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42. In which paragraph does the author compare his desire to read to hunger?
A. Paragraph 1.
B. Paragraph 2.
C. Paragraph 4.
D. Paragraph 5.
43. Which of the following would make the best title for this passage?
A. A Painfully Shy Child
B. My College Life
C. Travels with Greg
D. Breaking Out of My Shell
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mean by this statement?
A. He wasn't nervous at all.
B. He was mildly nervous.
C. He was as nervous as usual.
D. He was extraordinarily nervous.
45. Which of the following statements can you infer from the passage?
A. Jack London wrote exciting stories.
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B. Jack London wrote dull stories.
C. Jack London wasn't a famous writer.
D. Jack London was the writer's favourite writer.
Unit 2
Section A: Choose the best way to complete the sentences.
1. When was the last time you were in _______ with your childhood friends?
A. context
B. contact
C. control
D. content
2. Like a boat at sea, his mind started to _______ when he wasn't interested.
A. float
B. soar
C. sink
D. drift
3. Mrs Jones didn't trust Jack, so she was very _______ to let him cut her grass.
A. reluctant
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B. reluctantly
C. enthusiastic
D. enthusiastically
4. My house seems to be in a _______ state of disrepair—something is always broken!
A. perpetually
B. perpetual
C. perpetuity
D. perpetuate
5. The problem needs to be looked at from a historical _______ .
A. prospective
B. directive
C. perspective
D. executive
6. Dr. Carter has written _______ about the brain and its influence on our emotions.
A. extensively
B. intensively
C. extensive
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D. intensive
7. The accident of last week _______ a review of school safety policy.
A. prompted
B. prompt
C. prompting
D. prompts
8. I am easily _______ by ice cream, so it's probably the best if I don't look at the dessert menu.
A. tempt
B. tempts
C. tempting
D. tempted
9. Wouldn't it be _______ if we didn't need to worry about money?
A. predictable
B. marvellous
C. astonishing
D. depressing
10. Researchers claim that there is a _______ link between caffeine and headaches.
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A. definite
B. definitely
C. definition
D. defined
11. It's incredible to see how newborn babies are completely _______ on other people for everything.
A. depending
B. dependence
C. dependent
D. dependents
12. The criminal devised an _______ plan to escape from prison.
A. intrinsic
B. intricate
C. intrepid
D. intrusive
13. The court brought a _______ against the escaped prisoner.
A. persecution
B. persecute