Ⅰ. Directions: Read the following sentences carefully and choose the appropriate word or phrase close in meaning to the italicized word from A, B, G, and D. Ⅱ. Directions: Complete each of the following sentences with the proper form of the word derived from the one given in brackets. 1. Occasionally we experience westerly gales, but the ______ winds are from the northeast. (prevail)
2. Anti-government ______ have seized the TV station. (rebellious)
3. Ask the shop for a ______ when you pay the bill. (receptive)
4. She gave no sign of ______ of the old friend. (recognize)
5. I have ______ to try these pills for sea- sickness. (recommendation)
6. The polar explorers took every precaution to ______ the dangers of their trip. (minimal)
7. We were quite ______ by the maze of streets. (orient)
8. Even while making political statements, Ben Shahn was in full command of his technical ______. (resourceful)
9. There once existed from one to two thousand American Indian languages, each different in some ______ from all the others. (respective)
10. The process of ______ consists of two independent actions, inhaling and exhaling. (respire)
11. He became a national figure because of his ______ opposition to the 1919 police strike. (resolution)
12. It is able to ______ fire and acid better than most materials. (resistant)
13. High wages and ______ work practices are said to have created new nonunion competition. (restrict)
14. Some ______ problems were very difficult to resolve. (residue)
15. Recent discoveries indicate that some dinosaurs may have ______ in colonies. (resident)
16. When the human body is attacked by an invading organism, its immune sustem is organized to ______ the attacker. (repellent)
17. In the situation comedy, a traditional format for television shows, the same characters appear ______ in humorous episodes. (repeat)
18. Proper exercise plays a significant role in the ______ of patients with various back ailments. (rehabilitate)
19. I have no ______ of that incident. (recollect)
20. Please ______ yourself from smoking and spitting in public places, since the law forbids them. (restraint)