tailieunhanh - Sat - MC Grawhill part 17

Tham khảo tài liệu 'sat - mc grawhill part 17', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 150 MCGRAW-HILL S SAT Vocabulary Unit 6 Exercise Set I Time 8 minutes For each question select the best answer among the choices given. Note any vocabulary words to review on the Hit List below. 1. Those used to his frequent equivocation in describing his business dealings were shocked by his----description of his latest acquisition. A forthright B apocryphal C esoteric D boorish E indefatigable 2. Heidi s sudden indolence was-----to her col- leagues until recently she had been an assiduous and exemplary employee. A an insurrection B a satire C an enigma D an indiscretion E an indictment 3. Decades after being appointed----of the renowned museum Charles confessed to be only -------- who scarcely appreciated the significance of the great works he oversaw. A curator . . a dilettante B lampoon . . a dabbler C entrepreneur . . an amateur D fanatic . . a nihilist E philanthropist . . an ascetic 4. The film is a collection of lowbrow-----that lampoon some of the more popular movies of recent years. A parodies B epics C anthologies D strategems E bards 5. The villager s --- behavior was ------ to the queen who was not used to being treated with such effrontery. A tenacious . . a malapropism B crass . . a witticism C jocular . . a moratorium D downtrodden . . an insult E insolent . . an affront 6. The press lambasted the congresswoman for her part in the scandal but she knew that since she was not --- the ----was unfair. A seditious . . digression B guilty . . candor C veracious . . prevarication D jocular . . castigation E culpable . . censure 7. Helga was so----that she didn t even make eye contact with us as we greeted her at her door. A garrulous B glacial C loquacious D rapacious E industrious 8. The other medical residents were tired of Dr. Bob s ---- every other word out of his mouth was an obsequious compliment to a high-ranking doctor or hospital official. A belligerence B eloquence C munificence D xenophobia E sycophancy 9. Tom s ----- ideas contrasted sharply .