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1. Although his original mission was a failure, Russian botanist Michael Friedrich
Adams achieved an unexpected ________when he found, by chance, the carcass of
a woolly mammoth.
A conclusion
B upheaval
C triumph
D bombshell
E success
F venture
参考答案：triumph, success. 此题关键在于前半句的although…failure, 和
unexpected. 说明后面是成功。
2. The Chicago journal known as Poetry has been the launching pad for many poets
since its_________in 1913; among them, T. S. Eliot, Gwendolyn Brooks, and John
Ashbery.
A extraction
B foundation
C partnership
D employment
E revival
F inception
参考答案：foundation, inception. 这里应是自从它成立开创之时。
3. The phrase “bread and circuses” refers to early Roman politicians’ plans to
__________the votes of the poor by handing out cheap food and entertainment.
A belie
B surmount
C secure
D control
E cherish
F earn
参考答案：secure, earn. 这个计划是为了得到穷人的选票。
4. Although most land snails are ______, the giant African snail is a notable
exception; it can be 15 inches long and weigh 2 pounds.
A gargantuan
B juvenile
C functional
D diminutive
E responsive
F minuscule
参考答案：diminutive, minuscule. 从句型来看，空格处该填的词是后半句意思
的反义词。即giant 的反义词。
5. Beatified by the Catholic Church in 1765, Italian cleric Ludovico Sabbatini
is_________each year on the day of his death, June 11.
A pledged
B evoked
C deified
D venerated
E honored
F christened
参考答案：deified; honored. 此处是人们都在他的忌日祭拜他的意思。
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