Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the printed one.
He seemed very reluctant to take my advice.
A.He seemed quite willing to take my advice.
B.It seemed he was not ready to give me advice.
C.It seemed he was not willing to take my advice.
D.He seemed very anxious to take my advice.

Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the printed one.
Bob outdoes his brother Paul in math.
A.Bob surpasses Paul in math.
B.Paul surpasses Bob in math
C.Bob always does Paul's math for him.
D.Paul and Mark make the same grade in math.

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
A.athlete
B.appreciate
C.wrestling
D.freestyle

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
A.gather
B.athletics
C.enthusiam
D.through

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
A.attracted
B.added
C.competed
D.developed

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space.
The building of the pyramid in Ancient Egypt obviously required a vast labour force, but the (36) ______ image of gangs of Egyptians being forced to work is probably incorrect. In fact it seems that though prisoners of war did some of the heavy work and the maintenance jobs, most of the (37) ______ labourers were farmers who worked during the flood periods when farming was impossible anyway. The labourers were probably paid in food - because money did not yet (38) _____ and organised in groups with encouraging names such as 'Hardworking Gang' or 'Strong Gang'. Although the traditional picture of thousands of slaves being struck with whips is unlikely to be "true, paintings do show supervisors carrying metre-long sticks which were not simply (39) ______ of office. One architect, Nekhebu, boasted that he never hit a workman hard enough to knock him down. The Greek historian Herodotus gave traditional figures for the work force of one of the pyramids as 100;000 men replaced (40) ______ three months for a period of 20 years. It is impossible to prove or disprove these figures, but they had doubtless been wildly overestimated. Housing that was found in the desert to the west of one of the pyramids would have accommodated a permanent work force of no more than 4000.
(36) ______
A.common
B.normal
C.popular
D.usual

A.desired
B.argued
C.favored
D.presented

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space.
The building of the pyramid in Ancient Egypt obviously required a vast labour force, but the (36) ______ image of gangs of Egyptians being forced to work is probably incorrect. In fact it seems that though prisoners of war did some of the heavy work and the maintenance jobs, most of the (37) ______ labourers were farmers who worked during the flood periods when farming was impossible anyway. The labourers were probably paid in food - because money did not yet (38) _____ and organised in groups with encouraging names such as 'Hardworking Gang' or 'Strong Gang'. Although the traditional picture of thousands of slaves being struck with whips is unlikely to be "true, paintings do show supervisors carrying metre-long sticks which were not simply (39) ______ of office. One architect, Nekhebu, boasted that he never hit a workman hard enough to knock him down. The Greek historian Herodotus gave traditional figures for the work force of one of the pyramids as 100;000 men replaced (40) ______ three months for a period of 20 years. It is impossible to prove or disprove these figures, but they had doubtless been wildly overestimated. Housing that was found in the desert to the west of one of the pyramids would have accommodated a permanent work force of no more than 4000.
(37) ______
A.ordinary
B.common
C.normal
D.unusual

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space.
The building of the pyramid in Ancient Egypt obviously required a vast labour force, but the (36) ______ image of gangs of Egyptians being forced to work is probably incorrect. In fact it seems that though prisoners of war did some of the heavy work and the maintenance jobs, most of the (37) ______ labourers were farmers who worked during the flood periods when farming was impossible anyway. The labourers were probably paid in food - because money did not yet (38) _____ and organised in groups with encouraging names such as 'Hardworking Gang' or 'Strong Gang'. Although the traditional picture of thousands of slaves being struck with whips is unlikely to be "true, paintings do show supervisors carrying metre-long sticks which were not simply (39) ______ of office. One architect, Nekhebu, boasted that he never hit a workman hard enough to knock him down. The Greek historian Herodotus gave traditional figures for the work force of one of the pyramids as 100;000 men replaced (40) ______ three months for a period of 20 years. It is impossible to prove or disprove these figures, but they had doubtless been wildly overestimated. Housing that was found in the desert to the west of one of the pyramids would have accommodated a permanent work force of no more than 4000.
(38) _____
A.exist
B.realise
C.appear
D.emerge

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
The floor in the room was so dirty as if it ______ for days.
A.hadn't swept
B.wouldn't have swept
C.haven't been swept
D.hadn't been swept