1. Supported by sufficient evidence, his argument seems to have a great deal of validity.
[A] vividness [B] value [C] truth [D] contradiction
2. Molly Pitcher was the fictitious name given to a woman who fought valiantly in the Revolutionary War.
[A] tirelessly [B] viciously [C] needlessly [D] bravely
3. He was unrelenting in his pursuit of legal mandate.
[A] unassuming [B] unpromising [C] unyielding [D] unwilling
4. After launching itself into flight, the flying squirrel is supported by a membrane of skin stretched tautly between its front and back legs.
[A] tightly [B] carefully [C] tidily [D] comfortably
5. The house by the sea had a mysterious air of serenity about it.
[A] melancholy [B] joy [C] sadness [D] calmness
6. Though many people observed the accident in the center of the city, they were not sure about the exact sequence of events.
[A] order [B] process [C] result [D] cause
7. Davy Crockett was reared in eastern Tennessee.
[A] born [B] well-known [C] brought up [D] killed
8. Kit Carson, an American frontiersman, was one of the most sensational heroes of the Old West.
[A] exciting [B] distracting [C] enigmatic [D] ostentatious
9. Automobile experts have shown that halogen headlights penetrate thick fog more effectively than traditional incandescent headlights and thus help to reduce accidents.
[A] dissolve [B] perceive [C] touch [D] pierce
10. The football player was penalized for unnecessary roughness.
[A] side-lined [B] condoned [C] punished [D] condemned
Keys: CDCADACADC
[A] vividness [B] value [C] truth [D] contradiction
2. Molly Pitcher was the fictitious name given to a woman who fought valiantly in the Revolutionary War.
[A] tirelessly [B] viciously [C] needlessly [D] bravely
3. He was unrelenting in his pursuit of legal mandate.
[A] unassuming [B] unpromising [C] unyielding [D] unwilling
4. After launching itself into flight, the flying squirrel is supported by a membrane of skin stretched tautly between its front and back legs.
[A] tightly [B] carefully [C] tidily [D] comfortably
5. The house by the sea had a mysterious air of serenity about it.
[A] melancholy [B] joy [C] sadness [D] calmness
6. Though many people observed the accident in the center of the city, they were not sure about the exact sequence of events.
[A] order [B] process [C] result [D] cause
7. Davy Crockett was reared in eastern Tennessee.
[A] born [B] well-known [C] brought up [D] killed
8. Kit Carson, an American frontiersman, was one of the most sensational heroes of the Old West.
[A] exciting [B] distracting [C] enigmatic [D] ostentatious
9. Automobile experts have shown that halogen headlights penetrate thick fog more effectively than traditional incandescent headlights and thus help to reduce accidents.
[A] dissolve [B] perceive [C] touch [D] pierce
10. The football player was penalized for unnecessary roughness.
[A] side-lined [B] condoned [C] punished [D] condemned
Keys: CDCADACADC