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It was a tense day at the office today. There had been (1)_______ that the company might be sold, and today was the day when the truth was to be (2)_______. Employees were worried that if the company were sold that their jobs might be (3)_______. With the job market so poor, nobody was (4)_______ to risk being unemployed. Finally, the big moment arrived when the CEO announced to everyone that the company was not being sold after (5)_______.

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Question 1.  (A) hearings  (B) gossip  (C) rumors(正解)  (D) lies

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Question 2.  (A) demonstrated  (B) revealed(正解)  (C) proved  (D) denied

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Question 3.  (A) fired  (B) cut(正解)  (C) decreased  (D) bought

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Question 4.  (A) willing(正解)  (B) brave  (C) wanted  (D) acceptable

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Question 5.  (A) that  (B) all(正解)  (C) time  (D) him

The game of American football is very popular in the United States, but it has not (6)_______ a large audience in other countries. This situation is in (7)_______ to the reception given to baseball and basketball, two other sports invented in the U.S. While many (8)_______ skeptical that American football will ever (9)_______ to an international audience, others are confident that (10)_______ the whole world will learn to appreciate the excitement of twenty-two men on a big field tackling each other.

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Question 6.  (A) found(正解)  (B) viewed  (C) increased  (D) played

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Question 7.  (A) opposite  (B) view  (C) contrast(正解)  (D) opposition

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Question 8.  (A) insist  (B) remain(正解)  (C) find  (D) continue

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Question 9.  (A) attractive  (B) popular  (C) seen  (D) appeal(正解)

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Question 10.  (A) at first  (B) eventually(正解)  (C) meanwhile  (D) consequently