英文指考

Taking advantage of a special function of the search engine, users can ______ the Internet without leaving behind any history of the webpages they visit.
(A) browse
(B) stride
(C) rumble
(D) conceal

Due to extremely low rainfall and a dangerous reduction of reservoir water, the area is experiencing the worst ______ in 30 years.
(A) fluid
(B) scandal
(C) drought
(D) nuisance

On Teachers’ Day we pay ______ to Confucius for his contribution to the philosophy of education.
(A) consent
(B) tribute
(C) devotion
(D) preference

When the fire fighter walked out of the burning house with the crying baby in his arms, he was ______ as a hero by the crowd.
(A) previewed
(B) cautioned
(C) doomed
(D) hailed

Due to the worldwide recession, the World Bank’s forecast for next year’s global economic growth is ______.
(A) keen
(B) mild
(C) grim
(D) foul

Jeffery has always been a ______ person, so it’s not surprising he got into an argument with his colleagues.
(A) respective
(B) preventive
(C) contagious
(D) quarrelsome

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“Keeping up with the Joneses” is a catchphrase in many parts of the English-speaking world. Just like “keeping up appearances,” it refers to the ______ to one’s neighbors as a standard for social status or the accumulation of material goods.
(A) reaction
(B) attachment
(C) similarity
(D) comparison

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Generally speaking, the more luxuries people have, the higher their value or social status-or ______ they believe.
(A) still
(B) so
(C) yet
(D) even

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The ______ was popularized when a comic strip of the same name was created by cartoonist Arthur R. “Pop” Momand.
(A) phrase
(B) signal
(C) material
(D) analysis

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The strip was first published in 1916 in the New York World, and ran in American newspapers for 28 years before it was eventually ______ into books, films, and musical comedies.
(A) adapted
(B) admitted
(C) advanced
(D) advised