Ever been just about to call someone when the phone rings and the person in question is on the other end? Or have you experienced a sudden feeling of unease or danger, even though you’re in a(n)
Dean Radin, a researcher in California, has set up the Boundary Institute in Los Altos and is currently using its website to recruit (招募) 4, 000 people in 57 countries to find out if there are any
But even if you do accept that a sixth sense exists, the question is, does it actually
A.unfamiliar | B.tough | C.harmless | D.ridiculous |
A.coincidence | B.resistance | C.innovation | D.distraction |
A.mystery | B.evidence | C.falsehood | D.innocence |
A.alter | B.define | C.find | D.use |
A.historical | B.strange | C.mistaken | D.true |
A.extraordinary | B.inevitable | C.alarming | D.disappointing |
A.ask | B.guess | C.recall | D.learn |
A.figures | B.methods | C.scores | D.chances |
A.However | B.Otherwise | C.Meanwhile | D.Consequently |
A.active | B.calm | C.silent | D.alert |
A.serve any purpose | B.take any advantage | C.make any progress | D.win any support |
A.inquiries | B.decisions | C.donations | D.comparisons |
A.ruin | B.improve | C.affect | D.maintain |
A.expense | B.risk | C.effort | D.wait |
A.proving | B.challenging | C.limiting | D.understanding |
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A.play | B.understand | C.use | D.work |
A.only if | B.even though | C.so that | D.no wonder |
A.at once | B.right away | C.in no time | D.at random |
A.advocate | B.deal | C.perform | D.prefer |
A.impossible | B.important | C.impatient | D.impolite |
A.results in | B.results from | C.exists in | D.exists from |
A.designs | B.discoveries | C.equipment | D.evidence |
A.attract | B.draw | C.pay | D.share |
A.at hand | B.on time | C.on schedule | D.at times |
A.Uncertainly | B.Unfortunately | C.Universally | D.Undoubtedly |
A.remains | B.rewards | C.regards | D.reflects |
A.better | B.well | C.bad | D.worse |
A.Since | B.Before | C.When | D.While |
A.accidental | B.accurate | C.accessible | D.academic |
A.produced | B.processed | C.possessed | D.promoted |
A.tend | B.attend | C.intend | D.pretend |
A.out | B.on | C.off | D.over |
A.except for | B.rather than | C.more than | D.apart from |
A.run | B.walk | C.journey | D.distance |
A.hardly | B.successfully | C.poorly | D.mildly |
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A.clever | B.bad | C.scared | D.quick |
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A.supported | B.guaranteed | C.imagined | D.interpreted |
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A.see | B.help | C.reach | D.fool |
A.speak | B.listen | C.turn | D.wave |
A.instructions | B.descriptions | C.experiments | D.assumptions |
A.responses | B.approaches | C.contribution | D.sensitivity |
A.ability | B.belief | C.identity | D.purpose |
A.hold back | B.relate to | C.insist on | D.make up |
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A.So | B.Yet | C.Instead | D.Even |
A.measured | B.observed | C.tracked | D.recognized |
A.rejects | B.opposes | C.supports | D.overthrows |
A.habitat | B.tool | C.direction | D.source |
A.body | B.city | C.prey | D.range |
A.picky | B.stationary | C.migratory | D.inflexible |
A.looser | B.tighter | C.wider | D.longer |
A.roughly | B.carelessly | C.routinely | D.effortlessly |
A.play out | B.pull out | C.take out | D.hold out |
A.logically | B.strongly | C.indirectly | D.negatively |
A.survive | B.recover | C.reproduce | D.disappear |
A.compares | B.owes | C.expands | D.contributes |
A.exposure | B.level | C.nature | D.distinction |
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A.locating | B.disrupting | C.adapting | D.conserving |
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A.agreement | B.approval | C.achievement | D.authority |
A.experimenting | B.developing | C.donating | D.distributing |
A.severe | B.sensitive | C.vulnerable | D.valuable |
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A.inspire | B.train | C.recover | D.imitate |
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A.access | B.relief | C.immunity | D.control |
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A.services | B.solutions | C.facilities | D.conditions |
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A.In fact | B.In a way | C.In addition | D.In the end |
A.destroy | B.remove | C.resist | D.reject |
A.particularly | B.relevantly | C.intentionally | D.potentially |
A.estimates | B.subjects | C.measurements | D.patents |
A.displayed | B.identified | C.justified | D.preserved |
A.behavior | B.habitat | C.manner | D.motion |
A.flexible | B.favorable | C.accessible | D.changeable |
A.internally | B.accurately | C.securely | D.independently |
A.extent | B.damage | C.trend | D.limit |
A.agreed | B.promised | C.proved | D.assumed |
A.immediate | B.superior | C.entire | D.timely |
A.evident | B.unique | C.common | D.realistic |
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A.however | B.afterwards | C.moreover | D.therefore |
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A.explore | B.investigate | C.spot | D.remind |
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A.parking lot | B.valleys | C.skies | D.dimension |
A.confirm | B.predict | C.prove | D.approve |
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A.access | B.improvement | C.possibility | D.compliment |
A.normal | B.home-made | C.special | D.imported |
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A.click | B.check | C.remove | D.download |
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A.forceful | B.possible | C.obvious | D.doubtful |
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A.evidence | B.hints | C.exchanges | D.criticism |
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A.make use of | B.catch up with | C.give in to | D.put up with |
A.proposals | B.prospects | C.perspectives | D.programs |
A.copied | B.reviewed | C.composed | D.quoted |
A.to | B.with | C.through | D.across |
A.however | B.besides | C.for example | D.in turn |
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A.circumstance | B.environment | C.contribution | D.organization |
A.available | B.similar | C.related | D.referred |
A.call for | B.account for | C.stand for | D.allow for |
A.decline | B.increase | C.promotion | D.recovery |
A.product | B.idea | C.measure | D.result |
A.floating | B.falling | C.disappearing | D.remaining |
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A.accidentally | B.absolutely | C.historically | D.correctly |
A.prospect | B.ability | C.need | D.decision |
A.anger | B.hope | C.devotion | D.surprise |