A special delight for many book lovers is to open a cover to find a map secreted inside. It is filled with the details of land about to be
A new book, The Writer’s Map, contains dozens of
The book features essays by authors and mapmakers, many of whom
The
A.occupied | B.sold | C.measured | D.discovered |
A.reminder | B.model | C.classification | D.possibility |
A.secret | B.guide | C.story | D.land |
A.dated | B.original | C.International | D.official |
A.writers | B.explorers | C.painters | D.editors |
A.search | B.remember | C.illustrate | D.suggest |
A.decided | B.located | C.recognized | D.created |
A.evolution | B.imagination | C.nature | D.history |
A.new | B.central | C.secure | D.unnecessary |
A.envy | B.copy | C.mention | D.criticize |
A.adventure | B.job | C.report | D.tradition |
A.essays | B.ideas | C.tales | D.maps |
A.marks | B.predicts | C.covers | D.divides |
A.displayed | B.buried | C.lost | D.stolen |
A.ending | B.meaning | C.cover | D.success |
A.study | B.compare | C.include | D.promote |
A.randomly | B.unwillingly | C.commonly | D.theoretically |
A.challenging | B.practical | C.unique | D.complicated |
A.draw | B.make | C.trick | D.lose |
A.feet | B.words | C.memories | D.characters |
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With so many variables to measure in terms of what’s being read and what the
A.reinforce | B.estimate | C.affect | D.interpret |
A.First of all | B.For example | C.Above all | D.To start with |
A.context | B.efficiency | C.comprehension | D.device |
A.evaluated | B.identified | C.established | D.employed |
A.individual | B.different | C.new | D.unfamiliar |
A.confirm | B.imply | C.refer | D.infer |
A.exploit | B.spare | C.commit | D.consume |
A.on account of | B.regardless of | C.in regard to | D.in contrast to |
A.make up for | B.live up to | C.catch up with | D.put up with |
A.declined | B.shrank | C.expanded | D.increased |
A.embarrassing | B.depressing | C.puzzling | D.annoying |
A.associated | B.compared | C.replaced | D.mixed |
A.take | B.set | C.rely | D.base |
A.accompanying | B.strange | C.deafening | D.distant |
A.Therefore | B.However | C.Instead | D.Otherwise |
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My students always
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During this adventure, I hope you will feel the same as the listeners that surround the neck of my Pueblo storyteller.
1.A.hands | B.sails | C.flags | D.lids |
A.considerations | B.explorations | C.associations | D.interpretations |
A.imagination | B.eagerness | C.determination | D.affection |
A.begged | B.supported | C.encouraged | D.challenged |
A.dealt | B.struggled | C.fought | D.engaged |
A.external | B.artificial | C.classical | D.traditional |
A.ensured | B.analyzed | C.revealed | D.delivered |
A.however | B.furthermore | C.therefore | D.besides |
A.interpret | B.anticipate | C.predict | D.tell |
A.conclusion | B.evaluation | C.summary | D.appreciation |
A.craftsmanship | B.intentions | C.depth | D.character |
A.by itself | B.in vain | C.in question | D.as a whole |
A.observation | B.involvement | C.experiment | D.adventure |
A.journey | B.process | C.dialogue | D.contact |
A.recall | B.confirm | C.identify | D.cancel |
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1.A.attention | B.evaluation | C.illustration | D.expectation |
A.fascinated | B.confused | C.distracted | D.uninterested |
A.turned to | B.gave away | C.prepared for | D.went after |
A.naturally | B.randomly | C.suddenly | D.hardly |
A.annoying | B.touching | C.embarrassing | D.depressing |
A.Industrial | B.Agricultural | C.Cultural | D.Political |
A.planting | B.hunting | C.trading | D.wondering |
A.spare | B.resist | C.invest | D.demand |
A.regardless of | B.contrary to | C.together with | D.other than |
A.permanently | B.delightfully | C.temporarily | D.instantly |
A.consume | B.grow | C.domesticate | D.harvest |
A.distinguished | B.disqualified | C.discouraged | D.dissatisfied |
A.intellectual | B.physical | C.psychological | D.moral |
A.poems | B.reports | C.documents | D.fictions |
A.complex | B.overrated | C.readable | D.appreciated |
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A.publishing | B.online | C.ideal | D.unknown |
A.On the other hand | B.After all | C.To begin with | D.For instance |
A.stop | B.exist | C.emerge | D.fit |
A.regulated | B.advancing | C.collapsing | D.minimized |
A.solid | B.simple | C.creative | D.changeable |
A.cultural | B.common | C.scientific | D.similar |
A.later | B.harder | C.clearer | D.slower |
A.all | B.neither | C.both | D.either |
A.service | B.system | C.crisis | D.figure |
A.right | B.vague | C.designed | D.mixed |
A.made up | B.told apart | C.took over | D.held on |
A.joint | B.mysterious | C.modern | D.complex |
A.In other words | B.On the contrary | C.What’s more | D.Even so |
A.new | B.sad | C.big | D.good |
A.spared | B.updated | C.noticed | D.edited |
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A.instruction | B.strategy | C.challenge | D.psychology |
A.disgraceful | B.shameful | C.harmful | D.stressful |
A.hesitation | B.intention | C.depression | D.decision |
A.willingness | B.options | C.responses | D.applications |
A.destroy | B.imagine | C.abandon | D.substitute |
A.powerful | B.upright | C.unique | D.ambitious |
A.avoiding | B.overcoming | C.surrendering | D.encountering |
A.experience | B.suffering | C.success | D.failure |
A.design | B.complete | C.comment | D.revise |
A.put away | B.put on | C.put out | D.put into |
A.withdrawing | B.transforming | C.advancing | D.engaging |
A.quantity | B.dullness | C.readiness | D.inability |
A.fascination | B.ignorance | C.dilemma | D.performance |
A.tolerable | B.potential | C.straight | D.academic |
A.therefore | B.however | C.otherwise | D.meanwhile |
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A.suggestion | B.promotion | C.recommendation | D.modification |
A.routine | B.academic | C.personal | D.controversial |
A.presented | B.exhausted | C.challenged | D.accepted |
A.style | B.parallel | C.detail | D.privacy |
A.fundamental | B.flexible | C.unconventional | D.practical |
A.distinct | B.determined | C.deliberate | D.vain |
A.dismiss | B.restrict | C.explore | D.overlook |
A.inevitably | B.accidentally | C.theoretically | D.eventually |
A.scale up | B.figure out | C.experiment on | D.show off |
A.adjectives | B.statements | C.variables | D.copyrights |
A.purchased | B.composed | C.performed | D.appreciated |
A.exhibited | B.created | C.broke | D.underestimated |
A.aggressiveness | B.imagination | C.wisdom | D.will |
A.dart | B.score | C.drawing | D.notice |
A.emotions | B.ambitions | C.desires | D.multitudes |