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Meaning from context requires inferring an unfamiliar word or phrase from surrounding clues, including definitions, examples, contrasts, cause and effect, tone and grammatical role. The intended meaning may differ from a dictionary’s first meaning, so collocation, connotation and the sentence’s overall idea must be considered together.
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- A. obstinacy
- B. determination
- C. decision
- D. obligation
Explanation: Determination is the firm resolve needed to continue following a diet. Obligation means duty, while decision refers to the choice itself…
Correct answer: determination82. Although he had no ____________injuries, doctors found that he was suffering from internal bleeding.
- A. outside
- B. external
- C. outlying
- D. exterior
Explanation: External means located on or visible from the outside, so external injuries contrast with internal bleeding.
Correct answer: external- A. Explosive
- B. Excessive
- C. Expressive
- D. Extensive
Explanation: Excessive means more than is healthy or reasonable, which applies to unhealthy weight gain or loss.
Correct answer: Excessive- A. section
- B. aspects
- C. solutions
- D. elements
Explanation: An element is a basic chemical substance, and water contains the elements hydrogen and oxygen.
Correct answer: elements- A. moving
- B. walking
- C. patrolling
- D. running
Explanation: Patrolling means moving around an area to maintain security or watch for trouble, which suits the army in troubled places.
Correct answer: patrolling- A. stressing
- B. avoiding
- C. devoting
- D. decrying
Explanation: To stress a point is to give it repeated or special emphasis, so the speaker kept stressing one point.
Correct answer: stressing- A. sand
- B. cement
- C. soil
- D. grass
Explanation: Cement is a binding building material used to fill and repair cracks or holes in walls.
Correct answer: cement- A. disadvantaged
- B. discouraged
- C. disabled
- D. despised
Explanation: The Paralympics is an international sporting competition for athletes with disabilities.
Correct answer: disabled- A. archaic
- B. contemporary
- C. foreign
- D. simultaneous
Explanation: Contemporary means modern or belonging to the present time, making it the natural contrast with traditional art forms.
Correct answer: contemporary90. It is certain that human beings _______________latent power of which they are only vaguely aware.
- A. exhibit
- B. possess
- C. impose
- D. knowledge
Explanation: People possess power when that power exists within them, even if they are not fully aware of it.
Correct answer: possess- A. hostility
- B. violence
- C. mischief
- D. courtesy
Explanation: Mischief means troublesome or playful misbehaviour, so it fits the sister's conduct.
Correct answer: mischief- A. poachers
- B. rangers
- C. soldiers
- D. villagers
Explanation: Poachers hunt or capture animals illegally, whereas rangers are generally responsible for protecting wildlife.
Correct answer: poachers- A. provoked
- B. alerted
- C. aggressive
- D. threatened
Explanation: Aggressive means ready to attack or behave violently, which fits animals reacting dangerously to humans.
Correct answer: aggressive- A. spinster
- B. bachelor
- C. unmarried
- D. single
Explanation: A spinster is an unmarried woman, especially one who has never married.
Correct answer: spinster- A. intervened
- B. innate
- C. exacting
- D. integral
Explanation: Integral means essential to the completeness of something, so the song cannot be removed without affecting the story.
Correct answer: integral- A. have it in
- B. have enough
- C. make it in
- D. made it
Explanation: The fixed expression is “make it in time,” meaning arrive or succeed before the deadline.
Correct answer: make it in- A. asked
- B. complained
- C. question
- D. informed
Explanation: People “complain to” an authority “about” someone’s misconduct. “Ask,” “question,” and “inform” do not express making an allegation…
Correct answer: complained- A. track
- B. touch
- C. nib
- D. trace
Explanation: To trace out a person is to locate or discover that person through investigation.
Correct answer: trace- A. vaccant
- B. abandon
- C. impulse
- D. remove
Explanation: Abandon means give up or leave a plan, so it fits a proposal that is no longer being pursued.
Correct answer: abandon- A. expressive
- B. articulate
- C. eloquent
- D. calm
Explanation: Eloquent describes speech that is fluent, powerful, and persuasive, matching its effect on the listeners.
Correct answer: eloquent