@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

[Answer]


(1)To complete each item, choose the best word among the ten choices.

1. Many innocent people suffered from the brutalities of the ( totalitarian ) regime.
2. The manufacturer needed a new advertising ( gimmick )to increase the sales.
3. Todayfs people have an obsession with technology as a(n) ( panacea ) for lifefs ills.
4. It's unwise to trust a(n) ( glib ) salesperson like him.
5. The election defeat was interpreted as a serious ( setback ) for LDP.
6. The distraught man kept ( raving ) until finally he was led away.
7. Your reasoning must be ( fallacious ) because it leads to ridiculous answer.
8. The researcherfs ( arduous ) efforts had sapped her energy.
9. The guests ( stampeded ) out of the burning hotel into the street.
10. You must pay the interest which has ( accrued ) on your debt as well as the principal sum.

accrue, arduous, fallacious, gimmick, glib, panacea, rave, setback, stampede, totalitarian
10–β~3“_30“_@

(2)To complete each item, choose the best word among the four choices.

1. Many young Japanese may seem to be rude to you. But remember, they just like to be ( forthright ). Some don't hesitate to call a spade a spade.
  1. expedient 2. doleful 3. forthright 4. perfunctory
   
2. The presiding judge at the Supreme Court turned a deaf ear to the lawyerfs ( fervent ) plea for clemency.
  1. garrulous 2. repellent 3. covetous 4. fervent
   
3. The board voted to ( amend ) the organization's charter by adding a clause prohibiting sexual discrimination in any of its activities.
  1. allot 2. amend 3. abort 4. array
   
4. After her pleasant first flight, the woman realized that her fear of flying had been ( unfounded ).
  1. undaunted 2. unfounded 3. unabashed 4. unscathed
   
5. If I'd known you were taking me to such a ( posh ) restaurant, I would've dressed more appropriately. I'm the only one here without a jacket and tie!
  1. stark 2. brazen 3. rank 4. posh
   
6. Denise was astounded to hear that her brother, whom she knew to be quite ( garrulous ), was described as taciturn and aloof by his colleagues at the university.
  1. insular 2. placid 3. vacuous 4. garrulous
   
7. The real estate agent warned us that we signed the purchase agreement it would be ( irrevocable ). There would be no going back.
  1. obsolete 2. compliant 3. despondent 4. irrevocable
   
8. The movie critic's review of the new horror film was ( succinct ) and to the point: "The film itself is a horror. Don't see it."
  1. languid 2. succinct 3. callow 4. congenial
   
9. After he came back from the trip, his kitchen had a ( revolting ) smell from food that had spoiled.
  1. restricted 2. revolving 3. revolting 4. reverent
   
10. The executive was deeply ( perturbed ) because her flight had been canceled, causing her to miss an important meeting.
  1. perturbed 2. beguiled 3. exulted 4. retained
   
10–β~3“_30“_@