English NTS Test 1

1. Florence Nightingale was ___ in the development of modern

medicine, ___ such practices as sanitization of hospital wards and
isolation of actively infected patients.
A. a collaboratorrejecting
B. a maverickprotesting
C. an innovatorinitiating
D. a pioneercriticizing
E. an individualiststandardizing
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2. As a journalist who works to overturn erroneous convictions, Griffin
Nicholson was opposed to the court ruling ___ appeals for inmates who
might be ___ .
A. barringculpable
B. curbingexonerated
C. encouraginginnocent
D. scrutinizingeligible
E. shieldingesteemed
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3. Linda Greenhouse's articles for the New York Times are an
outstanding example of ___, capsulizing prose into a necessarily limited
space.
A. Callousness
B. Brevity
C. Intuition
D. Propriety

E. Fortitude
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4. Roberto Clement was seen as ___ during his life because of both his
selflessness on the baseball field and his humanitarian work in his native
Nicaragua.
A. An individualist
B. a grandstander
C. a sybarite
D. an altruist
E. an opportunist
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5. His habit of spending more than he earned left him in a state of
perpetual------ but he------------hoping to see a more affluent day.
A. indigence: persevered in
B. confusion: compromised by
C. enervation: retaliated by
D. motion: responded
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6. Known for his commitment to numerous worthy causes, the
philanthropist deserved------ for his-----------.
A. recognition: folly
B. blame: hypocrisy
C. reward: modesty
D. credit: altruism

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7. You should --------this paragraph in order to make your essay
more-----.
A. Delete, succinct
B. Enlarge, redundant
C. Remove, discursive
D. Revise, abstruse
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8. A------glance pays-----attention to details.
A. Furtive: meticulous
B. Cursory: little
C. Cryptic: close
D. Keen: scanty
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9. TIRADE: ABUSIVE
A. Diatribe: familial
B. Satire: pungent
C. Panegyric: laudatory
D. Eulogy: regretful
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10. SOLDIER: REGIMENT

A. Colonel: martinet
B. Dancer: balletomane
C. Singer: chorus
D. Trooper: rifle
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11. ASYLUM: SHELTER
A. Harbor: concealment
B. Palisade: display
C. Stronghold: defense
D. Cloister: storage
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12. STATIC: MOVEMENT
A. Humdrum: excitement
B. Chronic: timeliness
C. Ecstatic: decay
D. Diligent: industry
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13. INTEREST: FASCINATE
A. Vex: enrage
B. Vindicate: condemn
C. Regret: rue
D. Appall: bother

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14. LAUREL: VICTOR
A. Chevrons: army
B. Oscar: movie star
C. Power: glory
D. blue ribbon: cooking
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15. PRECEDENT: JUSTIFICATION
A. Kindness: obedience
B. Authority: sanction
C. Usage: submission
D. Tradition: novelty
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16. IMPLICATE: COMPLICATE
A. Vitality: inevitable
B. Empathy: sympathy
C. Importune: construct
D. Imply: simplify
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17. PERMEATE: RUEFUL

A. Truculent: merciful
B. Sadden: pitiful
C. Evaporate: mournful
D. Penetrate: sorrowful
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18. ENERVATE: STRENGTHEN
A. Aver: attribute
B. Divert: turn
C. Apprise: appraise
D. Stultify: enliven
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19. With what topic is the passage primarily concerned?
A. Recent technological advances.
B. Communication among divers.
C. Direct observation of the ocean floor
D. Undersea vehicles
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20. Divers have problems in communicating underwater because?
A. The pressure affected their speech organs
B. The vehicles they used have not been perfected.
C. They did not pronounce clearly
D. The water destroyed their speech organs.
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