多选题
Her ______ for acting led to lessons, bit parts in independent movies and eventually a solid career in Hollywood.
aptitude
weakness
livelihood
abhorrence
talent
substitute
单选题
Select one answer choice.
Based on the passage as a whole, the author most likely feels that the mistakes made by the early astronomers were ______.
problematic
inconsequential
deliberate
preventable
understandable
单选题
For questions 2 through 4, select one answer choice each.
It can be inferred from the passage that in the Philippines around the year 1890, ______.
La Solidaridad became the most important local newspaper
Filipino exiles returned to their impoverished nation
Jose Rizal produced experiments showing Filipino superiority
Spanish-born residents had more rights than the natives had
a revolution broke out with the goal of separation from Spain
多选题
Although most land snails are ______, the giant African snail is a notable exception; it can be 15 inches long and weigh 2 pounds.
gargantuan
juvenile
functional
diminutive
responsive
minuscule
多选题
Following the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658, Kronoberg Castle in Sweden lost its importance as a military structure and fell into ______.
shambles
disuse
setback
neglect
distress
siege
多选题
For Question 1, consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.
Which of the following statements about Edison can be inferred from the passage?
Edison was one of the world’s most esteemed and influential inventors.
Concrete furniture was the only one of Edison’s inventions to ultimately fail.
The light bulb and the phonograph were extremely successful inventions by Edison.
单选题
The Wildlife Conservation Society originated in 1895 as the New York Zoological Society, ______ to teach zoology conserve, and establish a top-notch zoo.
consented
authorized
endeavored
materialized
appraised
多选题
Select the two answer choices that, when used to complete the sentence, fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce completed sentences that are alike in meaning.
Woolf ______ conventional notions of truth: in her words, one cannot receive from any lecture “a nugget of pure truth” to wrap up between the pages of one’s notebook and keep on the mantelpiece forever.
anticipates
articulates
makes light of
mocks
pays heed to
puts up with
单选题
As the release of the annual report drew near, it was clear that more than a few employees suspected the company was on the verge of bankruptcy；the belief was ______ throughout the organization.
omniscient
abject
pervasive
estimable
specious
多选题
Very little is known about the ______ known as Eskayan, and there are currently no native speakers of that unusual tongue.
dialect
culture
clan
island
atoll
language
