word means “about to happen”

Question 15

In particular

Answer 15

highlights a specific part of what was said before, but this second sentence is adding a new, connected point, not narrowing down the first.

Question 16

Jeffrey Gibson’s sculptural object KNOW YOUR MAGIC, BABY, an Everlast-brand exercise bag embroidered with multicolored beads and a fringe associated with the dances of the Ojibwe people, stitches together—literally and figuratively—recognizable symbols from both Native and non-Native cultures. ______blank Gibson’s piece also blurs the distinction between contemporary art and traditional crafts.

Question 24 Answers
Prompt for question24
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

A.
Conversely,

B.
In so doing,

C.
For instance,

D.
In particular,

Answer 16

B

Question 17

tentative

Answer 17

tạm thời

Question 18

prominent

Answer 18

nổi bật

Question 19

permanent

Answer 19

vĩnh viễn

Question 20

To demonstrate that the integrity of underground metal pipes can be assessed without unearthing the pipes, engineer Aroba Saleem and colleagues ______blank the tendency of some metals’ internal magnetic fields to alter under stress: the team showed that such alterations can be measured from a distance and can reveal concentrations of stress in the pipes.

Question 2 Answers
Prompt for question2
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A.
hypothesized

B.
discounted

C.
redefined

D.
exploited

Answer 20

D

Question 21

sanction

Answer 21

sự trừng phạt , sự cho phép

Question 22

ameliorate

Answer 22

cải thiện , sửa cho tốt

Question 23

rationalize

Answer 23

hợp lí hóa

Question 24

postulate

Answer 24

yêu cầu , điều kiện tất yếu

Question 25

unrepresentative

Answer 25

không đại diện

Question 26

antagonistic toward

Answer 26

đối kháng với