1: Traditional British fish and chips may soon become a thing of the past as cod is fast becoming a(n) _______________ fish - there may soon be none at all!
The possible answers were:
dangerous
endangered
danger
endanger
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endangered
'Endangered' 形容的是可能会灭绝的生物 - 我们经常说 'an endangered species'。
2: It's always a bit depressing when you come back to _____________ after a wonderful holiday.
The possible answers were:
normal
normalness
normality
normally
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normality
'Return to normality' 是回到日常生活的意思。
3: What do you think was the most important ___________ ever? Maybe the combustion engine, the internet, the wheel?
The possible answers were:
invention
inventment
inventor
inventing
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invention
'Invention' 是发明的名词,从动词 'to invent' 演变而来。
4: A formal letter: "Dear Mrs Smith, Thank you for your __________ offer of accommodation during my stay in Brighton. I am pleased to tell you that..."
The possible answers were:
kindly
kind
unkind
kindness
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kind
'Kind' 是友善的。 例如 'Thank you for your kind thoughts at this difficult time' (比较正式)
5: The new management consultant ___________ most of the company's problems within a few months. Her advice helped to increase profits and motivate the staff.
The possible answers were:
solved
solution
soluted
solve
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solved
解决 solve 的过去式是 solved.
6: We wanted to go somewhere new and ____________ this year, so we booked a safari holiday in Kenya.
The possible answers were:
excited
exciting
excite
excitable
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exciting
'I feel excited',不过 holiday 是令人兴奋 'the holiday is exciting'。