(3) To
complete each item, choose the best word among the each five
choices.
| 1. |
The police are giving him the (@@third@ )
degree. |
| 2. |
The editors made (@eleventh@ )-hour
changes in the magazine. |
| 3. |
I donft want to play (@@second@ )
fiddle to anyone. |
| 4. |
There is too much (@@red@ )
tape in obtaining the contract. |
| 5. |
He told me out of the (@@blue@ )
that hefd quit his company. |
| 6. |
He found John (@pacing@ )
around the flat, unable to sleep. |
| 7. |
She was sent for trial yesterday accused of (@@pushing@ )
drugs. |
| 8. |
They will (@screen@ )
all their candidates. |
| 9. |
During the past few years the government has
(@staggered@ )
the summer vacation periods for students. |
| 10. |
With five guns suddenly (@@trained@ )
on him, he was understandably nervous. |
@@@@@1`5
@second, third, eleventh, blue, red
@@@@6`10 @screen, stagger, train, pace, push |
| 10β~2_20_@ |
 |
(4) To
complete each item, choose the best phrases among the five
choices.
| 1. |
I would guess that the market
has now (@bottomed@ )
(@out@ )
. |
| 2. |
We had to (@@shell@ )
(@out@ ) a
lot of money for our new house in the suburbs. |
| 3. |
We want to (@@pin@ )
(@@down@ )
the source of this problem quickly. |
| 4. |
He tried to (@@palm@ )(@@off@ )
the painting as a genuine Cezanne, but the dealer's suspicions
were aroused by the low price he asked. |
| 5. |
The regular Wednesday meeting will be
(@hold@ )
(@@over@ )
until next week. |
| |
|
| |
| @@@bottom
out, hold over, palm off, pin down, shell out |
|
| 5β~4_20_ |
|
|
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