Obscure (11次) 1. Very few people could understand his lecture because the subject was very ____. (05/12) A) faint B) indefinite C) obscure D) gloomy 2. Creating so much confusion, Mason realized he had better make ____ what he was trying to tell the audience. (03/12) A) exclusive B) explicit C) objective D) obscure 3. Very few people could understand the lecture the professor delivered because its subject was very ______. (03/6) A) obscure B) indefinite C) dubious D) intriguing 4. Often such arguments have the effect of _______ rather than clarifying the issues involved. (02/12) A) obscuring B) prejudicing C) tackling D) blocking 5. In spite of the ______economic forecasts, manufacturing output has risen slightly. (01/1) A) gloomy B) miserable C) shadowy D) obscure 6.Very few people understood his lecture, the subject of which was very_______. (00/1) A) dim B) obscure C) conspicuous D) intelligible 7. Since the two countries couldn t ______ their differences, they decided to stop their negotiations. (99/6) A) rectify B) oblige C) reconcile D) obscure 8. Frankly speaking, your article is very good except for some ______ mistakes in grammar. (99/6) A) obscure B) glaring C) trivial D) rare 9. In our highly technological society, the number of jobs for unskilled worker is ______. (99/1) A) shrinking B) obscuring C) altering D) constraining 10. Parents take a great interest in the _______ questions braised by their children. (98/6) A) nasty B) naive C) obscure D) offensive 11. The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many __________ references. (97/1) A) obscure B) acute C) notable D) objective Abolish(3次) 1. Slavery was _______in Canada in 1833, and Canadian authorities encouraged the slaves, who escaped from America, to settle on its vast virgin land. (05/12) A) abolished B) resigned C) diluted D) dissipated 2. Excellent films are those which_______national and cultural barriers. (05/6) A) transcend B) traverse C) abolish D) suppress 3. Mike just discovered that his passport had _______ three months ago. (99/6) A) abolished B) expired C) amended D) constrained Abrupt(2次) 1. Even sensible men do ____ things sometimes. (02/6) A) abrupt B) absurd C) acute D) apt 2. It is ________ that women should be paid less than men for doing the same kind of work. (02/1) A) abrupt B) absurd C) adverse D) addictive Absorb(2次) 1. The club will ________ new members the first week in September. (02/1) A) enroll B) subscribe C) absorb D) register 2. When trapped in drifting sands, do not struggle, or you will be ______ in deeper. (98/1) A) absorbed B) pushed C) heaved D) sucked