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Question 1. He’s got ……………..
A. many luggages B. a great number of luggage C. a lot of luggages D. much luggage
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Question 2. I have lived near the airport for so long now that I’ve grown……..to the noise of the airplanes.
A. accustomed B. unconscious C. familiar D. aware
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Question 3. He couldn’t afford to……..his car repaired.
A. pay B. make C. get D. do
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Question 4. ……..a lack of fund, the university library will now close at 9 instead of at 11.
A. By means of B. According to C. On account of D. Thanks to
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Question 5. I am not used to………..early in the morning.
A. got up B. have got ups C. getting up D. get up
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Question 6. The teacher as well as the students really……….the idea of a quiz.
A. like B. liking C. are liking D. likes
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Question 7. Candles……….. from beeswax burn with a very clean flame.
A. are made B. making C. which make D. made
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Question 8. Our teacher insists that we……..more careful in our writing.
A. be B. are C. were D. will be
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Question 9. Scientists and engineers have invented filters and other methods of removing pollutants from industrial wastes.
A. taking away B. taking over C. making over D. making out
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Question 10. “What’s the answer to the problem?” – “I don’t know and even….. , I wouldn’t tell you.
A. though I did B. if I do C. I did D. if I did
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Question 11. Ha Long Bay is well-known for its beauty. That’s why it receives many visitors every year.
A. nationwide B. ideal C. famous D. idolized
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Question 12. I tried to ………them from going, but they wouldn’t take any notice.
A. warn B. prevent C. forbid D. refuse
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Question 13. “Those students study a lot”. – “Yes, ………… students are very serious.”
A. most of B. most C. almost of D. almost
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Question 14. You can stay here……..you don’t make a loud noise.
A. until B. as long as C. otherwise D. unless
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Question 15. I don’t know what to do with my old typewriter, but ……… away seems wasteful.
A. throw B. throwing it C. throw it D. thrown
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Question 16. He ……. having sent the anonymous letter.
A. refused B. accepted C. denied D. opposed
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Question 17. Smoke, dirt and noise are all kinds of……….
A. erosion B. pollution C. preservation D. conservation
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Question 18. He had suffered…………loss of memory before he died.
A. about B. along C. with D. from
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Question 19. “You did a fine job on this research paper, especially on the source of information” – “Thanks. I…….getting it exactly right.”
A. took a point of B. did a point of C. got a point of D. made a point of
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Question 20. It would have been a much more serious accident ………….fast at the time.
A. he had driven B. he drove C. was he driving D. had he been driving
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Question 21. Every evening since last Christmas, I ………….my dog out for a walk in the park.
A. have taken B. had taken C. take D. took
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Question 22. One ………..of their new house is that it has no garden.
A. dislike B. disadvangtage C. pity D. complaint
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Question 23. Mark tried to solve the problem………………. the noise and interruptions.
A. because of B. in case of C. in spite of D. according to
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Question 24. “Why did you move to the capital?” “………..”
A. for my liking B. to find a good job C. I was told about it
D. Because I didn’t want
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Question 25. The school clock is not as ……….as it should be, it is usually between one or two minutes fast.
A. true B. accurate C. strict D. certain
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Question 26. The girl you ……yesterday is waiting for you at the gate.
A. tell B. told me about her C. told me D. told me about
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Question 27. …….., he felt so unhappy and lonely.
A. In spite of his being wealth B. Rich as he was C. Despite his wealthy D. Rich as was he
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Question 28. We……… for this opportunity for more than three years.
A. were waiting B. have been waiting C. waited D. are waiting
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Question 29. She spent money as if she …………the daughter of a millionaire.
A. was B. had been C. is D. were
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Question 30. His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else’s point of view. He is very……..
A. kind-hearted B. absent-minded C. open-minded D. narrow-minded
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Question 31. In many ways, she ……..me of someone I knew at school.
A. remembers B. recalls C. resembles D. reminds
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Question 32. She’s very good at taking care of the others.
A. seeing B. looking after C. improving D. imitating
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Question 33. ……… fired once myself, I knew what to do to succeed in a new job interview.
A. Having been B.Had been C.Having D. Being
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Question 34. The coastguard boarded the ship and found…………….
A. four injured men alive B. four injured alive men C. alive four men injured D. injured four alive men
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Question 35. Human beings have driven rare animals and plants ………….of extinction in the past 100 years. A.on the verge B. to the verge C.under the verge D. at the verge
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each following question:
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Question 36: A. academic B. competitive C. diversity D. official
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Question 37: A. redundant B. conference C.accomplished D. production
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Question 38: A. mysterious B. announcement C. particular D. biodiversity
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
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Question 39. A. intend B. compete C. medal D. defend
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Question 40. A. shrine B. question C. sure D. potential
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the original one:
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Question 41: Smith’s career as a television presenter began five years ago.
A. Smith used to be a television presenter five years ago.
B. Smith had been a television presenter for five years.
C. Smith has been a television presenter for five years.
D. Smith has been a television presenter five years ago.
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Question 42: “That’s a lovely new dress, Jean,” said her mother.
A. Jean’s mother complimented her on the lovely new dress.
B. Jean’s mother told her to buy that lovely new dress.
C. Jean’s mother said she like her dress.
D. Jean’s mother wanted to buy a lovely new dress.
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Question 43: “You should have finished the report by now”, John told his secretary.
A. John re proached his secretary for not having finished the report. B. John scolded his secretary for not having finished the report
C. John reminded his secretary of finishing the report on time.
D. John said that his secretary had not finished the report on time.
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Question 44. Much to my astonishment, I found his lecture on wildlife conservation extremely interesting.
A. Contrary to expectations, his lecture on wildlife conservation was the most fascinating of all.
B. I hadn’t expected himto lecture on wild life conservation, but he spoke well.
C. I was fascinated by what he said in his lecture on wildlife conservation though I hadn’t expected to be. D. It was at his lecture on wildlife conservation that I realized I needed to study it.
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Question 45. We stayed in that hotel despite the noise.
A. Because of the noise, we stayed in the hotel. B. Despite the hotel was noisy, we stayed there.
C. We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it. D. No matter how noisy the hotel was, we stayed there.
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined parts that need correcting:
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Question 46: (A) It’s imperative that a graduate (B) maintains a grade point average (C) of “B” in (D) his major
field.
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Question 47: (A) The more I got (B) to know Tom, (C) the fewer I liked (D) him.
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Question 48: When (A) a human being walks, he (B) or she experts a certain (C) number of force (D) on the
ground.
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Question 49: As they (A) grow older, children in many cultures (B) taught (C) not to rely (D) on their parents.
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Question 50: Foreign students who (A) are doing a decision (B) about which school (C) to attend may not
know exactly where (D) the choices are located.
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 51 to 60.
During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, almost nothing was written about the contributions of women during the colonial period and the early history of the newly formed United States. Lacking the right to vote and absence from the seats of power, women were not considered an important force in history. Anne Bradstreet wrote some significant poetry in the seventeenth century, Mercy Otis Warren produced the best contemporary history of the American Revolution, and Abigail Adams penned important letters showing she exercised great political influence over her husband, John, the second President of the United States. But little or no notice was taken of these contributions. During these centuries, women remained invisible in history books.
Throughout the nineteenth century, this lack of visibility continued, despite the efforts of female authors writing about women. These writers, like most of their male counterparts, were amateur historians. Their writings were celebratory in nature, and they were uncritical in their selection and use of sources.
During the nineteenth century, however, certain feminists showed a keen sense of history by keeping records of activities in which women were engaged. National, regional, and local women’s organizations compiled accounts of their doings. Personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and souvenirs were saved and stored. These sources came from the core of the two greatest collections of women’s history in the United States - one at the Elizabeth and Arthur Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College, and the other the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. Such sources have provided valuable materials for later Generations of historians.
Despite the gathering of more information about ordinary women during the nineteenth century, most of the writing about women conformed to the “great women” theory of history, just as much of mainstream American history concentrated on “great men.” To demonstrate that women were making significant contributions to American life, female authors singled out women leaders and wrote biographies, or else important women produced their autobiographies. Most of these leaders were involved in public life as reformers, activists working for women’s right to vote, or authors, and were not representative at all of the great of ordinary woman. The lives of ordinary people continued, generally, to be untold in the American histories being published.
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Question 51. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A.The “great women” approach to history used by American historians
B. The role of literature in early American histories
C. The place of American women in written histories
D. The keen sense of history shown by American women
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Question 52. The word “contemporary” in line 5 means that the history was…
A.thoughtful B. faultfinding C. informative D. written at that time
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Question 53. In the first paragraph, Bradstreet, Warren, and Adams are mentioned to show that…
A. even the contributions of outstanding women were ignored.
B. poetry produced by women was more readily accepted than other writing by women.
C. a woman’s status was changed by marriage.
D. only three women were able to get their writing published.
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Question 54. The word “celebratory” in line 11 means that the writings referred to were…
A. related to parties B. serious C. full of praise D. religious
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Question 55. It can be inferred from the passage that during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries….
A. women had right to vote and could take seats of power.
B. women’s contribution to the society was not highly appreciated.
C. women had a great influence on the politics, literature and history.
D. both male and female writers had no writing about women.
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Question 56. In the second paragraph, what weakness in nineteenth-century histories does the author point out?
A. The sources of the information they were based on were not necessarily accurate.
B. They were printed on poor-quality paper.
C. They put too much emphasis on daily activities
D. They left out discussion of the influence of money on politics.
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Question 57. On the basis of information in the third paragraph, which of the following would most likely have been collected by nineteenth-century feminist organizations?
A. Biographies of John Adams
B. Books about famous graduates of the country’s first college
C. Newspaper accounts of presidential election results
D. Letters from a mother to a daughter advising her how to handle a family problem
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Question 58. What use was made of the nineteenth-century women’s history materials in the Schlesinger Library and the Sophia Smith Collection?
A. They were combined and published in a multivolume encyclopedia
B. They provided valuable information for twentieth-century historical researchers.
C. They were shared among women’s colleges throughout the United States.
D. They formed the basis of college courses in the nineteenth century.
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Question 59. In the last paragraph, the author mentions all of the following as possible roles of nineteenth-century “great women” EXCEPT …
A. politicians B. authors C. reformers D. activists for women’s rights
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Question 60. The word “representative” in line 24 is closest in meaning to…
A. supportive B. distinctive C. typical D. satisfied
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
Researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business ……(61)…….., involves the utilization of a decision worksheet. Psychologists ……(62)…….. optimization compare the actual decisions made by people to theoretical ideal decisions to see how similar they are. Proponents of the worksheet procedure believe that it will yield optimal, that is, the best decisions. ……(63)…….. there are several variations on the exact format that worksheets can take, they are all similar in their essential aspects.
Worksheets require defining the problem ……(64)…….. a clear and concise way and then listing all possible solutions to the problem. Next, the pertinent considerations that will be affected by each decision are listed, and the relative importance of each consideration or consequence ……(65)……... Each consideration is assigned a numerical value to reflect its relative importance. A decision is mathematically calculated by adding these values together. The alternative with the highest number of points emerges as the best decision.
Since most important problems are multifaceted, there are several alternatives to choose from, each with unique advantages and disadvantages. One of the benefits of a pencil and paper ……(66)…….. procedure is that it permits people to deal with more variables than their minds can generally comprehend and remember.
…… (67)…….., people can keep about seven ideas in their minds at once. A worksheet can be especially useful when the decision involves a large ……(68)…….. of variables with complex relationships. A realistic example for many college students is the question "What will I do after graduation?" A graduate might seek a position that offers specialized training, pursue an advanced degree, or ……(69)…….. for a year.
A decision-making worksheet begins with a succinct statement of the problem that will also help to narrow it. It is important to be clear about the distinction between long-range and immediate goals because long-range goals often involve a different decision than short-range ones. Focusing on long-range goals, a graduating student might revise the question above to "What will I do after graduation that will ……(70)…….. a successful career?"
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Question 61. A. to work B. to invest C. to work in D. to invest in
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Question 62. A. who study B. whose studying C. who’s study D. whose study
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Question 63. A. Therefore B. Despite C. Although D. However
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Question 64. A. at B. on C. under D. in
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Question 65. A. determined B. be determined C. are determined D. is determined
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Question 66. A. decision-making B. making decision C. decision-made D. made-decision
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Question 67. A. By average B. Of average C. On the average D. At the average
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Question 68. A. amount B. deal C. number D. numbers
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Question 69. A. travel to abroad B. traveling abroad C. traveling to abroad D. travel abroad
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Question 70. A. result to B. help to C. bring to D. lead to
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 71 to 80.
According to sociologists, there are several different ways in which a person may become recognized as the leader of a social group in the United States. In the family, traditional cultural patterns confer leadership on one or both of the parents. In other cases, such as friendship groups, one or more persons may gradually emerge as leaders, although there is no formal process of selection. In larger groups, leaders are usually chosen formally through election or recruitment.
Although leaders are often thought to be people with unusual personal ability, decades of research have failed to produce consistent evidence that there is any category of “natural leaders.” It seems that there is no set of personal qualities that all leaders have in common; rather, virtually any person may be recognized as a leader if the person has qualities that meet the needs of that particular group.
Furthermore, although it is commonly supposed that social groups have a single leader, research suggests that there are typically two different leadership roles that are held by different individuals. Instrumental leadership is leadership that emphasizes the completion of tasks by a social group. Group members look to instrumental leaders to “get things” done. Expressive leadership, on the other hand, is leadership that emphasizes the collective well-being of a social group’s member. Expressive leader are less concerned with the overall goals of the group than with providing emotional support to group members and attempting to minimize tension and conflict among them. Group members expect expressive leaders to maintain stable relationships within the group and provide support to individual members.
Instrumental leaders are likely to have a rather secondary relationship to other group members. They give orders and may discipline group members who inhibit attainment of the group’s goals. Expressive leaders cultivate a more personal or primary relationship to others in the group. They offer sympathy when someone experiences difficulties or is subjected to discipline, are quick to lighten a serious moment with humor, and try to resolve issues that threaten to divide the group. As the differences in these two roles suggest, expressive leaders generally receive more personal affection from group members; instrumental leaders, if they are successful in promoting group goals, may enjoy a mote distant respect.
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Question 71. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. How leadership differs in small and large groups B. The role of leaders in social groups
C. The problems faced by leaders D. How social groups determine who will lead them
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Question 72. The passage mentions all of the following ways by which people can become leaders EXCEPT…
A. recruitment B. specific leadership training C. traditional cultural patterns D. formal election process
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Question 73. In mentioning “natural leaders” in line 7, the author is making the point that……..
A. “natural leaders” share a similar set of characteristics
B. few people qualify as “natural leaders”
C. there is no proof that “natural leaders” exist
D. “natural leaders’ are easily accepted by the members of a social group
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Question 74. Which of the following statements about leadership can be inferred from paragraph 2?
A. A person can best learn how to be an effective leader by studying research on leadership.
B. Most people desire to be leaders but can produce little evidence of their qualifications.
C. A person who is an effective leader of a particular group may not be an effective leader in another group.
D. Few people succeed in sharing a leadership role with another person.
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Question 75. The passage indicates that instrumental leaders generally focus on……….
A. sharing responsibility with group members B. achieving a goal
C. ensuring harmonious relationships D. identifying new leaders
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Question76. The word “collective” in line 14 is closest in meaning to….
A. necessary B. group C. particular D. typical
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Question 77. It can be understood that…..
A. There is lots of tension and conflict in an election of a leader in the family.
B. There is usually an election to choose leaders in a family as well as in larger groups.
C. It has been said that there must be a set of personal qualities that all leaders have in common.
D. Leaders are sometimes chosen formally or informally.
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Question 78. A “secondary relationship” mentioned in line 18 between a leader and the members of a group could best be characterized as……
A. unreliable B. personal C. distant D. enthusiastic
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Question 79. The word “resolve” in line 22 is closest in meaning to……
A. talk about B. find a solution for C. avoid repeating D. avoid thinking about
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Question 80. Paragraphs 3 and 4 organize the discussion of leadership primarily in term of……
A. examples that illustrate a problem B. narration of events
C. comparison and contrast D. cause and effect analysis
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