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402. Savage enemy swept across the region and 

ruthlessly

 killed

everybody in their way.
A) without stopping

B) without weapons

C) without pity

D) without warning

E) without purpose

403. Mr. Simon’s treatment of his employees is 

ruthless

.

A) rash

B) without mercy

C) rational

D) liberal

E) sluggish

404. The ancient Egyptians viewed cats as 

sacred

 and honored them in

art forms.
A) holy

B) pure

C) intact

D) haughty

E) wicked

405. Immigrants have always been prepared to work hard and in appalling

conditions for the 

sake 

of their descendants.

A) benefit

B) health

C) property

D) entertainment

E) recognition

406. The attempt made to 

salvage

 the ship and its contents was

unsuccessful.
A) stalk

B) surface

C) sink

D) submerge

E) save

407. His understanding of basic mathematics puts advanced physics

beyond his 

scope

.

A) memory

B) telescope

C) view

D) hollow

E) range

408. Backed by the full faith and credit of the French government, savings

bonds are considered to be 

secure

 investments.

A) dependable

B) unreliable

C) affluent

D) hazardous

E) tricky

409. Computer firms are 

seeking 

ways of cramming more bits of

information onto tiny silicon chips.
A) finding

B) looking for

C) staking out

D) revealing

E) propelling

410. Martin Luther King fought to put an end to 

segregation 

in the United

States.
A) integration

B) education

C) separation

D) torture

E) desertion

411. Scott 

seized

 the opportunity to present his proposal to the director

A) realized

B) grasped

C) rendered

D) delivered

E) manifested

412. Though it can 

sense 

the slightest touch anywhere on the body, the

brain itself is insensitive to pain.
A) intellectualize

B) reveal

C) sensualize

D) feel

E) seize

413. That house on the hill has a mysterious air of 

serenity

 about it.

A) melancholy

B) joy

C) sadness

D) calmness

E) calamity

414. That big house surrounded with great trees had 

served 

as a hospital

during the war.
A) functioned

B) exerted

C) moaned

D) reconciled

E) placated

415. An important population 

shift 

in Turkey during the second half of

the 20th century has been from rural to urban areas.
A) rotation

B) explosion

C) movement

D) transition

E) alteration

416. The Caspian Sea has been 

shrinking 

over the years due to a number

of negative factors.
A) receding

B) migrating

C) expanding

D) revitalizing

E) evaporating

417. It is no 

simple 

matter for chimpanzees accustomed to living with

human beings to return to the wild.
A) foolish

B) easy

C) common

D) unique

E) unusual

418. it is generally believed that child-care centers should be 

situated

on the ground floor of a building.
A) barricaded

B) destroyed

C) synchronized

D) concocted

E) founded

419. None of the members of the cabinet is 

skeptical 

about the success

of the economic measures of April 5.
A) confident

B) anxious

C) indifferent

D) doubtful

E) informed

420. Prices 

skyrocket 

when there is severe shortage of any product.

A) tower

B) slow

C) fall

D) soar

E) decrease

421. The university students are starting a campaign against the hunters

slaughtering

 the baby seals mercilessly.

A) netting

B) capturing

C) killing

D) skinning

E) surviving

422.

Soaring 

rates of interest have recently made it difficult for young

couples to buy their own homes.
A) rapidly rising

B) very expensive

C) slowly rising

D) extremely painful

E) erroneous

423. It is a pity that we often forget the invaluable adage that a 

soft

response frequently turns away wrath.
A) pleasant

B) loud

C) impolite

D) angry

E) odious

424. Mrs. Dylan’s 

sole 

objective is to open a small bakery, where she

will bake and sell home made cakes, cookies and pies.
A) only

B) principal

C) important

D) foul

E) immediate

425. It was 

sound 

advice but the researchers paid little attention to it.

A) good

B) sensitive

C) noisy

D) disruptive

E) vital

426. Mr. Cater’s new 

spacious 

new office overlooking the city gives him

ample space to do things.
A) quiet

B) colorful

C) roomy

D) comfortable

E) lucrative

427. Life expectancy is the measure of the average life 

span 

of a particular

group of people.
A) age

B) range

C) condition

D) mortality

E) trait

428. BBC has a program called “Sesame Street”, which is designed

specifically 

for young children.

A) distinctly

B) individually

C) completely

D) artistically

E) specially

429. Accidental oil 

spills

 due to a number of causes are a major source

of pollution of the earth’s oceans.
A) barters

B) shortages

C) transactions

D) misfortunes

E) releases

430. Niacin is one of the most 

stable 

of all vitamins

A) vacillating

B) fluctuating

C) secure

D) tenuous

E) dazzling

431. At the end of the race my 

stamina

 gave out and I lost the race.

A) vision

B) decision

C) determination

D) vigor

E) imagination

432. The basketball game 

started 

at 4:00 p.m.

A) transpired

B) commenced

C) ended

D) continued

E) was postponed

433. The professor tried to 

stimulate 

interest in archaeology by taking

his students on expeditions.
A) oppress

B) fake

C) encourage

D) diminish

E) subdue

434. When he was challenged, the salesman 

stood up 

for his product.

A) defended

B) sold

C) spoke of

D) fought

E) imported

435. Learning how to relax is the best 

strategy 

for avoiding stress.

A) tactic

B) jeopardy

C) segment

D) plateau

E) purpose

436. A kite is a light wooden framework over which paper or cloth is

stretched

.

A) confined

B) pulled

C) wrapped

D) contracted

E) fused

437. Everybody was 

stunned 

by the election news; nobody had expected

Prosperity Party to do so well.
A) elated

B) excited

C) deserted

D) delighted

E) astounded

438. Sonar devices can determine the location of 

submerged 

objects

through echoes.
A) lost

B) joined

C) irregular

D) underwater

E) buried

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