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SET 1 VOCABULARY

1. Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese technique 5. Doctors warn people that working in front of a
that involves ---- special needles at specific computer for long hours without a break is ----
points on the body. to health.

A) asserting B) shifting A) listless B) sensitive
C) stamping D) relaxing C) jeopardy D) achievable
E) inserting E) decent

2. Although the Aborigines were nomadic, their 6. People used to know what was ---- to wear
sense of place was ---- strong and they had an in an office, but more flexibility in the dress
intimate knowledge of their home landscapes. code has made it hard to know exactly what
to wear.
A) slightly B) deliberately
A) tremendous B) appropriate
C) exceptionally D) temporarily
E) cruelly C) applicable D) related
E) significant
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3. At the dawn of an inevitable defeat, 7. The fear that ageing brings on insanity is
unexpected news of the victory ---- mass based on a common ---- as research shows
hysteria in the streets of the capital. that there is not a direct link between the two
A) demonstrated B) encouraged states.
A) misconception B) integration
C) showed D) produced
E) purchased C) option D) conflict
E) consolidation

4. The transportation of ---- substances is 8. Some reading requires quiet and calm; some
carefully regulated by laws because they can reading cries out to be shared, perhaps to be
cause great danger to their surroundings. read ----.
A) flammable B) tough A) reluctantly B) randomly
C) visual D) unnatural C) aloud D) tolerantly
E) responsive E) sparsely

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